On This Day

Friday, August 20, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	86	34	.717	--
Yankees	83	38	.686	3.5
White Sox	79	44	.642	8.5
Tigers	53	67	.442	33.0
Red Sox	51	67	.432	34.0
Senators	49	68	.419	35.5
Athletics	39	79	.331	46.0
Orioles	39	82	.322	47.5

Games

Indians 7, Orioles 2

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3

White Sox 8, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	74	44	.627	--
Dodgers	73	47	.608	2.0
Braves	67	50	.573	6.5
Redlegs	59	62	.488	16.5
Phillies	57	61	.483	17.0
Cardinals	56	63	.471	18.5
Cubs	47	73	.392	28.0
Pirates	44	77	.364	31.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Phillies 4

Cubs 3, Braves 1

Giants 4, Pirates 0

Redlegs 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Bell	3
1	Johnny Groth	3
1	Fred Hatfield	3
1	Danny O'Connell	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sandy Amoros	1
1	Chuck Diering	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Mueller	4
2	Larry Doby	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
4	Harry Agganis	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Carrasquel	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Liddle	1.20
2	Willard Nixon	1.00
3	Dick Littlefield	0.50
4	Robin Roberts	0.47
5	Virgil Trucks	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Don Liddle	1
1	Billy Loes	1
1	Willard Nixon	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	7
2	Don Liddle	6
2	Virgil Trucks	6
4	Willard Nixon	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Frank Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.353
2	Ted Williams	.345
3	Stan Musial	.344
4	Irv Noren	.336
5	2 tied	.333

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	101
3	Larry Doby	97
4	Gil Hodges	96
4	Ted Kluszewski	96

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	Ned Garver	2.57
4	Bob Porterfield	2.61
5	Virgil Trucks	2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	150
2	Harvey Haddix	144
3	Virgil Trucks	134
4	Carl Erskine	133
5	Bob Turley	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Jim Hughes	20
3	Frank Smith	18
4	Marv Grissom	14
5	Ellis Kinder	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.459
2	Willie Mays	.450
3	Al Dark	.409
4	Al Kaline	.400
5	Ted Kluszewski	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	7
2	Al Dark	4
2	Jim Greengrass	4
2	Eddie Mathews	4
2	Frank Thomas	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	18
2	Larry Doby	16
2	Ted Kluszewski	16
2	Roy Sievers	16
5	2 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	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Mike Garcia	3
1	Jack Harshman	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	27
2	Virgil Trucks	23
3	Whitey Ford	21
4	Carl Erskine	20
4	2 others tied	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.397
2	Frank Thomas	.375
3	Jackie Robinson	.369
4	Willie Mays	.367
5	Harvey Kuenn	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	33
2	Roy Sievers	30
3	Eddie Mathews	29
4	Carl Furillo	27
4	Jackie Jensen	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Klippstein	1.05
2	Bob Lemon	1.73
3	Jack Harshman	1.81
4	Jake Thies	1.83
5	Early Wynn	1.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	52
2	Carl Erskine	49
3	Robin Roberts	47
4	Virgil Trucks	42
5	Harvey Haddix	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	7
2	Jim Hughes	5
3	Fritz Dorish	4
3	Ray Narleski	4
5	6 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.372
2	Stan Musial	.361
3	Ted Williams	.361
4	Don Mueller	.342
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	146
2	Duke Snider	138
3	Larry Doby	130
3	Al Rosen	130
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	Johnny Temple	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.37
2	Bob Keegan	2.53
3	Bob Porterfield	2.70
4	Mike Garcia	2.74
5	Warren Spahn	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	22
1	Bob Lemon	22
1	Robin Roberts	22
1	Virgil Trucks	22
5	4 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	201
2	Harvey Haddix	199
3	Bob Turley	185
4	Carl Erskine	182
5	2 tied	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	31
2	Jim Hughes	21
2	Ellis Kinder	21
4	Frank Smith	19
5	2 tied	14