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Standings

Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
New York Yankees9757.630--Casey Stengel
Baltimore Orioles8965.5788.0Paul Richards
Chicago White Sox8767.56510.0Al Lopez
Cleveland Indians7678.49421.0Jimmy Dykes
Joe Gordon
Jo-Jo White
Washington Senators I7381.47424.0Cookie Lavagetto
Detroit Tigers7183.46126.0Billy Hitchcock
Jimmy Dykes
Joe Gordon
Boston Red Sox6589.42232.0Billy Jurges
Del Baker
Pinky Higgins
Kansas City Athletics5896.37739.0Bob Elliott

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Pete Runnels - Boston Red Sox (.320)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Eddie Yost - Detroit Tigers (.414)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Roger Maris - New York Yankees (.581)
At Bats:   Nellie Fox - Chicago White Sox (605)
Runs:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (119)
Hits:   Minnie Minoso - Chicago White Sox (184)
Doubles:   Tito Francona - Cleveland Indians (36)
Triples:   Nellie Fox - Chicago White Sox (10)
Home Runs:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (40)
Runs Batted In:   Roger Maris - New York Yankees (112)
Total Bases:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (294)
Walks:   Eddie Yost - Detroit Tigers (125)
Strikeouts:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (125)
Stolen Bases:   Luis Aparicio - Chicago White Sox (51)
Hit by Pitch:   Minnie Minoso - Chicago White Sox (13)

Wins:   Jim Perry - Cleveland Indians, Chuck Estrada - Baltimore Orioles (18)
Losses:   Pedro Ramos - Washington Senators I (18)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Frank Baumann - Chicago White Sox (2.67)
Games:   Mike Fornieles - Boston Red Sox (70)
Complete Games:   Frank Lary - Detroit Tigers (15)
Shutouts:   Whitey Ford - New York Yankees, Early Wynn - Chicago White Sox ()
Saves:   Johnny Klippstein - Cleveland Indians, Mike Fornieles - Boston Red Sox (14)
Innings Pitched:   Frank Lary - Detroit Tigers (274.1)
Walks:   Steve Barber - Baltimore Orioles (113)
Strikeouts:   Jim Bunning - Detroit Tigers (201)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Hal Brown - Baltimore Orioles (1.11)
Hits/9 Ip:   Chuck Estrada - Baltimore Orioles (6.99)
HR/9 Ip:   Steve Barber - Baltimore Orioles (0.50)
Walks/9 Ip:   Hal Brown - Baltimore Orioles (1.25)
SO/9 Ip:   Jim Bunning - Detroit Tigers (7.18)

Team Information

Team NameAttendance
Baltimore Orioles1,187,849
Boston Red Sox1,129,866
Chicago White Sox1,644,460
Cleveland Indians950,985
Detroit Tigers1,167,669
Kansas City Athletics774,944
New York Yankees1,627,349
Washington Senators I743,404