On This Day

Tuesday, August 16, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	46	.610	--
White Sox	68	45	.602	1.5
Indians	70	47	.598	1.5
Red Sox	67	50	.573	4.5
Tigers	61	55	.526	10.0
Athletics	48	70	.407	24.0
Senators	41	74	.357	29.5
Orioles	37	77	.325	33.0

Games

Yankees 13, Red Sox 6

Tigers 7, Indians 0

Orioles 7, Senators 2

White Sox 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	77	38	.670	--
Braves	64	55	.538	15.0
Giants	62	55	.530	16.0
Phillies	60	60	.500	19.5
Redlegs	57	62	.479	22.0
Cubs	58	64	.475	22.5
Cardinals	53	63	.457	24.5
Pirates	43	77	.358	36.5

Games

Redlegs 11, Cubs 2

Giants 5, Dodgers 3

Phillies 12, Pirates 3

Cardinals 3, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dee Fondy	4
1	Jim Greengrass	4
3	Hank Bauer	3
3	Gus Bell	3
3	14 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Dick Brodowski	1
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	5
2	Bill Tuttle	4
3	Hank Bauer	3
3	Roy Campanella	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Bobby Morgan	1
2	Pete Whisenant	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Hoeft	1.33
2	Harvey Haddix	0.73
3	Joe Black	0.70
4	Connie Johnson	0.64
5	Ruben Gomez	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	8
2	Joe Black	7
2	Connie Johnson	7
4	Ruben Gomez	6
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	George Zuverink	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.346
2	Richie Ashburn	.332
3	Roy Campanella	.325
4	Harvey Kuenn	.324
5	Ted Kluszewski	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	41
2	Ernie Banks	39
3	Duke Snider	38
4	Willie Mays	37
5	Eddie Mathews	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	109
2	Del Ennis	97
3	Ted Kluszewski	96
4	Ernie Banks	93
5	Jackie Jensen	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	20
2	Ken Boyer	18
3	Bill Bruton	17
4	Jackie Jensen	15
4	2 others tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.96
2	Dick Donovan	2.70
3	Tommy Byrne	2.72
4	Robin Roberts	2.87
5	Herb Score	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	19
2	Don Newcombe	18
3	Frank Sullivan	14
3	Early Wynn	14
5	6 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	180
2	Bob Turley	173
3	Sam Jones	148
4	Robin Roberts	139
5	Don Newcombe	125

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rocky Bridges	.455
2	Harry Simpson	.429
3	Frank House	.424
4	Roy Sievers	.391
5	Gus Bell	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	8
2	Mickey Mantle	7
3	Ted Kluszewski	6
4	Gus Bell	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	19
2	Roy Sievers	18
3	Gus Bell	17
3	Ted Kluszewski	17
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Jim Rivera	3
3	Bill Bruton	2
3	Gene Freese	2
3	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Zuverink	0.51
2	Tom Poholsky	1.29
2	Hersh Freeman	1.29
4	Johnny Klippstein	1.47
5	Bill Wight	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Larsen	3
1	Joe Nuxhall	3
1	Tom Poholsky	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	Bob Rush	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	23
2	Harvey Haddix	21
3	Willard Schmidt	19
4	Johnny Antonelli	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	4
2	Al Aber	2
2	Tom Gorman	2
2	Dixie Howell	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.373
2	Bob Kennedy	.366
3	Gus Bell	.358
4	Frank House	.357
5	Johnny Temple	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	15
2	Ted Kluszewski	12
3	Del Ennis	10
3	Willie Mays	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	37
2	Ernie Banks	36
3	Ray Boone	31
3	Roy Sievers	31
5	Ted Kluszewski	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	6
1	Don Hoak	6
1	Jackie Jensen	6
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Jim Rivera	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Windy McCall	1.37
2	Billy Pierce	1.66
3	Hersh Freeman	1.69
4	Ray Narleski	1.78
5	George Zuverink	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harvey Haddix	5
1	Willard Nixon	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
4	Don Bessent	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	41
2	Harvey Haddix	39
2	Bob Turley	39
4	Robin Roberts	35
4	Willard Schmidt	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Tom Gorman	6
3	Dixie Howell	4
3	Ellis Kinder	4
3	Jack Meyer	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.341
2	Harvey Kuenn	.338
3	Al Kaline	.336
4	Ted Kluszewski	.330
5	Richie Ashburn	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	55
2	Duke Snider	49
3	Ernie Banks	43
4	Willie Mays	41
5	Eddie Mathews	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	145
2	Duke Snider	143
3	Del Ennis	132
4	Yogi Berra	124
4	Jackie Jensen	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	25
2	Jim Rivera	24
3	Jackie Jensen	20
3	Johnny Temple	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.29
2	Early Wynn	2.49
3	Tommy Byrne	2.72
4	Whitey Ford	2.80
5	Bob Turley	2.84

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	230
2	Robin Roberts	183
3	Herb Score	180
4	Harvey Haddix	163
5	Johnny Antonelli	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	17
2	Ellis Kinder	16
3	Tom Gorman	15
4	Jim Konstanty	13
5	2 tied	12