On This Day

Monday, September 6, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	98	40	.710	--
Yankees	93	44	.679	4.5
White Sox	87	52	.626	11.5
Red Sox	61	75	.449	36.0
Tigers	61	76	.445	36.5
Senators	58	78	.426	39.0
Athletics	46	91	.336	51.5
Orioles	45	93	.326	53.0

Games

Indians 6, Orioles 1

Orioles 3, Indians 2

Tigers 9, White Sox 1

Tigers 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 6, Red Sox 5

Red Sox 8, Yankees 7

Senators 8, Athletics 1

Athletics 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	85	50	.630	--
Braves	81	54	.600	4.0
Dodgers	81	56	.591	5.0
Phillies	66	70	.485	19.5
Redlegs	65	72	.474	21.0
Cardinals	62	74	.456	23.5
Cubs	58	80	.420	28.5
Pirates	48	90	.348	38.5

Games

Pirates 9, Dodgers 6

Pirates 9, Dodgers 7

Cardinals 8, Redlegs 1

Braves 13, Cubs 2

Braves 6, Cubs 1

Giants 8, Phillies 4

Phillies 5, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Mathews	8
2	Yogi Berra	6
2	Willie Jones	6
2	Al Smith	6
2	Ted Williams	6

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sandy Amoros	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Joe Collins	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	5
1	Jackie Jensen	5
1	Mickey Vernon	5
4	Bob Skinner	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spook Jacobs	3
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Jim Busby	1
2	Carl Furillo	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	1.00
2	Harvey Haddix	0.70
3	Ernie Johnson	0.62
4	Windy McCall	0.60
5	Bob Keegan	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Bishop	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Bob Chakales	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Purkey	8
2	Harvey Haddix	7
2	Robin Roberts	7
4	Bob Grim	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	1
1	Moe Burtschy	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Marv Grissom	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.358
2	Duke Snider	.349
3	Willie Mays	.342
4	Stan Musial	.338
5	Bobby Avila	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	44
2	Willie Mays	39
3	Gil Hodges	37
3	Hank Sauer	37
5	Eddie Mathews	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	119
2	Stan Musial	117
3	Gil Hodges	115
4	Duke Snider	114
5	Larry Doby	112

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	2.69
4	Johnny Schmitz	2.72
5	Bob Lemon	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	21
1	Robin Roberts	21
3	Johnny Antonelli	20
4	Early Wynn	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	167
2	Robin Roberts	165
3	Bob Turley	151
4	Carl Erskine	147
5	Virgil Trucks	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Jim Hughes	22
3	Frank Smith	20
4	Marv Grissom	16
5	Ellis Kinder	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dittmer	.475
2	Willie Mays	.450
3	Sid Gordon	.439
4	Alex Grammas	.422
5	Dee Fondy	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	8
2	Del Crandall	6
3	Jack Dittmer	5
3	Gil Hodges	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	21
2	Gil Hodges	19
3	Yogi Berra	17
3	Jackie Jensen	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spook Jacobs	6
2	Bobby Avila	5
2	Bill Bruton	5
4	Jim Busby	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.00
2	Eddie Lopat	0.90
3	Johnny Schmitz	0.96
4	Jim Davis	1.08
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	23
2	Gordon Jones	21
3	Dick Littlefield	19
4	Jack Harshman	18
5	Russ Meyer	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Garcia	3
1	Allie Reynolds	3
3	Marv Grissom	2
3	Jim Hughes	2
3	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.425
2	Willie Mays	.419
3	Ted Kluszewski	.403
4	Sid Gordon	.389
5	Bobby Avila	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	15
2	Jim Greengrass	9
3	Del Crandall	8
3	Gil Hodges	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	39
2	Del Ennis	36
3	Jackie Jensen	32
4	Carl Furillo	31
5	Larry Doby	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spook Jacobs	10
2	Bill Bruton	8
3	Bobby Avila	5
3	Jim Busby	5
3	Jackie Jensen	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.69
2	Jack Harshman	1.23
3	Johnny Schmitz	1.45
4	Frank Sullivan	1.48
5	Sandy Consuegra	1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	45
2	Whitey Ford	41
3	Harvey Haddix	35
3	Robin Roberts	35
5	Carl Erskine	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	4
1	Don Mossi	4
3	Al Brazle	3
3	Mike Garcia	3
3	6 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.361
2	Duke Snider	.357
3	Stan Musial	.350
4	Willie Mays	.342
5	Bobby Avila	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	46
2	Hank Sauer	42
3	Stan Musial	40
3	Duke Snider	40
5	2 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	137
1	Stan Musial	137
3	Del Ennis	130
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 Lemon	2.69
3	Sandy Consuegra	2.71
4	Mike Garcia	2.73
5	Warren Spahn	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	24
2	Robin Roberts	23
3	Warren Spahn	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	207
2	Robin Roberts	198
3	Bob Turley	180
4	Carl Erskine	173
5	Warren Spahn	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	28
2	Jim Hughes	22
3	Frank Smith	21
4	Ellis Kinder	20
5	Marv Grissom	16