Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 19, 1954

On This Day

Sunday, September 19, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	108	40	.730	--
Yankees	100	48	.676	8.0
White Sox	92	57	.617	16.5
Red Sox	64	83	.435	43.5
Tigers	64	84	.432	44.0
Senators	63	84	.429	44.5
Orioles	52	97	.349	56.5
Athletics	49	99	.331	59.0

Games

Orioles 5, White Sox 1

Indians 4, Tigers 2

Yankees 4, Athletics 2

Red Sox 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	93	54	.633	--
Dodgers	88	60	.595	5.5
Braves	85	62	.578	8.0
Redlegs	72	76	.486	21.5
Phillies	70	77	.476	23.0
Cardinals	69	78	.469	24.0
Cubs	60	88	.405	33.5
Pirates	53	95	.358	40.5

Games

Redlegs 7, Cubs 6

Pirates 1, Dodgers 0

Cardinals 7, Braves 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harvey Kuenn	5
2	Gil Coan	4
3	Dee Fondy	3
3	Fred Hatfield	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	2
2	Hank Majeski	1
2	Willard Marshall	1
2	Gil McDougald	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Majeski	3
1	Gil McDougald	3
3	Frank Baumholtz	2
3	Gil Coan	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	2
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	Alex Grammas	1
2	Lou Limmer	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Friend	0.50
2	Ted Gray	0.44
3	Tom Morgan	0.40
4	Art Fowler	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Karl Drews	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Lary	5
2	Bob Chakales	4
2	Ted Gray	4
4	Art Fowler	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Chakales	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Don Mossi	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.342
2	Willie Mays	.341
3	Don Mueller	.338
4	Bobby Avila	.338
5	Ted Williams	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	49
2	Willie Mays	41
3	Gil Hodges	40
4	Eddie Mathews	39
4	Hank Sauer	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	137
2	Duke Snider	125
3	Yogi Berra	124
3	Stan Musial	124
5	Gil Hodges	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	34
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	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	23
2	Robin Roberts	22
2	Early Wynn	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	21
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	180
2	Harvey Haddix	176
3	Robin Roberts	172
4	Carl Erskine	158
5	Early Wynn	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Jim Hughes	23
3	Frank Smith	20
4	Marv Grissom	17
5	Ellis Kinder	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.467
2	Alex Grammas	.450
3	Eddie Mathews	.444
4	Bobby Avila	.426
5	Johnny Temple	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	7
1	Eddie Mathews	7
3	Yogi Berra	4
3	Wally Post	4
3	Duke Snider	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	24
2	Yogi Berra	21
3	Eddie Mathews	13
3	Wally Post	13
3	Duke Snider	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dean Stone	0.00
2	Joe Coleman	0.50
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.55
4	Camilo Pascual	0.63
5	Morrie Martin	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Garcia	3
1	Ruben Gomez	3
1	Harvey Haddix	3
1	Dave Jolly	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	29
2	Johnny Antonelli	26
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Brooks Lawrence	18
4	Billy Pierce	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Chakales	2
1	Marv Grissom	2
1	Jim Konstanty	2
1	Ray Narleski	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.407
2	Eddie Mathews	.403
3	Alex Grammas	.400
3	Ted Kluszewski	.400
5	Dee Fondy	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	13
2	Duke Snider	9
3	Gil Hodges	8
4	Yogi Berra	7
4	Eddie Mathews	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	42
2	Yogi Berra	33
3	Del Ennis	29
4	Carl Furillo	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spook Jacobs	12
2	Bill Bruton	8
3	Bobby Avila	7
4	Nellie Fox	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.48
2	Bob Lemon	1.46
3	Dean Stone	1.50
4	Art Houtteman	1.59
5	Early Wynn	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Early Wynn	6
3	Ruben Gomez	5
3	Billy Loes	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	50
2	Johnny Antonelli	37
3	Early Wynn	36
4	Gordon Jones	35
5	Dick Littlefield	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Johnson	4
2	Mike Garcia	3
2	Marv Grissom	3
2	Jim Hughes	3
2	4 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	.340
5	Ted Williams	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	49
2	Willie Mays	41
2	Hank Sauer	41
2	Duke Snider	41
5	2 tied	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	138
2	Stan Musial	133
3	Duke Snider	130
4	Yogi Berra	128
5	Gil Hodges	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	34
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	2.57
3	Bob Lemon	2.67
4	Ned Garver	2.69
5	Sandy Consuegra	2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	198
2	Bob Turley	193
3	Robin Roberts	187
4	Carl Erskine	168
5	Early Wynn	158

Saves

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