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Events of Sunday, August 8, 1954

Events of Sunday, August 8, 1954
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BOS A 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 12 1 (1)
BAL A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Hudson (2-3)
LP: Pillette (9-13)
BOS A 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 11 2 (2)
BAL A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Sullivan (8-10)
LP: Larsen (3-15)
SV: Kinder (13)
WAS A 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 - 7 13 0 (1)
CHI A 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 6 10 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Pascual (3-4)
LP: Martin (4-8)
HR: Sievers 2 (21), FitzGerald (4), Kell (4)
WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 (2)
CHI A 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 x - 3 8 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Harshman (9-6)
LP: Stone (9-5)
HR: Groth (5)
PHI A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 (1)
CLE A 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 x - 7 8 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Lemon (15-5)
LP: Portocarrero (7-11)
HR: Lemon (2)
PHI A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 1 (2)
CLE A 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 x - 5 10 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Houtteman (11-6)
LP: Kellner (6-13)
HR: Bollweg (4), Doby (26)
NY A 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 - 8 13 2
DET A 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 - 10 18 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Gromek (13-11)
LP: Sain (5-4)
HR: Mantle (24), McDougald (9), Boone (17), Delsing (3)
CIN N 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 - 7 12 1
BRO N 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 13 x - 20 16 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Erskine (14-10)
LP: Drews (3-3)
SV: Labine (2)
HR: Hoak (6), Gilliam (11), Campanella (17)
MIL N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 - 5 9 2
NY N 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Spahn (12-10)
LP: Maglie (11-6)
HR: Mathews (30), Dark (15)
CHI N 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 12 1 (1)
PHI N 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 x - 8 16 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Roberts (17-9)
LP: Jeffcoat (3-4)
HR: Ennis (19)
CHI N 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1 (2)
PHI N 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 x - 8 12 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Wehmeier (5-7)
LP: Rush (7-13)
HR: Baker (13), Rush (1), Burgess (3)
STL N 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 8 2 (1)
PIT N 3 1 3 0 0 2 2 1 x - 12 15 4
BOX+PBP
WP: LaPalme (4-6)
LP: Haddix (15-8)
STL N 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1 (2)
PIT N 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 x - 5 8 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Surkont (7-14)
LP: Staley (6-8)
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Standings At Close of Play of August 8, 1954
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
New York Giants 110 69 41 0 .627 - 541 410
Brooklyn Dodgers 110 66 44 0 .600 3.0 546 541
Milwaukee Braves 107 60 47 0 .561 7.5 480 397
Philadelphia Phillies 106 54 52 0 .509 13.0 462 416
St. Louis Cardinals 109 52 57 0 .477 16.5 607 598
Cincinnati Reds 110 52 58 0 .473 17.0 502 540
Chicago Cubs 109 44 65 0 .404 24.5 534 570
Pittsburgh Pirates 111 39 72 0 .351 30.5 401 601
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Cleveland Indians 110 76 32 2 .704 - 530 378
New York Yankees 111 73 37 1 .664 4.0 566 422
Chicago White Sox 113 71 41 1 .634 7.0 552 385
Detroit Tigers 109 49 59 1 .454 27.0 419 456
Washington Senators 106 46 60 0 .434 29.0 450 469
Boston Red Sox 108 44 62 2 .415 31.0 457 517
Baltimore Orioles 110 38 72 0 .345 39.0 367 490
Philadelphia Athletics 109 37 71 1 .343 39.0 394 618
ML League Leaders
Births on This Date
Mark Ross
Last Games on This Date
Team Player Name (Age)
NY A Marlin Stuart (36)
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Transactions
St. Louis Cardinals claimed Ben Wade from Brooklyn Dodgers on waivers.
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