On This Day

Monday, August 2, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 71 30 .703 --
Yankees 70 34 .673 2.5
White Sox 66 39 .629 7.0
Tigers 45 57 .441 26.5
Senators 43 56 .434 27.0
Red Sox 41 58 .414 29.0
Orioles 37 67 .356 35.5
Athletics 35 67 .343 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 37 .644 --
Dodgers 62 42 .596 5.0
Braves 56 46 .549 10.0
Cardinals 50 51 .495 15.5
Phillies 49 51 .490 16.0
Redlegs 50 55 .476 17.5
Cubs 43 59 .422 23.0
Pirates 34 70 .327 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Pesky 4
2 Gil Hodges 3
2 Al Kaline 3
2 Bob Nieman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 2
2 Mickey Vernon 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 5
2 Mickey Vernon 3
3 Clint Courtney 2
3 Jim Fridley 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Chuck Diering 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Turley 0.89
2 Billy Loes 0.50
3 George Zuverink 0.33
4 Johnny Gray 0.25
4 Dean Stone 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Stone 1
1 Bob Turley 1
1 Pete Wojey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 8
2 Billy Loes 5
3 Johnny Gray 3
3 Dave Jolly 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey McDermott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .358
2 Don Mueller .343
3 Wally Moon .339
4 Stan Musial .338
5 Red Schoendienst .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 36
2 Hank Sauer 32
3 Gil Hodges 29
3 Ted Kluszewski 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 91
1 Stan Musial 91
3 Duke Snider 88
4 Ray Jablonski 83
4 Minnie Minoso 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 23
2 Dee Fondy 16
3 Johnny Temple 15
4 Jackie Jensen 14
4 Jim Rivera 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.22
2 Ned Garver 2.41
3 Virgil Trucks 2.41
4 Mike Garcia 2.49
5 Bob Porterfield 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 16
2 Harvey Haddix 15
2 Robin Roberts 15
2 Virgil Trucks 15
2 Early Wynn 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 128
2 Bob Turley 122
3 Robin Roberts 121
4 Virgil Trucks 111
5 Carl Erskine 104

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 21
2 Jim Hughes 18
3 Frank Smith 17
4 Marv Grissom 13
5 Ellis Kinder 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andy Pafko .463
2 Frank Thomas .446
3 Bob Borkowski .429
4 Bill Bruton .411
5 Harvey Kuenn .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 8
2 Larry Doby 7
2 Jackie Jensen 7
2 Eddie Mathews 7
5 Joe Adcock 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 19
2 Jackie Jensen 17
3 Bob Kennedy 16
3 Eddie Mathews 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
2 Jackie Jensen 3
2 Johnny Temple 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Narleski 0.73
2 Ernie Johnson 1.04
3 Dave Cole 1.13
4 Steve Gromek 1.33
5 Virgil Trucks 1.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 23
2 Early Wynn 21
3 Carl Erskine 20
4 Virgil Trucks 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harvey Haddix 3
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 Johnny Sain 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Smoky Burgess .398
2 Ted Williams .388
3 Pee Wee Reese .382
4 Irv Noren .376
5 Monte Irvin .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 12
1 Willie Mays 12
1 Ted Williams 12
4 Larry Doby 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 34
2 Gil Hodges 29
2 Eddie Mathews 29
2 Ted Williams 29
5 2 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 1.13
2 Whitey Ford 1.20
3 Virgil Trucks 1.26
4 Steve Gromek 1.60
5 Bob Grim 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brooks Lawrence 6
1 Early Wynn 6
3 Johnny Antonelli 5
3 Bob Grim 5
3 Virgil Trucks 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Loes 35
2 Jack Harshman 34
2 Virgil Trucks 34
4 Carl Erskine 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 8
2 Frank Smith 6
3 Jim Hughes 5
3 Ellis Kinder 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .369
2 Stan Musial .354
3 Don Mueller .348
4 Al Rosen .338
5 Red Schoendienst .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 48
2 Stan Musial 45
3 Eddie Mathews 42
4 Ted Kluszewski 39
5 Hank Sauer 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 145
2 Stan Musial 141
3 Al Rosen 136
4 Gil Hodges 123
5 Ray Jablonski 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 33
2 Minnie Minoso 24
3 Jackie Jensen 22
4 Dee Fondy 20
5 Jim Rivera 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Porterfield 2.42
2 Johnny Antonelli 2.46
3 Bob Keegan 2.48
4 Curt Simmons 2.67
5 Sandy Consuegra 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 23
2 Virgil Trucks 22
3 Carl Erskine 21
3 Early Wynn 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 196
1 Robin Roberts 196
3 Bob Turley 183
4 Carl Erskine 173
5 Billy Pierce 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 27
2 Ellis Kinder 24
3 Jim Hughes 20
4 Frank Smith 18
5 2 tied 13