On This Day

Sunday, September 4, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	82	53	.607	--
Yankees	81	53	.604	0.5
White Sox	80	54	.597	1.5
Red Sox	77	56	.579	4.0
Tigers	69	66	.511	13.0
Athletics	55	78	.414	26.0
Senators	47	83	.362	32.5
Orioles	41	89	.315	38.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Orioles 4

Indians 5, White Sox 3

Indians 5, White Sox 3

Tigers 17, Athletics 1

Yankees 8, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	88	46	.657	--
Braves	75	61	.551	14.0
Giants	70	65	.519	18.5
Phillies	71	66	.518	18.5
Redlegs	67	73	.479	24.0
Cubs	66	73	.475	24.5
Cardinals	56	79	.415	32.5
Pirates	53	83	.390	36.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Pirates 5

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3

Braves 5, Redlegs 2

Giants 7, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Smith	5
2	Don Mueller	4
2	Sammy White	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
2	Ray Boone	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Jim Dyck	1
2	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	5
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Ralph Kiner	3
2	Stan Lopata	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bubba Phillips	1
1	Jim Rivera	1
1	Al Rosen	1
1	Duke Snider	1
1	Frank Thomas	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Willard Schmidt	1.40
2	Frank Baumann	0.50
2	Johnny Klippstein	0.50
2	Ron Negray	0.50
2	Johnny Podres	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Baumann	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Willard Schmidt	7
2	Bob Turley	6
3	Frank Baumann	5
3	Ray Narleski	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	2
2	Roger Craig	1
2	Whitey Ford	1
2	Marv Grissom	1
2	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.350
2	Richie Ashburn	.336
3	Roy Campanella	.332
4	Ted Kluszewski	.318
5	Duke Snider	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	44
2	Duke Snider	41
3	Ernie Banks	40
3	Willie Mays	40
5	Mickey Mantle	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	128
2	Del Ennis	110
3	Ted Kluszewski	104
4	Roy Campanella	103
5	3 tied	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	25
2	Bill Bruton	21
3	Ken Boyer	19
4	Willie Mays	17
4	Johnny Temple	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.93
2	Whitey Ford	2.56
3	Frank Sullivan	2.89
4	Bob Buhl	2.93
5	Early Wynn	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	22
2	Don Newcombe	19
3	Whitey Ford	16
3	Bob Lemon	16
3	Frank Sullivan	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	210
2	Bob Turley	186
3	Sam Jones	167
4	Robin Roberts	148
5	Harvey Haddix	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	18
2	Ellis Kinder	17
3	Tom Gorman	16
4	Jack Meyer	15
5	Ed Roebuck	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Minnie Minoso	.431
2	Carlos Paula	.420
3	Duke Snider	.411
4	Carl Furillo	.410
5	Al Smith	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Lopata	6
1	Mickey Mantle	6
3	Roy Campanella	5
3	Jim Greengrass	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Lopata	17
1	Duke Snider	17
3	Ted Williams	16
4	Roy Campanella	15
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	5
2	Bill Bruton	4
2	Harvey Kuenn	4
2	Phil Rizzuto	4
2	Jackie Robinson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clem Labine	0.48
2	Roy Face	0.60
3	Ellis Kinder	0.69
4	Jose Santiago	0.75
5	Jack Harshman	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	3
2	Bob Buhl	2
2	Lew Burdette	2
2	Art Ceccarelli	2
2	20 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	22
2	Whitey Ford	18
3	Clem Labine	17
3	Billy Pierce	17
3	Herb Score	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
1	Jack Meyer	4
1	Ray Narleski	4
4	Ellis Kinder	3
5	2 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carlos Paula	.434
2	Carl Furillo	.387
3	Ted Williams	.380
4	Richie Ashburn	.380
5	Minnie Minoso	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	13
2	Ted Kluszewski	9
2	Stan Lopata	9
2	Wally Post	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	27
1	Ted Williams	27
3	Wally Post	26
4	Hank Aaron	25
4	Ted Kluszewski	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	8
2	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Bill Bruton	6
4	Harvey Kuenn	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clem Labine	0.68
2	Karl Spooner	1.59
3	Whitey Ford	1.74
4	Ike Delock	1.82
5	Dixie Howell	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
4	Whitey Ford	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	40
2	Harvey Haddix	34
2	Billy Pierce	34
4	Whitey Ford	32
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	8
2	Jack Meyer	6
3	Clem Labine	4
4	Hersh Freeman	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.342
2	Richie Ashburn	.338
3	Al Kaline	.335
4	Al Smith	.321
5	Roy Campanella	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	51
2	Duke Snider	47
3	Eddie Mathews	44
4	Willie Mays	42
5	2 tied	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	146
2	Ted Kluszewski	133
3	Del Ennis	124
4	Jackie Jensen	121
5	2 tied	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	28
2	Bill Bruton	26
3	Johnny Temple	21
4	Ken Boyer	19
4	Willie Mays	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.14
2	Whitey Ford	2.64
3	Early Wynn	2.85
4	Bob Buhl	2.89
5	Robin Roberts	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Don Newcombe	21
3	Bob Lemon	19
3	Frank Sullivan	19
3	Early Wynn	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	220
2	Herb Score	210
3	Robin Roberts	175
4	Sam Jones	167
5	Harvey Haddix	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	21
2	Ellis Kinder	18
3	Tom Gorman	16
4	Jack Meyer	15
5	Jim Konstanty	13