On This Day

Saturday, May 28, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 12 .700 --
Indians 24 14 .632 3.0
White Sox 23 15 .605 4.0
Tigers 22 17 .564 5.5
Senators 16 22 .421 11.0
Red Sox 17 25 .405 12.0
Athletics 14 24 .368 13.0
Orioles 13 28 .317 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 10 .744 --
Cubs 24 17 .585 6.0
Giants 22 19 .537 8.0
Braves 19 21 .475 10.5
Redlegs 18 20 .474 10.5
Cardinals 17 20 .459 11.0
Phillies 17 23 .425 12.5
Pirates 12 28 .300 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Groth 4
1 Gus Triandos 4
3 Grady Hatton 3
3 Ralph Kiner 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Groth 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Cal Abrams 1
2 Sandy Amoros 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Groth 3
1 Gil Hodges 3
1 Willard Marshall 3
1 Stan Palys 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Chuck Diering 1
1 Jim Rivera 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Saul Rogovin 0.86
2 Warren Hacker 0.83
3 Curt Simmons 0.45
4 Harvey Haddix 0.40
4 Bill Henry 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Collum 1
1 Warren Hacker 1
1 Billy Loes 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Saul Rogovin 6
2 Warren Hacker 5
2 Curt Simmons 5
4 Harvey Haddix 4
4 Chet Nichols 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Meyer 1
1 Tom Morgan 1
1 Ed Roebuck 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .409
2 Harvey Kuenn .377
3 Al Kaline .364
4 Vic Power .361
5 Don Mueller .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 12
2 Mickey Mantle 11
2 Duke Snider 11
2 Gus Zernial 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 40
2 Duke Snider 38
3 Yogi Berra 35
4 Al Kaline 34
4 2 others tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 8
2 Jim Gilliam 7
3 Ken Boyer 6
3 Jackie Jensen 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 1.55
2 Warren Hacker 1.67
3 Luis Arroyo 1.67
4 Dick Donovan 1.71
5 Carl Erskine 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 8
2 Gene Conley 7
2 Don Newcombe 7
4 Carl Erskine 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 78
2 Herb Score 77
3 Sam Jones 62
4 Gene Conley 57
5 Johnny Antonelli 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 7
2 Marv Grissom 6
2 Ed Roebuck 6
4 Ellis Kinder 5
4 Ray Moore 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .517
2 Ted Kluszewski .479
3 Johnny Groth .459
4 Mickey Mantle .408
5 Harvey Kuenn .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 7
2 Ted Kluszewski 5
2 Eddie Robinson 5
2 Bob Speake 5
5 Roy Campanella 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 22
2 Eddie Robinson 15
3 Del Ennis 14
4 Jackie Jensen 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Baker 3
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Bill Bruton 3
1 Jim Rivera 3
1 Johnny Temple 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.00
1 Ed Roebuck 0.00
3 Larry Jackson 0.56
4 Whitey Ford 1.08
5 Bob Rush 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Arroyo 3
1 Gene Conley 3
1 Warren Hacker 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 21
2 Herb Score 20
3 Gene Conley 18
4 Gordon Jones 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 4
2 Marv Grissom 3
2 Jack Meyer 3
2 Ed Roebuck 3
2 Barney Schultz 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .413
2 Harvey Kuenn .382
3 Ted Kluszewski .368
4 Don Mueller .348
5 Mickey Mantle .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 9
2 Yogi Berra 8
2 Bob Speake 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 27
1 Mickey Mantle 27
3 Roy Campanella 25
4 Del Ennis 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 6
2 Gene Baker 4
2 Hank Bauer 4
2 Ken Boyer 4
2 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 1.17
2 Don Newcombe 1.50
3 Herb Score 1.54
4 Sandy Consuegra 1.77
5 Warren Hacker 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Conley 5
1 Dick Donovan 5
1 Sal Maglie 5
1 Don Newcombe 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 53
2 Bob Turley 51
3 Harvey Haddix 41
3 Sam Jones 41
5 Gene Conley 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .342
2 Willie Mays .340
3 Richie Ashburn .337
4 Ted Williams .334
5 Ted Kluszewski .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 50
2 Duke Snider 42
3 Willie Mays 41
4 Gil Hodges 38
4 Eddie Mathews 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 141
2 Ted Kluszewski 139
3 Yogi Berra 137
4 Jackie Jensen 126
5 Gil Hodges 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 28
2 Jackie Jensen 24
3 Minnie Minoso 23
4 Jim Rivera 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 2.30
2 Whitey Ford 2.35
3 Johnny Antonelli 2.39
4 Early Wynn 2.60
5 Steve Gromek 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 23
1 Robin Roberts 23
1 Early Wynn 23
4 Carl Erskine 20
4 Whitey Ford 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 196
2 Harvey Haddix 180
3 Robin Roberts 172
4 Carl Erskine 169
5 Johnny Antonelli 167

Saves

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