On This Day

Friday, September 3, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	96	38	.716	--
Yankees	92	41	.692	3.5
White Sox	86	49	.637	10.5
Red Sox	58	73	.443	36.5
Tigers	58	75	.436	37.5
Senators	55	77	.417	40.0
Athletics	44	88	.333	51.0
Orioles	43	91	.321	53.0

Games

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Tigers 4, Orioles 3

Red Sox 11, Athletics 1

Yankees 9, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	83	48	.634	--
Dodgers	80	53	.602	4.0
Braves	76	54	.585	6.5
Redlegs	65	68	.489	19.0
Phillies	64	69	.481	20.0
Cardinals	60	73	.451	24.0
Cubs	57	77	.425	27.5
Pirates	46	89	.341	39.0

Games

Braves 3, Redlegs 2

Giants 7, Dodgers 4

Phillies 7, Pirates 1

Phillies 10, Pirates 2

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Granny Hamner	5
2	Cal Abrams	4
2	Del Ennis	4
2	Willie Jones	4
2	Bobby Morgan	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	Jack Dittmer	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Morgan	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Del Ennis	3
2	Eddie Robinson	3
2	Ted Williams	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Jim Busby	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gordon Jones	0.70
2	Corky Valentine	0.67
3	Chuck Stobbs	0.60
4	Bob Turley	0.55
5	Frank Sullivan	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Dave Jolly	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gordon Jones	7
2	Dick Littlefield	6
2	Chuck Stobbs	6
2	Bob Turley	6
2	Corky Valentine	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Davis	1
1	Mike Garcia	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.353
2	Duke Snider	.347
3	Willie Mays	.343
4	Stan Musial	.339
5	Irv Noren	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	42
2	Willie Mays	39
3	Gil Hodges	37
4	Hank Sauer	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	117
2	Gil Hodges	113
3	Ted Kluszewski	112
3	Duke Snider	112
5	Larry Doby	111

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.29
2	Mike Garcia	2.58
3	Jack Harshman	2.66
4	Virgil Trucks	2.71
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	151
4	Carl Erskine	144
5	Virgil Trucks	141

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	Dee Fondy	.463
2	Ted Williams	.452
3	Dusty Rhodes	.438
4	Sid Gordon	.429
4	Willie Mays	.429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	18
2	Larry Doby	17
2	Carl Furillo	17
2	Gil Hodges	17
2	Ted Kluszewski	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spook Jacobs	7
2	Bobby Avila	4
3	Bill Bruton	3
3	Jim Busby	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.43
2	Jim Davis	0.66
3	Early Wynn	0.72
4	Eddie Lopat	1.00
5	Jack Harshman	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Billy Loes	3
1	Joe Nuxhall	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Littlefield	23
2	Gordon Jones	21
2	Bob Turley	21
4	Murry Dickson	16
4	3 others tied	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.434
2	Willie Mays	.416
3	Ted Kluszewski	.393
4	Sid Gordon	.367
5	Bobby Avila	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	13
2	Jim Greengrass	9
3	Gil Hodges	8
3	Duke Snider	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	36
2	Larry Doby	32
2	Ted Kluszewski	32
4	Del Ennis	31
5	Roy Sievers	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spook Jacobs	7
2	Bill Bruton	6
3	Jackie Jensen	5
4	Bobby Avila	4
4	8 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.53
2	Warren Spahn	1.29
3	Sandy Consuegra	1.42
4	Frank Sullivan	1.45
5	Sonny Dixon	1.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	41
2	Whitey Ford	37
2	Dick Littlefield	37
2	Robin Roberts	37
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Garcia	4
1	Jim Hughes	4
1	Don Mossi	4
1	Johnny Sain	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.359
2	Ted Williams	.358
3	Stan Musial	.353
4	Willie Mays	.343
5	Don Mueller	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	45
2	Stan Musial	42
3	Duke Snider	41
4	Hank Sauer	40
5	3 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	141
2	Larry Doby	136
3	Duke Snider	126
4	Del Ennis	124
5	Ted Kluszewski	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	30
2	Dee Fondy	23
3	Jackie Jensen	22
4	Minnie Minoso	21
5	Johnny Temple	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.28
2	Bob Keegan	2.62
3	Warren Spahn	2.67
4	Bob Lemon	2.72
5	Bob Porterfield	2.77

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	Bob Turley	194
3	Robin Roberts	191
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	19
5	Marv Grissom	14