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August 1954
The Tigers rebounded to go 19-10 and they still lost a half-game to the Yankees. The Yankees won two of the first three games of their 4-game set that ends on September 1st, and they play three games in New York from September 16-18.
The Yankees could have an edge in the final four weeks of the season because after their Sept 1 game at Detroit, they play 12 straight games against the worst three teams in the AL - Washington, Chicago and Baltimore. After playing that final series against Detroit, the Yanks close with three games against the Indians and A's. Meanwhile, Detroit plays 18 of their final 22 games against the best teams in the AL - Philly, Cleveland, Boston and New York.
Detroit catcher
John Degal became the third current Tiger to join the 40-homer club with a homerun on August 31st in the team's 4-3 11 inning loss to the Yanks. Teammate
Matt Perly and A's first baseman
Charlton Brown are just 2 homers from joining Degal. This would be the first time in history that three players hit 40 homeruns in a single season. And there could be more. Reds 1B
Ted McMurray leads the NL with 35 HR, Yankees 1B
Arnie Stewart has 33 HR and
Ray Kress of Detroit has 30.
In the NL, the Cardinals went 20-9 in August and have almost put the pennant out of reach. The Cubs were just 15-12 and are now 9 games back.
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Bob Netsky (WSH)!
He had a record of 6-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.41 and 1 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Ray Kress (DET)!
He batted .418 in 98 AB, with 8 homers and 24 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Martin Gwaltney (PIT)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.65 and 1 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Ralph Jones (CIN)!
He batted .352 in 105 AB, with 8 homers and 17 RBI.
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American League Standings
Detroit 90 42 .682 -
New York (A) 88 44 .667 2.0
Philadelphia (A) 74 58 .561 16.0
Boston 68 64 .515 22.0
Cleveland 64 68 .485 26.0
Baltimore 56 76 .424 34.0
Washington 51 81 .386 39.0
Chicago (A) 37 95 .280 53.0
National League Standings
St. Louis 81 50 .618 -
Chicago (N) 72 59 .550 9.0
Cincinnati 71 62 .534 11.0
Philadelphia (N) 69 63 .523 12.5
Pittsburgh 65 68 .489 17.0
New York (N) 62 70 .470 19.5
Milwaukee 55 77 .417 26.5
Brooklyn 53 79 .402 28.5
AL AVG
.357 Rudel Dietrich, CLE
.357 Ray Kress, DET
.333 Peaches Badeau, PHA
NL AVG
.331 Rex Seelinger, STL
.330 Ike Walker, PIT
.329 Ben Giordano, PIT
AL HOMERUNS
40 John Degal, DET
38 Matt Perly, DET
38 Charlton Brown, PHA
NL HOMERUNS
35 Ted McMurray, CIN
28 Joe Rodabaugh, NYG
26 Paul Lett, PHI
26 Ken Chaucer, MLN
AL RBI
144 Matt Perly, DET
131 John Degal, DET
110 Charlton Brown, PHA
NL RBI
104 Ted McMurray, CIN
99 Bobby Johnson, CHN
94 Ben Giordano, PIT
AL STEALS
37 Hans Habermehl, PHA
19 Jonny Perly, BAL
19 Mike Kreitenberg, DET
NL STEALS
54 Ben Cook, STL
42 Cognac Allen, MLN
15 Bonnard Shadle, MLN
15 Bill Hall, CIN
AL ERA
2.88 Hal Andrew, DET
2.95 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE
3.02 Carpenter Erickson, NYW
NL ERA
2.38 Randy Liebermann, CHN
2.39 Daniel Blisit, NYG
2.39 Grady Ingram, STL
AL WINS
20 Hal Andrew, DET
20 Carpenter Erickson, NYA
18 Roy Wolfe, DET
18 Bourbon Allen Jr., NYA
NL WINS
26 Grady Ingram, STL
19 Martin Gwaltney, PIT
17 Edgar Weingarten, CHN
17 Hank Makris, CIN
17 Daniel Blisit, NYG
AL STRIKEOUTS
214 Lukas Dietrich, WSH
205 Carpenter Erickson, NYA
204 Hal Andrew, DET
NL STRIKEOUTS
219 Randy Liebermann, CHN
193 Martin Gwaltney, PIT
190 Joe Helton, BKN
AL SAVES
19 Emilio Lobos, BOS
18 Lloyd Wyman, DET
14 John Mora, CHA
NL SAVES
19 Loren Cost, STL
16 Gene Lopez, CHN
14 Bernard Client, PHI