On This Day

Tuesday, July 26, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	37	.619	--
White Sox	57	38	.600	2.0
Indians	58	39	.598	2.0
Red Sox	56	41	.577	4.0
Tigers	52	43	.547	7.0
Athletics	39	58	.402	21.0
Senators	34	62	.354	25.5
Orioles	28	66	.298	30.5

Games

Tigers 8, Orioles 6

Tigers 7, Orioles 2

Red Sox 5, Indians 1

Senators 9, Athletics 3

Athletics 3, Senators 1

Yankees 1, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	67	31	.684	--
Braves	53	44	.546	13.5
Giants	52	46	.531	15.0
Phillies	51	50	.505	17.5
Cubs	46	53	.465	21.5
Cardinals	44	51	.463	21.5
Redlegs	41	55	.427	25.0
Pirates	38	62	.380	30.0

Games

Giants 6, Cubs 5

Dodgers 4, Redlegs 2

Braves 6, Phillies 3

Pirates 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Tuttle	5
2	Ray Boone	4
2	Willy Miranda	4
2	Hal Smith	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Gene Freese	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	6
2	Roy Sievers	4
3	Jim Dyck	3
3	Gus Triandos	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	2
2	Gene Freese	1
2	Fred Marsh	1
2	Enos Slaughter	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Davis	0.71
2	Frank Sullivan	0.67
3	Herb Score	0.60
4	Ned Garver	0.55
5	Luis Arroyo	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Birrer	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ned Garver	6
1	Herb Score	6
1	Frank Sullivan	6
4	Luis Arroyo	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Pedro Ramos	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.358
2	Richie Ashburn	.337
3	Roy Campanella	.330
4	Duke Snider	.329
5	Harvey Kuenn	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	34
2	Ted Kluszewski	32
3	Willie Mays	30
4	Ernie Banks	28
5	Wally Post	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	102
2	Del Ennis	79
3	Ray Boone	76
3	Jackie Jensen	76
3	Al Kaline	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	17
2	Jim Rivera	15
3	Bill Bruton	14
4	Jim Gilliam	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.76
2	Dick Donovan	2.70
3	Jim Wilson	2.77
3	Early Wynn	2.77
5	Robin Roberts	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	17
2	Robin Roberts	16
3	Dick Donovan	13
3	Frank Sullivan	13
5	2 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	155
2	Bob Turley	142
3	Sam Jones	128
4	Robin Roberts	114
5	Don Newcombe	107

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	13
2	Ed Roebuck	12
3	Tom Gorman	11
4	Jim Konstanty	10
5	2 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.457
2	Del Ennis	.426
3	Duke Snider	.424
4	Bob Hale	.405
5	Roy Sievers	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	7
2	Del Crandall	6
2	Del Ennis	6
2	Wally Post	6
2	Duke Snider	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	20
1	Del Ennis	20
3	Roy Sievers	18
4	Wally Post	16
4	Gus Triandos	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Nellie Fox	4
1	Earl Torgeson	4
4	Jim Busby	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.00
2	Harvey Haddix	0.50
3	Ray Narleski	0.60
4	Don Liddle	0.63
5	Windy McCall	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Liddle	4
2	Don Bessent	3
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Law	24
2	Billy Hoeft	18
2	Don Newcombe	18
4	Bob Buhl	17
5	Herb Score	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Jim Konstanty	3
3	Babe Birrer	2
3	Fritz Dorish	2
3	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.390
2	Willie Mays	.380
3	Duke Snider	.371
4	Harry Simpson	.367
5	Del Ennis	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Ernie Banks	12
3	Larry Doby	11
3	Duke Snider	11
5	4 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	42
2	Gil Hodges	31
2	Duke Snider	31
4	Willie Mays	29
4	Wally Post	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
2	Nellie Fox	6
2	Earl Torgeson	6
4	Don Hoak	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.52
2	Ray Narleski	1.09
3	Tommy Byrne	1.84
4	George Susce	1.85
5	Vern Law	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
2	Ned Garver	5
2	Vern Law	5
4	Tommy Byrne	4
4	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Law	46
2	Herb Score	44
3	Bob Turley	36
4	Sam Jones	35
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	6
2	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Ray Narleski	5
2	Ed Roebuck	5
5	2 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.349
2	Al Kaline	.344
3	Richie Ashburn	.334
4	Ted Williams	.334
5	Ted Kluszewski	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	53
2	Duke Snider	50
3	Eddie Mathews	39
4	Willie Mays	37
5	Ernie Banks	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	149
2	Ted Kluszewski	134
3	Del Ennis	129
3	Jackie Jensen	129
5	2 tied	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	29
2	Jackie Jensen	20
3	Jim Rivera	19
4	Johnny Temple	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.35
2	Billy Pierce	2.42
3	Whitey Ford	2.73
4	Bob Lemon	2.90
5	Jack Harshman	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Frank Sullivan	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	214
2	Robin Roberts	186
3	Harvey Haddix	158
4	Herb Score	155
5	Early Wynn	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	18
2	Ray Narleski	14
3	Marv Grissom	13
3	Jim Hughes	13
5	2 tied	12