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Standings

Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
New York Yankees9658.623--Casey Stengel
Cleveland Indians9361.6043.0Al Lopez
Chicago White Sox9163.5915.0Marty Marion
Boston Red Sox8470.54512.0Pinky Higgins
Detroit Tigers7975.51317.0Bucky Harris
Kansas City Athletics6391.40933.0Lou Boudreau
Baltimore Orioles5797.37039.0Paul Richards
Washington Senators I53101.34443.0Chuck Dressen

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Al Kaline - Detroit Tigers (.340)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (.431)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (.611)
At Bats:   Nellie Fox - Chicago White Sox (636)
Runs:   Al Smith - Cleveland Indians (123)
Hits:   Al Kaline - Detroit Tigers (200)
Doubles:   Harvey Kuenn - Detroit Tigers (38)
Triples:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees, Andy Carey - New York Yankees (11)
Home Runs:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (37)
Runs Batted In:   Ray Boone - Detroit Tigers, Jackie Jensen - Boston Red Sox (116)
Total Bases:   Al Kaline - Detroit Tigers (321)
Walks:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (113)
Strikeouts:   Norm Zauchin - Boston Red Sox (105)
Stolen Bases:   Jim Rivera - Chicago White Sox (25)
Hit by Pitch:   Nellie Fox - Chicago White Sox (17)

Wins:   Bob Lemon - Cleveland Indians, Whitey Ford - New York Yankees, Frank Sullivan - Boston Red Sox (18)
Losses:   Jim Wilson - Baltimore Orioles (18)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox (1.97)
Games:   Ray Narleski - Cleveland Indians (60)
Complete Games:   Whitey Ford - New York Yankees (18)
Shutouts:   Billy Hoeft - Detroit Tigers (7)
Saves:   Ray Narleski - Cleveland Indians (19)
Innings Pitched:   Frank Sullivan - Boston Red Sox (260)
Walks:   Bob Turley - New York Yankees (177)
Strikeouts:   Herb Score - Cleveland Indians (245)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox (1.10)
Hits/9 Ip:   Bob Turley - New York Yankees (6.13)
HR/9 Ip:   Frank Lary - Detroit Tigers (0.38)
Walks/9 Ip:   Steve Gromek - Detroit Tigers (1.84)
SO/9 Ip:   Herb Score - Cleveland Indians (9.70)

Team Information

Team NameAttendance
Baltimore Orioles852,039
Boston Red Sox1,203,200
Chicago White Sox1,175,684
Cleveland Indians1,221,780
Detroit Tigers1,181,838
Kansas City Athletics1,393,054
New York Yankees1,490,138
Washington Senators I425,238