On This Day

Wednesday, September 8, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 99 40 .712 --
Yankees 94 44 .681 4.5
White Sox 88 52 .629 11.5
Red Sox 62 75 .453 36.0
Tigers 61 77 .442 37.5
Senators 59 79 .428 39.5
Athletics 46 93 .331 53.0
Orioles 45 94 .324 54.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 86 50 .632 --
Braves 82 54 .603 4.0
Dodgers 81 57 .587 6.0
Phillies 66 72 .478 21.0
Redlegs 66 72 .478 21.0
Cardinals 63 74 .460 23.5
Cubs 58 80 .420 29.0
Pirates 48 91 .345 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Smoky Burgess 4
2 Joe DeMaestri 3
2 Chuck Harmon 3
2 Ed McGhee 3
2 Rip Repulski 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 2
2 Roy Campanella 1
2 Ted Kluszewski 1
2 Eddie Mathews 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Byrne 3
1 Ted Kluszewski 3
1 Wally Post 3
1 Duke Snider 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 2
2 Larry Doby 1
2 Del Ennis 1
2 Jackie Jensen 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Sullivan 1.00
2 Bob Turley 0.92
3 Johnny Gray 0.50
3 Gordon Jones 0.50
5 Dick Littlefield 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Gordon Jones 1
1 Morrie Martin 1
1 Frank Smith 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 12
2 Frank Sullivan 8
3 Johnny Gray 6
4 Carl Erskine 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Don Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .355
2 Duke Snider .350
3 Willie Mays .343
4 Bobby Avila .337
5 Stan Musial .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 45
2 Willie Mays 39
3 Gil Hodges 37
3 Hank Sauer 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 122
2 Stan Musial 117
2 Duke Snider 117
4 Gil Hodges 115
5 Larry Doby 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 31
2 Jackie Jensen 21
3 Dee Fondy 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
3 Early Wynn 20
5 Warren Spahn 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 167
2 Robin Roberts 165
3 Bob Turley 163
4 Carl Erskine 152
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 Alex Grammas .457
2 Dee Fondy .452
3 Jack Dittmer .442
4 Willie Mays .431
5 Sid Gordon .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 9
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 23
2 Gil Hodges 18
3 Del Ennis 16
3 Dusty Rhodes 16
5 Duke Snider 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 7
2 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 Morrie Martin 0.53
3 Bob Miller 0.64
4 Eddie Lopat 0.90
5 Johnny Schmitz 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 4
2 Jim Davis 3
2 Ernie Johnson 3
2 Bob Lemon 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 28
2 Gordon Jones 26
3 Frank Sullivan 18
4 Harvey Haddix 17
4 Russ Meyer 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Don Johnson 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 .421
2 Willie Mays .420
3 Bobby Avila .402
4 Ted Kluszewski .398
5 Sid Gordon .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 16
2 Jim Greengrass 9
2 Duke Snider 9
4 Del Crandall 8
4 Gil Hodges 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 39
2 Jackie Jensen 31
3 Del Ennis 30
4 Carl Furillo 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Spook Jacobs 10
2 Bobby Avila 7
2 Bill Bruton 7
4 Jim Busby 5
4 Jackie Jensen 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.69
2 Morrie Martin 1.30
3 Johnny Schmitz 1.45
4 Jack Harshman 1.45
5 Frank Sullivan 1.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 38
2 Whitey Ford 37
3 Bob Turley 35
4 Carl Erskine 34
4 Gordon Jones 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 4
1 Don Johnson 4
1 Don Mossi 4
4 Mike Garcia 3
4 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .357
2 Ted Williams .354
3 Stan Musial .349
4 Willie Mays .343
5 Bobby Avila .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 47
2 Duke Snider 41
3 Hank Sauer 40
4 Willie Mays 39
4 Stan Musial 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 135
2 Larry Doby 134
3 Del Ennis 127
3 Ted Kluszewski 127
3 Duke Snider 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 31
2 Dee Fondy 21
2 Jackie Jensen 21
2 Minnie Minoso 21
5 Johnny Temple 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.28
2 Sandy Consuegra 2.71
3 Bob Keegan 2.73
4 Mike Garcia 2.73
5 Warren Spahn 2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 202
2 Bob Turley 192
3 Robin Roberts 191
4 Carl Erskine 171
5 Warren Spahn 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 28
2 Jim Hughes 22
3 Frank Smith 21
4 Ellis Kinder 18
5 Marv Grissom 16