On This Day

Friday, April 22, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 5 2 .714 --
Red Sox 6 3 .667 0.0
Yankees 6 3 .667 0.0
Indians 6 3 .667 0.0
Senators 4 3 .571 1.0
Tigers 3 5 .375 2.5
Athletics 2 6 .250 3.5
Orioles 1 8 .111 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 10 1 .909 --
Cardinals 6 3 .667 3.0
Braves 6 3 .667 3.0
Cubs 5 5 .500 4.5
Phillies 5 5 .500 4.5
Giants 3 5 .375 5.5
Redlegs 2 8 .200 7.5
Pirates 0 7 .000 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Amoros 4
1 Chico Carrasquel 4
3 Hoot Evers 3
3 Dee Fondy 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Jim Busby 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lloyd Merriman 4
2 Del Ennis 3
3 Roy Campanella 2
3 Jim Delsing 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Runnels 1
1 Eddie Yost 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brooks Lawrence 0.75
2 Mickey McDermott 0.62
3 Johnny Podres 0.62
4 Herm Wehmeier 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Podres 8
2 Brooks Lawrence 6
3 Mickey McDermott 5
3 Herm Wehmeier 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Morrie Martin 1
1 Ray Narleski 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 Johnny Schmitz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .471
2 Vic Power .455
3 Johnny Logan .438
4 Nellie Fox .433
5 Bill Skowron .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Furillo 5
1 Ted Kluszewski 5
3 Roy Campanella 4
3 Randy Jackson 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 15
2 Dee Fondy 14
2 Carl Furillo 14
4 Al Kaline 13
4 Duke Snider 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 2
1 Jim Gilliam 2
1 Jim Rivera 2
1 Johnny Temple 2
1 Eddie Yost 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.33
2 Mike Fornieles 0.51
3 Sandy Consuegra 0.84
4 Clem Labine 0.90
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
3 Lew Burdette 2
3 Carl Erskine 2
3 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 18
2 Bob Turley 17
3 Whitey Ford 16
4 Bob Rush 13
4 Herm Wehmeier 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 2
1 Ellis Kinder 2
1 Howie Pollet 2
1 Ed Roebuck 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .349
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Don Mueller .344
4 Duke Snider .338
5 Bobby Avila .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 53
2 Duke Snider 43
3 Gil Hodges 39
3 Willie Mays 39
3 Hank Sauer 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 148
2 Duke Snider 141
3 Yogi Berra 129
3 Larry Doby 129
3 Gil Hodges 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 33
2 Jackie Jensen 23
3 Johnny Temple 22
4 Minnie Minoso 19
4 Jim Rivera 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.36
2 Whitey Ford 2.50
3 Sandy Consuegra 2.57
4 Early Wynn 2.59
5 Jack Harshman 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
1 Robin Roberts 24
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Warren Spahn 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 188
2 Robin Roberts 183
3 Bob Turley 179
4 Carl Erskine 169
5 Virgil Trucks 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 25
2 Jim Hughes 24
3 Frank Smith 18
4 Marv Grissom 17
5 Ellis Kinder 16