On This Day

Saturday, August 28, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	91	36	.717	--
Yankees	88	40	.688	3.5
White Sox	85	46	.649	8.0
Red Sox	56	69	.448	34.0
Tigers	55	72	.433	36.0
Senators	52	73	.416	38.0
Athletics	42	85	.331	49.0
Orioles	40	88	.313	51.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Orioles 2

White Sox 5, Athletics 2

Indians 5, Senators 2

Yankees 4, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	79	46	.632	--
Dodgers	77	49	.611	2.5
Braves	72	52	.581	6.5
Redlegs	61	66	.480	19.0
Phillies	59	66	.472	20.0
Cardinals	59	67	.468	20.5
Cubs	51	76	.402	29.0
Pirates	46	82	.359	34.5

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 2

Redlegs 2, Pirates 1

Braves 5, Giants 2

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Marsh	4
2	Bobby Avila	3
2	Larry Doby	3
2	Carl Furillo	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Sam Mele	1
1	Bob Nieman	1
1	Rip Repulski	1
1	Hank Thompson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	3
2	Bobby Avila	2
2	Dave Cole	2
2	Gil Hodges	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	2
2	Fred Marsh	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mel Parnell	0.55
2	Harry Byrd	0.50
3	Jack Harshman	0.43
3	Paul LaPalme	0.43
3	Steve Ridzik	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Dave Cole	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Parnell	6
2	Ruben Gomez	4
2	Warren Spahn	4
4	Harry Byrd	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Don Johnson	1
1	Don Mossi	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.348
2	Duke Snider	.345
3	Stan Musial	.344
4	Irv Noren	.339
5	Don Mueller	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	38
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
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	105
3	Gil Hodges	103
3	Duke Snider	103
5	Ted Kluszewski	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	27
2	Jackie Jensen	20
3	Dee Fondy	17
3	Minnie Minoso	17
5	Johnny Temple	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.34
2	Mike Garcia	2.53
3	Virgil Trucks	2.62
4	Jack Harshman	2.70
5	Bob Porterfield	2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	153
2	Harvey Haddix	150
3	Carl Erskine	139
3	Bob Turley	139
5	Virgil Trucks	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Jim Hughes	22
3	Frank Smith	18
4	Marv Grissom	14
4	Ellis Kinder	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.487
2	Bobby Avila	.456
3	Willie Mays	.420
4	Andy Carey	.415
5	Bobby Adams	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Furillo	5
1	Gil Hodges	5
1	Frank Thomas	5
4	Ernie Banks	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	19
2	Frank Thomas	16
3	George Kell	15
4	Jim Busby	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.00
2	Gordon Jones	0.47
3	Howie Pollet	1.08
4	Early Wynn	1.09
5	Jack Harshman	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Bishop	3
1	Jack Harshman	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Billy Loes	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	21
2	Billy Pierce	20
3	Murry Dickson	17
3	Whitey Ford	17
5	Early Wynn	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	4
2	Don Mossi	3
3	Fritz Dorish	2
3	Sid Hudson	2
3	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Avila	.385
2	Al Kaline	.379
3	Stan Musial	.371
4	Harvey Kuenn	.368
5	Ted Kluszewski	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	9
1	Ted Williams	9
3	Ernie Banks	8
3	Gil Hodges	8
5	7 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	35
2	Larry Doby	33
3	Jackie Jensen	29
4	Roy Sievers	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
2	Spook Jacobs	6
2	Jackie Jensen	6
4	Nellie Fox	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gordon Jones	0.82
2	Jack Harshman	1.21
3	Johnny Klippstein	1.40
4	Bob Lemon	1.63
5	Warren Spahn	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	7
2	Jack Harshman	6
2	Warren Spahn	6
4	Whitey Ford	5
4	Bob Grim	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	48
2	Carl Erskine	39
3	Whitey Ford	38
4	Robin Roberts	36
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	6
2	Jim Hughes	4
2	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Don Mossi	4
5	6 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.362
2	Stan Musial	.361
3	Ted Williams	.355
4	Don Mueller	.345
5	Willie Mays	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	145
2	Larry Doby	134
3	Duke Snider	126
4	Ray Jablonski	118
5	Al Rosen	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	29
2	Jackie Jensen	23
3	Dee Fondy	21
3	Minnie Minoso	21
5	Johnny Temple	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.32
2	Bob Porterfield	2.52
3	Bob Keegan	2.56
4	Warren Spahn	2.73
5	Bob Lemon	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	23
2	Johnny Antonelli	21
2	Robin Roberts	21
2	Warren Spahn	21
2	Early Wynn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	198
2	Robin Roberts	191
3	Bob Turley	187
4	Carl Erskine	178
5	Early Wynn	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	30
2	Jim Hughes	22
3	Ellis Kinder	21
4	Frank Smith	19
5	2 tied	14