On This Day

Wednesday, August 11, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	77	33	.700	--
Yankees	75	37	.670	3.0
White Sox	72	42	.632	7.0
Tigers	50	60	.455	27.0
Senators	47	62	.431	29.5
Red Sox	46	63	.422	30.5
Orioles	39	73	.348	39.0
Athletics	37	73	.336	40.0

Games

Red Sox 10, Senators 1

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

White Sox 1, Orioles 0

Indians 2, Tigers 0

Yankees 3, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	41	.631	--
Dodgers	67	45	.598	3.5
Braves	62	47	.569	7.0
Phillies	55	53	.509	13.5
Redlegs	54	58	.482	16.5
Cardinals	52	59	.468	18.0
Cubs	44	67	.396	26.0
Pirates	39	73	.348	31.5

Games

Redlegs 8, Cubs 1

Dodgers 3, Phillies 2

Braves 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Piersall	4
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
2	Pete Runnels	3
2	Ted Williams	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Greengrass	2
1	Ted Kluszewski	2
1	Jim Piersall	2
1	Ted Williams	2
5	8 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	4
2	Jim Piersall	3
3	Billy Consolo	2
3	Joe Cunningham	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Al Kaline	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Byrd	0.78
2	Mike Garcia	0.71
3	Johnny Schmitz	0.70
4	Connie Marrero	0.67
5	Virgil Trucks	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Byrd	7
1	Johnny Schmitz	7
1	Virgil Trucks	7
4	Mike Garcia	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Camilo Pascual	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.356
2	Irv Noren	.344
3	Stan Musial	.338
4	Don Mueller	.335
5	Wally Moon	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Eddie Mathews	32
2	Hank Sauer	32
4	Ted Kluszewski	31
5	Stan Musial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	104
2	Duke Snider	94
3	Gil Hodges	92
4	Larry Doby	89
5	Minnie Minoso	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	25
2	Dee Fondy	17
2	Jackie Jensen	17
4	Johnny Temple	15
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garver	2.27
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.28
3	Mike Garcia	2.36
4	Virgil Trucks	2.43
5	Bob Porterfield	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	17
1	Robin Roberts	17
1	Virgil Trucks	17
4	Bob Grim	15
4	3 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	138
2	Harvey Haddix	137
3	Bob Turley	128
4	Virgil Trucks	124
5	Carl Erskine	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Jim Hughes	18
3	Frank Smith	17
4	Marv Grissom	14
5	Ellis Kinder	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.422
2	Nellie Fox	.420
3	Al Dark	.415
4	Yogi Berra	.414
5	Hank Aaron	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	7
1	Ted Williams	7
3	Joe Adcock	6
3	Larry Doby	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	19
2	Joe Adcock	17
2	Larry Doby	17
2	Eddie Mathews	17
2	Roy Sievers	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Harvey Kuenn	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Johnson	0.00
2	Johnny Klippstein	0.64
3	Ned Garver	0.67
4	Joe Coleman	0.84
5	Jim Wilson	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Grim	4
2	Johnny Antonelli	3
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Ned Garver	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	23
2	Robin Roberts	21
3	Dick Littlefield	20
4	Virgil Trucks	19
5	Carl Erskine	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	5
2	Marv Grissom	3
2	Dave Jolly	3
2	Ellis Kinder	3
5	3 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Minnie Minoso	.365
2	Frank Thomas	.364
3	Stan Musial	.359
4	Pee Wee Reese	.357
5	Ted Williams	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	14
2	Eddie Mathews	13
3	Larry Doby	11
4	Ted Kluszewski	9
4	Hank Sauer	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	33
2	Ted Williams	31
3	Larry Doby	28
3	Jackie Jensen	28
5	Roy Sievers	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
1	Dee Fondy	7
3	Jackie Jensen	6
4	Richie Ashburn	4
4	Johnny Temple	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Byrd	1.80
2	Virgil Trucks	1.84
3	Corky Valentine	1.89
4	Early Wynn	1.98
5	Bob Grim	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	6
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
4	Bob Grim	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	39
2	Carl Erskine	37
2	Jack Harshman	37
4	Harvey Haddix	36
5	Virgil Trucks	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
3	Marv Grissom	3
3	Harvey Haddix	3
3	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.370
2	Stan Musial	.353
3	Don Mueller	.344
4	Red Schoendienst	.338
5	Jackie Robinson	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	47
2	Eddie Mathews	43
2	Stan Musial	43
4	Larry Doby	38
4	Hank Sauer	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	145
1	Duke Snider	145
3	Al Rosen	132
4	Larry Doby	125
5	2 tied	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	30
2	Minnie Minoso	24
3	Jackie Jensen	22
4	Dee Fondy	21
5	Jim Rivera	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garver	2.50
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.50
3	Bob Keegan	2.51
4	Steve Gromek	2.58
5	Bob Porterfield	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Trucks	23
2	Carl Erskine	22
3	Harvey Haddix	21
3	Bob Lemon	21
3	Robin Roberts	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	203
2	Harvey Haddix	198
3	Bob Turley	189
4	Carl Erskine	180
5	Virgil Trucks	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	29
2	Ellis Kinder	24
3	Jim Hughes	20
4	Frank Smith	18
5	Marv Grissom	14