On This Day

Tuesday, September 21, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 109 41 .727 --
Yankees 101 49 .673 8.0
White Sox 93 58 .616 16.5
Red Sox 67 83 .447 42.0
Tigers 65 85 .433 44.0
Senators 64 85 .430 44.5
Orioles 53 98 .351 56.5
Athletics 49 102 .325 60.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 95 54 .638 --
Dodgers 88 62 .587 7.5
Braves 86 64 .573 9.5
Redlegs 74 77 .490 22.0
Phillies 70 77 .476 24.0
Cardinals 70 80 .467 25.5
Cubs 62 89 .411 34.0
Pirates 53 95 .358 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Goodman 7
2 Gene Baker 4
2 Grady Hatton 4
2 Vic Power 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Bilko 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Jim Finigan 1
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 6
2 Jackie Jensen 5
3 Bobby Hofman 4
4 Bobby Adams 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wayne Belardi 1
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Fred Hatfield 1
1 Rip Repulski 1
1 Jim Rivera 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Grim 1.17
2 Ned Garver 1.00
2 Harvey Haddix 1.00
4 Frank Sullivan 0.82
5 Joe Nuxhall 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Russ Kemmerer 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Sullivan 9
2 Bob Grim 7
3 Ned Garver 6
3 Joe Nuxhall 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Jim Davis 1
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Tom Hurd 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .346
2 Duke Snider .340
3 Don Mueller .339
4 Ted Williams .336
5 Bobby Avila .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 139
2 Stan Musial 125
2 Duke Snider 125
4 Yogi Berra 124
4 2 others tied 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 34
2 Jackie Jensen 21
3 Dee Fondy 20
4 Minnie Minoso 18
4 2 others tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.29
2 Mike Garcia 2.55
3 Bob Lemon 2.60
4 Sandy Consuegra 2.69
5 Ned Garver 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 185
2 Harvey Haddix 181
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 Wally Post .438
2 Don Mueller .431
3 Harvey Kuenn .424
4 Alex Grammas .419
5 Willie Mays .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 20
2 Yogi Berra 16
3 Wally Post 13
4 Larry Doby 12
5 Duke Snider 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 3
1 Nellie Fox 3
1 Ed McGhee 3
1 Lloyd Merriman 3
1 Jim Rivera 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Stone 0.00
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
3 Tom Morgan 0.43
4 Camilo Pascual 0.67
5 Duane Pillette 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 4
2 Mike Garcia 3
2 Bob Grim 3
2 Morrie Martin 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 34
2 Frank Sullivan 23
3 Johnny Antonelli 21
3 Early Wynn 21
5 Dean Stone 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 3
2 Bob Chakales 2
2 Jim Konstanty 2
4 Johnny Antonelli 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Grammas .416
2 Harvey Kuenn .415
3 Eddie Mathews .406
4 Dee Fondy .392
5 Willie Mays .391

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
3 Gil Hodges 28
5 Jackie Jensen 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 Dean Stone 1.26
3 Tom Morgan 1.42
4 Tom Poholsky 1.50
5 Bob Lemon 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
1 Early Wynn 6
4 Bob Lemon 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 50
2 Johnny Antonelli 37
2 Harvey Haddix 37
2 Frank Sullivan 37
5 Early Wynn 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Marv Grissom 3
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Hal Jeffcoat 3
1 4 others tied 3