On This Day

Saturday, August 13, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 70 45 .609 --
White Sox 66 45 .595 2.0
Yankees 67 46 .593 2.0
Red Sox 64 49 .566 5.0
Tigers 60 54 .526 9.5
Athletics 47 69 .405 23.5
Senators 41 70 .369 27.0
Orioles 36 73 .330 31.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 36 .679 --
Braves 62 54 .534 16.0
Giants 59 55 .518 18.0
Phillies 58 59 .496 20.5
Cubs 58 62 .483 22.0
Redlegs 56 61 .479 22.5
Cardinals 51 62 .451 25.5
Pirates 43 74 .368 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rocky Bridges 4
1 Frank House 4
1 Carlos Paula 4
4 Smoky Burgess 3
4 Mickey Vernon 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 2
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Smoky Burgess 1
2 Jim Hegan 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Kennedy 4
1 Carlos Paula 4
1 Mickey Vernon 4
4 Grady Hatton 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Fornieles 0.50
1 Sam Jones 0.50
1 Herb Score 0.50
4 Art Ceccarelli 0.27
5 Frank Lary 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Mickey McDermott 1
1 Joe Nuxhall 1
1 Herb Score 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Nuxhall 6
2 Herb Score 5
3 Art Ceccarelli 4
3 Sam Jones 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .349
2 Roy Campanella .329
3 Richie Ashburn .329
4 Ted Kluszewski .325
5 Harvey Kuenn .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 39
1 Ted Kluszewski 39
3 Duke Snider 38
4 Willie Mays 36
5 Eddie Mathews 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 109
2 Ernie Banks 93
3 Ted Kluszewski 92
4 Del Ennis 91
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 20
2 Ken Boyer 18
3 Bill Bruton 17
4 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 Herb Score 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 18
1 Robin Roberts 18
3 Frank Sullivan 14
3 Early Wynn 14
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 180
2 Bob Turley 170
3 Sam Jones 148
4 Robin Roberts 135
5 Don Newcombe 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 15
2 Ellis Kinder 14
3 Ray Narleski 13
4 Ed Roebuck 12
5 Jack Meyer 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Temple .435
2 Randy Jackson .403
3 Ernie Oravetz .400
4 Gene Woodling .386
5 Bob Kennedy .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 9
2 Ted Kluszewski 6
3 Gus Bell 5
3 Dale Long 5
3 Eddie Mathews 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 20
2 Ted Kluszewski 18
3 Gus Bell 17
4 Wally Post 16
5 Gil Hodges 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 5
2 Don Hoak 3
3 Richie Ashburn 2
3 Bill Bruton 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Wight 0.50
2 George Zuverink 0.59
3 Bob Miller 0.61
4 Morrie Martin 0.75
5 Hersh Freeman 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Fowler 3
1 Don Larsen 3
1 Joe Nuxhall 3
1 Bob Rush 3
1 Herb Score 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 25
2 Bob Turley 20
3 Willard Schmidt 18
4 Bob Friend 15
4 3 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 4
2 Hersh Freeman 3
2 Tom Gorman 3
2 Dixie Howell 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .373
2 Johnny Temple .361
3 Enos Slaughter .351
4 Ray Boone .350
5 Gil McDougald .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 16
2 Ted Kluszewski 10
2 Wally Post 10
2 Duke Snider 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 38
2 Ray Boone 33
3 Del Ennis 32
3 Wally Post 32
5 Roy Sievers 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 8
2 Bill Bruton 7
3 Don Hoak 6
3 Willie Mays 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 1.13
2 Don Larsen 1.16
3 Windy McCall 1.37
4 Ray Narleski 1.59
5 Bob Friend 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Liddle 5
1 Willard Nixon 5
1 Joe Nuxhall 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 41
2 Bob Turley 40
3 Willard Schmidt 38
4 Bob Rush 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 7
2 Tom Gorman 6
3 Fritz Dorish 4
3 Hersh Freeman 4
3 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .342
2 Ted Kluszewski .336
3 Harvey Kuenn .336
4 Ted Williams .335
5 Willie Mays .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 56
2 Duke Snider 50
3 Ernie Banks 43
4 Willie Mays 41
5 Eddie Mathews 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 145
1 Duke Snider 145
3 Del Ennis 128
4 Gil Hodges 124
5 Jackie Jensen 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 26
2 Jim Rivera 24
3 Johnny Temple 21
4 Jackie Jensen 19
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 2.87
5 Bob Buhl 2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 227
2 Robin Roberts 182
3 Herb Score 180
4 Harvey Haddix 159
5 2 tied 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 19
2 Ellis Kinder 16
3 Tom Gorman 15
4 Jim Hughes 12
4 2 others tied 12