On This Day

Saturday, July 31, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	69	30	.697	--
Yankees	68	34	.667	2.5
White Sox	64	39	.621	7.0
Tigers	45	55	.450	24.5
Senators	42	54	.438	25.5
Red Sox	40	58	.408	28.5
Orioles	36	65	.356	34.0
Athletics	35	64	.354	34.0

Games

Yankees 6, Orioles 5

White Sox 7, Athletics 1

Indians 6, Senators 0

Red Sox 4, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	65	37	.637	--
Dodgers	61	41	.598	4.0
Braves	55	45	.550	9.0
Cardinals	50	50	.500	14.0
Redlegs	50	53	.485	15.5
Phillies	48	51	.485	15.5
Cubs	42	58	.420	22.0
Pirates	33	69	.324	32.0

Games

Braves 15, Dodgers 7

Giants 7, Redlegs 0

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Phillies 6, Cardinals 5

Pirates 5, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Adcock	5
1	Del Ennis	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Bill Bruton	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	4
2	Del Ennis	2
2	Eddie Mathews	2
2	Hank Thompson	2
5	14 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	7
2	Del Ennis	4
3	Larry Doby	3
3	Don Mueller	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Jablonski	1
1	Curt Roberts	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Lemon	1.00
2	Tom Brewer	0.83
3	Morrie Martin	0.40
4	Robin Roberts	0.31
5	Bob Grim	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Bob Greenwood	1
1	Bob Grim	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Brewer	5
2	Bob Lemon	4
2	Robin Roberts	4
4	Lew Burdette	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.358
2	Wally Moon	.340
3	Don Mueller	.339
4	Stan Musial	.336
5	Minnie Minoso	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	91
2	Gil Hodges	89
3	Duke Snider	86
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	121
3	Bob Turley	114
4	Virgil Trucks	105
5	Carl Erskine	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	20
2	Jim Hughes	18
3	Frank Smith	17
4	Marv Grissom	12
5	Ellis Kinder	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Minnie Minoso	.444
2	Frank Thomas	.415
3	Smoky Burgess	.391
4	Bob Borkowski	.389
5	Wally Moon	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Larry Doby	7
2	Hank Sauer	7
4	Joe Adcock	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	19
2	Joe Adcock	16
2	Al Rosen	16
2	Frank Thomas	16
2	Ted Williams	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
2	Johnny Temple	3
2	Frank Thomas	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.64
2	Ralph Beard	0.95
3	Ernie Johnson	1.04
4	Bob Porterfield	1.08
5	Steve Gromek	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	4
1	Bob Lemon	4
1	Robin Roberts	4
4	Lew Burdette	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	24
2	Jack Harshman	23
3	Carl Erskine	20
3	Robin Roberts	20
5	Bob Lemon	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harvey Haddix	3
1	Jim Hughes	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Frank Smith	3
5	5 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.400
2	Irv Noren	.391
3	Ted Williams	.385
4	Pee Wee Reese	.383
5	Monte Irvin	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	13
2	Willie Mays	12
3	Larry Doby	11
3	Ted Williams	11
5	Hank Sauer	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	33
2	Ted Williams	29
3	Eddie Mathews	28
3	Frank Thomas	28
5	4 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	8
2	Bill Bruton	6
3	Johnny Temple	5
4	Minnie Minoso	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.14
2	Ralph Beard	1.52
3	Steve Gromek	1.60
4	Virgil Trucks	1.62
5	Dave Jolly	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	6
1	Early Wynn	6
3	Bob Grim	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	15 others tied	4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	7
2	Frank Smith	6
3	Jim Hughes	5
3	Ellis Kinder	5
5	3 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.365
2	Stan Musial	.351
3	Don Mueller	.349
4	Al Rosen	.346
5	Red Schoendienst	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	47
2	Stan Musial	45
3	Eddie Mathews	42
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	2 tied	121

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	2.48
3	Sandy Consuegra	2.57
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.58
5	Mike Garcia	2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	201
2	Harvey Haddix	196
3	Carl Erskine	184
4	Bob Turley	175
5	Warren Spahn	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	26
2	Ellis Kinder	23
3	Jim Hughes	20
4	Frank Smith	18
5	Al Brazle	13