On This Day

Thursday, September 16, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 105 40 .724 --
Yankees 97 48 .669 8.0
White Sox 91 55 .623 14.5
Tigers 64 81 .441 41.0
Red Sox 63 81 .438 41.5
Senators 61 83 .424 43.5
Orioles 50 96 .342 55.5
Athletics 49 96 .338 56.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 92 53 .634 --
Dodgers 88 58 .603 4.5
Braves 84 60 .583 7.5
Redlegs 70 76 .479 22.5
Phillies 69 76 .476 23.0
Cardinals 67 77 .465 24.5
Cubs 60 86 .411 32.5
Pirates 51 95 .349 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Mays 4
2 Eddie Mathews 3
2 Lloyd Merriman 3
2 Wally Post 3
2 Davey Williams 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Al Dark 1
1 Ted Kluszewski 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Monte Irvin 4
1 Wally Post 4
3 Yogi Berra 3
4 Bobby Adams 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Delsing 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Johnny Temple 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marv Grissom 0.38
2 Ruben Gomez 0.36
3 Lew Burdette 0.29
3 Joe Nuxhall 0.29
5 George Zuverink 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Joe Nuxhall 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 4
1 Joe Nuxhall 4
3 Marv Grissom 3
3 George Zuverink 3
5 Lew Burdette 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .343
2 Willie Mays .343
3 Bobby Avila .338
4 Ted Williams .336
5 Stan Musial .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 49
2 Gil Hodges 40
2 Willie Mays 40
4 Duke Snider 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 134
2 Duke Snider 125
3 Stan Musial 123
4 Gil Hodges 122
5 Yogi Berra 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 33
2 Jackie Jensen 21
3 Dee Fondy 20
4 Minnie Minoso 18
4 Johnny Temple 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.21
2 Mike Garcia 2.55
3 Bob Lemon 2.66
4 Ned Garver 2.69
5 Sandy Consuegra 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 22
2 Johnny Antonelli 21
2 Robin Roberts 21
2 Early Wynn 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 174
2 Bob Turley 173
3 Robin Roberts 170
4 Carl Erskine 158
5 Virgil Trucks 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 25
2 Jim Hughes 23
3 Frank Smith 20
4 Marv Grissom 16
5 Ellis Kinder 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Mathews .458
2 Alex Grammas .425
3 Al Rosen .424
4 Bobby Avila .420
5 Harvey Kuenn .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 8
2 Del Crandall 5
2 Gil Hodges 5
2 Eddie Mathews 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 24
2 Yogi Berra 16
3 Pee Wee Reese 15
3 Duke Snider 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Spook Jacobs 6
2 Bill Bruton 5
3 Ed McGhee 4
4 Bobby Avila 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.51
2 Jim Konstanty 0.63
3 Dean Stone 1.00
4 Bob Lemon 1.08
5 Warren Hacker 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 4
2 Dave Jolly 3
2 Lou Kretlow 3
2 Johnny Podres 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 28
2 Johnny Antonelli 19
2 Early Wynn 19
4 Harvey Haddix 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 2
1 Hal Jeffcoat 2
1 Don Johnson 2
4 Al Aber 1
4 21 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .410
2 Sid Gordon .406
3 Harvey Kuenn .392
4 Bobby Avila .388
5 Jack Dittmer .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 14
2 Gil Hodges 9
2 Duke Snider 9
4 Vic Wertz 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 42
2 Yogi Berra 31
3 Del Ennis 29
4 Gil Hodges 28
5 Duke Snider 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Spook Jacobs 12
2 Bobby Avila 7
2 Bill Bruton 7
4 Jim Busby 5
4 Nellie Fox 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.50
2 Early Wynn 1.39
3 Art Houtteman 1.59
4 Bob Lemon 1.75
5 Johnny Schmitz 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 6
1 Bob Lemon 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
1 Early Wynn 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 45
2 Johnny Antonelli 38
3 Gordon Jones 35
4 Whitey Ford 33
4 3 others tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 5
2 Don Johnson 4
3 Mike Garcia 3
3 Hal Jeffcoat 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .346
2 Willie Mays .343
3 Stan Musial .342
4 Ted Williams .341
5 Bobby Avila .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 49
2 Duke Snider 41
3 Gil Hodges 40
3 Willie Mays 40
5 3 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 136
2 Ted Kluszewski 135
3 Duke Snider 130
4 Larry Doby 129
5 2 tied 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 33
2 Dee Fondy 21
2 Jackie Jensen 21
4 Minnie Minoso 20
5 Johnny Temple 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.19
2 Mike Garcia 2.66
3 Ned Garver 2.68
4 Bob Lemon 2.73
5 Virgil Trucks 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 23
2 Robin Roberts 22
2 Warren Spahn 22
4 Johnny Antonelli 21
4 Early Wynn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 202
2 Bob Turley 194
3 Robin Roberts 185
4 Carl Erskine 172
5 Virgil Trucks 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 27
2 Jim Hughes 23
3 Frank Smith 20
4 Ellis Kinder 17
5 Marv Grissom 16