On This Day

Sunday, July 31, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	62	39	.614	--
Yankees	62	41	.602	1.0
Indians	62	41	.602	1.0
Red Sox	60	43	.583	3.0
Tigers	55	47	.539	7.5
Athletics	43	60	.417	20.0
Senators	35	67	.343	27.5
Orioles	30	71	.297	32.0

Games

Orioles 4, Indians 3

Indians 6, Orioles 0

Red Sox 8, Tigers 3

Red Sox 3, Tigers 2

Yankees 5, Athletics 2

Athletics 7, Yankees 1

White Sox 6, Senators 5

White Sox 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	71	32	.689	--
Braves	57	45	.559	13.5
Giants	54	50	.519	17.5
Phillies	53	54	.495	20.0
Cubs	50	56	.472	22.5
Cardinals	46	54	.460	23.5
Redlegs	46	56	.451	24.5
Pirates	38	68	.358	34.5

Games

Cubs 7, Phillies 1

Cubs 6, Phillies 5

Redlegs 7, Pirates 4

Redlegs 6, Pirates 5

Giants 7, Braves 3

Dodgers 11, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Temple	7
2	Gus Bell	4
2	Ray Boone	4
2	Smoky Burgess	4
2	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Long	2
2	Toby Atwell	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	5
2	Dee Fondy	4
2	Ted Kluszewski	4
4	Yogi Berra	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Johnny Temple	1
1	Eddie Yost	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Hacker	0.67
2	Jack Harshman	0.60
3	Luis Arroyo	0.50
3	Don Gross	0.50
3	Don Larsen	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Baumann	1
1	Joe Black	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	5
2	Frank Baumann	4
2	Warren Hacker	4
2	Art Houtteman	4
2	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Davis	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Dixie Howell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.352
2	Roy Campanella	.339
3	Harvey Kuenn	.327
4	Richie Ashburn	.325
5	Duke Snider	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	35
1	Duke Snider	35
3	Willie Mays	33
4	Ernie Banks	31
5	Eddie Mathews	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	104
2	Del Ennis	84
3	Ray Boone	80
4	Ted Kluszewski	79
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	18
2	Jim Rivera	17
3	Bill Bruton	15
4	Johnny Temple	14
5	Jackie Jensen	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.70
2	Dick Donovan	2.70
3	Early Wynn	2.80
4	Whitey Ford	2.81
5	Jim Wilson	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	18
2	Robin Roberts	16
3	Frank Sullivan	14
4	Dick Donovan	13
4	Early Wynn	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	165
2	Bob Turley	150
3	Sam Jones	133
4	Robin Roberts	127
5	Don Newcombe	109

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.432
2	Walt Dropo	.415
3	Ray Boone	.411
4	Enos Slaughter	.410
5	Bob Hale	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	7
1	Del Ennis	7
3	Ted Kluszewski	6
3	Willie Mays	6
3	Ted Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	24
2	Ray Boone	22
3	Walt Dropo	20
4	Ernie Banks	17
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Jackie Jensen	4
1	Earl Torgeson	4
4	Ken Boyer	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.33
2	Bill Harrington	0.47
3	Windy McCall	0.59
4	Harvey Haddix	0.67
5	Ernie Johnson	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Bessent	3
1	Roger Craig	3
1	Harvey Haddix	3
1	Don Liddle	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	26
2	Vern Law	23
2	Robin Roberts	23
4	Roger Craig	21
4	Billy Pierce	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	4
2	Joe Coleman	3
2	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Ray Narleski	3
5	9 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.413
2	Walt Dropo	.366
3	Ray Boone	.366
4	Smoky Burgess	.356
5	Billy Goodman	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	13
1	Willie Mays	13
3	Ted Kluszewski	12
4	Duke Snider	11
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	38
2	Walt Dropo	33
2	Gil Hodges	33
4	Ernie Banks	30
4	Duke Snider	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nellie Fox	6
1	Jackie Jensen	6
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Jim Rivera	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.62
2	Tommy Byrne	1.23
3	Ray Narleski	1.47
4	Willard Schmidt	1.82
5	Willard Nixon	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
2	Ned Garver	5
2	Don Newcombe	5
4	Joe Black	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	45
2	Vern Law	44
3	Robin Roberts	43
4	Connie Johnson	36
5	Bob Turley	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.343
2	Harvey Kuenn	.341
3	Ted Williams	.334
4	Ted Kluszewski	.334
5	Richie Ashburn	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	56
2	Duke Snider	50
3	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Ernie Banks	38
4	Willie Mays	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	149
2	Ted Kluszewski	141
3	Del Ennis	133
4	Jackie Jensen	124
5	Yogi Berra	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	27
2	Jackie Jensen	21
2	Jim Rivera	21
4	Johnny Temple	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.39
2	Early Wynn	2.43
3	Jack Harshman	2.62
4	Whitey Ford	2.76
5	Art Houtteman	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Frank Sullivan	22
3	Early Wynn	22
5	Don Newcombe	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	222
2	Robin Roberts	195
3	Herb Score	165
4	Harvey Haddix	154
5	Billy Pierce	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	18
2	Ray Narleski	15
3	Tom Gorman	13
3	Marv Grissom	13
5	3 tied	12