On This Day

Sunday, May 15, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 9 .690 --
White Sox 18 9 .667 1.0
Yankees 17 11 .607 2.5
Tigers 16 14 .533 4.5
Red Sox 14 18 .438 7.5
Senators 11 17 .393 8.5
Athletics 11 18 .379 9.0
Orioles 9 20 .310 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 5 .833 --
Giants 15 13 .536 9.0
Braves 16 14 .533 9.0
Cubs 16 15 .516 9.5
Cardinals 12 13 .480 10.5
Pirates 11 18 .379 13.5
Redlegs 10 18 .357 14.0
Phillies 10 19 .345 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harvey Kuenn 7
2 Richie Ashburn 6
3 Harry Agganis 5
3 Al Dark 5
3 3 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 Roy Campanella 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 6
2 Sandy Amoros 4
2 Eddie Mathews 4
2 Irv Noren 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Amoros 1
1 Gene Baker 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gordon Jones 1.29
2 Max Surkont 1.00
3 Bob Turley 0.92
4 Mike Garcia 0.86
5 Dick Donovan 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Warren Hacker 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 12
2 Gordon Jones 9
3 Max Surkont 8
4 Bob Buhl 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Jim Konstanty 1
1 Ray Moore 1
1 Barney Schultz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .415
2 Vic Power .395
3 Harvey Kuenn .388
4 Al Kaline .379
5 Roy Campanella .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 11
2 Mickey Mantle 10
2 Gus Zernial 10
4 Carl Furillo 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 36
2 Roy Campanella 33
3 Carl Furillo 29
4 Mickey Vernon 28
4 Gus Zernial 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 8
2 Ken Boyer 5
2 Jim Gilliam 5
4 Jim Busby 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 1.14
2 Dick Donovan 1.18
3 Carl Erskine 1.32
4 Warren Hacker 1.74
5 Bob Turley 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 6
1 Bob Turley 6
3 Carl Erskine 5
3 Steve Gromek 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 69
2 Herb Score 57
3 Johnny Antonelli 47
4 Sam Jones 46
5 Gene Conley 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 4
1 Ellis Kinder 4
1 Ray Moore 4
4 Marv Grissom 3
4 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .449
2 Hank Bauer .393
3 Hoot Evers .385
4 Monte Irvin .381
5 Harvey Kuenn .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 7
2 Eddie Mathews 6
2 Wally Post 6
2 Duke Snider 6
2 Gus Zernial 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 17
1 Duke Snider 17
3 Gus Zernial 16
4 Mickey Vernon 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Harmon 4
2 Sandy Amoros 3
2 Ken Boyer 3
2 Minnie Minoso 3
5 15 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 0.40
2 Don Newcombe 0.45
3 Bob Rush 1.04
4 Carl Erskine 1.13
4 Herb Score 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
1 Johnny Podres 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 42
2 Herb Score 33
3 Johnny Antonelli 25
4 Sam Jones 23
5 Gene Conley 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 3
2 Mike Fornieles 2
2 Bob Friend 2
2 Tom Gorman 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .351
2 Don Mueller .350
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Duke Snider .334
5 Bobby Avila .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 47
1 Duke Snider 47
3 Willie Mays 41
4 Gil Hodges 40
4 Eddie Mathews 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 150
2 Ted Kluszewski 141
3 Gil Hodges 126
4 Jackie Jensen 125
5 Larry Doby 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 29
2 Minnie Minoso 25
3 Jackie Jensen 22
4 Johnny Temple 20
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.34
2 Sandy Consuegra 2.57
3 Early Wynn 2.59
4 Mike Garcia 2.60
5 Whitey Ford 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
2 Robin Roberts 23
2 Early Wynn 23
4 Warren Spahn 21
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 201
2 Harvey Haddix 187
3 Robin Roberts 181
4 Carl Erskine 172
5 Johnny Antonelli 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 24
2 Johnny Sain 20
3 Marv Grissom 18
4 Ellis Kinder 17
5 Frank Smith 16