On This Day

Wednesday, August 18, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	84	33	.718	--
Yankees	82	37	.689	3.0
White Sox	77	44	.636	9.0
Tigers	52	65	.444	32.0
Senators	49	67	.422	34.5
Red Sox	49	67	.422	34.5
Athletics	39	78	.333	45.0
Orioles	39	80	.328	46.0

Games

White Sox 4, Orioles 1

Indians 4, Tigers 0

Yankees 6, Athletics 1

Red Sox 9, Senators 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	72	44	.621	--
Dodgers	71	47	.602	2.0
Braves	67	48	.583	4.5
Phillies	57	59	.491	15.0
Redlegs	56	62	.475	17.0
Cardinals	55	62	.470	17.5
Cubs	46	71	.393	26.5
Pirates	44	75	.370	29.5

Games

Braves 3, Cardinals 1

Giants 6, Phillies 2

Dodgers 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Sievers	4
2	Chico Carrasquel	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Minnie Minoso	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dusty Rhodes	2
2	Bobby Avila	1
2	Bobby Morgan	1
2	Stan Musial	1
2	Al Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dusty Rhodes	5
2	Roy Sievers	3
2	Bill Skowron	3
2	Al Smith	3
5	3 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Collins	1
1	Mickey Mantle	1
1	Duke Snider	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	0.69
2	Carl Erskine	0.67
3	Sandy Consuegra	0.50
4	Harvey Haddix	0.43
4	Mickey McDermott	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	9
2	Carl Erskine	6
3	Don Larsen	5
4	Sandy Consuegra	3
4	9 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Jim Hughes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.352
2	Irv Noren	.344
3	Stan Musial	.342
4	Don Mueller	.335
5	Ted Williams	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	37
2	Ted Kluszewski	35
3	Hank Sauer	33
4	Eddie Mathews	32
4	Stan Musial	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	110
2	Duke Snider	99
3	Gil Hodges	95
4	Larry Doby	94
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	Mike Garcia	2.31
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.32
3	Ned Garver	2.49
4	Steve Gromek	2.50
5	Bob Porterfield	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	19
2	Johnny Antonelli	18
3	Bob Lemon	17
3	Virgil Trucks	17
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	144
2	Robin Roberts	143
3	Carl Erskine	133
4	Bob Turley	130
5	Virgil Trucks	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	24
2	Jim Hughes	19
3	Frank Smith	17
4	Marv Grissom	14
5	Ellis Kinder	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Dark	.422
2	Al Kaline	.411
3	Willie Mays	.390
4	Stan Musial	.390
5	Bobby Avila	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	6
2	Al Dark	5
2	Mickey Mantle	5
4	Bobby Avila	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	19
2	Carl Furillo	18
3	Roy Sievers	17
4	Joe Cunningham	15
4	Larry Doby	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Andy Carey	4
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Fred Hatfield	3
2	Harvey Kuenn	3
5	7 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.00
2	Johnny Klippstein	0.95
3	Sonny Dixon	0.98
4	Harry Byrd	1.04
5	Frank Sullivan	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	4
1	Robin Roberts	4
3	Carl Erskine	3
3	Mike Garcia	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	22
2	Whitey Ford	21
3	Carl Erskine	20
4	Jack Harshman	19
5	Harry Byrd	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	3
1	Johnny Sain	3
3	Morrie Martin	2
3	Don Mossi	2
3	Ray Narleski	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.413
2	Andy Pafko	.371
3	Frank Thomas	.371
4	Harvey Kuenn	.370
5	Stan Musial	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	12
1	Ted Williams	12
3	Ted Kluszewski	11
3	Eddie Mathews	11
5	Jackie Jensen	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	31
1	Roy Sievers	31
1	Ted Williams	31
4	Eddie Mathews	29
5	Jackie Jensen	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Klippstein	1.07
2	Steve Gromek	1.63
3	Bob Lemon	1.73
4	Jack Harshman	1.81
5	Jake Thies	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	8
2	Brooks Lawrence	7
2	Robin Roberts	7
4	Carl Erskine	6
4	Bob Grim	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	49
2	Jack Harshman	44
3	Robin Roberts	40
4	Harvey Haddix	39
5	Whitey Ford	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	6
2	Jim Hughes	4
2	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Ray Narleski	4
5	5 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.368
2	Stan Musial	.356
3	Don Mueller	.343
4	Red Schoendienst	.339
5	Jackie Robinson	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	44
2	Duke Snider	43
3	Eddie Mathews	42
4	Ted Kluszewski	39
4	Hank Sauer	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	147
2	Duke Snider	138
3	Al Rosen	129
4	Larry Doby	127
5	Del Ennis	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	29
2	Dee Fondy	21
2	Jackie Jensen	21
2	Minnie Minoso	21
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.33
2	Steve Gromek	2.52
3	Bob Keegan	2.53
4	Mike Garcia	2.68
5	Bob Porterfield	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	22
1	Bob Lemon	22
1	Robin Roberts	22
1	Virgil Trucks	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	199
2	Robin Roberts	195
3	Bob Turley	191
4	Carl Erskine	182
5	Virgil Trucks	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	30
2	Jim Hughes	21
2	Ellis Kinder	21
4	Frank Smith	18
5	2 tied	14