On This Day

Tuesday, September 7, 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 59 78 .431 38.5
Athletics 46 92 .333 52.0
Orioles 45 93 .326 53.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 86 50 .632 --
Braves 81 54 .600 4.5
Dodgers 81 56 .591 5.5
Phillies 66 71 .482 20.5
Redlegs 65 72 .474 21.5
Cardinals 62 74 .456 24.0
Cubs 58 80 .420 29.0
Pirates 48 90 .348 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Granny Hamner 3
2 Richie Ashburn 2
2 Smoky Burgess 2
2 Mel Clark 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Granny Hamner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Monte Irvin 2
1 Pete Runnels 2
3 Joe Astroth 1
3 Joe DeMaestri 1
3 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Sima 0.44
2 Curt Simmons 0.30
3 Ruben Gomez 0.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Spec Shea 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 4
1 Al Sima 4
3 Spec Shea 3
3 Curt Simmons 3
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .358
2 Duke Snider .349
3 Willie Mays .343
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 .452
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 Bobby Avila 5
1 Bill Bruton 5
3 Jim Busby 4
3 Spook Jacobs 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 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.06
5 Jim Davis 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 4
2 Jim Davis 3
2 Whitey Ford 3
2 Ruben Gomez 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 23
2 Gordon Jones 21
3 Dick Littlefield 19
4 Ruben Gomez 18
4 Jack Harshman 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 Jim Hughes 2
3 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .429
2 Willie Mays .417
3 Ted Kluszewski .412
4 Sid Gordon .391
5 Bobby Avila .391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 38
2 Del Ennis 36
3 Jackie Jensen 32
4 Carl Furillo 30
5 2 tied 26

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 Gordon Jones 1.64

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 Mike Garcia 3
3 Marv Grissom 3
3 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .357
2 Duke Snider .357
3 Stan Musial .349
4 Willie Mays .343
5 Don Mueller .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 46
2 Hank Sauer 40
2 Duke Snider 40
4 Willie Mays 39
4 Stan Musial 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 136
2 Larry Doby 135
3 Del Ennis 128
4 Duke Snider 126
5 Ted Kluszewski 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 32
2 Dee Fondy 22
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 Bob Keegan 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 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 28
2 Jim Hughes 22
3 Frank Smith 21
4 Ellis Kinder 19
5 Marv Grissom 16