On This Day

Friday, July 30, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	68	30	.694	--
Yankees	67	34	.663	2.5
White Sox	63	39	.618	7.0
Tigers	45	54	.455	23.5
Senators	42	53	.442	24.5
Red Sox	39	58	.402	28.5
Orioles	36	64	.360	33.0
Athletics	35	63	.357	33.0

Games

Orioles 10, Yankees 0

White Sox 4, Athletics 2

Indians 8, Senators 3

Tigers 5, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	64	37	.634	--
Dodgers	61	40	.604	3.0
Braves	54	45	.545	9.0
Cardinals	49	49	.500	13.5
Redlegs	50	52	.490	14.5
Phillies	47	50	.485	15.0
Cubs	42	57	.424	21.0
Pirates	32	69	.317	32.0

Games

Braves 9, Dodgers 3

Giants 6, Redlegs 1

Cardinals 12, Phillies 3

Pirates 8, Cubs 6

Cubs 8, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Thomas	6
2	Frank Baumholtz	4
2	Curt Roberts	4
4	Joe Adcock	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Lopata	2
1	Hank Sauer	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Larry Doby	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Kennedy	6
2	Frank Thomas	5
3	Jim Hegan	4
3	Rip Repulski	4
3	Hank Sauer	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Hunter	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1
1	Harvey Kuenn	1
1	Ed McGhee	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harvey Haddix	1.14
2	Ruben Gomez	0.86
3	Ned Garver	0.83
4	Carl Erskine	0.44
5	Don Larsen	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	8
2	Ruben Gomez	6
3	Ned Garver	5
3	Bob Zick	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Hetki	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.360
2	Wally Moon	.342
3	Don Mueller	.337
4	Stan Musial	.337
5	Red Schoendienst	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Hank Sauer	32
3	Ted Kluszewski	28
3	Stan Musial	28
5	Gil Hodges	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	91
2	Gil Hodges	88
3	Duke Snider	85
4	Ray Jablonski	83
5	Willie Mays	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	22
2	Dee Fondy	16
3	Johnny Temple	15
4	Jackie Jensen	14
4	Jim Rivera	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.16
2	Mike Garcia	2.35
3	Bob Porterfield	2.38
4	Ned Garver	2.41
5	Virgil Trucks	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	15
1	Harvey Haddix	15
1	Robin Roberts	15
4	Virgil Trucks	14
4	Early Wynn	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	128
2	Robin Roberts	117
3	Bob Turley	113
4	Virgil Trucks	105
5	Carl Erskine	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	19
2	Jim Hughes	18
3	Frank Smith	17
4	Marv Grissom	11
5	Ellis Kinder	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Minnie Minoso	.444
2	Smoky Burgess	.409
3	Vic Wertz	.405
4	Whitey Lockman	.400
5	Wally Moon	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	7
1	Ted Williams	7
3	Larry Doby	6
3	Jackie Jensen	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	19
2	Al Rosen	17
3	Red Schoendienst	16
3	Frank Thomas	16
5	Bob Kennedy	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
2	Dee Fondy	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.53
2	Ralph Beard	0.95
3	Steve Gromek	1.00
3	Dave Jolly	1.00
5	Ernie Johnson	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	4
1	Robin Roberts	4
3	Jim Davis	3
3	Whitey Ford	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	24
2	Carl Erskine	23
2	Jack Harshman	23
4	Robin Roberts	18
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
1	Frank Smith	3
4	Harvey Haddix	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.427
2	Irv Noren	.395
3	Wally Moon	.393
4	Pee Wee Reese	.385
5	Monte Irvin	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Larry Doby	11
2	Eddie Mathews	11
4	Ted Williams	10
5	Hank Sauer	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	32
2	Gus Bell	28
2	Frank Thomas	28
4	Hank Aaron	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	8
2	Bill Bruton	7
3	Johnny Temple	5
4	Minnie Minoso	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.14
2	Bob Grim	1.39
3	Steve Gromek	1.51
4	Ralph Beard	1.52
5	Virgil Trucks	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	6
1	Early Wynn	6
3	Johnny Antonelli	5
3	Robin Roberts	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	34
1	Jack Harshman	34
3	Harvey Haddix	33
3	Virgil Trucks	33
5	Robin Roberts	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	6
1	Frank Smith	6
3	Jim Hughes	5
4	Ellis Kinder	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.365
2	Stan Musial	.353
3	Don Mueller	.347
4	Al Rosen	.343
5	Red Schoendienst	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	47
2	Stan Musial	45
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Ted Kluszewski	38
4	Hank Sauer	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	144
2	Stan Musial	141
3	Al Rosen	139
4	Ray Jablonski	123
5	Del Ennis	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	32
2	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jackie Jensen	22
4	Dee Fondy	20
5	Jim Rivera	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	2.26
2	Bob Keegan	2.47
3	Sandy Consuegra	2.51
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.58
5	Mike Garcia	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harvey Haddix	23
2	Carl Erskine	22
3	Bob Porterfield	21
3	Robin Roberts	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	197
2	Harvey Haddix	196
3	Carl Erskine	184
4	Bob Turley	174
5	Warren Spahn	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Jim Hughes	20
4	Frank Smith	18
5	Al Brazle	13