1953                                                                                                                                                                                        1955

DALE MURPHY LEAGUE

1954

World Champion: Milwaukee Brewskies

 

STANDINGS

AMERICAN LEAGUE

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

TEAM

W

L

GB

 

TEAM

W

L

GB

Chicago

121

41

--

 

Milwaukee

112

50

--

Washington

96

66

25

 

Brooklyn

105

57

7

Cleveland

92

70

29

 

Chicago

101

61

11

Baltimore

82

80

39

 

Philadelphia

98

64

14

New York

74

88

47

 

New York

92

70

20

Detroit

67

95

54

 

Pittsburgh

65

97

47

Boston

62

100

59

 

Cincinnati

39

123

73

Kansas City

54

108

67

 

St. Louis

36

126

76

PLAYOFFS

American League Championship Series

Chicago defeats Washington 4 games to 1

National League Championship Series

Milwaukee defeats Brooklyn 4 games to 2

World Series

Milwaukee defeats Chicago 4 games to 3

AWARD WINNERS

 

AL

NL

Most Valuable Player

Hank Aaron, CHA

Glenn Meacham, MIL

Cy Young

Ken Fleming, CLE

Bob Buhl, MIL

Fireman

Drungo Foxx, CLE

Tony Cloninger, MIL

Rookie of the Year

Spider Miller, WAS

Ed Cooper, MIL

Batting Champion

Hank Aaron, CHA (.347)

Johnny Rey, BRO (.335)

Home Run Champion

Hank Aaron, CHA (44)

Corey Koskie, BRO (41)

RBI Champion

Hank Aaron, CHA (142)

Jake Autry, CHN (120)

Triple Crown

Hank Aaron, CHA

 

 

LEAGUE LEADERS

Italics denotes league record, bold denotes new DML record

 

AL

NL

Batting Average

Hank Aaron, CHA (.347)

Johnny Rey, BRO (.335)

Home Runs

Hank Aaron, CHA (44)

Corey Koskie, BRO (41)

RBI

Hank Aaron, CHA (142)

Jake Autry, CHN (120)

Doubles

Jeff Campusano, CHA (34)

Joe Nash, BRO (39)

Triples

Tony Jimenez, WAS (13)

Jake Autry, CHN (11)

Stolen Bases

John Smith, BOS (31)

Harry Judnich, CIN (35)

Runs

Jeff Campusano, CHA (144)

Johnny Logan, MIL (123)

Wins

Deacon Phillipe, WAS (23)

Bobbie Schantz, MIL (24)

Losses

John Smoltz, DET (20)

Jolbert Koecher, CIN (23)

ERA

Ken Fleming, CLE (1.89)

Dave Sanders, PHI (2.20)

Innings Pitched

Deacon Phillipe, (280.0)

Bob Buhl, MIL (282.1)

Complete Games

Kid Anderson, BAL (14)

Bob Buhl, MIL (16)

Shutouts

Babe Adams, CHA (6)

Bob Buhl, MIL (8)

Strikeouts

Babe Adams, CHI (224)

Bobbie Schantz, MIL (215)

Saves

Ken East, CHA (43)

Tony Cloninger, MIL (44)

 NOTABLE EVENTS

 Pitching:

Rich Bowerman & Ted Howell (PHI) one-hit Pittsburgh

Boxscore

Nino Smith (STL) one-hits Pittsburgh

Boxscore

Tom Seaver (WAS) becomes the DML’s first 100 game winner

Boxscore

Bob Buhl (MIL) nears perfection with a one-walk no hitter

Boxscore

Batting:

Dennis Moret (BAL) hits 3 HRs against Washington

Boxscore

Postseason:

Fizer, Sloan, and Geary hit three straight home runs in WS Game 7

Boxscore

 

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