On This Day

Sunday, September 5, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	97	39	.713	--
Yankees	92	43	.681	4.5
White Sox	87	50	.635	10.5
Red Sox	60	74	.448	36.0
Tigers	59	76	.437	37.5
Senators	57	77	.425	39.0
Athletics	45	90	.333	51.5
Orioles	44	92	.324	53.0

Games

Indians 8, White Sox 2

Orioles 4, Tigers 3

Red Sox 12, Athletics 5

Red Sox 7, Athletics 3

Senators 5, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	84	49	.632	--
Dodgers	81	54	.600	4.0
Braves	79	54	.594	5.0
Phillies	65	69	.485	19.5
Redlegs	65	71	.478	20.5
Cardinals	61	74	.452	24.0
Cubs	58	78	.426	27.5
Pirates	46	90	.338	39.5

Games

Braves 11, Redlegs 8

Braves 9, Redlegs 7

Dodgers 7, Giants 4

Phillies 12, Pirates 5

Cardinals 6, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	5
1	Milt Bolling	5
1	Bill Bruton	5
4	Joe Adcock	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Dittmer	2
1	Sid Gordon	2
1	Jackie Jensen	2
1	Ted Kluszewski	2
1	Eddie Mathews	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	6
2	Jack Dittmer	5
2	Del Ennis	5
4	Milt Bolling	4
4	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Chuck Harmon	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Antonelli	0.83
2	Lou Kretlow	0.75
3	Brooks Lawrence	0.56
4	Russ Kemmerer	0.50
5	Billy Pierce	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Dave Jolly	1
1	Russ Kemmerer	1
1	Lou Kretlow	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Kretlow	6
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Russ Kemmerer	5
2	Brooks Lawrence	5
2	Ray Narleski	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.349
2	Duke Snider	.348
3	Willie Mays	.341
4	Stan Musial	.336
5	Irv Noren	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	44
2	Willie Mays	39
3	Gil Hodges	37
3	Hank Sauer	37
5	3 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	119
2	Stan Musial	117
3	Gil Hodges	115
4	Duke Snider	113
5	Larry Doby	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	31
2	Dee Fondy	20
2	Jackie Jensen	20
4	Minnie Minoso	17
4	Johnny Temple	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.32
2	Mike Garcia	2.58
3	Virgil Trucks	2.71
4	Whitey Ford	2.76
5	Sandy Consuegra	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	20
1	Bob Lemon	20
1	Robin Roberts	20
4	Early Wynn	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	160
2	Robin Roberts	158
3	Bob Turley	151
4	Carl Erskine	147
5	Virgil Trucks	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Jim Hughes	22
3	Frank Smith	20
4	Marv Grissom	15
4	Ellis Kinder	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sid Gordon	.486
2	Dee Fondy	.478
3	Jack Dittmer	.441
4	Hank Thompson	.429
5	Jim Greengrass	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	8
2	Del Crandall	5
2	Jack Dittmer	5
2	Jim Greengrass	5
2	Gil Hodges	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	23
2	Del Ennis	22
3	Gil Hodges	19
4	Carl Furillo	15
5	Dusty Rhodes	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.79
2	Eddie Lopat	0.90
3	Jim Davis	1.08
4	Bob Feller	1.13
5	Early Wynn	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	4
2	Jim Davis	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Jack Harshman	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gordon Jones	21
2	Dick Littlefield	19
3	Jack Harshman	18
4	Billy Pierce	17
5	6 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Garcia	3
1	Allie Reynolds	3
3	Jim Hughes	2
3	Hal Jeffcoat	2
3	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.420
2	Al Kaline	.408
3	Sid Gordon	.400
4	Ted Kluszewski	.398
5	Bobby Avila	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	15
2	Jim Greengrass	9
3	Gil Hodges	8
4	Del Crandall	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	39
2	Del Ennis	36
3	Carl Furillo	33
4	Larry Doby	30
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.71
2	Jack Harshman	1.23
3	Frank Sullivan	1.48
4	Sandy Consuegra	1.50
5	Gordon Jones	1.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	45
2	Whitey Ford	37
2	Dick Littlefield	37
4	Carl Erskine	34
5	Gordon Jones	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	4
1	Don Mossi	4
3	Al Brazle	3
3	Mike Garcia	3
3	7 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.359
2	Ted Williams	.353
3	Stan Musial	.352
4	Willie Mays	.341
5	Don Mueller	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	46
2	Hank Sauer	42
3	Stan Musial	41
3	Duke Snider	41
5	2 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	138
2	Larry Doby	136
3	Del Ennis	129
4	Duke Snider	126
5	Ted Kluszewski	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	32
2	Dee Fondy	23
3	Jackie Jensen	21
3	Minnie Minoso	21
5	Johnny Temple	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.28
2	Bob Keegan	2.63
3	Mike Garcia	2.73
4	Bob Lemon	2.75
5	Jack Harshman	2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	200
2	Bob Turley	194
3	Robin Roberts	191
4	Carl Erskine	173
5	Warren Spahn	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	28
2	Jim Hughes	22
3	Frank Smith	21
4	Ellis Kinder	20
5	Marv Grissom	15