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Standings

Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
New York Yankees9262.597--Casey Stengel
Chicago White Sox8272.53210.0Al Lopez
Boston Red Sox7975.51313.0Pinky Higgins
Cleveland Indians7776.50314.5Bobby Bragan
Joe Gordon
Detroit Tigers7777.50015.0Bill Norman
Jack Tighe
Baltimore Orioles7479.48417.5Paul Richards
Kansas City Athletics7381.47419.0Harry Craft
Washington Senators I6193.39631.0Cookie Lavagetto

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (.328)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (.458)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Rocky Colavito - Cleveland Indians (.620)
At Bats:   Frank Malzone - Boston Red Sox (627)
Runs:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (127)
Hits:   Nellie Fox - Chicago White Sox (187)
Doubles:   Harvey Kuenn - Detroit Tigers (39)
Triples:   Vic Power - Kansas City Athletics,Cleveland Indians (10)
Home Runs:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (42)
Runs Batted In:   Jackie Jensen - Boston Red Sox (122)
Total Bases:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (307)
Walks:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (129)
Strikeouts:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees, Jim Lemon - Washington Senators I (120)
Stolen Bases:   Luis Aparicio - Chicago White Sox (29)
Hit by Pitch:   Minnie Minoso - Cleveland Indians (15)

Wins:   Bob Turley - New York Yankees (21)
Losses:   Pedro Ramos - Washington Senators I (18)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Whitey Ford - New York Yankees (2.01)
Games:   Tex Clevenger - Washington Senators I (55)
Complete Games:   Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox, Frank Lary - Detroit Tigers, Bob Turley - New York Yankees (19)
Shutouts:   Whitey Ford - New York Yankees (7)
Saves:   Ryne Duren - New York Yankees (20)
Innings Pitched:   Frank Lary - Detroit Tigers (260.1)
Walks:   Bob Turley - New York Yankees (128)
Strikeouts:   Early Wynn - Chicago White Sox (179)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Whitey Ford - New York Yankees (1.08)
Hits/9 Ip:   Bob Turley - New York Yankees (6.53)
HR/9 Ip:   Billy O'Dell - Baltimore Orioles (0.53)
Walks/9 Ip:   Dick Donovan - Chicago White Sox (1.92)
SO/9 Ip:   Camilo Pascual - Washington Senators I (7.41)

Team Information

Team NameAttendance
Baltimore Orioles829,991
Boston Red Sox1,077,047
Chicago White Sox797,451
Cleveland Indians663,805
Detroit Tigers1,098,924
Kansas City Athletics925,090
New York Yankees1,428,438
Washington Senators I475,288