On This Day

Thursday, August 26, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 90 35 .720 --
Yankees 86 40 .683 4.5
White Sox 83 46 .643 9.0
Tigers 55 70 .440 35.0
Red Sox 54 69 .439 35.0
Senators 51 72 .415 38.0
Athletics 42 83 .336 48.0
Orioles 40 86 .317 50.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 45 .634 --
Dodgers 75 49 .605 3.5
Braves 71 51 .582 6.5
Phillies 59 64 .480 19.0
Cardinals 59 65 .476 19.5
Redlegs 59 66 .472 20.0
Cubs 49 76 .392 30.0
Pirates 46 80 .365 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Kell 5
1 Willie Mays 5
3 Irv Noren 4
3 Bob Talbot 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Joe Cunningham 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 3
2 Hank Bauer 2
2 Andy Carey 2
2 Joe DeMaestri 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Jim Finigan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Early Wynn 1.25
2 Charlie Bishop 0.75
3 Mickey McDermott 0.70
4 Johnny Antonelli 0.56
5 Sid Hudson 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Charlie Bishop 1
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 7
2 Johnny Antonelli 5
2 Early Wynn 5
4 Bob Grim 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vern Law 1
1 Dick Strahs 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .349
2 Duke Snider .346
3 Stan Musial .345
4 Irv Noren .341
5 Don Mueller .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 38
2 Ted Kluszewski 36
3 Gil Hodges 34
3 Hank Sauer 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 113
2 Larry Doby 103
3 Duke Snider 102
4 Gil Hodges 100
4 Ted Kluszewski 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 27
2 Jackie Jensen 20
3 Dee Fondy 17
4 Johnny Temple 16
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.34
2 Mike Garcia 2.53
3 Virgil Trucks 2.62
4 Jack Harshman 2.69
5 Bob Porterfield 2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 153
2 Harvey Haddix 150
3 Bob Turley 139
4 Carl Erskine 137
5 Virgil Trucks 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 25
2 Jim Hughes 21
3 Frank Smith 18
4 Marv Grissom 14
5 Ellis Kinder 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .447
2 Preston Ward .432
3 Al Kaline .420
4 Jackie Jensen .409
5 Stan Musial .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Furillo 5
1 Jim Greengrass 5
1 Gil Hodges 5
1 Ted Kluszewski 5
1 Frank Thomas 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 17
1 Frank Thomas 17
3 Ted Kluszewski 15
4 Larry Doby 14
4 Jackie Jensen 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 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
2 Jack Harshman 0.26
3 Gordon Jones 0.69
4 Warren Spahn 1.00
5 Johnny Klippstein 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 4
2 Charlie Bishop 3
2 Whitey Ford 3
2 Jack Harshman 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 30
2 Whitey Ford 25
3 Carl Erskine 19
3 Billy Pierce 19
5 Early Wynn 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Don Mossi 3
1 Ray Narleski 3
4 Al Brazle 2
4 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .400
2 Willie Mays .384
3 George Kell .377
4 Al Kaline .374
5 Stan Musial .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 9
2 Gil Hodges 8
2 Ted Kluszewski 8
2 Dusty Rhodes 8
5 9 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 32
1 Carl Furillo 32
3 Jackie Jensen 30
4 Ted Williams 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 7
2 Spook Jacobs 6
2 Jackie Jensen 6
4 Harvey Kuenn 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gordon Jones 0.82
2 Johnny Klippstein 1.04
3 Jack Harshman 1.50
4 Warren Spahn 1.59
5 Early Wynn 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 8
2 Bob Grim 6
3 Johnny Antonelli 5
3 Whitey Ford 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 46
2 Robin Roberts 40
3 Early Wynn 39
4 Whitey Ford 38
5 Carl Erskine 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .363
2 Stan Musial .360
3 Ted Williams .355
4 Don Mueller .344
5 Willie Mays .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 145
2 Larry Doby 135
3 Duke Snider 129
4 Ray Jablonski 119
5 Del Ennis 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 29
2 Jackie Jensen 23
3 Dee Fondy 21
4 Minnie Minoso 20
5 Johnny Temple 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.32
2 Bob Porterfield 2.52
3 Bob Keegan 2.56
4 Warren Spahn 2.75
5 Bob Lemon 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 23
2 Johnny Antonelli 21
2 Robin Roberts 21
2 Virgil Trucks 21
2 Early Wynn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 199
2 Robin Roberts 191
3 Bob Turley 190
4 Carl Erskine 176
5 Early Wynn 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 30
2 Jim Hughes 21
3 Ellis Kinder 20
4 Frank Smith 19
5 2 tied 14