On This Day

Monday, September 20, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 109 40 .732 --
Yankees 100 49 .671 9.0
White Sox 92 58 .613 17.5
Red Sox 65 83 .439 43.5
Tigers 65 84 .436 44.0
Senators 64 84 .432 44.5
Orioles 52 98 .347 57.5
Athletics 49 100 .329 60.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 94 54 .635 --
Dodgers 88 61 .591 6.5
Braves 86 63 .577 8.5
Redlegs 73 77 .487 22.0
Phillies 70 77 .476 23.5
Cardinals 70 78 .473 24.0
Cubs 60 89 .403 34.5
Pirates 53 95 .358 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Post 5
2 Bobby Adams 4
2 Phil Cavarretta 4
2 Roy McMillan 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cal Abrams 1
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Jim Finigan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Delsing 3
1 Larry Doby 3
1 Bill Sarni 3
4 Milt Bolling 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lloyd Merriman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Brewer 1.00
2 Sal Maglie 0.50
3 Warren Spahn 0.42
4 Jim Pearce 0.38
4 George Zuverink 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 Jim Pearce 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Brewer 6
2 Sal Maglie 5
2 Warren Spahn 5
4 Joe Coleman 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Ray Narleski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .344
2 Duke Snider .340
3 Don Mueller .338
4 Bobby Avila .337
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 139
2 Stan Musial 125
2 Duke Snider 125
4 Yogi Berra 124
5 Gil Hodges 123

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 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 23
2 Robin Roberts 22
2 Early Wynn 22
4 Johnny Antonelli 21
5 Warren Spahn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 180
2 Harvey Haddix 176
3 Robin Roberts 172
4 Carl Erskine 162
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 .442
3 Eddie Mathews .412
4 Wally Post .404
5 Don Mueller .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 5
1 Eddie Mathews 5
3 Yogi Berra 4
3 Wally Post 4
3 Duke Snider 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 21
2 Ted Kluszewski 20
3 Wally Post 13
4 Monte Irvin 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Stone 0.00
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
3 Johnny Podres 0.50
4 Camilo Pascual 0.63
5 Tom Morgan 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Ruben Gomez 3
1 Harvey Haddix 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 29
2 Early Wynn 22
3 Johnny Antonelli 21
4 Tommy Byrne 17
4 Arnie Portocarrero 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 3
2 Bob Chakales 2
2 Marv Grissom 2
2 Jim Konstanty 2
5 15 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .418
2 Alex Grammas .409
3 Dee Fondy .394
4 Eddie Mathews .391
5 Willie Mays .384

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 43
2 Yogi Berra 33
3 Del Ennis 28
4 Gil Hodges 27
5 Bill Sarni 25

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
3 Tom Poholsky 1.50
5 Early Wynn 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
1 Early Wynn 6
4 Ruben Gomez 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 50
2 Johnny Antonelli 37
3 Early Wynn 36
4 Gordon Jones 35
5 Harvey Haddix 32

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