On This Day

Saturday, August 21, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 87 34 .719 --
Yankees 83 39 .680 4.5
White Sox 80 44 .645 8.5
Tigers 53 68 .438 34.0
Red Sox 52 67 .437 34.0
Senators 49 68 .419 36.0
Athletics 39 79 .331 46.5
Orioles 39 83 .320 48.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 44 .627 --
Dodgers 73 47 .608 2.0
Braves 67 51 .568 7.0
Redlegs 59 63 .484 17.0
Phillies 57 61 .483 17.0
Cardinals 57 63 .475 18.0
Cubs 48 73 .397 27.5
Pirates 44 77 .364 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Grady Hatton 4
2 Joe Collins 3
2 Ted Kluszewski 3
2 Willy Miranda 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Steve Bilko 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Bill Sarni 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Larry Doby 3
1 Jackie Jensen 3
1 Bill Sarni 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Klippstein 0.80
2 Bob Turley 0.56
3 Bob Keegan 0.46
4 Ellis Kinder 0.42
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Keegan 1
1 Russ Kemmerer 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Gerry Staley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Klippstein 8
2 Bob Keegan 6
3 Whitey Ford 5
3 Ellis Kinder 5
3 Bob Turley 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .353
2 Stan Musial .346
3 Ted Williams .342
4 Irv Noren .336
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 37
2 Ted Kluszewski 36
3 Hank Sauer 34
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 100
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 3 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 Bob Lemon 18
2 Virgil Trucks 18
5 3 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 150
2 Harvey Haddix 144
3 Bob Turley 135
4 Virgil Trucks 134
5 Carl Erskine 133

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
1 Willie Mays .459
3 Ted Kluszewski .414
4 Al Dark .400
5 Al Kaline .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 7
2 Jim Greengrass 4
2 Eddie Mathews 4
4 Bobby Avila 3
4 12 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 17
2 Carl Furillo 16
2 Ted Kluszewski 16
4 Jackie Jensen 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Carey 4
2 Bill Bruton 3
2 Fred Hatfield 3
4 Nellie Fox 2
4 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Harshman 0.26
2 Johnny Klippstein 0.84
3 Gordon Jones 1.00
4 Sonny Dixon 1.04
5 Al Aber 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 4
2 Carl Erskine 3
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Jack Harshman 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 27
2 Whitey Ford 26
3 Carl Erskine 20
3 Robin Roberts 20
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 3
1 Ray Narleski 3
3 Fritz Dorish 2
3 Sid Hudson 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Smoky Burgess .397
2 Frank Thomas .374
3 Nellie Fox .373
4 Stan Musial .372
5 Jackie Robinson .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 11
2 Larry Doby 10
2 Eddie Mathews 10
4 Ted Williams 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 34
2 Roy Sievers 30
3 Jackie Jensen 29
3 Eddie Mathews 29
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 8
2 Andy Carey 4
2 Jackie Jensen 4
2 Harvey Kuenn 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Thies 1.01
2 Johnny Klippstein 1.04
3 Bob Lemon 1.64
4 Jack Harshman 1.80
5 Early Wynn 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 9
2 Bob Grim 6
2 Robin Roberts 6
4 Carl Erskine 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 52
2 Robin Roberts 42
3 Carl Erskine 39
4 Whitey Ford 38
5 Virgil Trucks 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 7
2 Jim Hughes 5
3 Ray Narleski 4
4 Al Brazle 3
4 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .370
2 Stan Musial .362
3 Ted Williams .359
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 Hank Sauer 40
5 Ted Kluszewski 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 146
2 Duke Snider 138
3 Larry Doby 133
4 Al Rosen 127
5 Del Ennis 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 29
2 Dee Fondy 21
3 Jackie Jensen 20
4 Minnie Minoso 19
5 Johnny Temple 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.37
2 Bob Keegan 2.48
3 Bob Porterfield 2.49
4 Mike Garcia 2.74
5 Warren Spahn 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 22
1 Robin Roberts 22
1 Virgil Trucks 22
4 Carl Erskine 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 199
2 Robin Roberts 194
3 Bob Turley 190
4 Carl Erskine 176
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