On This Day

Tuesday, August 24, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	88	35	.715	--
Yankees	84	40	.677	4.5
White Sox	81	45	.643	8.5
Tigers	55	68	.447	33.0
Red Sox	53	68	.438	34.0
Senators	51	70	.421	36.0
Athletics	41	81	.336	46.5
Orioles	39	85	.315	49.5

Games

Tigers 8, Red Sox 7

Yankees 9, Orioles 2

Athletics 4, Indians 1

White Sox 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	44	.636	--
Dodgers	74	49	.602	4.0
Braves	69	51	.575	7.5
Phillies	59	62	.488	18.0
Redlegs	59	65	.476	19.5
Cardinals	58	64	.475	19.5
Cubs	48	75	.390	30.0
Pirates	45	79	.363	33.5

Games

Giants 5, Cubs 1

Dodgers 12, Redlegs 4

Braves 5, Phillies 1

Pirates 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sandy Amoros	3
1	Ray Boone	3
1	Bill Bruton	3
1	Joe Cunningham	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sandy Amoros	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Carl Furillo	1
2	Sid Gordon	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	4
2	Sandy Amoros	3
2	Yogi Berra	3
2	Sid Gordon	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Harshman	0.91
2	Dean Stone	0.67
3	Dick Littlefield	0.64
4	Ruben Gomez	0.62
5	Whitey Ford	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Johnny Gray	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	10
2	Dick Littlefield	7
3	Harvey Haddix	6
3	Dean Stone	6
5	Ruben Gomez	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vern Law	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1
1	George Zuverink	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.351
2	Ted Williams	.347
3	Stan Musial	.345
4	Don Mueller	.336
5	Irv Noren	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	37
2	Ted Kluszewski	36
3	Hank Sauer	34
4	Gil Hodges	32
4	2 others tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	111
2	Larry Doby	102
2	Duke Snider	102
4	Ted Kluszewski	99
5	Gil Hodges	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Jackie Jensen	19
3	Dee Fondy	17
4	Johnny Temple	16
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.40
2	Mike Garcia	2.54
3	Virgil Trucks	2.62
4	Jack Harshman	2.69
5	Bob Porterfield	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	19
2	Johnny Antonelli	18
2	Bob Lemon	18
2	Virgil Trucks	18
5	Early Wynn	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	153
2	Harvey Haddix	150
3	Carl Erskine	137
4	Bob Turley	135
5	Virgil Trucks	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Jim Hughes	20
3	Frank Smith	18
4	Marv Grissom	14
5	Ellis Kinder	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.446
2	Willie Mays	.405
3	Stan Musial	.392
4	Jackie Jensen	.388
5	Bobby Avila	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	7
2	Jim Greengrass	6
3	Frank Thomas	5
4	Ernie Banks	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	17
1	Frank Thomas	17
3	Ted Kluszewski	16
4	Jim Busby	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spook Jacobs	6
2	Andy Carey	4
3	Nellie Fox	3
3	Fred Hatfield	3
3	Jackie Jensen	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.26
2	Jake Thies	0.53
3	Johnny Klippstein	0.93
4	Warren Spahn	1.00
5	Gordon Jones	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Jack Harshman	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Billy Loes	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	30
2	Whitey Ford	25
3	Carl Erskine	19
4	Dick Littlefield	18
4	Robin Roberts	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Mossi	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
3	Al Brazle	2
3	Fritz Dorish	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.387
2	Al Kaline	.378
3	Smoky Burgess	.371
4	Jackie Robinson	.371
5	Minnie Minoso	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	9
2	Dusty Rhodes	8
2	Frank Thomas	8
2	Ted Williams	8
5	7 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	31
2	Jackie Jensen	30
3	Roy Sievers	29
3	Frank Thomas	29
5	Carl Furillo	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	8
2	Spook Jacobs	6
2	Jackie Jensen	6
4	Andy Carey	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jake Thies	1.01
2	Johnny Klippstein	1.04
3	Bob Lemon	1.50
4	Jack Harshman	1.57
5	Warren Spahn	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	7
2	Bob Grim	6
2	Jack Harshman	6
4	Gene Conley	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	62
2	Carl Erskine	43
3	Whitey Ford	41
4	Robin Roberts	40
5	Harvey Haddix	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	7
2	Jim Hughes	4
3	Al Brazle	3
3	Fritz Dorish	3
3	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.367
2	Stan Musial	.358
3	Ted Williams	.353
4	Don Mueller	.343
5	Red Schoendienst	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	43
2	Duke Snider	42
3	Eddie Mathews	40
3	Hank Sauer	40
5	Ted Kluszewski	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	144
2	Larry Doby	134
3	Duke Snider	131
4	Del Ennis	124
5	2 tied	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	28
2	Jackie Jensen	22
3	Dee Fondy	21
4	Minnie Minoso	20
5	Johnny Temple	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.44
2	Bob Keegan	2.56
3	Bob Porterfield	2.57
4	Warren Spahn	2.75
5	Steve Gromek	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	22
1	Robin Roberts	22
3	Carl Erskine	21
3	Virgil Trucks	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	199
2	Robin Roberts	196
3	Bob Turley	186
4	Carl Erskine	180
5	Early Wynn	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	31
2	Jim Hughes	21
3	Ellis Kinder	20
4	Frank Smith	19
5	2 tied	14