On This Day

Wednesday, April 27, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 7 4 .636 --
Yankees 8 5 .615 --
Indians 8 5 .615 --
Tigers 7 5 .583 0.5
Red Sox 7 6 .538 1.0
Senators 5 7 .417 2.5
Athletics 5 7 .417 2.5
Orioles 3 11 .214 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 12 2 .857 --
Braves 8 4 .667 3.0
Cardinals 6 4 .600 4.0
Cubs 7 6 .538 4.5
Phillies 7 6 .538 4.5
Giants 5 7 .417 6.0
Pirates 2 9 .182 8.5
Redlegs 2 11 .154 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ernie Oravetz 4
2 Joe Altobelli 3
2 Jim Delsing 3
2 Chuck Diering 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 Andy Carey 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank House 4
1 Mickey Vernon 4
3 Jim Delsing 3
3 Walt Dropo 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Pete Runnels 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Purkey 0.75
2 Gene Conley 0.62
3 Bob Porterfield 0.60
4 Frank Sullivan 0.57
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cloyd Boyer 1
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 7
2 Bob Porterfield 6
2 Bob Purkey 6
4 Gene Conley 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Roebuck 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Skowron .451
2 Al Kaline .438
3 Chico Carrasquel .400
4 Vic Power .388
5 Faye Throneberry .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Furillo 6
2 Al Kaline 5
2 Ted Kluszewski 5
2 Bob Nieman 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 20
2 Bill Skowron 18
2 Duke Snider 18
4 Carl Furillo 16
4 Faye Throneberry 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 3
1 Al Kaline 3
3 Ken Boyer 2
3 Chuck Diering 2
3 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Murry Dickson 0.50
2 Sandy Consuegra 1.08
3 Chet Nichols 1.10
4 Carl Erskine 1.16
5 Warren Hacker 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 4
2 Carl Erskine 3
2 Whitey Ford 3
2 Steve Gromek 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 27
2 Herb Score 24
3 Johnny Antonelli 22
4 Sam Jones 21
5 Gene Conley 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Roebuck 3
2 Jim Hughes 2
2 Ellis Kinder 2
2 Tom Morgan 2
2 Howie Pollet 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .352
2 Don Mueller .348
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Duke Snider .341
5 Bobby Avila .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 52
2 Duke Snider 43
3 Willie Mays 42
4 Gil Hodges 38
5 Hank Sauer 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 147
2 Duke Snider 146
3 Yogi Berra 129
4 Larry Doby 128
5 Gil Hodges 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 34
2 Jackie Jensen 22
3 Johnny Temple 21
4 Minnie Minoso 20
5 Jim Rivera 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.43
2 Sandy Consuegra 2.56
3 Early Wynn 2.59
4 Whitey Ford 2.65
5 Mike Garcia 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 25
2 Robin Roberts 24
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Warren Spahn 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 189
2 Harvey Haddix 183
3 Robin Roberts 181
4 Carl Erskine 166
5 Johnny Antonelli 159

Saves

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