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Standings

Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
New York Yankees9952.656--Casey Stengel
Cleveland Indians9262.5978.5Al Lopez
Chicago White Sox8965.57811.5Paul Richards
Boston Red Sox8469.54916.0Lou Boudreau
Washington Senators I7676.50023.5Bucky Harris
Detroit Tigers6094.39040.5Fred Hutchinson
Philadelphia Athletics5995.38341.5Jimmy Dykes
St. Louis Browns54100.35146.5Marty Marion

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

At Bats:   Harvey Kuenn - Detroit Tigers (679)
Runs:   Al Rosen - Cleveland Indians (115)
Hits:   Harvey Kuenn - Detroit Tigers (209)
Doubles:   Mickey Vernon - Washington Senators I (43)
Triples:   Jim Rivera - Chicago White Sox (16)
Home Runs:   Al Rosen - Cleveland Indians (43)
Runs Batted In:   Al Rosen - Cleveland Indians (145)
Total Bases:   Al Rosen - Cleveland Indians (367)
Walks:   Eddie Yost - Washington Senators I (123)
Strikeouts:   Larry Doby - Cleveland Indians (121)
Stolen Bases:   Minnie Minoso - Chicago White Sox (25)
Hit by Pitch:   Minnie Minoso - Chicago White Sox (17)

Wins:   Bob Porterfield - Washington Senators I (22)
Losses:   Harry Byrd - Philadelphia Athletics (20)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Ed Lopat - New York Yankees (2.42)
Games:   Ellis Kinder - Boston Red Sox (69)
Complete Games:   Bob Porterfield - Washington Senators I (24)
Shutouts:   Bob Porterfield - Washington Senators I (9)
Saves:   Ellis Kinder - Boston Red Sox (27)
Innings Pitched:   Bob Lemon - Cleveland Indians (286.2)
Walks:   Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox (116)
Strikeouts:   Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox (186)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Ed Lopat - New York Yankees (1.13)
Hits/9 Ip:   Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox (7.16)
HR/9 Ip:   Alex Kellner - Philadelphia Athletics (0.36)
Walks/9 Ip:   Ed Lopat - New York Yankees (1.61)
SO/9 Ip:   Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox (6.17)

Team Information

Team NameAttendance
Boston Red Sox1,026,133
Chicago White Sox1,191,353
Cleveland Indians1,069,176
Detroit Tigers884,658
New York Yankees1,537,811
Philadelphia Athletics362,113
St. Louis Browns297,238
Washington Senators I595,594