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1954 American League Batting Against

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Team & League Batting Against*

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Tm R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
BAL 4.34 154 5973 5121 668 1279 195 62 78 55 50 688 668 .250 .337 .358 .695 .271 1832 106 19 88 57
BOS 4.67 156 6185 5396 728 1434 198 50 118 55 38 612 707 .266 .342 .387 .729 .285 2086 135 36 96 45
CHW 3.36 155 5777 5149 521 1255 186 48 94 33 41 517 701 .244 .312 .353 .666 .265 1819 115 12 68 31
CLE 3.23 156 5867 5255 504 1220 182 30 89 43 40 486 678 .232 .297 .329 .626 .250 1729 112 16 70 40
DET 4.28 155 5945 5266 664 1375 213 40 138 33 44 506 603 .261 .328 .395 .723 .271 2082 98 38 96 39
NYY 3.63 155 5808 5101 563 1284 153 39 86 34 36 552 655 .252 .326 .348 .673 .272 1773 153 29 79 47
PHA 5.61 156 6215 5344 875 1523 248 67 141 48 41 685 555 .285 .366 .436 .802 .293 2328 116 39 79 68
WSH 4.39 155 5997 5259 680 1396 228 41 79 50 36 573 562 .265 .338 .369 .707 .283 1943 135 23 101 41
LgAvg 4.19 155 5971 5236 650 1346 200 47 103 44 41 577 641 .257 .331 .372 .703 .274 1949 121 27 85 46
4.19 1242 47767 41891 5203 10766 1603 377 823 351 326 4619 5129 .257 .331 .372 .703 .274 15592 970 212 677 368

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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Rk Age Tm IP G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 *Al Aber 26 DET 124.2 32 527 470 63 121 14 7 8 1 3 40 54 .257 .318 .368 .686 .275 173 7 3 11 3
2 Vern Bickford 33 BAL 4.0 1 19 14 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .357 .333 .571 .905 .294 8 0 0 1 3
3 Charlie Bishop 30 PHA 96.0 20 424 353 49 98 15 0 10 4 3 50 34 .278 .371 .405 .776 .281 143 5 5 12 4
4 Mike Blyzka 25 BAL 86.1 37 388 329 48 83 11 6 2 6 4 51 35 .252 .349 .340 .689 .274 112 6 0 4 4
5 Ralph Branca 28 TOT 58.0 22 288 234 38 72 10 3 10 1 2 43 22 .308 .418 .504 .923 .304 118 3 3 6 2
6 Ralph Branca 28 DET 45.1 17 227 191 33 63 8 3 10 1 1 30 15 .330 .424 .560 .984 .317 107 3 2 3 1
7 Ralph Branca 28 NYY 12.2 5 61 43 5 9 2 0 0 0 1 13 7 .209 .397 .256 .652 .243 11 0 1 3 1
8 Tom Brewer 22 BOS 162.2 33 727 611 90 152 20 5 15 11 4 95 69 .249 .355 .372 .726 .258 227 17 7 11 3
9 Hal Brown 29 BOS 118.0 40 524 469 64 126 27 7 6 7 1 41 66 .269 .329 .394 .724 .300 185 7 3 8 3
10 Moe Burtschy 32 PHA 94.2 46 414 343 45 80 9 5 7 12 6 53 54 .233 .345 .350 .695 .254 120 8 8 5 5
11 Harry Byrd 29 NYY 132.1 25 566 507 56 131 19 2 10 5 2 43 52 .258 .321 .363 .684 .268 184 16 7 3 6
12 *Tommy Byrne 34 NYY 40.0 5 169 150 13 36 3 1 1 1 0 19 24 .240 .325 .293 .619 .280 44 4 0 0 0
13 Bob Chakales 26 TOT 99.2 41 433 365 44 85 10 4 8 1 3 55 47 .233 .333 .348 .680 .246 127 5 1 9 3
14 Bob Chakales 26 CLE 10.1 3 47 35 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 .114 .340 .114 .455 .125 4 1 0 0 0
15 Bob Chakales 26 BAL 89.1 38 386 330 43 81 10 4 8 1 3 43 44 .245 .332 .373 .704 .260 123 4 1 9 3
16 Tex Clevenger 21 BOS 67.2 23 299 256 42 67 8 1 9 2 3 29 43 .262 .336 .406 .742 .278 104 4 2 7 5
17 Joe Coleman 31 BAL 221.1 33 914 795 102 184 34 11 16 8 14 96 103 .231 .314 .362 .677 .246 288 17 3 14 6
18 Sandy Consuegra 33 CHW 154.0 39 619 572 52 142 20 8 9 4 4 35 31 .248 .289 .358 .648 .248 205 16 0 7 5
19 Art Ditmar 25 PHA 39.1 14 199 159 35 50 7 2 4 2 0 36 14 .314 .442 .459 .901 .324 73 5 1 2 1
20 Sonny Dixon 29 TOT 137.0 54 610 556 78 162 24 5 11 4 2 39 49 .291 .339 .412 .751 .303 229 14 3 9 3
21 Sonny Dixon 29 WSH 29.2 16 125 110 15 26 1 1 3 1 1 12 7 .236 .309 .345 .654 .228 38 4 0 2 1
22 Sonny Dixon 29 PHA 107.1 38 485 446 63 136 23 4 8 3 1 27 42 .305 .347 .428 .776 .322 191 10 3 7 2
23 Joe Dobson 37 BOS 2.2 2 14 13 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .385 .429 .385 .813 .417 5 0 0 0 0
24 Dick Donovan 26 DET 6.0 2 32 25 7 9 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 .360 .438 .640 1.078 .333 16 0 0 0 2
25 Harry Dorish 32 CHW 109.0 37 427 387 35 88 14 2 9 2 3 29 48 .227 .280 .344 .624 .237 133 13 1 6 4
Rk Age Tm IP G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
26 Ryne Duren 25 BAL 2.0 1 11 9 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .333 .400 .333 .733 .429 3 0 0 1 0
27 Bob Feller 35 CLE 140.0 19 580 532 53 127 15 4 13 7 3 39 59 .239 .292 .355 .648 .246 189 10 3 2 4
28 *Tom Flanigan 19 CHW 1.2 2 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 .200 1 0 0 1 0
29 *Whitey Ford 25 NYY 210.2 34 873 750 72 170 17 10 10 2 6 101 125 .227 .317 .316 .633 .258 237 25 1 15 6
30 Mike Fornieles 22 CHW 42.0 15 179 163 24 41 5 2 4 1 1 14 18 .252 .309 .380 .689 .261 62 3 0 1 1
31 Howie Fox 33 BAL 73.2 38 320 277 33 80 18 3 2 0 3 34 27 .289 .366 .397 .763 .310 110 10 2 3 4
32 Marion Fricano 30 PHA 151.2 37 671 592 98 163 24 12 17 4 3 64 43 .275 .347 .443 .790 .272 262 15 4 6 5
33 Mike Garcia 30 CLE 258.2 45 1051 958 85 220 31 4 6 12 5 71 129 .230 .282 .289 .571 .258 277 16 2 13 7
34 Ned Garver 28 DET 246.1 35 1003 916 93 216 29 6 20 5 8 62 93 .236 .287 .346 .633 .243 317 23 4 19 2
35 Tom Gorman 29 NYY 36.2 23 153 133 14 30 4 1 1 1 1 14 31 .226 .302 .293 .595 .284 39 4 1 4 1
36 Johnny Gray 27 PHA 105.0 18 501 406 83 111 11 3 10 6 4 91 51 .273 .406 .389 .796 .293 158 12 0 4 0
37 *Ted Gray 29 DET 72.0 19 331 261 48 70 10 1 8 0 1 56 29 .268 .395 .406 .801 .271 106 12 2 7 5
38 Bob Grim 24 NYY 199.0 37 819 712 78 175 18 7 9 5 6 85 108 .246 .324 .329 .653 .274 234 26 3 8 11
39 Steve Gromek 34 DET 252.2 36 1049 959 85 236 37 6 26 8 8 57 102 .246 .294 .379 .673 .250 363 12 12 13 8
40 *Jack Harshman 26 CHW 177.0 35 771 658 61 157 25 4 7 3 8 96 134 .239 .339 .321 .660 .289 211 9 5 10 2
41 *Jay Heard 34 BAL 3.1 2 19 16 5 6 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 .375 .474 .625 1.099 .385 10 0 0 0 0
42 *Bill Henry 26 BOS 95.2 24 440 384 56 104 18 4 9 3 0 49 38 .271 .352 .409 .761 .279 157 5 1 3 3
43 Ray Herbert 24 DET 84.1 42 402 341 64 114 22 2 6 3 3 50 44 .334 .419 .463 .883 .367 158 9 2 6 3
44 Tom Herrin 24 BOS 28.1 14 134 108 23 34 4 0 3 0 3 22 8 .315 .424 .435 .859 .313 47 4 0 2 2
45 *Billy Hoeft 22 DET 175.0 34 754 678 93 180 36 7 22 6 4 59 114 .265 .326 .437 .763 .289 296 10 4 9 4
46 Bob Hooper 32 CLE 34.2 17 156 136 22 39 8 1 3 1 0 16 12 .287 .361 .426 .788 .293 58 3 1 1 2
47 Dave Hoskins 28 CLE 26.2 14 115 102 10 29 4 1 3 0 1 10 9 .284 .342 .431 .773 .283 44 2 0 1 2
48 Art Houtteman 26 CLE 188.0 32 805 726 80 198 33 7 14 5 4 59 68 .273 .328 .395 .724 .284 287 23 3 13 4
49 Sid Hudson 39 BOS 71.1 33 320 280 43 83 17 4 5 0 2 30 27 .296 .363 .439 .802 .308 123 6 2 3 5
50 Tom Hurd 30 BOS 29.2 16 119 106 11 21 7 1 2 2 1 12 14 .198 .277 .340 .617 .209 36 3 0 0 1
Rk Age Tm IP G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
51 Don Johnson 27 CHW 144.0 46 581 530 53 129 13 5 14 5 7 43 68 .243 .298 .366 .664 .254 194 12 0 4 4
52 Bob Keegan 33 CHW 209.2 31 896 793 84 211 25 11 16 2 4 82 61 .266 .334 .386 .720 .270 306 21 1 15 5
53 *Alex Kellner 29 PHA 173.2 27 794 678 118 204 34 13 16 3 8 88 69 .301 .381 .460 .841 .311 312 16 6 11 11
54 Russ Kemmerer 22 BOS 75.1 19 329 276 35 71 6 5 4 7 3 41 37 .257 .352 .359 .711 .279 99 5 2 5 5
55 Gus Keriazakos 22 WSH 59.2 22 263 225 29 59 11 3 4 9 2 30 33 .262 .346 .391 .737 .289 88 5 0 6 2
56 *Leo Kiely 24 BOS 131.0 28 590 518 74 153 17 7 12 1 4 58 59 .295 .365 .425 .790 .313 220 20 1 9 4
57 Ellis Kinder 39 BOS 107.0 48 455 405 47 106 23 1 7 0 3 36 67 .262 .320 .375 .695 .296 152 6 0 11 3
58 Jim Konstanty 37 NYY 18.1 9 69 59 2 11 2 0 0 0 0 6 3 .186 .258 .220 .478 .193 13 1 0 3 1
59 *Dave Koslo 34 BAL 14.1 3 62 59 7 20 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .339 .371 .492 .862 .345 29 3 0 0 0
60 Lou Kretlow 33 BAL 166.2 32 729 628 83 169 23 4 12 7 6 82 82 .269 .349 .376 .725 .288 236 11 1 7 11
61 *Bob Kuzava 31 TOT 63.4 24 288 253 41 76 9 2 3 2 1 29 37 .300 .367 .387 .754 .336 98 4 0 2 4
62 *Bob Kuzava 31 NYY 39.2 20 181 160 30 46 6 2 3 1 0 18 22 .288 .356 .406 .762 .314 65 2 0 1 2
63 *Bob Kuzava 31 BAL 23.2 4 107 93 11 30 3 0 0 1 1 11 15 .323 .387 .355 .742 .375 33 2 0 1 2
64 Don Larsen 24 BAL 201.2 29 892 778 106 213 27 10 18 9 7 89 80 .274 .346 .404 .750 .284 314 12 1 17 7
65 Frank Lary 24 DET 3.2 3 17 14 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 .286 .412 .429 .840 .444 6 0 0 0 0
66 Bob Lemon 33 CLE 258.1 36 1078 960 95 228 40 2 12 4 6 92 110 .238 .303 .321 .624 .254 308 26 4 9 13
67 *Dick Littlefield 28 BAL 6.0 3 32 25 7 8 2 0 0 0 0 6 5 .320 .469 .400 .869 .400 10 0 1 0 0
68 *Ed Lopat 36 NYY 170.0 26 713 656 74 189 24 5 14 5 3 33 54 .288 .326 .404 .730 .296 265 21 6 14 4
69 Dick Marlowe 25 DET 84.0 38 364 313 45 76 15 0 11 1 3 40 39 .243 .325 .396 .721 .243 124 5 0 7 4
70 Connie Marrero 42 WSH 66.1 22 287 258 37 74 10 2 12 6 3 22 26 .287 .340 .481 .821 .279 124 3 0 5 2
71 *Morrie Martin 31 TOT 122.2 48 511 453 50 109 20 5 14 1 4 43 55 .241 .308 .400 .707 .244 181 8 3 7 5
72 *Morrie Martin 31 PHA 52.2 13 232 205 32 57 11 2 9 0 1 19 24 .278 .339 .483 .822 .273 99 4 2 2 4
73 *Morrie Martin 31 CHW 70.0 35 279 248 18 52 9 3 5 1 3 24 31 .210 .281 .331 .612 .221 82 4 1 5 1
74 *Mickey McDermott 25 WSH 196.1 30 851 721 95 172 37 5 8 6 3 110 95 .239 .339 .337 .676 .263 243 25 3 11 6
75 Jim McDonald 27 NYY 71.0 16 303 253 28 54 5 0 3 2 5 45 20 .213 .332 .269 .601 .220 68 6 1 2 2
Rk Age Tm IP G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
76 *Bill Miller 26 NYY 5.2 2 26 24 4 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 .375 .385 .375 .760 .474 9 0 0 0 1
77 *Bob Miller 18 DET 69.2 32 287 253 25 62 7 1 1 4 4 26 27 .245 .312 .292 .605 .268 74 3 0 5 3
78 Tom Morgan 24 NYY 143.0 32 600 541 58 149 18 7 8 3 3 40 34 .275 .328 .379 .707 .279 205 18 5 8 6
79 *Don Mossi 25 CLE 93.0 40 368 318 22 56 11 3 5 1 3 39 55 .176 .266 .277 .543 .195 88 8 1 7 3
80 Ray Narleski 25 CLE 89.0 42 363 313 25 59 9 2 8 4 4 44 52 .188 .292 .307 .599 .202 96 6 2 4 0
81 *Hal Newhouser 33 CLE 46.2 26 187 163 16 34 6 0 3 0 2 18 25 .209 .286 .301 .586 .228 49 3 0 5 1
82 Willard Nixon 26 BOS 199.2 31 850 735 102 182 15 5 16 5 5 87 102 .248 .333 .347 .680 .267 255 24 9 15 4
83 *Billy O'Dell 22 BAL 16.1 7 67 62 7 15 4 1 0 0 1 5 6 .242 .299 .339 .637 .268 21 2 0 0 0
84 *Bill Oster 21 PHA 15.2 8 75 61 15 19 1 1 2 0 0 12 5 .311 .425 .459 .884 .315 28 2 0 2 0
85 *Mel Parnell 32 BOS 92.1 19 403 356 45 104 15 5 7 2 2 35 38 .292 .354 .421 .776 .309 150 11 1 8 3
86 Camilo Pascual 20 WSH 119.1 48 541 459 65 126 19 5 7 9 3 61 60 .275 .366 .383 .750 .303 176 7 6 14 1
87 *Billy Pierce 27 CHW 188.2 36 819 719 86 179 25 8 15 6 7 86 148 .249 .330 .369 .699 .293 265 13 3 7 4
88 Duane Pillette 31 BAL 179.0 25 757 674 79 158 24 8 9 5 5 67 66 .234 .303 .334 .636 .247 225 17 1 10 5
89 Bob Porterfield 30 WSH 244.0 32 1034 935 104 249 38 5 14 0 6 77 82 .266 .322 .363 .685 .278 339 26 3 13 6
90 Arnie Portocarrero 22 PHA 248.0 34 1088 936 124 233 42 8 25 8 7 114 132 .249 .328 .391 .719 .261 366 8 5 16 17
91 Hal Raether 21 PHA 2.0 1 9 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .200 .556 .200 .756 .200 1 2 0 0 0
92 Allie Reynolds 37 NYY 157.1 36 652 569 65 133 15 1 13 3 6 66 100 .234 .315 .332 .647 .261 189 17 3 10 4
93 Dutch Romberger 27 PHA 15.2 10 84 69 20 28 3 1 3 0 0 12 6 .406 .482 .609 1.091 .403 42 2 0 1 2
94 *Dick Rozek 27 PHA 1.1 2 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .571 .000 .571 .000 0 0 1 1 1
95 Johnny Sain 36 NYY 77.0 45 308 287 27 66 8 2 11 1 0 15 33 .230 .266 .387 .653 .224 111 3 0 4 2
96 Jose Santiago 25 CLE 1.2 1 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 .000 0 0 0 0 1
97 *Art Schallock 30 NYY 17.1 6 83 71 10 20 2 0 3 0 0 11 9 .282 .386 .437 .822 .288 31 2 1 0 0
98 Carl Scheib 27 PHA 2.0 1 12 10 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .583 .600 1.183 .556 6 1 1 0 0
99 *Johnny Schmitz 33 WSH 185.1 29 772 691 66 176 32 6 6 7 3 64 56 .255 .318 .344 .663 .268 238 29 3 9 5
100 *Bobby Shantz 28 PHA 8.0 2 38 33 7 12 3 0 2 1 1 3 3 .364 .421 .636 1.057 .345 21 1 1 0 1
Rk Age Tm IP G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
101 Spec Shea 33 WSH 71.1 23 334 285 54 97 17 1 9 4 3 34 22 .340 .412 .502 .914 .344 143 6 2 11 2
102 *Al Sima 32 TOT 86.1 34 395 354 56 112 21 3 10 2 4 34 37 .316 .372 .477 .849 .327 169 7 0 2 5
103 *Al Sima 32 CHW 7.0 5 33 28 5 11 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .393 .406 .643 1.049 .357 18 2 0 1 2
104 *Al Sima 32 PHA 79.1 29 362 326 51 101 17 3 9 2 4 32 36 .310 .368 .463 .832 .324 151 5 0 1 3
105 *Bunky Stewart 23 WSH 50.2 29 251 207 52 67 10 0 3 4 0 27 27 .324 .410 .415 .826 .360 86 4 4 12 1
106 *Chuck Stobbs 24 WSH 182.0 31 787 697 87 189 27 6 6 3 3 67 67 .271 .331 .353 .684 .288 246 14 1 11 11
107 *Dean Stone 23 WSH 178.2 31 752 671 76 161 26 7 7 1 9 69 87 .240 .310 .331 .641 .265 222 12 1 7 4
108 Dick Strahs 30 CHW 14.1 9 68 59 10 16 3 0 0 2 0 8 8 .271 .358 .322 .680 .314 19 0 0 1 0
109 Marlin Stuart 35 TOT 56.2 32 270 229 35 74 13 2 2 3 0 27 15 .323 .398 .424 .821 .338 97 6 2 11 1
110 Marlin Stuart 35 BAL 38.1 22 178 153 23 46 8 2 2 3 0 15 13 .301 .368 .418 .787 .317 64 3 2 7 1
111 Marlin Stuart 35 NYY 18.1 10 92 76 12 28 5 0 0 0 0 12 2 .368 .455 .434 .889 .378 33 3 0 4 0
112 Frank Sullivan 24 BOS 206.1 36 857 770 81 185 16 5 18 13 6 66 124 .240 .304 .344 .648 .265 265 21 6 12 3
113 *Dick Tomanek 23 CLE 1.2 1 7 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 .286 .667 .952 .000 4 0 0 0 0
114 Bob Trice 27 PHA 119.0 19 539 478 86 146 34 10 14 1 2 48 22 .305 .363 .506 .870 .293 242 15 0 5 8
115 Virgil Trucks 37 CHW 264.2 40 1089 980 87 224 42 4 13 7 4 95 152 .229 .297 .319 .616 .258 313 22 1 10 3
116 Bob Turley 23 BAL 247.1 35 1092 879 106 178 25 11 7 13 6 181 185 .203 .340 .280 .619 .245 246 19 7 14 11
117 Bill Upton 25 PHA 5.0 2 22 20 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300 .333 .500 .833 .294 10 0 0 1 0
118 Vito Valentinetti 25 CHW 1.0 1 9 7 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .571 .667 1.429 2.095 .600 10 0 0 0 0
119 Ozzie Van Brabant 27 PHA 26.2 9 130 107 23 35 7 1 3 1 1 18 10 .327 .425 .495 .921 .337 53 1 1 3 1
120 Dick Weik 26 DET 16.1 9 83 64 14 23 2 2 3 0 3 16 9 .359 .488 .594 1.082 .377 38 1 1 1 1
121 *Bill Werle 33 BOS 24.2 14 124 109 13 41 5 0 5 2 1 10 14 .376 .434 .560 .994 .396 61 2 2 2 1
122 Lee Wheat 24 PHA 28.1 8 128 115 18 38 5 2 1 1 0 9 7 .330 .375 .435 .810 .336 50 4 1 0 3
123 *Bob Wiesler 23 NYY 30.1 6 140 110 15 28 5 1 0 5 2 30 25 .255 .414 .318 .732 .329 35 5 0 0 0
124 Early Wynn 34 CLE 270.2 40 1102 1001 93 225 25 6 21 9 12 83 155 .225 .283 .325 .608 .246 325 14 0 15 3
125 George Zuverink 29 DET 203.0 35 869 781 93 201 29 4 22 4 6 62 70 .257 .317 .389 .707 .259 304 13 8 15 3
Rk Age Tm IP G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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