On This Day

Thursday, June 23, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	23	.662	--
White Sox	40	22	.645	2.0
Indians	40	26	.606	4.0
Tigers	32	30	.516	10.0
Red Sox	34	32	.515	10.0
Athletics	24	40	.375	19.0
Senators	23	40	.365	19.5
Orioles	20	45	.308	23.5

Games

Indians 9, Orioles 2

Red Sox 7, Tigers 0

Yankees 4, Athletics 0

White Sox 7, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	49	16	.754	--
Braves	35	30	.538	14.0
Cubs	36	31	.537	14.0
Giants	32	33	.492	17.0
Redlegs	28	33	.459	19.0
Phillies	30	36	.455	19.5
Cardinals	27	35	.435	20.5
Pirates	22	45	.328	28.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Cubs 4

Cardinals 7, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Woodling	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Bobby Avila	3
2	Nelson Burbrink	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Randy Jackson	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Wally Moon	1
1	Bill Virdon	1
1	Norm Zauchin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	4
1	Gene Woodling	4
3	Carl Furillo	3
3	Bill Virdon	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Virdon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Turley	1.50
2	Sam Jones	0.55
3	Frank Sullivan	0.50
4	Clem Labine	0.25
5	Duke Maas	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Frank Sullivan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Karl Spooner	7
2	Sam Jones	6
2	Bob Turley	6
4	Art Schallock	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Karl Spooner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.371
2	Richie Ashburn	.365
3	Roy Campanella	.339
4	Ted Kluszewski	.338
5	Don Mueller	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	23
2	Ted Kluszewski	21
3	Roy Campanella	19
4	Mickey Mantle	18
5	Willie Mays	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	70
2	Roy Campanella	63
3	Del Ennis	54
4	Jackie Jensen	51
5	Mickey Mantle	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	14
2	Jim Rivera	11
3	Jim Gilliam	10
4	Minnie Minoso	8
4	Johnny Temple	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.62
2	Dick Donovan	1.90
3	Luis Arroyo	1.91
4	Billy Pierce	2.22
5	Don Newcombe	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	12
2	Bob Lemon	10
2	Robin Roberts	10
4	Gene Conley	9
4	4 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	111
2	Bob Turley	106
3	Sam Jones	93
4	Robin Roberts	84
5	Gene Conley	79

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	9
2	Ellis Kinder	8
3	Ed Roebuck	7
4	Sandy Consuegra	6
4	4 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.463
2	Stan Lopata	.432
3	Nellie Fox	.431
4	Larry Doby	.403
5	Richie Ashburn	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Duke Snider	6
3	Ted Kluszewski	5
3	Norm Zauchin	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	16
2	Larry Doby	14
2	Del Ennis	14
2	Norm Zauchin	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gus Bell	3
1	Ken Boyer	3
1	Jim Rivera	3
1	Al Smith	3
5	5 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.33
2	Ray Narleski	0.50
3	Harry Byrd	0.55
4	Dick Donovan	1.38
5	Jim Konstanty	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Sullivan	4
2	Tommy Byrne	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	Bob Lemon	3
2	Virgil Trucks	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Early Wynn	21
3	Herb Score	19
4	Frank Sullivan	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sandy Consuegra	4
2	Tom Hurd	3
3	Mike Garcia	2
3	Tom Gorman	2
3	Ellis Kinder	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Long	.391
2	Al Kaline	.389
3	Ted Williams	.387
4	Nellie Fox	.382
5	Hank Aaron	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	12
1	Norm Zauchin	12
3	Ted Kluszewski	10
3	Eddie Robinson	10
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Zauchin	34
2	Duke Snider	33
3	Del Ennis	31
4	Jackie Jensen	29
5	6 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	8
1	Jim Rivera	8
3	Jim Gilliam	4
3	Al Smith	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	1.05
2	Virgil Trucks	1.49
3	Jim Wilson	1.57
4	Billy Pierce	1.73
5	Art Schallock	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
2	Robin Roberts	5
2	Frank Sullivan	5
2	Virgil Trucks	5
2	Early Wynn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	50
2	Herb Score	45
3	Don Newcombe	42
4	Bob Rush	36
5	4 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sandy Consuegra	5
1	Jack Meyer	5
3	Jim Konstanty	4
4	Mike Garcia	3
4	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.352
2	Richie Ashburn	.339
3	Ted Kluszewski	.334
4	Harvey Kuenn	.334
5	Don Mueller	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	54
2	Duke Snider	46
3	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Willie Mays	37
5	Gil Hodges	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	146
2	Ted Kluszewski	140
3	Jackie Jensen	132
4	Yogi Berra	124
5	Del Ennis	120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.01
2	Early Wynn	2.37
3	Whitey Ford	2.48
4	Jack Harshman	2.62
5	Steve Gromek	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	25
2	Robin Roberts	24
2	Early Wynn	24
4	Frank Sullivan	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	197
2	Robin Roberts	185
3	Harvey Haddix	171
4	Jack Harshman	165
5	Carl Erskine	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	19
2	Marv Grissom	17
2	Ellis Kinder	17
4	Johnny Sain	14
5	Ray Narleski	13