On This Day

Saturday, August 14, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	80	33	.708	--
Yankees	79	37	.681	2.5
White Sox	74	42	.638	7.5
Tigers	50	63	.442	30.0
Senators	48	65	.425	32.0
Red Sox	47	66	.416	33.0
Athletics	39	75	.342	41.5
Orioles	39	75	.342	41.5

Games

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Indians 4, Orioles 3

Yankees 3, Red Sox 1

Athletics 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	43	.619	--
Dodgers	69	45	.605	1.5
Braves	65	47	.580	4.5
Phillies	55	56	.495	14.0
Redlegs	56	59	.487	15.0
Cardinals	53	61	.465	17.5
Cubs	44	70	.386	26.5
Pirates	42	73	.365	29.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Giants 5

Braves 3, Cubs 1

Pirates 8, Phillies 4

Redlegs 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Dark	4
1	Bill Renna	4
3	Cal Abrams	3
3	Bobby Avila	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	Joe Cunningham	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	4
2	Bobby Avila	3
2	Jim Busby	3
2	Joe Cunningham	3
2	Frank Thomas	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Andy Carey	2
2	Irv Noren	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Hoeft	0.78
2	Ralph Branca	0.71
3	Chet Nichols	0.67
4	Early Wynn	0.62
5	Bob Rush	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Bishop	1
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Don Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	7
2	Ralph Branca	5
2	Early Wynn	5
4	Chet Nichols	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.352
2	Ted Williams	.351
3	Irv Noren	.346
4	Stan Musial	.338
5	Don Mueller	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Ted Kluszewski	34
3	Eddie Mathews	32
3	Hank Sauer	32
5	Stan Musial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	106
2	Duke Snider	94
3	Gil Hodges	92
4	Larry Doby	91
5	Ted Kluszewski	90

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	Steve Gromek	2.57

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	24
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	Al Dark	.490
2	Nellie Fox	.440
3	Ted Kluszewski	.385
4	Ernie Banks	.375
5	Dave Pope	.372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Andy Carey	4
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.53
2	Johnny Klippstein	0.75
3	Ned Garver	1.00
4	Jake Thies	1.05
5	Jim Wilson	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	4
2	Carl Erskine	3
2	Bob Grim	3
2	Jack Harshman	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	26
2	Carl Erskine	23
2	Robin Roberts	23
4	Early Wynn	21
5	Dick Littlefield	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	5
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	Smoky Burgess	.385
2	Minnie Minoso	.364
3	Eddie Mathews	.357
4	Stan Musial	.357
5	Irv Noren	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	14
2	Eddie Mathews	13
3	Ted Kluszewski	12
4	Larry Doby	11
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	35
2	Jackie Jensen	32
3	Ted Williams	31
4	Larry Doby	30
4	Carl Furillo	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
1	Dee Fondy	7
3	Jackie Jensen	6
4	Andy Carey	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Corky Valentine	1.78
2	Harry Byrd	1.80
3	Virgil Trucks	1.84
4	Jack Harshman	1.91
5	Bob Grim	1.99

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	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	7
2	Ellis Kinder	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	.371
2	Stan Musial	.352
3	Don Mueller	.345
4	Red Schoendienst	.338
5	Wally Moon	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	46
2	Eddie Mathews	43
3	Stan Musial	42
4	Ted Kluszewski	40
5	Hank Sauer	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	145
2	Duke Snider	140
3	Al Rosen	132
4	Larry Doby	125
5	Del Ennis	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	30
2	Jackie Jensen	22
2	Minnie Minoso	22
4	Dee Fondy	21
5	Jim Rivera	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.44
2	Bob Keegan	2.51
3	Ned Garver	2.57
4	Steve Gromek	2.58
5	Bob Porterfield	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	22
1	Bob Lemon	22
1	Virgil Trucks	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	Warren Spahn	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	30
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Jim Hughes	20
4	Frank Smith	18
5	2 tied	14