On This Day

Wednesday, June 29, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	24	.676	--
White Sox	42	26	.618	5.0
Indians	42	30	.583	7.0
Tigers	37	31	.544	10.0
Red Sox	39	34	.534	10.5
Athletics	28	41	.406	19.5
Senators	24	46	.343	24.0
Orioles	20	50	.286	28.0

Games

Tigers 8, White Sox 2

Athletics 12, Indians 4

Yankees 9, Orioles 2

Yankees 7, Orioles 3

Red Sox 7, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	51	19	.729	--
Cubs	40	33	.548	12.5
Braves	38	32	.543	13.0
Giants	34	37	.479	17.5
Redlegs	32	35	.478	17.5
Cardinals	31	37	.456	19.0
Phillies	32	40	.444	20.0
Pirates	24	49	.329	28.5

Games

Giants 6, Dodgers 1

Braves 14, Cubs 1

Phillies 6, Pirates 3

Cardinals 9, Redlegs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	4
1	Andy Carey	4
1	Gil McDougald	4
4	Ray Boone	3
4	15 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
1	Willie Mays	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Johnny Groth	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	6
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Joe Adcock	3
2	Nelson Burbrink	3
2	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Andy Carey	1
1	Irv Noren	1
1	Bill Skowron	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ron Negray	1.00
2	Billy Hoeft	0.88
3	Bob Turley	0.85
4	Ike Delock	0.62
5	Saul Rogovin	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	11
2	Billy Hoeft	7
3	Duane Pillette	6
4	Ike Delock	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.370
2	Richie Ashburn	.350
3	Roy Campanella	.335
4	Nellie Fox	.333
5	Hank Aaron	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	24
2	Ted Kluszewski	23
3	Roy Campanella	19
3	Willie Mays	19
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	14
2	Jim Gilliam	11
2	Jim Rivera	11
4	Johnny Temple	9
5	3 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	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	120
2	Bob Turley	117
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	Tom Gorman	7
4	Jim Konstanty	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Smith	.459
2	Hank Aaron	.442
3	Clint Courtney	.429
4	Billy Goodman	.422
5	Wally Moon	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	6
1	Red Schoendienst	6
1	Norm Zauchin	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	18
2	Norm Zauchin	15
3	Hank Aaron	14
3	Billy Klaus	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Crone	0.00
1	Tom Gorman	0.00
3	Frank Sullivan	0.33
4	Ray Narleski	0.56
5	Jim Konstanty	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	3
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Billy Hoeft	3
1	Tom Hurd	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	24
1	Early Wynn	24
3	Harvey Haddix	21
3	Bob Turley	21
5	Billy Hoeft	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	5
2	Sandy Consuegra	3
2	Tom Hurd	3
4	Ellis Kinder	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nellie Fox	.408
2	Ted Williams	.388
3	Al Kaline	.383
4	Hank Aaron	.367
5	Larry Doby	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	12
1	Duke Snider	12
3	Norm Zauchin	11
4	Ted Kluszewski	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	32
2	Eddie Mathews	31
3	Norm Zauchin	28
4	Jackie Jensen	27
4	Stan Musial	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	7
2	Al Smith	6
3	Bill Bruton	4
3	Jim Gilliam	4
3	Jim Rivera	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.90
2	Early Wynn	1.59
3	Jim Wilson	1.74
4	Tom Gorman	1.75
5	Virgil Trucks	1.80

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	Sam Jones	43
2	Don Newcombe	42
3	Robin Roberts	40
4	Bob Turley	39
5	2 tied	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.353
2	Harvey Kuenn	.332
3	Richie Ashburn	.330
4	Willie Mays	.330
5	Al Kaline	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	52
2	Eddie Mathews	45
2	Duke Snider	45
4	Willie Mays	36
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	126
5	Del Ennis	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	27
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	204
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