On This Day

Tuesday, August 2, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	63	39	.618	--
Yankees	63	41	.606	1.0
Indians	62	42	.596	2.0
Red Sox	60	44	.577	4.0
Tigers	56	47	.544	7.5
Athletics	43	61	.413	21.0
Senators	35	68	.340	28.5
Orioles	31	71	.304	32.0

Games

Orioles 5, Athletics 1

Yankees 2, Indians 1

Tigers 13, Senators 10

White Sox 2, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	72	33	.686	--
Braves	58	46	.558	13.5
Giants	56	50	.528	16.5
Phillies	53	57	.482	21.5
Cubs	51	57	.472	22.5
Redlegs	49	56	.467	23.0
Cardinals	46	56	.451	24.5
Pirates	39	69	.361	34.5

Games

Cubs 12, Pirates 4

Redlegs 2, Phillies 0

Redlegs 4, Phillies 0

Braves 5, Dodgers 3

Giants 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Bell	5
2	Harvey Kuenn	4
2	Pete Runnels	4
2	Mickey Vernon	4
5	4 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	2
1	Joe Collins	2
1	Eddie Mathews	2
4	Ernie Banks	1
4	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	5
2	Gus Bell	4
3	Ray Boone	3
3	Eddie Mathews	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Baker	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	Gene Freese	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Wally Post	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Antonelli	1.50
2	Bill Wight	1.40
3	Tom Brewer	0.67
4	Early Wynn	0.50
5	Tommy Byrne	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Connie Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	9
2	Bill Wight	7
3	Phil Paine	6
4	Tommy Byrne	5
4	Early Wynn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Howell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.351
2	Roy Campanella	.336
3	Harvey Kuenn	.332
4	Richie Ashburn	.327
5	Ted Kluszewski	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	36
2	Ted Kluszewski	35
3	Willie Mays	34
4	Ernie Banks	32
5	Eddie Mathews	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	106
2	Del Ennis	84
3	Ray Boone	83
4	Willie Mays	81
5	2 tied	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	18
2	Jim Rivera	17
3	Bill Bruton	15
4	Willie Mays	14
4	Johnny Temple	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.70
2	Dick Donovan	2.70
3	Early Wynn	2.75
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	.441
2	Billy Goodman	.417
3	Walt Dropo	.414
4	Bob Hale	.395
5	Ray Boone	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	7
1	Willie Mays	7
3	Ernie Banks	6
3	Del Ennis	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	22
2	Ray Boone	21
3	Walt Dropo	18
4	Willie Mays	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Bill Bruton	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	Ted Abernathy	0.51
4	Ernie Johnson	0.57
5	Windy McCall	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	3
1	Don Liddle	3
1	Don Newcombe	3
1	Willard Nixon	3
1	Frank Sullivan	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Law	24
2	Robin Roberts	23
3	Herb Score	21
4	Willard Schmidt	20
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	4
2	Joe Coleman	3
2	Dixie Howell	3
2	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Ray Narleski	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.398
2	Billy Goodman	.381
3	Walt Dropo	.381
4	Ray Boone	.368
5	Harvey Kuenn	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	13
1	Willie Mays	13
3	Eddie Mathews	11
3	Duke Snider	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	37
2	Ernie Banks	34
3	Walt Dropo	33
4	Gil Hodges	32
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Don Hoak	6
2	Jim Rivera	6
4	Bill Bruton	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.50
2	Don Liddle	1.30
3	Tommy Byrne	1.43
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	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	40
1	Vern Law	40
3	Herb Score	39
4	Robin Roberts	36
5	Bob Turley	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	5
1	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	.349
2	Harvey Kuenn	.341
3	Willie Mays	.332
4	Ted Kluszewski	.331
5	Ted Williams	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	55
2	Duke Snider	50
3	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Willie Mays	39
5	Ernie Banks	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	148
2	Ted Kluszewski	140
3	Del Ennis	129
4	Jackie Jensen	121
5	Yogi Berra	117

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.40
2	Early Wynn	2.46
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
4	Don Newcombe	21
4	Early Wynn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	221
2	Robin Roberts	191
3	Herb Score	165
4	Harvey Haddix	155
5	2 tied	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	16
2	Ray Narleski	15
3	Tom Gorman	13
4	Jim Hughes	12
4	2 others tied	12