On This Day

Thursday, August 12, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 78 33 .703 --
Yankees 77 37 .675 2.5
White Sox 72 42 .632 7.5
Tigers 50 61 .450 28.0
Senators 48 63 .432 30.0
Red Sox 47 64 .423 31.0
Orioles 39 73 .348 39.5
Athletics 37 75 .330 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 41 .631 --
Dodgers 67 45 .598 3.5
Braves 63 47 .573 6.5
Phillies 55 53 .509 13.5
Redlegs 55 58 .487 16.0
Cardinals 52 60 .464 18.5
Cubs 44 68 .393 26.5
Pirates 39 73 .348 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Vernon 5
2 Jackie Jensen 4
2 Ted Lepcio 4
2 Irv Noren 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Jerry Coleman 1
1 Jim Greengrass 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Coleman 4
1 Jackie Jensen 4
3 Ted Kluszewski 3
3 Irv Noren 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Carey 1
1 Wayne Terwilliger 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Warren Spahn 1.17
2 Tom Morgan 0.60
3 Eddie Lopat 0.44
4 Bob Lemon 0.38
4 2 others tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Tom Morgan 1
1 Bud Podbielan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 7
2 Tom Morgan 6
3 Eddie Lopat 4
3 Mickey McDermott 4
3 Chuck Stobbs 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howie Judson 1
1 Don Mossi 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .356
2 Irv Noren .348
3 Stan Musial .340
4 Don Mueller .335
5 Wally Moon .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 36
2 Ted Kluszewski 32
2 Eddie Mathews 32
2 Hank Sauer 32
5 Stan Musial 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 104
2 Duke Snider 94
3 Gil Hodges 92
4 Larry Doby 89
5 2 tied 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 25
2 Dee Fondy 17
2 Jackie Jensen 17
4 Johnny Temple 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 2.27
2 Johnny Antonelli 2.28
3 Mike Garcia 2.36
4 Virgil Trucks 2.43
5 Bob Porterfield 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 17
1 Robin Roberts 17
1 Virgil Trucks 17
4 Bob Lemon 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 138
2 Harvey Haddix 137
3 Bob Turley 128
4 Virgil Trucks 124
5 Carl Erskine 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 23
2 Jim Hughes 18
3 Frank Smith 17
4 Marv Grissom 14
5 Ellis Kinder 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nellie Fox .435
2 Richie Ashburn .404
3 Harvey Kuenn .397
4 Al Dark .388
5 Yogi Berra .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 7
1 Ted Williams 7
3 Joe Adcock 6
3 Larry Doby 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 19
1 Roy Sievers 19
3 Ted Williams 18
4 Joe Adcock 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
2 Jackie Jensen 3
2 Harvey Kuenn 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Johnson 0.00
2 Johnny Klippstein 0.64
3 Ned Garver 0.67
4 Jim Wilson 1.06
5 Bob Lemon 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 4
2 Ned Garver 3
2 Bob Grim 3
2 Curt Simmons 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 21
2 Dick Littlefield 20
3 Virgil Trucks 19
4 Carl Erskine 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Marv Grissom 3
2 Ellis Kinder 3
4 Murry Dickson 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Minnie Minoso .365
2 Stan Musial .364
3 Frank Thomas .364
4 Pee Wee Reese .357
5 Irv Noren .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 14
2 Eddie Mathews 13
3 Larry Doby 11
4 Ted Kluszewski 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 33
2 Jackie Jensen 32
3 Ted Williams 31
4 Larry Doby 28
5 Roy Sievers 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 7
1 Dee Fondy 7
3 Jackie Jensen 6
4 Richie Ashburn 4
4 Johnny Temple 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Byrd 1.80
2 Virgil Trucks 1.84
3 Corky Valentine 1.89
4 Early Wynn 1.98
5 Bob Grim 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 7
2 Brooks Lawrence 6
2 Robin Roberts 6
4 Bob Grim 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 6
1 Johnny Sain 6
3 Marv Grissom 3
3 Harvey Haddix 3
3 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .372
2 Stan Musial .354
3 Don Mueller .346
4 Red Schoendienst .337
5 Jackie Robinson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 47
2 Eddie Mathews 43
3 Stan Musial 42
4 Larry Doby 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 145
2 Stan Musial 144
3 Al Rosen 135
4 Larry Doby 125
5 Yogi Berra 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 30
2 Minnie Minoso 24
3 Jackie Jensen 22
4 Dee Fondy 21
5 Jim Rivera 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 2.50
2 Johnny Antonelli 2.50
3 Bob Keegan 2.51
4 Steve Gromek 2.58
5 Bob Porterfield 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Trucks 23
2 Bob Lemon 22
3 Carl Erskine 21
3 Harvey Haddix 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 203
2 Harvey Haddix 198
3 Bob Turley 189
4 Carl Erskine 175
5 Virgil Trucks 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 29
2 Ellis Kinder 23
3 Jim Hughes 20
4 Frank Smith 18
5 Marv Grissom 14