On This Day

Thursday, September 9, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	100	40	.714	--
Yankees	94	45	.676	5.5
White Sox	88	53	.624	12.5
Red Sox	63	75	.457	36.0
Tigers	61	78	.439	38.5
Senators	60	79	.432	39.5
Athletics	46	94	.329	54.0
Orioles	46	94	.329	54.0

Games

Orioles 1, Yankees 0

Senators 2, White Sox 0

Indians 5, Athletics 4

Red Sox 8, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	87	51	.630	--
Braves	82	54	.603	4.0
Dodgers	82	57	.590	5.5
Phillies	66	72	.478	21.0
Redlegs	66	72	.478	21.0
Cardinals	63	75	.457	24.0
Cubs	59	81	.421	29.0
Pirates	48	91	.345	39.5

Games

Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1

Giants 7, Cubs 6

Cubs 3, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sandy Amoros	3
1	Billy Hunter	3
1	Spook Jacobs	3
1	Don Mueller	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Agganis	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Piersall	3
1	Duke Snider	3
1	Hank Thompson	3
4	Walker Cooper	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Monte Irvin	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Antonelli	1.67
2	Bob Rush	1.20
3	Fritz Dorish	1.00
4	Johnny Podres	0.71
5	Willard Nixon	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Willard Nixon	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	10
2	Arnie Portocarrero	7
3	Bob Rush	6
4	Willard Nixon	5
4	Johnny Podres	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Duke Snider	.350
3	Willie Mays	.341
4	Bobby Avila	.336
5	Stan Musial	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	45
2	Willie Mays	39
3	Gil Hodges	37
3	Hank Sauer	37
3	Duke Snider	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	122
2	Duke Snider	120
3	Stan Musial	117
4	Gil Hodges	116
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	2.31
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	Dee Fondy	.447
2	Jack Dittmer	.442
3	Ted Kluszewski	.431
4	Sid Gordon	.429
5	Willie Mays	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	9
2	Del Crandall	6
2	Duke Snider	6
2	Hank Thompson	6
5	Jack Dittmer	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	22
2	Duke Snider	18
3	Hank Thompson	17
4	Del Ennis	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	6
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	0.73
4	Johnny Schmitz	0.96
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	4
2	Jim Davis	3
2	Ernie Johnson	3
2	Johnny Podres	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	28
2	Johnny Antonelli	25
3	Bob Rush	20
4	Gordon Jones	19
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Jeffcoat	3
1	Don Johnson	3
3	Mike Garcia	2
3	Marv Grissom	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.413
2	Willie Mays	.407
3	Ted Kluszewski	.398
4	Bobby Avila	.397
5	Sid Gordon	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	16
2	Duke Snider	10
3	Jim Greengrass	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	28
4	Duke Snider	28

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	0.67
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	Johnny Antonelli	37
2	Whitey Ford	37
4	Bob Turley	35
5	2 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	4
1	Don Johnson	4
1	Don Mossi	4
4	Mike Garcia	3
4	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.356
2	Ted Williams	.350
3	Stan Musial	.348
4	Willie Mays	.341
5	Don Mueller	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	47
2	Duke Snider	42
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	Duke Snider	130
4	Del Ennis	127
4	Ted Kluszewski	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	2.29
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	20
4	2 others 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