Hank Aaron hits his debut home run against the Cardinals

Welcome to the first edition of Ledger Adds Vintage! In this series we will examine the ledgers of years gone by in the same way we view today's ledgers.

We start off with the 70th anniversary of the 1954 season. 1954 was Hank Aaron's rookie season and the second season for Ernie Banks and Al Kaline. It was also the first season for the Orioles in Baltimore after having moved from St. Louis.

A reminder about the ordinal notations. The first number is the ledger number for the season and the second is the ledger number of the player's career.

Tuesday, April 13

• Gene Baker (Cubs) vs. the Cardinals, 1st/1st
• Frank Bolling (Tigers) vs. the Orioles, 1st/1st
• Paul Minner (Cubs) vs. the Cardinals, 1st/5th
• Wally Moon (Cardinals) vs. the Cubs, 1st/1st
• George Strickland (Indians) vs. the White Sox, 1st/12th

Wednesday, April 14

• Ebba St. Claire (Giants) vs. the Dodgers, 1st/5th
• Bill Tuttle (Tigers) vs. the Orioles, 1st/1st

Thursday, April 15

• Clint Courtney (Orioles) vs. the White Sox, 1st/6th
• Bill Skowron (Yankees) vs. the Athletics, 1st/1st

Friday, April 16

No ledgers

Saturday, April 17

• Tom Alston (Cardinals) vs. the Cubs, 1st/1st
• Chico Carrasquel (White Sox) vs. the Indians, 1st/5th

Sunday, April 18

• Harry Agganis (Red Sox) vs. the Athletics, 1st/1st
• Ed Bailey (Redlegs) vs. the Braves, 1st/1st

Monday, April 19

• Gail Henley (Pirates) vs. the Giants, 1st/1st
• Bob Miller (Phillies) vs. the Dodgers, 1st/1st

Tuesday, April 20

• Wally Moon (Cardinals) vs. the Redlegs, 2nd/2nd

Wednesday, April 21

No ledgers

Thursday, April 22

• Gair Allie (Pirates) vs. the Giants, 1st/1st

Friday, April 23

• Henry Aaron (Braves) vs. the Cardinals, 1st/1st
• Gene Baker (Cubs) vs. the Redlegs, 2nd/2nd
• Ernie Banks (Cubs) vs. the Redlegs, 1st/2nd
• Charlie White (Braves) vs. the Cardinals, 1st/1st

Saturday, April 24

• Bobby Ávila (Indians) vs. the Tigers, 1st/7th
• Joe DeMaestri (Athletics) vs. the Yankees, 1st/5th
• Wally Post (Redlegs) vs. the Cubs, 1st/3rd
• Bill Wilson (White Sox) vs. the Orioles, 1st/1st

Sunday, April 25

No ledgers

Monday, April 26

No ledgers

Tuesday, April 27

• Toby Atwell (Pirates) vs. the Redlegs, 1st/3rd
• Jerry Lynch (Pirates) vs. the Redlegs, 1st/1st

Wednesday, April 28

No ledgers

Thursday, April 29

• Roy Sievers (Senators) vs. the Orioles, 1st/8th
• Dick Williams (Dodgers) vs. the Redlegs, 1st/4th

Friday, April 30

No ledgers