On This Day

Wednesday, August 25, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	89	35	.718	--
Yankees	85	40	.680	4.5
White Sox	82	45	.646	8.5
Tigers	55	69	.444	34.0
Red Sox	54	68	.443	34.0
Senators	51	71	.418	37.0
Athletics	41	82	.333	47.5
Orioles	39	86	.312	50.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Tigers 3

Yankees 5, Orioles 1

Indians 4, Athletics 3

White Sox 7, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	44	.636	--
Dodgers	75	49	.605	3.5
Braves	70	51	.579	7.0
Phillies	59	63	.484	18.5
Cardinals	59	64	.480	19.0
Redlegs	59	66	.472	20.0
Cubs	48	75	.390	30.0
Pirates	45	80	.360	34.0

Games

Dodgers 13, Redlegs 2

Braves 4, Phillies 3

Cardinals 13, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Alex Grammas	4
2	Sandy Amoros	3
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Chico Carrasquel	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	2
1	Rube Walker	2
3	Hank Bauer	1
3	Yogi Berra	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	5
2	Rube Walker	4
3	Joe Cunningham	3
3	Gil Hodges	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Irv Noren	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Pierce	1.43
2	Gordon Jones	1.17
3	Billy Loes	0.62
4	Sonny Dixon	0.50
5	Eddie Lopat	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Gordon Jones	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Billy Loes	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	10
2	Gordon Jones	7
3	Sonny Dixon	6
4	Billy Loes	5
5	Camilo Pascual	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Dave Jolly	1
1	Frank Sullivan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.347
2	Ted Williams	.347
3	Duke Snider	.346
4	Don Mueller	.336
5	Irv Noren	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	37
2	Ted Kluszewski	36
3	Gil Hodges	34
3	Hank Sauer	34
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	113
2	Larry Doby	102
2	Duke Snider	102
4	Gil Hodges	100
4	Ted Kluszewski	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Jackie Jensen	20
3	Dee Fondy	17
4	Johnny Temple	16
5	3 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.40
2	Mike Garcia	2.53
3	Virgil Trucks	2.62
4	Jack Harshman	2.69
5	Bob Porterfield	2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	153
2	Harvey Haddix	150
3	Carl Erskine	137
4	Bob Turley	135
5	Virgil Trucks	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Jim Hughes	21
3	Frank Smith	18
4	Marv Grissom	14
5	Ellis Kinder	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.434
2	Preston Ward	.429
3	Al Kaline	.423
4	Bobby Avila	.421
5	Willie Mays	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Greengrass	7
1	Ted Kluszewski	7
3	Carl Furillo	5
3	Gil Hodges	5
3	Frank Thomas	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	17
1	Ted Kluszewski	17
1	Frank Thomas	17
4	Jim Greengrass	15
4	Jackie Jensen	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spook Jacobs	6
2	Andy Carey	4
2	Jackie Jensen	4
4	Nellie Fox	3
4	Fred Hatfield	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.26
2	Gordon Jones	0.69
3	Warren Spahn	1.00
4	Johnny Klippstein	1.04
5	Al Aber	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	4
1	Billy Loes	4
3	Whitey Ford	3
3	Jack Harshman	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	30
2	Whitey Ford	25
3	Carl Erskine	19
3	Billy Loes	19
3	Billy Pierce	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	3
1	Don Mossi	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
4	Al Brazle	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.404
2	Stan Musial	.381
3	Smoky Burgess	.377
4	Al Kaline	.374
5	Minnie Minoso	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	8
1	Ted Kluszewski	8
1	Dusty Rhodes	8
1	Ted Williams	8
5	9 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	32
2	Larry Doby	31
3	Jackie Jensen	30
4	Frank Thomas	28
4	Ted Williams	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
2	Spook Jacobs	6
2	Jackie Jensen	6
4	Andy Carey	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gordon Jones	0.82
2	Johnny Klippstein	1.04
3	Jack Harshman	1.50
4	Warren Spahn	1.59
5	Bob Lemon	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	8
2	Gene Conley	5
2	Carl Erskine	5
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	46
2	Carl Erskine	43
3	Robin Roberts	40
4	Whitey Ford	38
5	Early Wynn	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.364
2	Stan Musial	.360
3	Ted Williams	.353
4	Don Mueller	.343
5	Willie Mays	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	43
2	Duke Snider	42
3	Eddie Mathews	40
3	Hank Sauer	40
5	Ted Kluszewski	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	146
2	Larry Doby	134
3	Duke Snider	131
4	Del Ennis	124
5	Ray Jablonski	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	28
2	Jackie Jensen	23
3	Dee Fondy	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	2.75
5	Mike Garcia	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	23
2	Robin Roberts	22
3	Carl Erskine	21
3	Virgil Trucks	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	199
2	Robin Roberts	196
3	Bob Turley	186
4	Carl Erskine	180
5	Billy Pierce	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	31
2	Jim Hughes	22
3	Ellis Kinder	20
4	Frank Smith	19
5	2 tied	14