On This Day

Thursday, August 19, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	85	34	.714	--
Yankees	83	37	.692	2.5
White Sox	78	44	.639	8.5
Tigers	53	66	.445	32.0
Red Sox	50	67	.427	34.0
Senators	49	68	.419	35.0
Athletics	39	79	.331	45.5
Orioles	39	81	.325	46.5

Games

White Sox 4, Orioles 3

Indians 4, Tigers 3

Tigers 8, Indians 2

Yankees 8, Athletics 5

Red Sox 11, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	44	.624	--
Dodgers	72	47	.605	2.0
Braves	67	49	.578	5.5
Phillies	57	60	.487	16.0
Redlegs	58	62	.483	16.5
Cardinals	56	62	.475	17.5
Cubs	46	73	.387	28.0
Pirates	44	76	.367	30.5

Games

Redlegs 7, Cubs 0

Redlegs 6, Cubs 3

Cardinals 2, Braves 1

Giants 5, Phillies 0

Dodgers 7, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Adams	5
1	Gus Bell	5
3	Nellie Fox	4
3	Jim Greengrass	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Wertz	2
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Ray Boone	1
2	Gil Hodges	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Greengrass	4
1	Mickey Mantle	4
1	Bob Nieman	4
4	Ted Kluszewski	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Roy McMillan	1
1	Wayne Terwilliger	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Karl Drews	0.86
2	Jack Harshman	0.62
3	Al Aber	0.56
4	Lew Burdette	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Aber	1
1	Karl Drews	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	8
2	Karl Drews	6
2	Gordon Jones	6
2	Mel Parnell	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Ray Narleski	1
1	Johnny Sain	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.350
2	Stan Musial	.342
3	Irv Noren	.340
4	Ted Williams	.337
5	Don Mueller	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	37
2	Ted Kluszewski	36
3	Hank Sauer	33
4	Gil Hodges	32
4	2 others tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	110
2	Duke Snider	99
3	Gil Hodges	96
4	Ted Kluszewski	95
5	Larry Doby	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Dee Fondy	17
2	Jackie Jensen	17
4	Johnny Temple	16
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.32
2	Mike Garcia	2.45
3	Steve Gromek	2.50
4	Ned Garver	2.57
5	Bob Porterfield	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	19
2	Johnny Antonelli	18
3	Bob Lemon	17
3	Virgil Trucks	17
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	144
2	Robin Roberts	143
3	Carl Erskine	133
4	Bob Turley	130
5	Virgil Trucks	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Jim Hughes	20
3	Frank Smith	17
4	Marv Grissom	14
5	Ellis Kinder	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.471
2	Al Dark	.432
3	Willie Mays	.425
4	Al Kaline	.410
5	George Kell	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	7
2	Al Dark	5
2	Mickey Mantle	5
4	Larry Doby	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	17
2	Carl Furillo	16
2	Stan Musial	16
4	Larry Doby	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Andy Carey	4
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Fred Hatfield	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.26
2	Johnny Klippstein	0.73
3	Sonny Dixon	0.93
4	Harry Byrd	1.04
5	Frank Sullivan	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Mike Garcia	3
1	Bob Grim	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	27
2	Whitey Ford	21
3	Carl Erskine	20
3	Mike Garcia	20
5	Harry Byrd	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	4
2	Al Brazle	3
2	Ray Narleski	3
4	Fritz Dorish	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.395
2	Harvey Kuenn	.385
3	Frank Thomas	.376
4	Stan Musial	.364
5	Andy Pafko	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	12
1	Ted Kluszewski	12
3	Eddie Mathews	11
4	Ted Williams	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	8
2	Jackie Jensen	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Andy Carey	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Klippstein	1.05
2	Steve Gromek	1.63
3	Bob Lemon	1.73
4	Jack Harshman	1.75
5	Jake Thies	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	8
2	Robin Roberts	7
3	Carl Erskine	6
3	Bob Grim	6
3	Brooks Lawrence	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	52
2	Carl Erskine	49
3	Robin Roberts	40
4	Harvey Haddix	39
5	Whitey Ford	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	7
2	Jim Hughes	5
3	Fritz Dorish	4
3	Ray Narleski	4
5	5 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.369
2	Stan Musial	.359
3	Ted Williams	.356
4	Don Mueller	.343
5	Red Schoendienst	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	44
2	Duke Snider	43
3	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Ted Kluszewski	40
5	Hank Sauer	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	146
2	Duke Snider	138
3	Al Rosen	128
4	Larry Doby	127
5	Del Ennis	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	29
2	Dee Fondy	21
2	Jackie Jensen	21
4	Minnie Minoso	19
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.37
2	Bob Keegan	2.53
3	Steve Gromek	2.62
4	Bob Porterfield	2.70
5	Mike Garcia	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	22
1	Bob Lemon	22
1	Robin Roberts	22
4	Warren Spahn	21
4	Virgil Trucks	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	199
2	Robin Roberts	194
3	Bob Turley	189
4	Carl Erskine	182
5	Warren Spahn	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	31
2	Jim Hughes	22
3	Ellis Kinder	21
4	Frank Smith	18
5	2 tied	14