On This Day

Wednesday, August 17, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 47 .605 --
White Sox 68 45 .602 1.0
Indians 70 48 .593 1.5
Red Sox 68 50 .576 3.5
Tigers 62 55 .530 9.0
Athletics 48 70 .407 23.5
Senators 41 74 .357 29.0
Orioles 37 77 .325 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 39 .664 --
Braves 65 55 .542 14.0
Giants 63 55 .534 15.0
Phillies 60 61 .496 19.5
Cubs 59 64 .480 21.5
Redlegs 57 63 .475 22.0
Cardinals 53 64 .453 24.5
Pirates 44 77 .364 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Al Kaline 3
1 Jerry Lynch 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 2
2 Bobby Avila 1
2 Smoky Burgess 1
2 Del Crandall 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Crandall 4
2 Jackie Jensen 3
2 Hank Sauer 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Temple 1
1 Earl Torgeson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ramon Monzant 0.67
2 Don Gross 0.55
3 Ike Delock 0.50
4 Bob Buhl 0.40
5 Bob Rush 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Birrer 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Monzant 8
2 Bob Buhl 6
2 Don Gross 6
4 Ike Delock 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .350
2 Richie Ashburn .331
3 Roy Campanella .325
4 Ted Kluszewski .323
5 Harvey Kuenn .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 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 110
2 Del Ennis 98
3 Ted Kluszewski 96
4 Jackie Jensen 94
5 Ernie Banks 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 20
2 Ken Boyer 18
3 Bill Bruton 17
4 Johnny Temple 16
5 2 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 177
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 Frank House .429
1 Harry Simpson .429
3 Rocky Bridges .417
4 Mickey Mantle .393
5 Johnny Temple .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 7
1 Mickey Mantle 7
3 Ted Kluszewski 6
4 Bobby Avila 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 17
2 Jackie Jensen 16
3 Yogi Berra 15
3 Wally Post 15
3 Roy Sievers 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 4
2 Jim Rivera 3
3 Bill Bruton 2
3 Don Hoak 2
3 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zuverink 0.51
2 Tom Poholsky 1.29
2 Hersh Freeman 1.29
4 Ike Delock 1.42
5 Herb Score 1.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 27
2 Harvey Haddix 21
3 Bob Buhl 18
4 Don Gross 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 4
2 Al Aber 2
2 Tom Gorman 2
2 Clem Labine 2
2 Jack Meyer 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .389
2 Frank House .370
3 Johnny Temple .366
4 Gus Bell .354
5 2 tied .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 13
2 Ted Kluszewski 12
3 Eddie Mathews 10
3 Willie Mays 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 36
2 Roy Sievers 30
3 Ernie Banks 29
4 Ted Kluszewski 28
5 Ray Boone 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 6
1 Willie Mays 6
1 Jim Rivera 6
4 Richie Ashburn 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zuverink 1.34
2 Windy McCall 1.37
3 Herb Score 1.51
4 Hersh Freeman 1.69
5 Don Bessent 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willard Nixon 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
1 Bob Rush 5
4 Bob Buhl 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 43
2 Herb Score 36
3 Robin Roberts 35
3 Bob Rush 35
3 Willard Schmidt 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 7
2 Tom Gorman 6
3 Dixie Howell 4
3 Ellis Kinder 4
5 6 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .342
2 Al Kaline .339
3 Harvey Kuenn .337
4 Willie Mays .331
5 Richie Ashburn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 55
2 Duke Snider 49
3 Ernie Banks 43
4 Willie Mays 41
5 Eddie Mathews 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 145
2 Duke Snider 142
3 Del Ennis 132
4 Jackie Jensen 127
5 Yogi Berra 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 25
2 Jim Rivera 24
3 Johnny Temple 21
4 Jackie Jensen 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 Herb Score 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Early Wynn 22
3 Don Newcombe 21
4 Bob Lemon 20
4 Frank Sullivan 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 234
2 Robin Roberts 181
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