On This Day

Sunday, April 24, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 6 3 .667 --
Red Sox 7 4 .636 --
Yankees 7 4 .636 --
Indians 6 5 .545 1.0
Tigers 5 5 .500 1.5
Senators 5 5 .500 1.5
Athletics 3 7 .300 3.5
Orioles 3 9 .250 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 2 .846 --
Braves 7 3 .700 2.5
Cardinals 6 4 .600 3.5
Cubs 7 5 .583 3.5
Phillies 7 6 .538 4.0
Giants 4 6 .400 5.5
Redlegs 2 10 .167 8.5
Pirates 1 9 .100 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Long 5
2 Chuck Diering 4
3 Roberto Clemente 3
3 Larry Doby 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Ray Boone 1
2 Al Dark 1
2 Larry Doby 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 4
2 Jim Busby 3
2 Al Dark 3
2 Ray Katt 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Hoot Evers 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Felipe Montemayor 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Jones 1.00
1 Camilo Pascual 1.00
3 Alex Kellner 0.83
4 Willard Nixon 0.80
5 Johnny Schmitz 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 9
2 Camilo Pascual 8
3 Johnny Schmitz 6
3 Herb Score 6
5 Alex Kellner 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Robin Roberts 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .452
2 Bill Skowron .422
3 Rip Repulski .417
4 Chico Carrasquel .400
5 Johnny Logan .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Furillo 6
2 Ted Kluszewski 5
2 Bob Nieman 5
4 Roy Campanella 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 17
1 Bobby Thomson 17
3 Carl Furillo 16
4 Dee Fondy 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 3
2 Ken Boyer 2
2 Chuck Diering 2
2 Jackie Jensen 2
2 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.33
2 Murry Dickson 0.50
3 Mike Fornieles 0.51
4 Sandy Consuegra 0.84
5 Chet Nichols 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 3
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Willard Nixon 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 24
2 Sam Jones 21
3 Bob Turley 17
4 Whitey Ford 16
5 Willard Nixon 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 2
1 Ellis Kinder 2
1 Tom Morgan 2
1 Howie Pollet 2
1 Ed Roebuck 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .350
2 Don Mueller .346
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Duke Snider .339
5 Bobby Avila .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 53
2 Duke Snider 43
3 Willie Mays 41
4 Hank Sauer 39
5 Gil Hodges 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 148
2 Duke Snider 145
3 Yogi Berra 129
3 Larry Doby 129
5 Gil Hodges 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 33
2 Jackie Jensen 23
3 Johnny Temple 22
4 Minnie Minoso 20
5 Jim Rivera 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.39
2 Early Wynn 2.47
3 Whitey Ford 2.50
4 Sandy Consuegra 2.57
5 Ruben Gomez 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
1 Robin Roberts 24
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Carl Erskine 21
4 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 188
2 Robin Roberts 183
3 Bob Turley 179
4 Carl Erskine 174
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