On This Day

Thursday, August 11, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 67 45 .598 --
White Sox 65 44 .596 0.5
Yankees 67 46 .593 0.5
Red Sox 64 48 .571 3.0
Tigers 59 53 .527 8.0
Athletics 47 66 .416 20.5
Senators 40 70 .364 26.0
Orioles 36 73 .330 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 36 .679 --
Braves 61 53 .535 16.0
Giants 59 55 .518 18.0
Phillies 58 59 .496 20.5
Cubs 57 61 .483 22.0
Redlegs 55 60 .478 22.5
Cardinals 50 61 .450 25.5
Pirates 43 74 .368 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Minnie Minoso 4
2 Ted Kluszewski 3
2 Wally Moon 3
2 Jim Rivera 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Walt Dropo 1
1 Hoot Evers 1
1 Solly Hemus 1
1 Stan Musial 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rivera 5
2 Walt Dropo 3
2 Hoot Evers 3
2 Red Schoendienst 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 2
2 George Kell 1
2 Mickey Mantle 1
2 Minnie Minoso 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Willard Schmidt 2.00
2 Early Wynn 0.78
3 Harvey Haddix 0.67
4 Bob Turley 0.46
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Connie Johnson 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Willard Schmidt 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willard Schmidt 8
2 Early Wynn 7
3 Harvey Haddix 6
3 Bob Turley 6
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tommy Byrne 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .349
2 Roy Campanella .329
3 Richie Ashburn .329
4 Harvey Kuenn .327
5 Ted Kluszewski .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 39
2 Duke Snider 38
3 Ted Kluszewski 37
4 Willie Mays 36
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 109
2 Ernie Banks 92
3 Del Ennis 91
4 Ted Kluszewski 90
5 Jackie Jensen 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 20
2 Ken Boyer 18
3 Bill Bruton 15
3 Johnny Temple 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 1.82
2 Dick Donovan 2.70
3 Early Wynn 2.78
4 Jim Wilson 2.87
5 Robin Roberts 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 18
1 Robin Roberts 18
3 Frank Sullivan 14
3 Early Wynn 14
5 2 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 175
2 Bob Turley 170
3 Sam Jones 144
4 Robin Roberts 135
5 Don Newcombe 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 15
2 Ellis Kinder 14
3 Ed Roebuck 12
4 Jack Meyer 11
4 Ray Narleski 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Temple .464
2 Ernie Oravetz .410
3 Gene Woodling .400
4 Harry Simpson .382
5 Jim Rivera .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 10
2 Ted Kluszewski 5
2 Dale Long 5
2 Mickey Mantle 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 22
2 Ted Kluszewski 18
3 Gil Hodges 15
3 Wally Post 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 5
2 Willie Mays 4
3 Don Hoak 3
3 Johnny Temple 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zuverink 0.54
2 Bob Miller 0.61
3 Herb Score 0.87
4 Hersh Freeman 1.10
5 Ray Moore 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Fowler 3
1 Connie Johnson 3
1 Don Larsen 3
1 Willard Nixon 3
1 Joe Nuxhall 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 28
2 Willard Schmidt 24
3 Herb Score 20
3 Early Wynn 20
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 3
1 Tom Gorman 3
1 Ray Narleski 3
4 Al Aber 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .390
2 Enos Slaughter .361
3 Johnny Temple .358
4 Gene Woodling .349
5 Ray Boone .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 16
2 Wally Post 10
2 Duke Snider 10
4 Del Ennis 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 37
2 Ray Boone 32
2 Del Ennis 32
4 Wally Post 31
5 Roy Sievers 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Narleski 1.05
2 Billy Pierce 1.13
3 Don Larsen 1.16
4 Windy McCall 1.37
5 Willard Nixon 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Liddle 5
1 Willard Nixon 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
4 Don Bessent 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 40
2 Willard Schmidt 38
3 Herb Score 36
4 Robin Roberts 34
5 Early Wynn 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 6
2 Ray Narleski 5
3 Fritz Dorish 4
3 Hersh Freeman 4
3 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .340
2 Harvey Kuenn .338
3 Ted Kluszewski .334
4 Willie Mays .330
5 Ted Williams .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 57
2 Duke Snider 51
3 Ernie Banks 44
4 Willie Mays 41
5 Eddie Mathews 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 148
2 Duke Snider 147
3 Del Ennis 129
4 Jackie Jensen 127
5 Gil Hodges 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 25
2 Jim Rivera 24
3 Johnny Temple 21
4 Jackie Jensen 20
5 Ken Boyer 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.20
2 Early Wynn 2.43
3 Whitey Ford 2.77
4 Herb Score 2.91
5 Frank Sullivan 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 24
2 Early Wynn 22
3 Don Newcombe 21
3 Frank Sullivan 21
5 Bob Lemon 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 227
2 Robin Roberts 182
3 Herb Score 175
4 Harvey Haddix 159
5 2 tied 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 17
2 Ellis Kinder 16
3 Tom Gorman 15
4 Jim Hughes 12
4 2 others tied 12