On This Day

Friday, July 1, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	24	.680	--
White Sox	42	28	.600	6.5
Indians	43	30	.589	7.0
Tigers	38	33	.535	11.0
Red Sox	40	35	.533	11.0
Athletics	30	41	.423	19.0
Senators	25	47	.347	24.5
Orioles	20	51	.282	29.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Orioles 3

Indians 1, White Sox 0

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

Athletics 7, Tigers 5

Yankees 7, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	52	20	.722	--
Cubs	41	34	.547	12.5
Braves	39	33	.542	13.0
Redlegs	33	35	.485	17.0
Giants	34	39	.466	18.5
Phillies	33	40	.452	19.5
Cardinals	31	38	.449	19.5
Pirates	25	49	.338	28.0

Games

Pirates 3, Dodgers 2

Cubs 11, Cardinals 7

Redlegs 14, Braves 2

Phillies 9, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Simpson	5
2	Bill Tuttle	4
3	Jim Delsing	3
3	Joe DeMaestri	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rip Repulski	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Joe Astroth	1
2	Gene Baker	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Wilson	5
2	Gene Baker	4
2	Gus Bell	4
2	Wally Post	4
2	Bill Skowron	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marv Blaylock	1
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Billy Klaus	1
1	Roy McMillan	1
1	Dave Pope	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Podres	0.88
2	Jim Wilson	0.60
3	Robin Roberts	0.58
4	Early Wynn	0.57
5	Vern Law	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	1
1	Cloyd Boyer	1
1	Jim Davis	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Podres	7
1	Robin Roberts	7
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	Vern Law	5
3	Billy Pierce	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Harry Perkowski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.366
2	Richie Ashburn	.350
3	Roy Campanella	.335
4	Nellie Fox	.333
5	Bill Virdon	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	24
1	Duke Snider	24
3	Willie Mays	20
4	Ernie Banks	19
4	Roy Campanella	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	74
2	Roy Campanella	64
3	Jackie Jensen	59
4	Ted Kluszewski	56
5	Del Ennis	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	14
2	Jim Gilliam	11
2	Jim Rivera	11
4	Bill Bruton	10
5	Johnny Temple	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.10
2	Dick Donovan	2.12
3	Billy Pierce	2.20
4	Early Wynn	2.22
5	Whitey Ford	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	13
2	Robin Roberts	11
2	Early Wynn	11
4	Whitey Ford	10
4	3 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	120
2	Bob Turley	117
3	Sam Jones	105
4	Robin Roberts	91
5	Gene Conley	85

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	9
1	Tom Morgan	9
3	Tom Gorman	8
3	Ed Roebuck	8
5	Jim Konstanty	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Smith	.474
2	Wally Moon	.462
3	Hank Aaron	.423
4	Billy Goodman	.420
5	Johnny Temple	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	6
1	Norm Zauchin	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Zauchin	15
2	Hank Aaron	14
2	Ray Boone	14
2	Jackie Jensen	14
2	Stan Musial	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
1	Al Smith	5
3	Gus Bell	2
3	Marv Blaylock	2
3	3 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Gorman	0.00
1	Ray Crone	0.00
3	Joe Nuxhall	0.33
3	Frank Sullivan	0.33
5	Ray Narleski	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Ray Crone	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Jim Konstanty	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	28
2	Sam Jones	24
3	Don Newcombe	22
4	Bob Turley	21
5	Robin Roberts	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	6
2	Sandy Consuegra	2
2	Tom Hurd	2
2	Ellis Kinder	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nellie Fox	.408
2	Ted Williams	.397
3	Al Kaline	.364
4	Al Smith	.359
5	Larry Doby	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	12
1	Duke Snider	12
3	Ted Kluszewski	11
3	Norm Zauchin	11
5	Stan Musial	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	32
1	Duke Snider	32
3	Stan Musial	28
4	Norm Zauchin	27
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.90
2	Early Wynn	1.35
3	Frank Sullivan	1.40
4	Tom Gorman	1.57
5	Virgil Trucks	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Sullivan	6
1	Early Wynn	6
3	Don Newcombe	5
4	Luis Arroyo	4
4	14 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	47
2	Sam Jones	43
3	Early Wynn	42
4	Don Newcombe	39
5	Herb Score	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	6
2	Sandy Consuegra	5
2	Jim Konstanty	5
4	Ellis Kinder	4
5	2 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.356
2	Ted Kluszewski	.332
3	Willie Mays	.332
4	Al Kaline	.332
5	Richie Ashburn	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	53
2	Duke Snider	45
3	Eddie Mathews	44
4	Willie Mays	37
5	Gil Hodges	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	141
2	Jackie Jensen	137
2	Ted Kluszewski	137
4	Yogi Berra	126
5	Carl Furillo	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	28
2	Johnny Temple	20
3	Jim Rivera	19
4	Jackie Jensen	18
4	Minnie Minoso	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.12
2	Whitey Ford	2.29
3	Sandy Consuegra	2.30
4	Jack Harshman	2.51
5	Steve Gromek	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Early Wynn	26
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Robin Roberts	23
4	Whitey Ford	20
4	Frank Sullivan	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	204
2	Robin Roberts	187
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