On This Day

Friday, August 13, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	79	33	.705	--
Yankees	78	37	.678	2.5
White Sox	73	42	.635	7.5
Tigers	50	62	.446	29.0
Senators	48	64	.429	31.0
Red Sox	47	65	.420	32.0
Orioles	39	74	.345	40.5
Athletics	38	75	.336	41.5

Games

White Sox 1, Tigers 0

Indians 9, Orioles 4

Yankees 8, Red Sox 2

Athletics 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	42	.625	--
Dodgers	68	45	.602	2.5
Braves	64	47	.577	5.5
Phillies	55	55	.500	14.0
Redlegs	55	59	.482	16.0
Cardinals	53	60	.469	17.5
Cubs	44	69	.389	26.5
Pirates	41	73	.360	30.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Giants 2

Cardinals 10, Redlegs 8

Braves 5, Cubs 2

Pirates 9, Phillies 5

Pirates 5, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Cunningham	4
1	Del Ennis	4
1	Preston Ward	4
4	Sam Dente	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Post	2
2	Del Crandall	1
2	Carl Furillo	1
2	Sid Gordon	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Moon	4
2	Gair Allie	3
2	Del Crandall	3
2	Sam Dente	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Baker	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Andy Carey	1
1	Jim Finigan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Erskine	1.12
2	Jack Harshman	0.75
3	Al Aber	0.67
4	Whitey Ford	0.62
5	Sal Maglie	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Marion Fricano	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	12
2	Carl Erskine	9
3	Al Aber	8
3	Whitey Ford	8
5	Marion Fricano	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Moe Burtschy	1
1	Ray Narleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.355
2	Irv Noren	.347
3	Stan Musial	.339
4	Don Mueller	.336
5	Wally Moon	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Ted Kluszewski	33
3	Eddie Mathews	32
3	Hank Sauer	32
5	Stan Musial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	105
2	Duke Snider	94
3	Gil Hodges	92
4	Larry Doby	91
5	2 tied	89

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	4 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	141
2	Robin Roberts	140
3	Bob Turley	128
4	Carl Erskine	127
5	Virgil Trucks	124

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	.420
2	Al Dark	.417
3	Dave Pope	.400
4	Andy Pafko	.377
5	Stan Musial	.377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	19
2	Eddie Mathews	18
2	Roy Sievers	18
4	Joe Adcock	17
5	Ted Williams	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.53
2	Johnny Klippstein	0.64
3	Ned Garver	0.67
4	Jake Thies	1.05
5	Jim Wilson	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	4
2	Carl Erskine	3
2	Ned Garver	3
2	Bob Grim	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	27
2	Jack Harshman	26
3	Robin Roberts	23
4	Harvey Haddix	21
5	Dick Littlefield	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	4
2	Marv Grissom	3
2	Ellis Kinder	3
4	Al Brazle	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Minnie Minoso	.364
2	Stan Musial	.360
3	Irv Noren	.353
4	Pee Wee Reese	.347
5	Yogi Berra	.347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	34
2	Jackie Jensen	32
3	Ted Williams	31
4	Larry Doby	30
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	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Byrd	1.80
2	Virgil Trucks	1.84
3	Corky Valentine	1.89
4	Jack Harshman	1.91
5	Early Wynn	1.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	49
2	Carl Erskine	46
3	Robin Roberts	41
4	Harvey Haddix	40
5	Virgil Trucks	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
3	Ray Narleski	4
4	Marv Grissom	3
4	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.372
2	Stan Musial	.353
3	Don Mueller	.349
4	Red Schoendienst	.339
5	Wally Moon	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	46
2	Eddie Mathews	43
3	Stan Musial	42
4	Ted Kluszewski	39
5	2 tied	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	144
2	Duke Snider	141
3	Al Rosen	134
4	Larry Doby	126
5	Del Ennis	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	30
2	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jackie Jensen	22
4	Dee Fondy	21
5	Jim Rivera	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.44
2	Ned Garver	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	Carl Erskine	22
2	Bob Lemon	22
4	Harvey Haddix	21
4	Warren Spahn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	202
2	Robin Roberts	196
3	Bob Turley	189
4	Carl Erskine	184
5	Virgil Trucks	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	29
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Jim Hughes	20
4	Frank Smith	18
5	2 tied	14