On This Day

Thursday, August 5, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 32 .692 --
Yankees 72 35 .673 1.5
White Sox 69 39 .639 5.0
Tigers 47 58 .448 25.5
Senators 44 58 .431 27.0
Red Sox 41 61 .402 30.0
Athletics 37 67 .356 35.0
Orioles 37 69 .349 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 38 .645 --
Dodgers 64 43 .598 5.0
Braves 57 47 .548 10.5
Cardinals 51 53 .490 16.5
Phillies 50 52 .490 16.5
Redlegs 51 56 .477 18.0
Cubs 44 61 .419 24.0
Pirates 35 71 .330 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Collins 4
1 Rip Repulski 4
3 Dee Fondy 3
3 Ray Jablonski 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 2
1 Stan Musial 2
3 Ernie Banks 1
3 Frank Baumholtz 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 7
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Bill Sarni 3
4 Phil Cavarretta 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Hank Sauer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Porterfield 0.71
2 Warren Hacker 0.67
3 Brooks Lawrence 0.50
4 Jim Hearn 0.27
5 Early Wynn 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 Bob Keegan 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 Bob Porterfield 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brooks Lawrence 5
1 Bob Porterfield 5
3 Warren Hacker 4
4 Tex Clevenger 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Davis 1
1 Morrie Martin 1
1 Johnny Sain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .355
2 Irv Noren .346
3 Stan Musial .343
4 Don Mueller .340
5 Wally Moon .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 36
2 Hank Sauer 32
3 Stan Musial 30
4 Gil Hodges 29
4 Ted Kluszewski 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 101
2 Gil Hodges 91
3 Duke Snider 90
4 Minnie Minoso 85
5 2 tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 23
2 Dee Fondy 17
3 Jackie Jensen 15
3 Johnny Temple 15
5 Jim Rivera 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.22
2 Ned Garver 2.39
3 Virgil Trucks 2.41
4 Bob Porterfield 2.42
5 Mike Garcia 2.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 132
2 Robin Roberts 130
3 Bob Turley 122
4 Carl Erskine 113
5 Virgil Trucks 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 22
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 Frank Thomas .446
2 Andy Pafko .429
3 Harvey Kuenn .426
4 Bill Bruton .397
5 Wally Moon .391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Thompson 17
2 Ted Williams 16
3 Joe Adcock 15
3 Larry Doby 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
2 Johnny Temple 3
3 Jackie Jensen 2
3 Harvey Kuenn 2
3 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Johnson 0.00
2 Virgil Trucks 0.47
3 Morrie Martin 0.67
4 Jake Thies 0.71
5 Dave Cole 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 5
2 Bob Grim 4
3 Lew Burdette 3
3 Brooks Lawrence 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 25
2 Robin Roberts 22
3 Harvey Haddix 20
4 Carl Erskine 19
4 Early Wynn 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Jim Hughes 3
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 Harvey Haddix 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Monte Irvin .376
2 Ted Williams .375
3 Stan Musial .370
4 Wally Moon .369
5 Minnie Minoso .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 13
2 Eddie Mathews 10
2 Willie Mays 10
4 Larry Doby 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 31
2 Jackie Jensen 29
3 Joe Adcock 26
3 Gus Bell 26
3 Eddie Mathews 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 8
2 Bill Bruton 6
3 Jackie Jensen 4
3 Wally Moon 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.17
2 Virgil Trucks 1.26
3 Dave Jolly 1.72
4 Bob Buhl 1.74
5 Bob Grim 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brooks Lawrence 7
2 Early Wynn 6
3 Whitey Ford 5
3 Bob Grim 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Erskine 39
2 Robin Roberts 37
3 Harvey Haddix 36
4 Jack Harshman 35
5 Virgil Trucks 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 8
2 Ellis Kinder 5
2 Frank Smith 5
4 Marv Grissom 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .367
2 Stan Musial .359
3 Don Mueller .348
4 Red Schoendienst .336
5 Al Rosen .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 49
2 Stan Musial 47
3 Eddie Mathews 42
4 Ted Kluszewski 39
5 Hank Sauer 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 149
2 Duke Snider 147
3 Al Rosen 133
4 Gil Hodges 123
5 Yogi Berra 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 33
2 Jackie Jensen 23
2 Minnie Minoso 23
4 Dee Fondy 21
5 Jim Rivera 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Porterfield 2.38
2 Bob Keegan 2.46
3 Johnny Antonelli 2.46
4 Sandy Consuegra 2.71
5 Curt Simmons 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 22
1 Harvey Haddix 22
3 Bob Porterfield 21
3 Virgil Trucks 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 198
2 Harvey Haddix 196
3 Bob Turley 183
4 Carl Erskine 182
5 Warren Spahn 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 28
2 Ellis Kinder 24
3 Jim Hughes 20
4 Frank Smith 18
5 Marv Grissom 13