On This Day

Monday, August 29, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	51	.605	--
White Sox	77	51	.602	0.5
Indians	77	52	.597	1.0
Red Sox	74	54	.578	3.5
Tigers	65	65	.500	13.5
Athletics	53	75	.414	24.5
Senators	46	79	.368	30.0
Orioles	41	84	.328	35.0

Games

Orioles 6, Tigers 0

Orioles 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	83	45	.648	--
Braves	72	58	.554	12.0
Phillies	69	63	.523	16.0
Giants	65	63	.508	18.0
Redlegs	65	68	.489	20.5
Cubs	63	71	.470	23.0
Cardinals	55	74	.426	28.5
Pirates	50	80	.385	34.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Cardinals 4

Cubs 6, Giants 3

Redlegs 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Boyer	3
1	Frank House	3
1	Fred Marsh	3
1	Eddie Miksis	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Chiti	2
1	Wally Post	2
3	Gene Baker	1
3	Ken Boyer	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	3
1	Harry Chiti	3
1	Carl Furillo	3
1	Duke Snider	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sandy Amoros	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	0.50
2	Joe Black	0.33
3	Johnny Podres	0.29
4	Ned Garver	0.20
4	Warren Hacker	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Ray Moore	1
1	Erv Palica	1
1	Johnny Podres	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	4
1	Robin Roberts	4
3	Joe Black	2
3	Hersh Freeman	2
3	5 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Bill Wight	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.348
2	Richie Ashburn	.332
3	Roy Campanella	.324
4	Ted Kluszewski	.317
5	Vic Power	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	41
2	Ernie Banks	39
2	Duke Snider	39
4	Willie Mays	38
5	3 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	119
2	Del Ennis	108
3	Jackie Jensen	101
4	Ted Kluszewski	99
5	2 tied	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	23
2	Ken Boyer	19
3	Bill Bruton	18
4	Willie Mays	17
4	Johnny Temple	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.83
2	Whitey Ford	2.69
3	Bob Buhl	2.76
4	Tommy Byrne	2.78
5	Frank Sullivan	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	21
2	Don Newcombe	18
3	Frank Sullivan	16
4	Whitey Ford	15
5	5 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	197
2	Bob Turley	180
3	Sam Jones	158
4	Robin Roberts	147
5	Don Newcombe	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	17
2	Ray Narleski	16
3	Tom Gorman	15
4	Jack Meyer	14
5	Ed Roebuck	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Lopata	.448
2	Carlos Paula	.436
3	Ted Williams	.435
4	Carl Furillo	.407
5	Minnie Minoso	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Ted Williams	6
3	Roy Campanella	5
3	Wally Post	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	20
2	Del Ennis	16
3	Roy Campanella	15
3	Mickey Mantle	15
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	4
1	Phil Rizzuto	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
4	Sandy Amoros	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Arnie Portocarrero	0.50
2	Don Bessent	0.61
3	Dixie Howell	0.75
4	Pedro Ramos	1.00
5	Whitey Ford	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
1	Warren Spahn	3
5	22 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	20
2	Frank Sullivan	19
3	Billy Pierce	18
4	Herb Score	17
5	4 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Jack Meyer	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
4	Hersh Freeman	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.396
2	Harry Simpson	.389
3	Carl Furillo	.381
4	Jim Rivera	.378
5	Gus Bell	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	12
2	Ernie Banks	9
2	Eddie Mathews	9
2	Wally Post	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	29
2	Wally Post	28
3	Gus Bell	27
3	Del Ennis	27
5	Roy Campanella	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	8
2	Richie Ashburn	6
3	Willie Mays	5
4	Wally Post	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hersh Freeman	0.98
2	Bob Miller	1.40
3	Bill Wight	1.72
4	Don Bessent	1.80
5	Bob Buhl	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Don Larsen	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
1	Bob Rush	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	42
2	Billy Pierce	38
3	Johnny Antonelli	31
4	Whitey Ford	30
4	2 others tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Hersh Freeman	5
2	Dixie Howell	5
2	Jack Meyer	5
5	2 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.348
2	Al Kaline	.333
3	Richie Ashburn	.332
4	Ted Kluszewski	.324
5	Willie Mays	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	53
2	Duke Snider	48
3	Eddie Mathews	42
4	Willie Mays	41
5	2 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	146
2	Ted Kluszewski	138
3	Del Ennis	132
4	Jackie Jensen	124
5	Gil Hodges	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	26
2	Bill Bruton	25
3	Johnny Temple	22
4	Ken Boyer	19
4	Willie Mays	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.14
2	Whitey Ford	2.67
3	Tommy Byrne	2.76
4	Bob Buhl	2.81
5	Early Wynn	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Don Newcombe	20
2	Frank Sullivan	20
4	Early Wynn	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	226
2	Herb Score	197
3	Robin Roberts	179
4	Harvey Haddix	162
5	Sam Jones	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	19
2	Ellis Kinder	18
3	Tom Gorman	15
4	Jack Meyer	14
5	Jim Konstanty	13