On This Day

Tuesday, June 28, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	24	.667	--
White Sox	42	25	.627	3.5
Indians	42	29	.592	5.5
Tigers	36	31	.537	9.5
Red Sox	38	34	.528	10.0
Athletics	27	41	.397	19.0
Senators	24	45	.348	22.5
Orioles	20	48	.294	26.0

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 4

Indians 7, Athletics 5

Red Sox 4, Senators 0

Red Sox 8, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	51	18	.739	--
Cubs	40	32	.556	12.5
Braves	37	32	.536	14.0
Redlegs	32	34	.485	17.5
Giants	33	37	.471	18.5
Cardinals	30	37	.448	20.0
Phillies	31	40	.437	21.0
Pirates	24	48	.333	28.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Giants 5

Cubs 7, Braves 3

Pirates 7, Phillies 5

Redlegs 9, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	4
1	Billy Klaus	4
1	Willie Mays	4
1	Johnny Temple	4
5	4 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	2
1	Jim King	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Larry Doby	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Temple	5
2	Ernie Banks	4
2	Larry Doby	4
2	Jackie Jensen	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Baker	1
1	Eddie Miksis	1
1	Carlos Paula	1
1	Johnny Temple	1
1	Jose Valdivielso	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Jones	1.20
2	Frank Sullivan	1.14
3	Bill Henry	0.67
4	Herm Wehmeier	0.56
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Tom Hurd	1
1	Sam Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	12
2	Frank Sullivan	8
3	Ray Narleski	5
3	Bob Porterfield	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Ray Narleski	1
1	Ed Roebuck	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.366
2	Richie Ashburn	.352
3	Don Mueller	.336
4	Roy Campanella	.335
5	Nellie Fox	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	24
2	Ted Kluszewski	23
3	Roy Campanella	19
4	Ernie Banks	18
4	Mickey Mantle	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	73
2	Roy Campanella	64
3	Jackie Jensen	59
4	Del Ennis	55
5	Ted Kluszewski	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	14
2	Jim Gilliam	11
2	Jim Rivera	11
4	Johnny Temple	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.92
2	Luis Arroyo	2.02
3	Dick Donovan	2.12
4	Whitey Ford	2.31
4	Billy Pierce	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	13
2	Bob Lemon	10
2	Robin Roberts	10
2	Frank Sullivan	10
2	Early Wynn	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	120
2	Bob Turley	106
3	Sam Jones	105
4	Robin Roberts	84
5	Gene Conley	81

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.441
2	Nellie Fox	.439
3	Wally Moon	.436
4	Al Smith	.418
5	Roy Campanella	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Zauchin	7
2	Jackie Jensen	6
3	Ted Kluszewski	5
3	Red Schoendienst	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	18
1	Norm Zauchin	18
3	Larry Doby	15
4	Jim Delsing	14
4	Billy Klaus	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Smith	5
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
4	Bill Bruton	2
4	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Crone	0.00
2	Ray Narleski	0.48
3	Tom Gorman	0.53
4	Harry Byrd	0.55
5	Arnie Portocarrero	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Sullivan	4
2	Luis Arroyo	3
2	Tom Brewer	3
2	Tom Hurd	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	24
1	Early Wynn	24
3	Frank Sullivan	23
4	Harvey Haddix	21
5	Herb Score	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sandy Consuegra	4
1	Tom Gorman	4
3	Tom Hurd	3
4	Ellis Kinder	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nellie Fox	.413
2	Ted Williams	.394
3	Larry Doby	.382
4	Al Kaline	.368
5	Dale Long	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	13
2	Ted Kluszewski	11
2	Eddie Mathews	11
2	Norm Zauchin	11
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	35
2	Jackie Jensen	32
3	Eddie Mathews	29
4	Stan Musial	28
5	Norm Zauchin	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	8
2	Al Smith	6
3	Jim Rivera	5
4	Jim Gilliam	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.96
2	Early Wynn	1.59
3	Jim Wilson	1.74
4	Virgil Trucks	1.80
5	Whitey Ford	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Frank Sullivan	6
3	Early Wynn	5
4	Luis Arroyo	4
4	13 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	44
2	Sam Jones	43
2	Herb Score	43
4	Don Newcombe	42
5	Early Wynn	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sandy Consuegra	5
2	Tom Gorman	4
2	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Jim Konstanty	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.353
2	Harvey Kuenn	.333
3	Richie Ashburn	.331
4	Don Mueller	.330
5	Ted Kluszewski	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	52
2	Duke Snider	45
3	Eddie Mathews	44
4	Willie Mays	34
5	Gil Hodges	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	140
2	Jackie Jensen	137
3	Ted Kluszewski	134
4	Yogi Berra	125
5	Del Ennis	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Johnny Temple	20
3	Jim Rivera	19
4	Jackie Jensen	18
4	Minnie Minoso	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.10
2	Early Wynn	2.19
3	Whitey Ford	2.31
4	Jack Harshman	2.51
5	Steve Gromek	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Early Wynn	25
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Robin Roberts	23
4	Frank Sullivan	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	193
2	Robin Roberts	184
3	Harvey Haddix	166
4	Jack Harshman	159
5	Frank Sullivan	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	18
2	Jim Hughes	17
3	Marv Grissom	15
4	Ray Narleski	14
4	Johnny Sain	14