On This Day

Tuesday, June 14, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	39	20	.661	--
White Sox	33	19	.635	2.5
Indians	35	22	.614	3.0
Tigers	30	25	.545	7.0
Red Sox	26	31	.456	12.0
Senators	22	34	.393	15.5
Athletics	22	35	.386	16.0
Orioles	18	39	.316	20.0

Games

White Sox 1, Orioles 0

Red Sox 12, Athletics 4

Yankees 7, Tigers 6

Indians 6, Senators 4

Indians 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	44	13	.772	--
Cubs	33	25	.569	11.5
Giants	30	27	.526	14.0
Braves	29	28	.509	15.0
Phillies	24	32	.429	19.5
Redlegs	22	30	.423	19.5
Cardinals	22	31	.415	20.0
Pirates	20	38	.345	24.5

Games

Giants 5, Cubs 0

Dodgers 9, Redlegs 0

Pirates 10, Cardinals 5

Braves 4, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Doby	4
1	Billy Klaus	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Dick Groat	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Moon	2
1	Irv Noren	2
3	Granny Hamner	1
3	Gail Harris	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Long	4
1	Wally Moon	4
1	Norm Zauchin	4
4	Dick Groat	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Stan Palys	1
1	Jim Rivera	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Podres	0.88
2	Robin Roberts	0.86
3	Jack Harshman	0.71
4	Frank Sullivan	0.70
5	Ruben Gomez	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Podres	7
1	Frank Sullivan	7
3	Ruben Gomez	6
3	Robin Roberts	6
3	Herb Score	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Bob Purkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.379
2	Richie Ashburn	.358
3	Harvey Kuenn	.342
4	Ted Kluszewski	.338
5	Don Mueller	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	20
2	Roy Campanella	19
3	Ted Kluszewski	18
4	Willie Mays	17
5	4 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	63
2	Roy Campanella	58
3	Del Ennis	45
4	Al Kaline	44
5	2 tied	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	13
2	Jim Gilliam	10
3	Jim Rivera	9
4	Minnie Minoso	8
5	Johnny Temple	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.36
2	Billy Pierce	1.84
3	Luis Arroyo	1.99
4	Carl Erskine	2.14
5	Dick Donovan	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	10
2	Robin Roberts	9
3	Gene Conley	8
3	Carl Erskine	8
3	3 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	107
2	Bob Turley	96
3	Sam Jones	81
4	Robin Roberts	74
5	Gene Conley	70

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	9
2	Ellis Kinder	7
2	Ed Roebuck	7
4	Marv Grissom	6
4	3 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Long	.449
2	Al Kaline	.417
3	Nellie Fox	.409
4	Ted Williams	.394
5	Billy Klaus	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	8
1	Duke Snider	8
3	Roy Campanella	7
4	Vic Wertz	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	21
2	Eddie Mathews	19
3	Roy Campanella	14
3	Dale Long	14
3	Pee Wee Reese	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	6
2	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Jim Gilliam	2
2	Mickey Mantle	2
2	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herm Wehmeier	0.57
2	Frank Lary	1.00
3	Jim Konstanty	1.04
4	Early Wynn	1.08
5	Virgil Trucks	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Frank Sullivan	3
1	Early Wynn	3
4	Johnny Antonelli	2
4	25 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Herb Score	25
3	Billy Loes	21
4	Johnny Podres	20
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	4
2	Sandy Consuegra	2
2	Mike Garcia	2
2	Ellis Kinder	2
2	Tom Morgan	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.423
2	Richie Ashburn	.404
3	Dale Long	.400
4	Al Kaline	.377
5	Billy Shantz	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	13
2	Ted Kluszewski	11
2	Eddie Robinson	11
4	Eddie Mathews	10
4	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	29
1	Duke Snider	29
3	Eddie Robinson	28
4	Roy Campanella	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	8
2	Jim Rivera	6
3	Jim Gilliam	5
3	Mickey Mantle	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Jeffcoat	0.94
2	Art Schallock	0.98
3	Billy Pierce	1.02
4	Jim Wilson	1.74
5	Early Wynn	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
3	Warren Hacker	5
3	Sal Maglie	5
3	Early Wynn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	50
2	Robin Roberts	47
3	Don Newcombe	42
4	Bob Turley	39
5	Sam Jones	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	6
2	Jim Konstanty	5
2	Jack Meyer	5
4	Ed Roebuck	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.348
2	Willie Mays	.338
3	Ted Kluszewski	.336
4	Don Mueller	.331
5	Harvey Kuenn	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	52
2	Duke Snider	47
3	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Willie Mays	41
5	Gil Hodges	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	149
2	Ted Kluszewski	139
3	Yogi Berra	123
3	Jackie Jensen	123
5	Carl Furillo	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	27
2	Jackie Jensen	21
3	Jim Rivera	20
4	Minnie Minoso	19
4	Johnny Temple	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.84
2	Early Wynn	2.30
3	Whitey Ford	2.52
4	Steve Gromek	2.64
5	Jack Harshman	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Bob Lemon	24
2	Early Wynn	24
4	Carl Erskine	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	197
2	Robin Roberts	193
3	Carl Erskine	168
4	Jack Harshman	163
5	Harvey Haddix	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	20
2	Marv Grissom	18
3	Ellis Kinder	16
3	Johnny Sain	16
5	Ray Narleski	14