On This Day

Saturday, September 11, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	102	40	.718	--
Yankees	95	46	.674	6.5
White Sox	89	54	.622	13.5
Red Sox	63	77	.450	38.0
Tigers	62	79	.440	39.5
Senators	61	80	.433	40.5
Athletics	47	95	.331	55.0
Orioles	47	95	.331	55.0

Games

Senators 3, Orioles 0

White Sox 6, Yankees 5

Indians 3, Red Sox 0

Tigers 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	88	52	.629	--
Dodgers	84	57	.596	4.5
Braves	82	56	.594	5.0
Phillies	68	72	.486	20.0
Redlegs	67	73	.479	21.0
Cardinals	64	76	.457	24.0
Cubs	59	83	.415	30.0
Pirates	49	92	.348	39.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Braves 3

Giants 7, Redlegs 5

Phillies 3, Cubs 0

Phillies 8, Cubs 2

Cardinals 7, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mel Clark	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Yogi Berra	3
2	Al Dark	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sandy Amoros	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Chuck Harmon	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	4
1	Whitey Lockman	4
3	Jackie Collum	3
3	George Kell	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Marsh	1
1	Ed McGhee	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ned Garver	1.67
2	Mel Parnell	1.25
3	Herm Wehmeier	1.00
4	Art Houtteman	0.67
4	Tom Poholsky	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Morrie Martin	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ned Garver	5
1	Mel Parnell	5
1	Dean Stone	5
4	Art Houtteman	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Antonelli	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.347
2	Ted Williams	.346
3	Willie Mays	.342
4	Bobby Avila	.336
5	Stan Musial	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	46
2	Willie Mays	39
3	Gil Hodges	38
3	Duke Snider	38
5	Hank Sauer	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	123
1	Duke Snider	123
3	Stan Musial	119
4	Gil Hodges	118
5	Larry Doby	114

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	2.29
2	Mike Garcia	2.56
3	Ned Garver	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	145

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	Eddie Mathews	.469
2	Dee Fondy	.458
3	Al Rosen	.449
4	Fred Marsh	.432
5	Sid Gordon	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	9
2	Duke Snider	7
3	Del Crandall	6
3	Hank Thompson	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	22
2	Duke Snider	20
3	Del Ennis	18
4	Gil Hodges	17
4	Hank Thompson	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Schmitz	0.50
2	Jim Konstanty	0.59
2	Morrie Martin	0.59
4	Bob Miller	0.66
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	4
2	Ned Garver	3
2	Ruben Gomez	3
2	Johnny Podres	3
2	Herm Wehmeier	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	24
2	Johnny Antonelli	22
3	Gordon Jones	19
4	Harvey Haddix	17
4	Russ Meyer	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.407
2	Bobby Avila	.403
3	Ted Kluszewski	.393
4	Sid Gordon	.392
5	Harvey Kuenn	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	15
2	Duke Snider	10
3	Gil Hodges	9
4	Vic Wertz	8
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	38
2	Del Ennis	31
3	Duke Snider	29
4	Yogi Berra	28
4	Jackie Jensen	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spook Jacobs	10
2	Bobby Avila	7
3	Bill Bruton	6
4	Jim Busby	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.64
2	Johnny Schmitz	1.13
3	Morrie Martin	1.30
4	Early Wynn	1.57
5	Frank Sullivan	1.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	41
2	Whitey Ford	37
3	Johnny Antonelli	36
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	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.352
2	Stan Musial	.347
3	Ted Williams	.347
4	Willie Mays	.342
5	Bobby Avila	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	48
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	136
2	Larry Doby	133
3	Duke Snider	132
4	Del Ennis	129
5	Ted Kluszewski	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	31
2	Dee Fondy	21
2	Jackie Jensen	21
4	Minnie Minoso	20
5	Johnny Temple	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.27
2	Ned Garver	2.73
3	Bob Keegan	2.74
4	Mike Garcia	2.77
5	2 tied	2.79

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	Robin Roberts	191
3	Bob Turley	184
4	Carl Erskine	171
5	Virgil Trucks	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	28
2	Jim Hughes	22
3	Frank Smith	21
4	Ellis Kinder	17
5	Marv Grissom	16