On This Day

Monday, August 23, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 88 34 .721 --
Yankees 83 40 .675 5.5
White Sox 80 45 .640 9.5
Tigers 54 68 .443 34.0
Red Sox 53 67 .442 34.0
Senators 51 69 .425 36.0
Athletics 40 81 .331 47.5
Orioles 39 84 .317 49.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 44 .633 --
Dodgers 73 49 .598 4.0
Braves 68 51 .571 7.5
Phillies 59 61 .492 17.0
Redlegs 59 64 .480 18.5
Cardinals 58 63 .479 18.5
Cubs 48 74 .393 29.0
Pirates 44 79 .358 33.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vic Power 5
1 Pete Runnels 5
3 Jim Busby 4
3 Clyde Vollmer 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Busby 4
2 Clyde Vollmer 3
3 Spook Jacobs 2
3 Harmon Killebrew 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Spook Jacobs 2
2 Vic Power 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gus Keriazakos 0.50
2 Chuck Stobbs 0.25
3 Alex Kellner 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gus Keriazakos 1
1 Chuck Stobbs 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gus Keriazakos 8
2 Alex Kellner 4
2 Chuck Stobbs 4
4 Moe Burtschy 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .349
2 Ted Williams .348
3 Stan Musial .348
4 Don Mueller .335
5 Irv Noren .335

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 111
2 Larry Doby 102
3 Duke Snider 101
4 Ted Kluszewski 98
5 Gil Hodges 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 26
2 Jackie Jensen 18
3 Dee Fondy 17
4 Johnny Temple 16
5 Minnie Minoso 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.40
2 Mike Garcia 2.45
3 Ned Garver 2.57
4 Virgil Trucks 2.62
5 Bob Porterfield 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 19
2 Johnny Antonelli 18
2 Bob Lemon 18
2 Virgil Trucks 18
5 Early Wynn 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 150
2 Harvey Haddix 144
3 Carl Erskine 137
4 Bob Turley 135
5 Virgil Trucks 134

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 Al Kaline .434
2 Stan Musial .426
3 Minnie Minoso .410
4 Bobby Avila .407
5 Ted Kluszewski .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 7
2 Jim Greengrass 5
3 Ernie Banks 4
3 Frank Thomas 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 15
2 Jim Busby 14
2 Del Ennis 14
2 Frank Thomas 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Spook Jacobs 6
2 Andy Carey 4
3 Fred Hatfield 3
4 Bill Bruton 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Harshman 0.36
2 Jake Thies 0.53
3 Johnny Klippstein 0.93
4 Warren Spahn 1.00
5 Gordon Jones 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Billy Loes 3
1 Frank Sullivan 3
4 Johnny Antonelli 2
4 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 22
2 Jack Harshman 20
3 Carl Erskine 19
4 Virgil Trucks 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Mossi 3
1 Ray Narleski 3
3 Al Brazle 2
3 Fritz Dorish 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Minnie Minoso .385
2 Harvey Kuenn .382
3 Stan Musial .378
4 Al Kaline .367
4 Jackie Robinson .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 10
2 Ted Williams 9
3 Larry Doby 8
3 Eddie Mathews 8
3 Dusty Rhodes 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 34
2 Jackie Jensen 29
2 Roy Sievers 29
4 Eddie Mathews 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 8
2 Spook Jacobs 6
3 Jackie Jensen 5
4 Andy Carey 4
4 Harvey Kuenn 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Thies 1.01
2 Johnny Klippstein 1.04
3 Bob Lemon 1.59
4 Jack Harshman 1.83
5 Early Wynn 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 8
2 Bob Grim 6
3 Gene Conley 5
3 Carl Erskine 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 52
2 Carl Erskine 43
3 Whitey Ford 38
4 Robin Roberts 37
5 Early Wynn 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 7
2 Jim Hughes 4
2 Ray Narleski 4
4 Al Brazle 3
4 6 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .369
2 Stan Musial .360
3 Ted Williams .354
4 Don Mueller .343
5 Red Schoendienst .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 144
2 Duke Snider 137
3 Larry Doby 135
4 Del Ennis 124
5 Al Rosen 122

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.44
2 Bob Keegan 2.56
3 Bob Porterfield 2.57
4 Warren Spahn 2.79
5 Mike Garcia 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 22
1 Robin Roberts 22
1 Virgil Trucks 22
4 Carl Erskine 21
4 Early Wynn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 193
1 Robin Roberts 193
3 Bob Turley 190
4 Carl Erskine 180
5 Early Wynn 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 31
2 Jim Hughes 21
3 Ellis Kinder 20
4 Frank Smith 19
5 2 tied 14