On This Day

Sunday, September 12, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	104	40	.722	--
Yankees	95	48	.664	8.5
White Sox	91	54	.628	13.5
Tigers	64	79	.448	39.5
Red Sox	63	79	.444	40.0
Senators	61	82	.427	42.5
Athletics	48	96	.333	56.0
Orioles	48	96	.333	56.0

Games

Orioles 4, Athletics 3

Athletics 5, Orioles 4

White Sox 5, Red Sox 3

White Sox 7, Red Sox 5

Indians 4, Yankees 1

Indians 3, Yankees 2

Tigers 5, Senators 0

Tigers 8, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	88	53	.624	--
Dodgers	86	57	.601	3.0
Braves	83	57	.593	4.5
Phillies	69	73	.486	19.5
Redlegs	69	73	.486	19.5
Cardinals	65	76	.461	23.0
Cubs	59	85	.410	30.5
Pirates	49	94	.343	40.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 2

Dodgers 4, Cubs 3

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Phillies 5, Braves 2

Braves 2, Phillies 1

Redlegs 11, Pirates 5

Redlegs 13, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Kluszewski	6
2	Bobby Avila	5
2	Harvey Kuenn	5
2	Sammy White	5
5	11 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Jim Delsing	1
2	Joe Durham	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	9
2	Minnie Minoso	4
3	Carl Furillo	3
3	Stan Musial	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nellie Fox	3
2	Bill Bruton	2
2	Spook Jacobs	2
2	Ed McGhee	2
5	6 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Early Wynn	2.40
2	Bob Turley	0.91
3	Carl Erskine	0.71
4	Harvey Haddix	0.64
5	Bob Lemon	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Moe Burtschy	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	12
2	Bob Turley	10
3	Billy Loes	8
4	Harvey Haddix	7
5	Johnny Klippstein	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Chakales	1
1	Sonny Dixon	1
1	Brooks Lawrence	1
1	Cliff Ross	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.342
2	Ted Williams	.341
3	Bobby Avila	.340
4	Willie Mays	.340
5	Stan Musial	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	48
2	Gil Hodges	39
2	Willie Mays	39
4	Duke Snider	38
5	Hank Sauer	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	132
2	Duke Snider	123
3	Stan Musial	122
4	Gil Hodges	119
5	Yogi Berra	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	33
2	Jackie Jensen	21
3	Dee Fondy	20
4	Minnie Minoso	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.29
2	Mike Garcia	2.56
3	Bob Lemon	2.66
4	Ned Garver	2.69
5	Lew Burdette	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	22
2	Robin Roberts	21
2	Early Wynn	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	174
2	Bob Turley	173
3	Robin Roberts	170
4	Carl Erskine	157
5	2 tied	146

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	Al Rosen	.451
2	Eddie Mathews	.450
3	Jack Dittmer	.444
4	Ed Fitz Gerald	.434
5	Ted Kluszewski	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	11
2	Duke Snider	7
3	Del Crandall	6
4	Jack Dittmer	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	30
2	Duke Snider	20
3	Del Ennis	18
4	Yogi Berra	17
5	Gil Hodges	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	6
1	Spook Jacobs	6
3	Bobby Avila	5
4	Ed McGhee	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.59
1	Morrie Martin	0.59
3	Bob Miller	0.66
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.95
5	Art Houtteman	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ned Garver	3
1	Ruben Gomez	3
1	Steve Gromek	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	34
2	Harvey Haddix	24
3	Johnny Antonelli	22
3	Early Wynn	22
5	Billy Loes	21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Avila	.419
2	Ted Kluszewski	.407
3	Willie Mays	.397
4	Sid Gordon	.386
5	Harvey Kuenn	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	16
2	Gil Hodges	10
2	Duke Snider	10
4	Del Crandall	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	44
2	Del Ennis	31
3	Yogi Berra	30
3	Carl Furillo	30
5	Duke Snider	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spook Jacobs	12
2	Bill Bruton	8
3	Bobby Avila	7
3	Nellie Fox	7
5	Jim Busby	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.56
2	Morrie Martin	1.30
3	Early Wynn	1.63
4	Johnny Schmitz	1.70
5	Bob Lemon	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Billy Loes	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
1	Early Wynn	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	45
2	Whitey Ford	41
2	Jack Harshman	41
4	Carl Erskine	39
5	Early Wynn	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.350
2	Ted Williams	.346
3	Duke Snider	.346
4	Bobby Avila	.341
5	Willie Mays	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	49
2	Duke Snider	42
3	Stan Musial	40
3	Hank Sauer	40
5	2 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	139
2	Ted Kluszewski	135
3	Larry Doby	132
4	Duke Snider	131
5	Del Ennis	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	33
2	Dee Fondy	21
2	Jackie Jensen	21
2	Minnie Minoso	21
5	Johnny Temple	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.27
2	Bob Lemon	2.64
3	Ned Garver	2.73
4	Bob Keegan	2.75
5	Mike Garcia	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	24
2	Robin Roberts	23
2	Warren Spahn	23
4	Early Wynn	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	209
2	Bob Turley	194
3	Robin Roberts	190
4	Carl Erskine	176
5	Early Wynn	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	28
2	Jim Hughes	22
3	Frank Smith	20
4	Ellis Kinder	17
5	Marv Grissom	16