On This Day

Thursday, August 18, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	47	.605	--
White Sox	69	46	.600	1.0
Indians	71	48	.597	1.0
Red Sox	68	50	.576	3.5
Tigers	62	56	.525	9.5
Athletics	49	71	.408	23.5
Senators	41	74	.357	29.0
Orioles	37	77	.325	32.5

Games

Indians 5, Tigers 3

White Sox 6, Athletics 2

Athletics 5, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	78	39	.667	--
Braves	66	55	.545	14.0
Giants	63	56	.529	16.0
Phillies	60	61	.496	20.0
Redlegs	58	63	.479	22.0
Cubs	59	65	.476	22.5
Cardinals	53	65	.449	25.5
Pirates	44	77	.364	36.0

Games

Redlegs 2, Cubs 1

Dodgers 8, Giants 5

Braves 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chico Carrasquel	4
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Joe DeMaestri	3
2	Ferris Fain	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Don Hoak	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	2
1	Bill Bruton	2
1	Chico Carrasquel	2
1	Carl Furillo	2
1	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Chuck Harmon	1
1	Wally Post	1
1	Duke Snider	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Score	1.18
2	Virgil Trucks	1.00
3	Harry Byrd	0.67
4	Art Fowler	0.62
5	Karl Spooner	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Bessent	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	Arnie Portocarrero	1
1	Herb Score	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	13
2	Virgil Trucks	6
3	Art Fowler	5
4	Harry Byrd	4
4	Paul Minner	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Howell	1
1	Ray Narleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.351
2	Richie Ashburn	.331
3	Roy Campanella	.326
4	Harvey Kuenn	.323
5	Ted Kluszewski	.320

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	111
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	Herb Score	2.83
5	Robin Roberts	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	19
2	Don Newcombe	18
3	Frank Sullivan	14
3	Early Wynn	14
5	7 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	193
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
2	Ray Narleski	14
4	Ed Roebuck	12
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank House	.441
2	Carl Furillo	.404
3	Stan Musial	.404
4	Rocky Bridges	.400
5	Mickey Mantle	.396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	17
2	Roy Sievers	15
3	Yogi Berra	14
3	Jackie Jensen	14
3	3 others tied	14

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	Tom Poholsky	1.29
1	Hersh Freeman	1.29
3	Dixie Howell	1.38
4	Ike Delock	1.42
5	Bob Buhl	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Art Fowler	3
1	Don Larsen	3
1	Tom Poholsky	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	28
2	Harvey Haddix	21
3	Bob Turley	19
4	Don Gross	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	4
2	Al Aber	2
2	Tom Gorman	2
2	Dixie Howell	2
2	Jack Meyer	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank House	.373
1	Enos Slaughter	.373
3	Johnny Temple	.361
4	Gus Bell	.357
5	Richie Ashburn	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	13
2	Ted Kluszewski	11
3	Eddie Mathews	10
3	Willie Mays	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	36
2	Ernie Banks	29
3	Ray Boone	27
3	Gil Hodges	27
3	2 others tied	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	1.61
4	Hersh Freeman	1.69
5	Don Bessent	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Fowler	5
1	Willard Nixon	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
1	Bob Rush	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	49
2	Bob Turley	43
3	Robin Roberts	35
3	Bob Rush	35
3	Willard Schmidt	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	8
2	Tom Gorman	6
3	Dixie Howell	5
4	Ellis Kinder	4
5	6 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.346
2	Al Kaline	.342
3	Harvey Kuenn	.336
4	Richie Ashburn	.332
5	Ted Kluszewski	.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	130
4	Jackie Jensen	127
5	2 tied	123

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	2.38
2	Early Wynn	2.49
3	Tommy Byrne	2.72
4	Whitey Ford	2.80
5	Herb Score	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	23
2	Early Wynn	22
3	Don Newcombe	21
4	Warren Spahn	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	232
2	Herb Score	193
3	Robin Roberts	181
4	Harvey Haddix	163
5	Sam Jones	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	18
2	Ellis Kinder	16
3	Tom Gorman	15
4	Jim Konstanty	13
5	2 tied	12