On This Day

Saturday, September 18, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	107	40	.728	--
Yankees	99	48	.673	8.0
White Sox	92	56	.622	15.5
Tigers	64	83	.435	43.0
Senators	63	83	.432	43.5
Red Sox	63	83	.432	43.5
Orioles	51	97	.345	56.5
Athletics	49	98	.333	58.0

Games

White Sox 6, Orioles 2

Indians 3, Tigers 2

Yankees 6, Athletics 5

Senators 8, Red Sox 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	93	54	.633	--
Dodgers	88	59	.599	5.0
Braves	85	61	.582	7.5
Redlegs	71	76	.483	22.0
Phillies	70	77	.476	23.0
Cardinals	68	78	.466	24.5
Cubs	60	87	.408	33.0
Pirates	52	95	.354	41.0

Games

Giants 9, Phillies 1

Cardinals 3, Braves 0

Redlegs 5, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Busby	4
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Don Bollweg	3
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Bollweg	1
1	Joe Cunningham	1
1	Billy Goodman	1
1	Jim Hegan	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	3
2	Don Bollweg	2
2	Jim Busby	2
2	Joe Collins	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Littrell	1
1	Jim Rivera	1
1	Jerry Snyder	1
1	Wayne Terwilliger	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Pierce	0.88
2	Corky Valentine	0.71
3	Gordon Jones	0.67
4	Early Wynn	0.60
5	Don Liddle	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gordon Jones	1
1	Don Liddle	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	7
2	Gordon Jones	6
2	Early Wynn	6
4	Corky Valentine	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Ray Narleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.343
2	Willie Mays	.341
3	Don Mueller	.338
4	Bobby Avila	.338
5	Ted Williams	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	49
2	Willie Mays	41
3	Gil Hodges	40
4	Hank Sauer	38
4	Duke Snider	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	135
2	Duke Snider	125
3	Yogi Berra	124
4	Stan Musial	123
5	Gil Hodges	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	33
2	Jackie Jensen	21
3	Dee Fondy	20
4	Minnie Minoso	18
4	Johnny Temple	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.29
2	Mike Garcia	2.55
3	Bob Lemon	2.60
4	Ned Garver	2.69
5	Sandy Consuegra	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	23
2	Robin Roberts	22
2	Early Wynn	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	21
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	180
2	Harvey Haddix	176
3	Robin Roberts	172
4	Carl Erskine	158
5	Early Wynn	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Jim Hughes	23
3	Frank Smith	20
4	Marv Grissom	17
5	Ellis Kinder	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Alex Grammas	.447
2	Eddie Mathews	.434
3	Harvey Kuenn	.433
4	Bobby Avila	.417
5	Rip Repulski	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	7
2	Eddie Mathews	5
3	Yogi Berra	4
3	Del Crandall	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	23
2	Yogi Berra	21
3	Duke Snider	13
4	Bobby Avila	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spook Jacobs	5
2	Bill Bruton	4
2	Ed McGhee	4
4	Bobby Avila	3
4	Nellie Fox	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.55
2	Dean Stone	0.67
3	Bob Lemon	1.00
4	Ned Garver	1.08
5	Art Houtteman	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ruben Gomez	4
2	Dave Jolly	3
2	Lou Kretlow	3
2	Bob Lemon	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	29
2	Johnny Antonelli	26
3	Early Wynn	25
4	Billy Pierce	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	3
2	Hal Jeffcoat	2
2	Don Johnson	2
2	Ray Narleski	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sid Gordon	.431
2	Ted Kluszewski	.400
3	Alex Grammas	.395
4	Harvey Kuenn	.386
5	Willie Mays	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	14
2	Gil Hodges	9
2	Duke Snider	9
4	Yogi Berra	7
4	Vic Wertz	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	43
2	Yogi Berra	35
3	Del Ennis	29
4	Carl Furillo	27
4	Gil Hodges	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spook Jacobs	12
2	Bobby Avila	7
2	Bill Bruton	7
4	Nellie Fox	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.48
2	Bob Lemon	1.46
3	Art Houtteman	1.59
4	Early Wynn	1.77
5	Johnny Schmitz	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ruben Gomez	6
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Early Wynn	6
4	Billy Loes	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	50
2	Gordon Jones	41
3	Johnny Antonelli	37
4	Early Wynn	36
5	2 tied	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.345
2	Willie Mays	.341
3	Bobby Avila	.341
4	Ted Williams	.340
5	Stan Musial	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	49
2	Willie Mays	41
2	Duke Snider	41
4	Gil Hodges	40
4	Hank Sauer	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	136
2	Stan Musial	132
3	Duke Snider	130
4	Yogi Berra	128
5	Gil Hodges	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	33
2	Dee Fondy	21
2	Jackie Jensen	21
4	Minnie Minoso	20
5	Johnny Temple	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.26
2	Mike Garcia	2.57
3	Bob Lemon	2.67
4	Ned Garver	2.69
5	Virgil Trucks	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	24
2	Robin Roberts	23
3	Warren Spahn	22
3	Early Wynn	22
5	Johnny Antonelli	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	198
2	Bob Turley	193
3	Robin Roberts	187
4	Carl Erskine	168
5	Early Wynn	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	27
2	Jim Hughes	23
3	Frank Smith	20
4	Marv Grissom	17
5	Ellis Kinder	16