On This Day

Thursday, September 2, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 95 38 .714 --
Yankees 91 41 .689 3.5
White Sox 86 48 .642 9.5
Red Sox 57 73 .438 36.5
Tigers 57 75 .432 37.5
Senators 55 76 .420 39.0
Athletics 44 87 .336 50.0
Orioles 43 90 .323 52.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 48 .631 --
Dodgers 80 52 .606 3.0
Braves 75 54 .581 6.5
Redlegs 65 67 .492 18.0
Phillies 62 69 .473 20.5
Cardinals 60 72 .455 23.0
Cubs 56 77 .421 27.5
Pirates 46 87 .346 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Fitz Gerald 3
1 Joe Garagiola 3
1 Ray Jablonski 3
1 Wally Moon 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Sam Dente 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Joe Garagiola 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 7
2 Stan Lopata 3
2 Pee Wee Reese 3
2 Mickey Vernon 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Ford 1.00
2 Bob Lemon 0.71
3 Russ Meyer 0.62
4 Harvey Haddix 0.50
5 Bob Porterfield 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Russ Meyer 1
1 Bob Porterfield 1
1 Robin Roberts 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Meyer 8
2 Whitey Ford 5
2 Bob Lemon 5
4 Bob Porterfield 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allie Reynolds 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .351
2 Duke Snider .348
3 Stan Musial .342
4 Willie Mays .342
5 Irv Noren .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 41
2 Willie Mays 39
3 Gil Hodges 36
4 Hank Sauer 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 117
2 Gil Hodges 112
3 Duke Snider 111
4 Ted Kluszewski 110
5 Larry Doby 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 28
2 Jackie Jensen 20
3 Dee Fondy 19
4 Minnie Minoso 17
4 Johnny Temple 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.29
2 Mike Garcia 2.61
3 Jack Harshman 2.66
4 Virgil Trucks 2.68
5 Whitey Ford 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 20
1 Bob Lemon 20
1 Robin Roberts 20
4 Early Wynn 19
5 Virgil Trucks 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 160
2 Robin Roberts 158
3 Bob Turley 145
4 Carl Erskine 144
5 Virgil Trucks 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 25
2 Jim Hughes 22
3 Frank Smith 20
4 Marv Grissom 14
4 Ellis Kinder 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .475
2 Sid Gordon .455
3 Dusty Rhodes .433
4 Willie Mays .429
5 Ted Kluszewski .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 6
2 Jim Greengrass 5
2 Gil Hodges 5
2 Duke Snider 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 18
2 Carl Furillo 17
2 Gil Hodges 17
4 Larry Doby 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Spook Jacobs 6
2 Bobby Avila 4
2 Eddie Yost 4
4 Jackie Jensen 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.50
2 Early Wynn 0.72
3 Jack Harshman 1.11
4 Johnny Schmitz 1.20
5 Warren Spahn 1.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 22
2 Gordon Jones 20
3 Murry Dickson 17
3 Dick Littlefield 17
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
1 Frank Smith 3
4 Mike Garcia 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .430
2 Willie Mays .410
3 Ted Kluszewski .393
4 Jim Greengrass .362
5 Sid Gordon .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 12
2 Jim Greengrass 9
3 Duke Snider 8
4 Larry Doby 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 35
2 Larry Doby 31
3 Ted Kluszewski 30
4 Del Ennis 28
5 Roy Sievers 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Harshman 0.75
2 Warren Spahn 1.25
3 Gordon Jones 1.29
4 Sandy Consuegra 1.42
5 Sonny Dixon 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 7
1 Warren Spahn 7
3 Whitey Ford 6
3 Jack Harshman 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 48
2 Whitey Ford 43
3 Carl Erskine 40
4 Robin Roberts 37
5 Harvey Haddix 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 4
1 Don Mossi 4
1 Johnny Sain 4
4 Al Brazle 3
4 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .362
2 Stan Musial .357
3 Ted Williams .357
4 Willie Mays .342
5 Don Mueller .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 44
2 Stan Musial 43
3 Hank Sauer 41
3 Duke Snider 41
5 Willie Mays 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 143
2 Larry Doby 134
3 Duke Snider 126
4 Del Ennis 121
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 29
2 Dee Fondy 22
2 Jackie Jensen 22
4 Minnie Minoso 21
5 Johnny Temple 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.28
2 Bob Keegan 2.54
3 Warren Spahn 2.75
4 Bob Porterfield 2.77
5 Bob Lemon 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 23
2 Robin Roberts 22
3 Johnny Antonelli 21
3 Warren Spahn 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 206
2 Robin Roberts 192
3 Bob Turley 188
4 Carl Erskine 177
5 Warren Spahn 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 29
2 Jim Hughes 22
3 Frank Smith 21
4 Ellis Kinder 20
5 Marv Grissom 14