On This Day

Friday, September 24, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 110 42 .724 --
Yankees 102 50 .671 8.0
White Sox 93 60 .608 17.5
Tigers 67 85 .441 43.0
Red Sox 67 85 .441 43.0
Senators 66 86 .434 44.0
Orioles 54 99 .353 56.5
Athletics 50 102 .329 60.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 96 56 .632 --
Dodgers 90 62 .592 6.0
Braves 88 64 .579 8.0
Phillies 74 78 .487 22.0
Redlegs 74 78 .487 22.0
Cardinals 71 81 .467 25.0
Cubs 62 90 .408 34.0
Pirates 53 99 .349 43.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Mueller 5
2 Richie Ashburn 4
2 Jim Busby 4
2 Jack Littrell 4
2 Ted Williams 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Jim Delsing 1
1 Sid Gordon 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 3
1 Jack Littrell 3
1 Duke Snider 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Jim Pendleton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Arnie Portocarrero 1.22
2 Ron Mrozinski 0.75
3 Carl Erskine 0.67
3 Billy O'Dell 0.67
5 Hal Brown 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Don Liddle 1
1 Ron Mrozinski 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Arnie Portocarrero 11
2 Hal Brown 7
3 Art Schallock 6
4 Chuck Stobbs 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Aber 1
1 Jim Hughes 1
1 Robin Roberts 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .345
2 Don Mueller .342
3 Duke Snider .341
4 Ted Williams .341
5 Bobby Avila .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 49
2 Gil Hodges 41
2 Willie Mays 41
4 Hank Sauer 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 139
2 Gil Hodges 128
2 Duke Snider 128
4 Stan Musial 126
5 Larry Doby 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 34
2 Jackie Jensen 21
3 Dee Fondy 20
4 Johnny Temple 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.31
2 Mike Garcia 2.55
3 Sandy Consuegra 2.69
4 Bob Lemon 2.72
5 Ned Garver 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 185
2 Harvey Haddix 181
2 Robin Roberts 181
4 Carl Erskine 166
5 2 tied 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 25
2 Jim Hughes 24
3 Frank Smith 20
4 Marv Grissom 17
5 Ellis Kinder 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .449
2 Wally Post .444
3 Harvey Kuenn .404
4 Willie Mays .383
5 Andy Carey .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 4
1 Gil Hodges 4
1 Ted Kluszewski 4
1 Stan Lopata 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 17
2 Yogi Berra 16
3 Jim Delsing 12
3 Larry Doby 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 3
1 Nellie Fox 3
1 Ed McGhee 3
1 Lloyd Merriman 3
1 Jim Rivera 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Stone 0.00
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
1 Tom Morgan 0.00
4 Camilo Pascual 0.47
5 Duane Pillette 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Ruben Gomez 3
1 Bob Grim 3
1 Dave Jolly 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 22
2 Hal Brown 21
3 Arnie Portocarrero 20
4 Dean Stone 18
4 Early Wynn 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 3
2 Bob Chakales 2
2 Jim Hughes 2
2 Jim Konstanty 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Grammas .402
2 Willie Mays .398
3 Eddie Mathews .395
4 Harvey Kuenn .392
5 Bobby Avila .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 13
2 Gil Hodges 9
3 Duke Snider 8
4 Eddie Mathews 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 40
2 Gil Hodges 31
3 Yogi Berra 30
4 Duke Snider 26
5 Del Ennis 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 8
2 Bobby Avila 7
3 Spook Jacobs 6
4 Jim Busby 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.56
2 Dean Stone 0.84
3 Hal Brown 1.09
4 Camilo Pascual 1.34
5 Tom Morgan 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Ruben Gomez 5
2 Dave Jolly 5
2 Bob Lemon 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 50
2 Johnny Antonelli 39
3 Gordon Jones 37
4 Frank Sullivan 33
4 Early Wynn 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 4
2 Mike Garcia 3
2 Marv Grissom 3
2 Hal Jeffcoat 3
2 2 others tied 3