On This Day

Tuesday, April 19, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 5 1 .833 --
Yankees 4 2 .667 1.0
Indians 5 3 .625 1.0
White Sox 3 2 .600 1.5
Senators 2 2 .500 2.0
Tigers 3 3 .500 2.0
Athletics 2 5 .286 3.5
Orioles 0 6 .000 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 8 0 1.000 --
Braves 5 2 .714 2.5
Cardinals 4 3 .571 3.5
Phillies 4 3 .571 3.5
Cubs 4 4 .500 4.0
Giants 2 5 .286 5.5
Redlegs 2 6 .250 6.0
Pirates 0 6 .000 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vic Power 4
2 Ralph Kiner 3
2 Ted Kluszewski 3
2 Wally Moon 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 2
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Roy Campanella 1
2 Jim Finigan 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 3
1 Al Rosen 3
3 Gus Bell 2
3 Jim Finigan 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lloyd Merriman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Conley 0.78
2 Herb Score 0.75
3 Don Newcombe 0.60
4 Bob Rush 0.56
5 Harvey Haddix 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Bishop 1
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Don Newcombe 1
1 Barney Schultz 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 9
2 Gene Conley 7
3 Don Newcombe 6
4 Bob Rush 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Roebuck 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .560
2 Johnny Logan .542
3 Bill Skowron .462
4 Nellie Fox .455
4 Jackie Jensen .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Furillo 5
2 Randy Jackson 4
2 Ted Kluszewski 4
4 Ernie Banks 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 12
1 Al Kaline 12
1 Faye Throneberry 12
4 Dee Fondy 11
4 Sammy White 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 2
1 Johnny Temple 2
3 Ken Boyer 1
3 Billy Goodman 1
3 16 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Meyer 0.00
1 Mike Fornieles 0.00
3 Whitey Ford 0.50
4 Robin Roberts 0.90
5 5 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 2
1 Whitey Ford 2
1 Steve Gromek 2
1 Bob Lemon 2
1 4 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 18
2 Whitey Ford 14
3 Bob Rush 13
4 Johnny Antonelli 12
4 3 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 2
1 Ellis Kinder 2
1 Ed Roebuck 2
4 Ewell Blackwell 1
4 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .348
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Don Mueller .343
4 Duke Snider .341
5 Bobby Avila .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 53
2 Duke Snider 42
3 Gil Hodges 40
3 Hank Sauer 40
5 Willie Mays 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 149
2 Duke Snider 138
3 Gil Hodges 130
4 Larry Doby 129
4 Stan Musial 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 33
2 Jackie Jensen 23
2 Johnny Temple 23
4 Minnie Minoso 19
5 Dee Fondy 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.35
2 Early Wynn 2.59
3 Sandy Consuegra 2.60
4 Whitey Ford 2.60
5 Bob Lemon 2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 192
2 Bob Turley 186
3 Robin Roberts 180
4 Carl Erskine 169
5 Johnny Antonelli 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 25
1 Johnny Sain 25
3 Frank Smith 18
4 Marv Grissom 17
4 Ellis Kinder 17