On This Day

Sunday, August 15, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	82	33	.713	--
Yankees	80	37	.684	3.0
White Sox	74	44	.627	9.5
Tigers	52	63	.452	30.0
Senators	49	65	.430	32.5
Red Sox	47	67	.412	34.5
Athletics	39	76	.339	43.0
Orioles	39	77	.336	43.5

Games

Tigers 2, White Sox 1

Tigers 8, White Sox 7

Indians 5, Orioles 2

Indians 3, Orioles 1

Yankees 14, Red Sox 9

Senators 4, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	44	.614	--
Dodgers	70	45	.609	0.5
Braves	66	47	.584	3.5
Phillies	56	57	.496	13.5
Redlegs	56	60	.483	15.0
Cardinals	54	61	.470	16.5
Cubs	44	71	.383	26.5
Pirates	43	74	.368	28.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Giants 4

Cardinals 14, Redlegs 12

Braves 2, Cubs 1

Pirates 9, Phillies 6

Phillies 7, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Preston Ward	6
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Del Ennis	5
4	Gair Allie	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Harry Agganis	1
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Matt Batts	1
1	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Agganis	4
1	Joe Cunningham	4
1	Fred Hatfield	4
1	Johnny Temple	4
5	10 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Hatfield	3
2	Nellie Fox	2
3	Bill Bruton	1
3	Jim Delsing	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike Garcia	0.71
2	Billy Loes	0.64
3	Gene Conley	0.44
3	Ned Garver	0.44
5	2 tied	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Cot Deal	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Loes	7
2	Cot Deal	5
2	Mike Garcia	5
4	Gene Conley	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Johnny Hetki	1
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	Don Mossi	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.351
2	Ted Williams	.346
3	Irv Noren	.345
4	Stan Musial	.339
5	Don Mueller	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	37
2	Ted Kluszewski	35
3	Eddie Mathews	32
3	Hank Sauer	32
5	Stan Musial	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	109
2	Duke Snider	96
3	Larry Doby	94
4	Gil Hodges	93
5	Ted Kluszewski	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Dee Fondy	17
2	Jackie Jensen	17
4	Johnny Temple	16
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.28
2	Mike Garcia	2.31
3	Ned Garver	2.49
4	Steve Gromek	2.50
5	Bob Porterfield	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	18
2	Johnny Antonelli	17
2	Virgil Trucks	17
4	Bob Grim	16
4	Bob Lemon	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	141
1	Robin Roberts	141
3	Bob Turley	128
4	Carl Erskine	127
5	Virgil Trucks	126

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	24
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	Al Dark	.531
2	Ted Kluszewski	.415
3	Nellie Fox	.407
4	Al Kaline	.403
5	Richie Ashburn	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	7
2	Al Dark	6
3	Larry Doby	5
3	Mickey Mantle	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	18
1	Carl Furillo	18
1	Stan Musial	18
1	Roy Sievers	18
5	Eddie Mathews	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Andy Carey	4
3	Nellie Fox	3
3	Fred Hatfield	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.50
2	Jim Wilson	0.56
3	Johnny Klippstein	0.90
4	Gordon Jones	1.29
5	Warren Spahn	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Mike Garcia	3
1	Ned Garver	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	26
2	Carl Erskine	23
3	Dick Littlefield	21
3	Virgil Trucks	21
3	Early Wynn	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	4
2	Al Brazle	3
3	Marv Grissom	2
3	Ellis Kinder	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.387
2	Minnie Minoso	.377
3	Yogi Berra	.354
4	Nellie Fox	.352
5	Stan Musial	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	13
2	Larry Doby	12
2	Ted Kluszewski	12
4	Eddie Mathews	11
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	33
2	Jackie Jensen	32
3	Carl Furillo	31
3	Eddie Mathews	31
3	Ted Williams	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	8
2	Jackie Jensen	6
3	Andy Carey	5
4	Richie Ashburn	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Klippstein	1.19
2	Steve Gromek	1.63
3	Corky Valentine	1.78
4	Harry Byrd	1.80
5	Jack Harshman	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	7
1	Bob Lemon	7
1	Robin Roberts	7
4	Bob Grim	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	49
2	Carl Erskine	46
3	Robin Roberts	42
4	Harvey Haddix	37
4	Virgil Trucks	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	6
2	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Ray Narleski	5
4	Al Brazle	3
4	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.370
2	Stan Musial	.352
3	Don Mueller	.344
4	Red Schoendienst	.343
5	Jackie Robinson	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	47
2	Stan Musial	43
3	Eddie Mathews	42
4	Ted Kluszewski	41
5	2 tied	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	148
2	Duke Snider	142
3	Al Rosen	133
4	Larry Doby	128
5	Del Ennis	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	31
2	Jackie Jensen	22
2	Minnie Minoso	22
4	Dee Fondy	21
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.30
2	Bob Keegan	2.51
3	Steve Gromek	2.52
4	Mike Garcia	2.68
5	Bob Porterfield	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	22
1	Virgil Trucks	22
3	Harvey Haddix	21
3	Bob Lemon	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	202
2	Robin Roberts	197
3	Bob Turley	189
4	Carl Erskine	184
5	Warren Spahn	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	30
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Jim Hughes	20
4	Frank Smith	18
5	Al Brazle	15