On This Day

Wednesday, August 3, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	63	40	.612	--
Yankees	63	42	.600	1.0
Indians	63	42	.600	1.0
Red Sox	61	44	.581	3.0
Tigers	57	47	.548	6.5
Athletics	44	62	.415	20.5
Senators	35	69	.337	28.5
Orioles	32	72	.308	31.5

Games

Orioles 4, Athletics 3

Indians 2, Yankees 1

Tigers 3, Senators 0

Red Sox 6, White Sox 4

Athletics 5, Orioles 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	73	33	.689	--
Braves	58	47	.552	14.5
Giants	57	50	.533	16.5
Phillies	54	57	.486	21.5
Cubs	52	58	.473	23.0
Redlegs	49	57	.462	24.0
Cardinals	46	57	.447	25.5
Pirates	40	70	.364	35.0

Games

Pirates 3, Cubs 2

Cubs 5, Pirates 4

Phillies 8, Redlegs 4

Dodgers 9, Braves 6

Giants 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Banks	4
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Jim King	4
1	Johnny O'Brien	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	2
1	Minnie Minoso	2
1	Bill Virdon	2
1	Don Zimmer	2
5	6 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	6
2	Bill Virdon	3
3	Chico Carrasquel	2
3	George Crowe	2
3	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	1
1	Bobby Morgan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Turley	0.73
2	Mike Garcia	0.67
3	Robin Roberts	0.60
4	Jim Davis	0.50
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Bessent	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Ted Gray	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	8
2	Robin Roberts	6
3	Jim Davis	4
3	Roy Face	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Ray Narleski	1
1	Max Surkont	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.351
2	Roy Campanella	.331
3	Harvey Kuenn	.328
4	Richie Ashburn	.328
5	Duke Snider	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	36
2	Ted Kluszewski	35
3	Willie Mays	34
4	Ernie Banks	33
5	Eddie Mathews	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	106
2	Del Ennis	86
3	Ray Boone	83
4	Willie Mays	81
5	3 tied	80

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	Jackie Collum	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	18
2	Robin Roberts	17
3	Frank Sullivan	14
4	Dick Donovan	13
4	Early Wynn	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	165
2	Bob Turley	158
3	Sam Jones	137
4	Robin Roberts	133
5	Don Newcombe	109

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	13
1	Ellis Kinder	13
3	Ed Roebuck	12
4	Jim Konstanty	10
4	Ray Narleski	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.419
2	Bob Hale	.417
3	Walt Dropo	.397
4	Johnny Temple	.387
5	Bill Bruton	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	7
2	Eddie Mathews	6
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Don Zimmer	6
5	7 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	20
1	Del Ennis	20
1	Gil Hodges	20
4	Don Zimmer	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	4
2	Ken Boyer	3
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Jim Busby	3
2	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Byrne	0.46
2	Billy Pierce	0.48
3	Bill Harrington	0.49
4	Ted Abernathy	0.51
5	Willard Nixon	0.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Bessent	3
1	Don Liddle	3
1	Don Newcombe	3
1	Frank Sullivan	3
5	34 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	24
1	Bob Turley	24
3	Jim Davis	21
3	Sam Jones	21
3	Herb Score	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	4
1	Ray Narleski	4
3	Joe Coleman	3
3	Dixie Howell	3
5	7 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny O'Brien	.385
2	Billy Goodman	.377
3	Walt Dropo	.376
4	George Kell	.375
5	Ray Boone	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	13
1	Willie Mays	13
3	Duke Snider	11
4	Eddie Mathews	10
4	Ted Williams	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	35
2	Walt Dropo	33
2	Gil Hodges	33
4	Ernie Banks	32
5	Del Ennis	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Jim Rivera	6
3	Bill Bruton	5
3	Nellie Fox	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.50
2	Ray Narleski	0.67
3	Don Liddle	1.30
4	Tommy Byrne	1.43
5	Paul Giel	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
2	Ned Garver	5
2	Don Liddle	5
2	Don Newcombe	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	42
2	Vern Law	41
2	Bob Turley	41
4	Connie Johnson	40
5	Herb Score	39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.346
2	Harvey Kuenn	.339
3	Willie Mays	.331
4	Ted Williams	.329
5	Ted Kluszewski	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	148
2	Ted Kluszewski	140
3	Del Ennis	131
4	Jackie Jensen	123
5	Gil Hodges	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
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	25
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	197
3	Herb Score	165
4	Harvey Haddix	155
5	2 tied	149

Saves

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