On This Day

Sunday, August 8, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	76	32	.704	--
Yankees	73	37	.664	4.0
White Sox	71	41	.634	7.0
Tigers	49	59	.454	27.0
Senators	46	60	.434	29.0
Red Sox	44	62	.415	31.0
Orioles	38	72	.345	39.0
Athletics	37	71	.343	39.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Orioles 2

Red Sox 4, Orioles 1

Senators 7, White Sox 6

White Sox 3, Senators 0

Indians 7, Athletics 2

Indians 5, Athletics 2

Tigers 10, Yankees 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	41	.627	--
Dodgers	66	44	.600	3.0
Braves	60	47	.561	7.5
Phillies	54	52	.509	13.0
Cardinals	52	57	.477	16.5
Redlegs	52	58	.473	17.0
Cubs	44	65	.404	24.5
Pirates	39	72	.351	30.5

Games

Dodgers 20, Redlegs 7

Braves 5, Giants 2

Phillies 8, Cubs 4

Phillies 8, Cubs 3

Pirates 12, Cardinals 4

Pirates 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cal Abrams	6
2	Del Ennis	5
2	Sid Gordon	5
2	George Kell	5
2	Roy Sievers	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	2
2	Gene Baker	1
2	Don Bollweg	1
2	Ray Boone	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	6
2	George Kell	5
2	Eddie Pellagrini	5
4	Ray Boone	4
4	4 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Clint Courtney	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herm Wehmeier	0.86
2	Art Houtteman	0.83
3	Jack Harshman	0.78
4	Bob Rush	0.67
5	Harvey Haddix	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	7
2	Bob Rush	6
2	Herm Wehmeier	6
4	Carl Erskine	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Clem Labine	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.354
2	Irv Noren	.339
3	Stan Musial	.339
4	Don Mueller	.338
5	Wally Moon	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Hank Sauer	32
3	Eddie Mathews	30
3	Stan Musial	30
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	104
2	Duke Snider	92
3	Gil Hodges	91
4	Larry Doby	89
5	Minnie Minoso	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	24
2	Dee Fondy	17
3	Jackie Jensen	16
4	Johnny Temple	15
5	Jim Rivera	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.32
2	Ned Garver	2.39
3	Bob Porterfield	2.42
4	Mike Garcia	2.49
5	Virgil Trucks	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	17
2	Johnny Antonelli	16
2	Virgil Trucks	16
4	Harvey Haddix	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	137
2	Robin Roberts	135
3	Bob Turley	128
4	Carl Erskine	118
5	Virgil Trucks	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Jim Hughes	18
3	Frank Smith	17
4	Marv Grissom	13
4	Ellis Kinder	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.435
2	Andy Pafko	.415
3	Frank Thomas	.400
4	Nellie Fox	.393
5	Ed Fitz Gerald	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	6
1	Dusty Rhodes	6
3	Joe Adcock	5
3	Al Dark	5
3	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	19
2	Larry Doby	18
3	Eddie Mathews	17
3	Stan Musial	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	6
2	Jackie Jensen	3
3	Richie Ashburn	2
3	Solly Hemus	2
3	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Johnson	0.00
2	Vic Raschi	1.13
3	Johnny Klippstein	1.17
3	Corky Valentine	1.17
5	Bob Lemon	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Grim	4
1	Bob Lemon	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Gene Conley	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	32
2	Harvey Haddix	25
3	Carl Erskine	24
4	Robin Roberts	22
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	5
2	Dave Jolly	3
2	Ellis Kinder	3
4	Murry Dickson	2
4	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.388
2	Minnie Minoso	.367
3	Stan Musial	.362
4	Ted Williams	.357
5	Frank Baumholtz	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	13
2	Eddie Mathews	12
3	Larry Doby	11
4	Hank Sauer	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	32
2	Jackie Jensen	31
3	Ted Williams	30
4	Larry Doby	28
4	Carl Furillo	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	7
2	Bill Bruton	6
3	Jackie Jensen	5
3	Wally Moon	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Jolly	1.69
2	Early Wynn	1.89
3	Bob Grim	1.91
4	Harry Byrd	1.95
5	2 tied	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	7
2	Bob Lemon	6
2	Robin Roberts	6
4	Carl Erskine	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	42
1	Robin Roberts	42
3	Carl Erskine	40
4	Harvey Haddix	36
5	Virgil Trucks	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.369
2	Stan Musial	.356
3	Don Mueller	.348
4	Red Schoendienst	.334
5	Jackie Robinson	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	47
2	Stan Musial	45
3	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Larry Doby	38
4	Hank Sauer	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	149
2	Duke Snider	147
3	Al Rosen	132
4	Larry Doby	125
5	Del Ennis	122

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	2.46
2	Bob Keegan	2.46
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.54
4	Sandy Consuegra	2.71
5	Warren Spahn	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	22
1	Virgil Trucks	22
3	Harvey Haddix	21
3	Bob Lemon	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	203
2	Harvey Haddix	199
3	Bob Turley	189
4	Carl Erskine	180
5	Virgil Trucks	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	29
2	Ellis Kinder	24
3	Jim Hughes	20
4	Frank Smith	18
5	2 tied	13