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Standings

Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
New York Yankees9856.636--Casey Stengel
Chicago White Sox9064.5848.0Al Lopez
Boston Red Sox8272.53216.0Pinky Higgins
Detroit Tigers7876.50620.0Jack Tighe
Baltimore Orioles7676.50021.0Paul Richards
Cleveland Indians7677.49721.5Kerby Farrell
Kansas City Athletics5994.38638.5Harry Craft
Lou Boudreau
Washington Senators I5599.35743.0Chuck Dressen
Cookie Lavagetto

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (.388)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (.526)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (.731)
At Bats:   Billy Gardner - Baltimore Orioles (644)
Runs:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (121)
Hits:   Nellie Fox - Chicago White Sox (196)
Doubles:   Billy Gardner - Baltimore Orioles, Minnie Minoso - Chicago White Sox (36)
Triples:   Harry Simpson - Kansas City Athletics,New York Yankees, Gil McDougald - New York Yankees, Hank Bauer - New York Yankees (9)
Home Runs:   Roy Sievers - Washington Senators I (42)
Runs Batted In:   Roy Sievers - Washington Senators I (114)
Total Bases:   Roy Sievers - Washington Senators I (331)
Walks:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (146)
Strikeouts:   Jim Lemon - Washington Senators I (94)
Stolen Bases:   Luis Aparicio - Chicago White Sox (28)
Hit by Pitch:   Minnie Minoso - Chicago White Sox (21)

Wins:   Jim Bunning - Detroit Tigers, Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox (20)
Losses:   Chuck Stobbs - Washington Senators I (20)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Bobby Shantz - New York Yankees (2.45)
Games:   George Zuverink - Baltimore Orioles (56)
Complete Games:   Dick Donovan - Chicago White Sox, Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox (16)
Shutouts:   Jim Wilson - Chicago White Sox (5)
Saves:   Bob Grim - New York Yankees (19)
Innings Pitched:   Jim Bunning - Detroit Tigers (267.1)
Walks:   Ray Moore - Baltimore Orioles (112)
Strikeouts:   Early Wynn - Cleveland Indians (184)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Frank Sullivan - Boston Red Sox (1.06)
Hits/9 Ip:   Bob Turley - New York Yankees (6.12)
HR/9 Ip:   Billy Loes - Baltimore Orioles (0.46)
Walks/9 Ip:   Frank Sullivan - Boston Red Sox (1.80)
SO/9 Ip:   Bob Turley - New York Yankees (7.76)

Team Information

Team NameAttendance
Baltimore Orioles1,029,581
Boston Red Sox1,181,087
Chicago White Sox1,135,668
Cleveland Indians722,256
Detroit Tigers1,272,346
Kansas City Athletics901,067
New York Yankees1,497,134
Washington Senators I457,079