On This Day

Saturday, July 16, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	56	32	.636	--
White Sox	51	33	.607	3.0
Indians	52	35	.598	3.5
Red Sox	49	38	.563	6.5
Tigers	44	41	.518	10.5
Athletics	36	50	.419	19.0
Senators	28	57	.329	26.5
Orioles	26	56	.317	27.0

Games

Indians 4, Red Sox 1

Tigers 6, Yankees 3

Tigers 2, Yankees 1

Senators 8, Athletics 7

White Sox 4, Orioles 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	60	27	.690	--
Braves	47	39	.547	12.5
Giants	45	41	.523	14.5
Cubs	45	43	.511	15.5
Cardinals	39	44	.470	19.0
Redlegs	39	44	.470	19.0
Phillies	39	48	.448	21.0
Pirates	31	59	.344	30.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Redlegs 4

Giants 8, Braves 7

Phillies 5, Cubs 4

Pirates 5, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Kaline	4
2	Ray Boone	3
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Al Dark	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Crandall	2
1	Duke Snider	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clete Boyer	3
1	Del Crandall	3
1	Al Kaline	3
1	Wally Post	3
1	Roy Sievers	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Hoeft	0.89
2	Lino Donoso	0.83
3	Bill Wight	0.71
4	Whitey Ford	0.56
5	Alex Kellner	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Chakales	1
1	Lino Donoso	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	8
2	Lino Donoso	5
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	Bill Wight	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chuck Stobbs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.373
2	Roy Campanella	.345
3	Harvey Kuenn	.326
4	Nellie Fox	.326
5	Duke Snider	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	30
2	Ted Kluszewski	29
3	Willie Mays	27
4	Ernie Banks	24
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	92
2	Jackie Jensen	73
3	Al Kaline	71
4	Stan Musial	67
5	2 tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	15
2	Jim Rivera	14
3	Bill Bruton	11
3	Jim Gilliam	11
3	Johnny Temple	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.03
2	Billy Pierce	2.11
3	Dick Donovan	2.35
4	Luis Arroyo	2.64
5	Whitey Ford	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	15
2	Robin Roberts	14
3	Bob Lemon	12
4	Gene Conley	11
4	4 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	139
2	Bob Turley	134
3	Sam Jones	115
4	Robin Roberts	104
5	Gene Conley	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	10
1	Ed Roebuck	10
3	Tom Gorman	9
3	Tom Morgan	9
5	Jim Konstanty	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.450
2	Bobby Adams	.447
3	George Kell	.412
3	Duke Snider	.412
5	Al Kaline	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	7
1	Willie Mays	7
3	Al Kaline	6
3	Duke Snider	6
5	7 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Power	19
2	Gil Hodges	18
2	Duke Snider	18
4	Al Kaline	17
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Bauer	3
1	Nellie Fox	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Jim Rivera	3
5	11 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Wight	1.29
2	Tommy Byrne	1.37
3	George Susce	1.42
3	Bob Miller	1.42
5	Bob Turley	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ned Garver	3
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
4	Bob Buhl	2
4	24 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	21
2	Herb Score	19
3	Bob Buhl	18
4	Bob Turley	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hersh Freeman	2
1	Don Mossi	2
1	Ray Narleski	2
1	Erv Palica	2
1	Ed Roebuck	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.405
2	Bobby Adams	.400
3	Al Smith	.395
4	Wally Moon	.389
5	Billy Goodman	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	11
2	Ernie Banks	10
2	Willie Mays	10
2	Stan Musial	10
2	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	30
1	Stan Musial	30
3	Ray Boone	29
3	Duke Snider	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	6
2	Jim Rivera	5
2	Al Smith	5
4	Nellie Fox	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.09
2	Bob Turley	1.72
3	Tommy Byrne	2.00
4	Johnny Schmitz	2.08
5	Ray Crone	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Hurd	5
1	Don Newcombe	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
4	Tom Brewer	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	38
2	Early Wynn	37
3	Sam Jones	34
3	Don Newcombe	34
5	Herb Score	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	7
2	Ray Narleski	4
3	Sandy Consuegra	3
3	Hersh Freeman	3
3	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.349
2	Al Kaline	.349
3	Harvey Kuenn	.341
4	Willie Mays	.336
5	Ted Kluszewski	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	55
2	Duke Snider	50
3	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Willie Mays	37
5	Ernie Banks	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	148
2	Jackie Jensen	138
2	Ted Kluszewski	138
4	Yogi Berra	122
5	Del Ennis	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	27
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Jackie Jensen	20
3	Johnny Temple	20
5	Minnie Minoso	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.33
2	Whitey Ford	2.52
3	Jack Harshman	2.68
4	Bob Rush	2.86
5	Billy Pierce	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	26
1	Robin Roberts	26
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Warren Spahn	20
4	Frank Sullivan	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	216
2	Robin Roberts	190
3	Harvey Haddix	161
4	Jack Harshman	160
5	2 tied	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	17
2	Jim Hughes	15
2	Ray Narleski	15
4	Marv Grissom	13
5	3 tied	10