On This Day

Tuesday, May 24, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 12 .657 --
Indians 22 13 .629 1.0
White Sox 21 13 .618 1.5
Tigers 20 16 .556 3.5
Senators 15 18 .455 7.0
Red Sox 15 22 .405 9.0
Athletics 14 22 .389 9.5
Orioles 11 25 .306 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 9 .750 --
Giants 21 15 .583 6.0
Cubs 20 16 .556 7.0
Cardinals 16 16 .500 9.0
Braves 18 18 .500 9.0
Redlegs 15 19 .441 11.0
Phillies 12 23 .343 14.5
Pirates 12 25 .324 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glen Gorbous 4
1 Jack Shepard 4
3 Cal Abrams 3
3 Juan Delis 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chico Carrasquel 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Bob Nieman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 4
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Gene Freese 3
2 Preston Ward 3
2 Gus Zernial 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cal Abrams 1
1 Willy Miranda 1
1 Gene Woodling 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Pierce 1.75
2 Herb Score 1.10
3 Steve Gromek 0.75
4 Curt Simmons 0.62
5 Bob Grim 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Aber 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Jim McDonald 1
1 Billy Pierce 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 11
2 Bob Grim 7
2 Billy Pierce 7
4 Curt Simmons 5
4 Chuck Stobbs 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Meyer 1
1 Ray Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .393
2 Harvey Kuenn .377
3 Vic Power .372
4 Bill Virdon .368
5 Richie Ashburn .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 11
1 Mickey Mantle 11
1 Duke Snider 11
1 Gus Zernial 11
5 Roy Campanella 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 39
2 Duke Snider 37
3 Al Kaline 33
4 Gus Zernial 32
5 Mickey Mantle 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 8
2 Ken Boyer 6
2 Jim Gilliam 6
4 Jackie Jensen 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 1.14
2 Luis Arroyo 1.24
3 Carl Erskine 1.55
4 Warren Hacker 1.61
5 Dick Donovan 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 7
2 Gene Conley 6
2 Carl Erskine 6
2 Jim Hearn 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 77
2 Bob Turley 72
3 Sam Jones 59
4 Johnny Antonelli 54
5 Gene Conley 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 6
1 Tom Morgan 6
3 Ellis Kinder 5
3 Ray Moore 5
3 Ed Roebuck 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .500
2 Ted Kluszewski .452
3 Richie Ashburn .439
4 Red Schoendienst .391
5 Sandy Amoros .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 5
1 Roy Campanella 5
1 Mickey Mantle 5
4 Jackie Jensen 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 17
2 Yogi Berra 15
3 Roy Campanella 13
3 Al Kaline 13
3 Wally Post 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Baker 3
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Wally Moon 3
4 Harry Agganis 2
4 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey McDermott 0.40
2 Mike Garcia 0.60
3 Bob Friend 0.69
4 Sandy Consuegra 0.71
4 Camilo Pascual 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Arroyo 3
1 Gene Conley 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
4 Al Aber 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 27
2 Bob Turley 26
3 Harvey Haddix 21
4 Gene Conley 20
5 Sam Jones 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 4
1 Barney Schultz 4
3 Marv Grissom 3
3 Ray Moore 3
5 3 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .406
2 Harvey Kuenn .384
3 Richie Ashburn .376
4 Bill Virdon .371
5 Red Schoendienst .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 9
2 Willie Mays 8
2 Gus Zernial 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 28
1 Gus Zernial 28
3 Mickey Mantle 24
3 Mickey Vernon 24
5 Duke Snider 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 6
2 Ken Boyer 4
2 Jim Busby 4
2 Chuck Harmon 4
2 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 1.23
2 Luis Arroyo 1.57
3 Warren Hacker 1.72
4 Carl Erskine 1.72
5 Dick Donovan 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Conley 5
1 Dick Donovan 5
1 Jim Hearn 5
1 Bob Turley 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 59
2 Bob Turley 55
3 Sam Jones 47
4 Johnny Antonelli 42
5 Gene Conley 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 5
2 Ray Moore 4
2 Tom Morgan 4
2 Barney Schultz 4
5 2 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .350
2 Willie Mays .349
3 Ted Williams .334
4 Richie Ashburn .333
5 Ted Kluszewski .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 50
2 Duke Snider 43
3 Willie Mays 41
4 Gil Hodges 38
4 Eddie Mathews 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 143
2 Ted Kluszewski 138
3 Yogi Berra 132
4 Jackie Jensen 124
5 2 tied 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 27
2 Minnie Minoso 24
3 Jackie Jensen 23
4 Johnny Temple 20
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 2.21
2 Johnny Antonelli 2.31
3 Whitey Ford 2.39
4 Early Wynn 2.63
5 Mike Garcia 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 23
1 Robin Roberts 23
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Johnny Antonelli 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 190
2 Harvey Haddix 185
3 Robin Roberts 174
4 Johnny Antonelli 171
5 Carl Erskine 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 21
2 Marv Grissom 20
3 Johnny Sain 19
4 Ellis Kinder 18
5 2 tied 14