On This Day

Sunday, September 26, 1954

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1954 World Series

Upcoming Games

September 29, 1954

Cleveland Indians at New York Giants

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 111 43 .721 --
Yankees 103 51 .669 8.0
White Sox 94 60 .610 17.0
Red Sox 69 85 .448 42.0
Tigers 68 86 .442 43.0
Senators 66 88 .429 45.0
Orioles 54 100 .351 57.0
Athletics 51 103 .331 60.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 97 57 .630 --
Dodgers 92 62 .597 5.0
Braves 89 65 .578 8.0
Phillies 75 79 .487 22.0
Redlegs 74 80 .481 23.0
Cardinals 72 82 .468 25.0
Cubs 64 90 .416 33.0
Pirates 53 101 .344 44.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Delsing 4
1 Frank House 4
1 Dave Pope 4
4 Steve Bilko 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy White 2
2 Bobby Avila 1
2 Steve Bilko 1
2 Jim Delsing 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy White 4
2 Fred Hatfield 3
3 Lou Berberet 2
3 Steve Bilko 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Solly Hemus 1
1 Frank House 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Karl Spooner 1.71
2 Jake Thies 1.00
3 Ned Garver 0.60
4 Bob Rush 0.44
5 Mike Garcia 0.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Ditmar 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Bob Rush 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Karl Spooner 12
2 Mike Garcia 7
3 Ned Garver 6
4 Jake Thies 5
5 6 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marion Fricano 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .345
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Don Mueller .342
4 Duke Snider .341
5 Bobby Avila .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 49
2 Gil Hodges 42
3 Willie Mays 41
3 Hank Sauer 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 141
2 Gil Hodges 130
2 Duke Snider 130
4 Larry Doby 126
4 Stan Musial 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 34
2 Jackie Jensen 22
3 Johnny Temple 21
4 Dee Fondy 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.30
2 Mike Garcia 2.64
3 Sandy Consuegra 2.69
4 Bob Lemon 2.72
5 Early Wynn 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 185
1 Bob Turley 185
3 Harvey Haddix 184
4 Carl Erskine 166
5 Early Wynn 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 26
2 Jim Hughes 24
3 Frank Smith 20
4 Marv Grissom 17
5 Ellis Kinder 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .444
2 Andy Carey .421
3 Bobby Avila .400
4 Wally Post .391
5 Willie Mays .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 4
1 Stan Lopata 4
1 Eddie Mathews 4
1 Hank Sauer 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 18
2 Yogi Berra 12
2 Larry Doby 12
2 Gil Hodges 12
5 Jim Delsing 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Temple 4
2 Bill Bruton 3
2 Nellie Fox 3
2 Lloyd Merriman 3
2 Jim Rivera 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Karl Spooner 0.00
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
3 Ray Crone 0.52
4 Ruben Gomez 0.53
5 Don Liddle 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Jolly 3
1 Brooks Lawrence 3
1 Joe Nuxhall 3
1 Bob Rush 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Karl Spooner 27
2 Bob Turley 22
2 Early Wynn 22
4 Tommy Byrne 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 3
2 Bob Chakales 2
2 Jim Hughes 2
4 Al Aber 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Mathews .410
2 Bobby Avila .404
3 Willie Mays .381
4 Al Rosen .380
5 Alex Grammas .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 13
2 Duke Snider 9
3 Gil Hodges 8
3 Eddie Mathews 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 41
2 Gil Hodges 30
3 Yogi Berra 28
3 Duke Snider 28
5 Del Ennis 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 7
2 Jim Busby 6
2 Spook Jacobs 6
4 Bobby Avila 5
4 Johnny Temple 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.59
2 Hal Brown 0.84
3 Tom Poholsky 1.46
4 Dean Stone 1.47
5 Marv Grissom 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Ruben Gomez 5
2 Dave Jolly 5
2 Joe Nuxhall 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 46
2 Johnny Antonelli 35
2 Frank Sullivan 35
4 Harvey Haddix 34
5 3 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 3
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Hal Jeffcoat 3
1 Don Johnson 3
1 Ray Narleski 3