On This Day

Wednesday, May 25, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	12	.667	--
Indians	22	13	.629	1.5
White Sox	21	13	.618	2.0
Tigers	21	16	.568	3.5
Senators	15	19	.441	8.0
Red Sox	16	23	.410	9.5
Athletics	14	23	.378	10.5
Orioles	12	26	.316	13.0

Games

Orioles 6, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 5, Orioles 2

Tigers 8, Athletics 2

Yankees 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	27	9	.750	--
Cubs	22	16	.579	6.0
Giants	21	17	.553	7.0
Braves	18	19	.486	9.5
Cardinals	16	18	.471	10.0
Redlegs	16	19	.457	10.5
Phillies	14	23	.378	13.5
Pirates	12	25	.324	15.5

Games

Cubs 1, Cardinals 0

Cubs 3, Cardinals 1

Redlegs 13, Braves 2

Phillies 8, Giants 3

Phillies 5, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Gene Stephens	5
3	Billy Cox	4
4	Gene Baker	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Jim Finigan	1
1	Ed Fitz Gerald	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	4
2	Yogi Berra	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3
4	Rocky Bridges	2
4	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Baker	1
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Jim Piersall	1
1	Johnny Temple	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Rush	1.60
2	Paul Minner	1.20
3	Robin Roberts	0.86
3	Bob Turley	0.86
5	Ike Delock	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ike Delock	8
1	Bob Rush	8
3	Art Fowler	7
4	Harry Byrd	6
4	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Meyer	1
1	Saul Rogovin	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.390
2	Harvey Kuenn	.377
3	Don Mueller	.374
4	Al Kaline	.363
5	Vic Power	.359

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	34
4	Gus Zernial	32
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	8
2	Ken Boyer	6
2	Jim Gilliam	6
2	Jackie Jensen	6
2	Johnny Temple	6

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	8
2	Gene Conley	6
2	Carl Erskine	6
2	Jim Hearn	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	78
2	Herb Score	77
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	.524
2	Ted Kluszewski	.512
3	Richie Ashburn	.500
4	Gene Stephens	.429
5	Red Schoendienst	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	6
2	Roy Campanella	5
2	Mickey Mantle	5
4	Jackie Jensen	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	18
2	Mickey Mantle	17
3	Jackie Jensen	14
3	Al Kaline	14
5	Roy Campanella	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Baker	4
2	Hank Bauer	3
2	Wally Moon	3
2	Johnny Temple	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	0.60
2	Sandy Consuegra	0.71
3	Alex Kellner	0.86
4	Luis Arroyo	1.04
5	Bob Rush	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	Bob Turley	3
4	Al Aber	2
4	18 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	32
2	Herb Score	27
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
4	Ellis Kinder	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.394
2	Don Mueller	.383
3	Harvey Kuenn	.380
4	Ted Kluszewski	.371
5	Red Schoendienst	.352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	26
1	Gus Zernial	26
3	Mickey Mantle	24
3	Mickey Vernon	24
5	Yogi Berra	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	6
2	Gene Baker	4
2	Ken Boyer	4
2	Chuck Harmon	4
2	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	1.13
2	Sandy Consuegra	1.23
3	Herb Score	1.54
4	Luis Arroyo	1.57
5	Don Newcombe	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	6
2	Gene Conley	5
2	Dick Donovan	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	61
2	Herb Score	53
3	Johnny Antonelli	41
4	Gene Conley	39
5	Sam Jones	38

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	Willie Mays	.347
2	Don Mueller	.346
3	Richie Ashburn	.338
4	Ted Williams	.334
5	Ted Kluszewski	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	50
2	Duke Snider	43
3	Willie Mays	40
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	134
4	Jackie Jensen	127
5	2 tied	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	27
2	Jackie Jensen	24
2	Minnie Minoso	24
4	Johnny Temple	21
5	3 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.21
2	Whitey Ford	2.39
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.44
4	Early Wynn	2.63
5	Mike Garcia	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	196
2	Harvey Haddix	185
3	Robin Roberts	180
4	Johnny Antonelli	171
5	Carl Erskine	165

Saves

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