On This Day

Friday, September 17, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	106	40	.726	--
Yankees	98	48	.671	8.0
White Sox	91	56	.619	15.5
Tigers	64	82	.438	42.0
Red Sox	63	82	.434	42.5
Senators	62	83	.428	43.5
Orioles	51	96	.347	55.5
Athletics	49	97	.336	57.0

Games

Orioles 5, White Sox 1

Indians 6, Tigers 3

Yankees 10, Athletics 3

Senators 8, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	92	54	.630	--
Dodgers	88	59	.599	4.5
Braves	85	60	.586	6.5
Phillies	70	76	.479	22.0
Redlegs	70	76	.479	22.0
Cardinals	67	78	.462	24.5
Cubs	60	86	.411	32.0
Pirates	52	95	.354	40.5

Games

Phillies 4, Giants 3

Pirates 9, Dodgers 1

Braves 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Byrne	3
1	Don Mueller	3
1	Andy Pafko	3
4	Wayne Belardi	2
4	19 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Chuck Diering	1
1	Alex Grammas	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	5
2	Bobby Avila	4
2	Dean Stone	4
4	Tommy Byrne	3
4	Ed Fitz Gerald	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Young	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dean Stone	1.80
2	Bob Turley	0.78
3	Frank Sullivan	0.75
4	Johnny Antonelli	0.70
5	Tommy Byrne	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Dave Jolly	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Robin Roberts	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Stone	9
2	Tommy Byrne	8
3	Johnny Antonelli	7
3	Bob Turley	7
5	Hal Brown	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ernie Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.343
2	Willie Mays	.341
3	Bobby Avila	.338
4	Don Mueller	.336
5	Ted Williams	.332

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	Yogi Berra	123
3	Stan Musial	123
5	Gil Hodges	122

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	2.29
2	Mike Garcia	2.55
3	Bob Lemon	2.60
4	Ned Garver	2.69
5	Sandy Consuegra	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	23
2	Robin Roberts	22
3	Johnny Antonelli	21
3	Early Wynn	21
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	180
2	Harvey Haddix	176
3	Robin Roberts	172
4	Carl Erskine	158
5	2 tied	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	.451
2	Alex Grammas	.436
3	Bobby Avila	.429
3	Al Rosen	.429
5	Harvey Kuenn	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	8
2	Del Crandall	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5
4	Yogi Berra	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	24
2	Yogi Berra	21
3	Del Ennis	14
3	Duke Snider	14
5	Del Crandall	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.47
2	Jim Konstanty	0.63
3	Dean Stone	0.67
4	Bob Lemon	1.00
5	Ned Garver	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ruben Gomez	4
1	Dave Jolly	4
3	Lou Kretlow	3
3	Bob Lemon	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	35
2	Johnny Antonelli	26
3	Early Wynn	19
4	Tommy Byrne	17
4	2 others tied	17

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	Sid Gordon	.420
2	Ted Kluszewski	.398
3	Alex Grammas	.388
4	Bobby Avila	.383
5	Harvey Kuenn	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	14
2	Gil Hodges	9
2	Duke Snider	9
4	Yogi Berra	7
4	Vic Wertz	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	42
2	Yogi Berra	35
3	Del Ennis	29
4	Gil Hodges	28
5	Carl Furillo	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spook Jacobs	12
2	Bobby Avila	7
2	Bill Bruton	7
4	Nellie Fox	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.48
2	Early Wynn	1.39
3	Bob Lemon	1.46
4	Art Houtteman	1.59
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	50
2	Johnny Antonelli	37
3	Harvey Haddix	35
3	Gordon Jones	35
5	4 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	.344
2	Willie Mays	.341
3	Bobby Avila	.341
4	Stan Musial	.341
5	Ted Williams	.337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	135
1	Stan Musial	135
3	Duke Snider	130
4	Yogi Berra	127
5	Larry Doby	126

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	2.26
2	Mike Garcia	2.66
3	Bob Lemon	2.67
4	Ned Garver	2.67
5	Virgil Trucks	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	24
2	Robin Roberts	23
3	Warren Spahn	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	21
4	Early Wynn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	204
2	Bob Turley	193
3	Robin Roberts	187
4	Carl Erskine	172
5	2 tied	152

Saves

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