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Friday, October 1, 1954

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1954 World Series

New York leads series 3 - 0

New York Giants 6
Cleveland Indians 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Mays 3
2 Don Mueller 2
3 Al Dark 1
3 Larry Doby 1
3 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Wertz 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 2
1 Dusty Rhodes 2
3 Al Smith 1
3 Vic Wertz 1
3 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Garcia 0.38
2 Ruben Gomez 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Garcia 3
2 Ruben Gomez 2
2 Ray Narleski 2
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vic Wertz .500
2 Al Dark .333
2 Hank Thompson .333
4 Willie Mays .300
4 Wes Westrum .300

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Rhodes 2
2 Al Smith 1
2 Vic Wertz 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Rhodes 7
2 Vic Wertz 3
3 Willie Mays 2
3 Al Smith 2
5 5 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 1.00
2 Ruben Gomez 2.45
3 Sal Maglie 2.57
4 Ray Narleski 3.00
5 Early Wynn 3.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Marv Grissom 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 9
2 Bob Lemon 6
3 Early Wynn 5
4 Mike Garcia 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vic Wertz .500
2 Al Rosen .417
3 Bobby Avila .357
4 Willie Mays .333
4 2 others tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Rhodes 2
1 Al Rosen 2
3 Gus Bell 1
3 Ray Boone 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Rhodes 7
2 Al Rosen 5
3 Ted Kluszewski 3
3 Vic Wertz 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Grissom 0.00
1 Whitey Ford 0.00
3 Ruben Gomez 2.45
4 Sal Maglie 2.57
5 Ray Narleski 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Dean Stone 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 11
2 Bob Lemon 6
3 Robin Roberts 5
3 Early Wynn 5
5 Marv Grissom 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Trucks 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 111 43 .721 --
Yankees 103 51 .669 8.0
White Sox 94 60 .610 17.0
Red Sox 69 85 .448 42.0
Tigers 68 86 .442 43.0
Senators 66 88 .429 45.0
Orioles 54 100 .351 57.0
Athletics 51 103 .331 60.0

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 97 57 .630 --
Dodgers 92 62 .597 5.0
Braves 89 65 .578 8.0
Phillies 75 79 .487 22.0
Redlegs 74 80 .481 23.0
Cardinals 72 82 .468 25.0
Cubs 64 90 .416 33.0
Pirates 53 101 .344 44.0