On This Day

Friday, June 3, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	33	14	.702	--
Indians	29	16	.644	3.0
White Sox	28	16	.636	3.5
Tigers	25	20	.556	7.0
Senators	18	26	.409	13.5
Red Sox	19	29	.396	14.5
Athletics	17	28	.378	15.0
Orioles	14	34	.292	19.5

Games

White Sox 3, Yankees 2

Senators 3, Indians 1

Tigers 7, Orioles 2

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	35	11	.761	--
Cubs	28	19	.596	7.5
Giants	25	23	.521	11.0
Braves	22	24	.478	13.0
Cardinals	19	24	.442	14.5
Phillies	21	27	.438	15.0
Redlegs	19	25	.432	15.0
Pirates	16	32	.333	20.0

Games

Dodgers 12, Cardinals 5

Cubs 4, Giants 1

Braves 4, Phillies 3

Pirates 7, Redlegs 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dale Long	4
1	Wally Post	4
1	Andy Seminick	4
1	Duke Snider	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Gene Baker	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	5
2	Stan Musial	3
2	Roy Smalley	3
4	Cal Abrams	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Lemon	1.00
2	Mickey McDermott	0.75
3	Bobby Shantz	0.62
4	Johnny Podres	0.56
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Mickey McDermott	6
3	Johnny Podres	5
3	Bobby Shantz	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.381
2	Al Kaline	.376
3	Richie Ashburn	.366
4	Don Mueller	.357
5	Duke Snider	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	17
2	Roy Campanella	15
2	Ted Kluszewski	15
4	Willie Mays	14
5	2 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	55
2	Roy Campanella	50
3	Yogi Berra	39
4	Ted Kluszewski	38
5	Al Kaline	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	9
2	Ken Boyer	8
2	Minnie Minoso	8
4	Jim Rivera	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.42
2	Luis Arroyo	1.56
3	Dick Donovan	1.96
4	Billy Pierce	2.01
5	Sal Maglie	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	8
1	Robin Roberts	8
1	Bob Turley	8
4	Gene Conley	7
4	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	92
2	Bob Turley	87
3	Sam Jones	67
4	Gene Conley	59
5	Johnny Antonelli	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	8
2	Ed Roebuck	7
3	Marv Grissom	6
3	Jim Hughes	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Crowe	.452
2	Bill Bruton	.418
3	Sandy Amoros	.412
3	Duke Snider	.412
5	Sammy White	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	8
1	Roy Campanella	8
3	Bob Speake	7
4	Willie Mays	6
4	Duke Snider	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	23
2	Duke Snider	19
3	Roy Campanella	17
4	Del Ennis	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	4
1	Jim Rivera	4
3	Ken Boyer	3
3	Wally Moon	3
5	11 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.00
2	Art Schallock	0.46
3	Billy Pierce	0.50
4	Marv Grissom	0.57
5	Bob Miller	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
2	Luis Arroyo	3
2	Johnny Kucks	3
2	Sal Maglie	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	26
2	Bob Grim	20
2	Don Newcombe	20
2	Robin Roberts	20
5	Bob Turley	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Meyer	4
1	Tom Morgan	4
1	Ed Roebuck	4
4	Marv Grissom	3
5	Jim Hughes	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sandy Amoros	.387
2	Ted Kluszewski	.380
3	Richie Ashburn	.374
4	Wally Post	.370
5	Harvey Kuenn	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	11
1	Willie Mays	11
1	Duke Snider	11
1	Bob Speake	11
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	34
1	Duke Snider	34
3	Yogi Berra	30
4	Jackie Jensen	27
4	Bob Speake	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	6
2	Wally Moon	5
2	Jim Rivera	5
4	Sandy Amoros	4
4	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	1.50
2	Billy Pierce	1.53
3	Jim Wilson	1.65
4	Sal Maglie	1.72
5	Don Newcombe	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
3	Luis Arroyo	5
3	Gene Conley	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	54
2	Herb Score	52
3	Sam Jones	44
4	Bob Grim	37
5	Johnny Podres	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	6
2	Marv Grissom	4
2	Jack Meyer	4
2	Ray Moore	4
2	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Mueller	.341
2	Harvey Kuenn	.338
3	Duke Snider	.336
4	Ted Williams	.332
5	Ted Kluszewski	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	51
2	Duke Snider	47
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Eddie Mathews	38
5	Gil Hodges	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	156
2	Ted Kluszewski	140
3	Yogi Berra	134
4	Jackie Jensen	125
5	Carl Furillo	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	28
2	Jackie Jensen	22
3	Minnie Minoso	21
4	Jim Rivera	19
5	Johnny Temple	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.02
2	Whitey Ford	2.34
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.43
4	Steve Gromek	2.44
5	Early Wynn	2.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	202
2	Robin Roberts	178
3	Harvey Haddix	176
4	Carl Erskine	171
5	Johnny Antonelli	163

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	22
2	Marv Grissom	19
2	Johnny Sain	19
4	Ellis Kinder	16
5	Ray Narleski	14