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Events of Sunday, August 8, 1954

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Events of Sunday, August 8, 1954

8-7-1954 8-10-1954   8-8-1953 8-8-1955 

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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