On This Day

Wednesday, April 13, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 1 0 1.000 --
Yankees 1 0 1.000 0.0
Indians 1 0 1.000 0.0
Tigers 1 1 .500 0.5
Senators 1 1 .500 0.5
Athletics 1 1 .500 0.5
White Sox 0 1 .000 1.0
Orioles 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 2 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 1 0 1.000 0.5
Phillies 1 0 1.000 0.5
Braves 1 0 1.000 0.5
Giants 0 1 .000 1.5
Pirates 0 1 .000 1.5
Cardinals 0 1 .000 1.5
Redlegs 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
1 Bill Skowron 3
1 Duke Snider 3
5 11 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Harvey Kuenn 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 4
1 Whitey Ford 4
1 Mickey Mantle 4
4 Carl Furillo 3
4 Bill Skowron 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Duke Snider 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Ford 1.14
2 Johnny Antonelli 1.00
3 Robin Roberts 0.80
4 Steve Gromek 0.50
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Robin Roberts 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 8
2 Johnny Antonelli 6
3 Max Surkont 5
4 Carl Erskine 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Minner .750
2 Bill Wilson .714
3 Whitey Ford .600
3 Mickey Mantle .600
5 Dee Fondy .556

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 2
1 Ted Lepcio 2
3 Gene Baker 1
3 Yogi Berra 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dee Fondy 7
2 Harry Chiti 5
3 Bob Cerv 4
3 Whitey Ford 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Duke Snider 1
1 Eddie Yost 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Robin Roberts 0.00
1 Ewell Blackwell 0.00
1 Paul LaPalme 0.00
1 Mike Fornieles 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 8
1 Lou Kretlow 8
3 Johnny Antonelli 6
3 Virgil Trucks 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 Dave Jolly 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .345
2 Duke Snider .344
3 Willie Mays .343
4 Bobby Avila .341
5 Don Mueller .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 51
2 Gil Hodges 42
3 Willie Mays 41
3 Hank Sauer 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 145
2 Gil Hodges 131
3 Duke Snider 130
4 Yogi Berra 127
4 Stan Musial 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 34
2 Jackie Jensen 23
3 Johnny Temple 21
4 Dee Fondy 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.29
2 Mike Garcia 2.64
3 Bob Lemon 2.66
4 Sandy Consuegra 2.69
5 Steve Gromek 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
1 Robin Roberts 24
3 Early Wynn 23
4 Warren Spahn 22
5 Johnny Antonelli 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 189
2 Bob Turley 185
3 Harvey Haddix 184
4 Carl Erskine 170
5 2 tied 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 26
2 Jim Hughes 24
3 Frank Smith 20
4 Marv Grissom 17
5 Ellis Kinder 15