On This Day

Monday, August 1, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 32 .692 --
Braves 57 46 .553 14.5
Giants 55 50 .524 17.5
Phillies 53 55 .491 21.0
Cubs 50 57 .467 23.5
Redlegs 47 56 .456 24.5
Cardinals 46 55 .455 24.5
Pirates 39 68 .364 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Randy Jackson 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Johnny O'Brien 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Randy Jackson 1
1 Dale Long 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1
1 Willie Mays 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Jackson 3
1 Willie Mays 3
3 Roberto Clemente 2
3 Dale Long 2
3 Eddie Mathews 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Don Hoak 1
1 Willie Jones 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Eddie O'Brien 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Liddle 1.60
2 Billy Loes 1.40
3 Dick Hall 0.56
4 Paul Minner 0.40
5 Art Fowler 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Fowler 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Don Liddle 1
1 Karl Spooner 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Liddle 8
2 Billy Loes 7
3 Dick Hall 5
4 Art Fowler 4
4 Paul Minner 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Bessent 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .352
2 Roy Campanella .338
3 Richie Ashburn .328
4 Harvey Kuenn .327
5 Duke Snider .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 35
1 Duke Snider 35
3 Willie Mays 34
4 Ernie Banks 31
5 Eddie Mathews 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 104
2 Del Ennis 84
3 Willie Mays 81
4 Ray Boone 80
5 Ted Kluszewski 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 18
2 Jim Rivera 17
3 Bill Bruton 15
4 Johnny Temple 14
5 2 tied 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 Enos Slaughter .444
2 George Kell .433
3 Billy Goodman .411
4 Bob Hale .410
5 2 tied .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Del Ennis 6
2 Ted Kluszewski 6
4 Ernie Banks 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 22
2 Ray Boone 18
2 Walt Dropo 18
4 Willie Mays 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 4
1 Willie Mays 4
3 Ken Boyer 3
3 Jim Busby 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Harrington 0.47
2 Billy Pierce 0.48
3 Windy McCall 0.59
4 Ted Abernathy 0.75
5 Don Bessent 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Liddle 4
2 Don Newcombe 3
2 Willard Nixon 3
2 Frank Sullivan 3
5 30 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vern Law 23
1 Robin Roberts 23
3 Herb Score 21
4 Jim Bunning 18
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 18

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 .420
2 Walt Dropo .376
3 Ray Boone .374
4 Billy Goodman .362
5 Enos Slaughter .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 14
2 Ernie Banks 12
3 Ted Kluszewski 11
3 Duke Snider 11
5 Ted Williams 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 37
2 Walt Dropo 33
2 Gil Hodges 33
4 Duke Snider 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Nellie Fox 6
2 Don Hoak 6
2 Jackie Jensen 6
2 Jim Rivera 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 0.50
2 Tommy Byrne 1.23
3 Don Liddle 1.27
4 Ray Narleski 1.47
5 Paul Giel 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ned Garver 5
1 Don Liddle 5
1 Don Newcombe 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 45
2 Vern Law 39
3 Connie Johnson 36
3 Robin Roberts 36
5 Bob Turley 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 5
1 Ray Narleski 5
3 Hersh Freeman 4
3 Ellis Kinder 4
3 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .346
2 Harvey Kuenn .341
3 Ted Kluszewski .332
4 Ted Williams .331
5 Richie Ashburn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 56
2 Duke Snider 50
3 Eddie Mathews 40
4 Willie Mays 39
5 Ernie Banks 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 148
2 Ted Kluszewski 141
3 Del Ennis 129
4 Jackie Jensen 123
5 Yogi Berra 119

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 22
2 Frank Sullivan 22
2 Early Wynn 22
5 Don Newcombe 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 221
2 Robin Roberts 191
3 Herb Score 165
4 Harvey Haddix 155
5 Billy Pierce 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 17
2 Ray Narleski 15
3 Tom Gorman 13
4 Marv Grissom 12
4 3 others tied 12