On This Day

Monday, September 12, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 88 55 .615 --
Yankees 86 56 .606 1.5
White Sox 84 58 .592 3.5
Red Sox 81 60 .574 6.0
Tigers 72 71 .503 16.0
Athletics 59 83 .415 28.5
Senators 50 89 .360 36.0
Orioles 45 93 .326 40.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 93 49 .655 --
Braves 80 64 .556 14.0
Giants 73 69 .514 20.0
Phillies 72 73 .497 22.5
Redlegs 72 75 .490 23.5
Cubs 69 76 .476 25.5
Cardinals 60 82 .423 33.0
Pirates 56 87 .392 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Long 3
1 Frank Thomas 3
3 Stan Musial 2
4 Ken Boyer 1
4 9 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 2
2 Dale Long 1
2 Frank Thomas 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Long 4
2 Stan Musial 2
2 Frank Thomas 2
4 Roberto Clemente 1
4 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Thomas 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lino Donoso 0.62
2 Harvey Haddix 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lino Donoso 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lino Donoso 5
2 Harvey Haddix 3
3 Mel Wright 2
4 Al Gettel 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .341
2 Richie Ashburn .338
3 Roy Campanella .327
4 Ted Kluszewski .316
5 Carl Furillo .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 45
2 Ernie Banks 43
2 Willie Mays 43
4 Duke Snider 42
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 129
2 Del Ennis 117
3 Ernie Banks 110
3 Jackie Jensen 110
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 25
2 Bill Bruton 24
3 Ken Boyer 20
3 Willie Mays 20
5 Minnie Minoso 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.18
2 Whitey Ford 2.52
3 Frank Sullivan 2.91
4 Early Wynn 2.92
5 Tommy Byrne 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 22
2 Don Newcombe 20
3 Frank Sullivan 18
4 Whitey Ford 17
4 Bob Lemon 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 227
2 Bob Turley 193
3 Sam Jones 182
4 Robin Roberts 150
5 Harvey Haddix 142

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .425
2 Ken Boyer .411
3 Roy Campanella .394
4 Duke Snider .388
5 Richie Ashburn .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 7
2 Wally Post 6
3 Willie Mays 5
4 Ernie Banks 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 13
1 George Crowe 13
1 Duke Snider 13
4 Ernie Banks 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 6
2 Minnie Minoso 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Willie Mays 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Karl Spooner 0.00
2 Humberto Robinson 0.60
3 Billy Hoeft 0.67
4 Clem Labine 0.69
5 Bob Miller 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 3
1 Billy Hoeft 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
4 Ted Abernathy 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 30
2 Sam Jones 24
3 Willard Schmidt 19
4 Johnny Antonelli 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 4
2 Don Mossi 3
3 Tom Gorman 2
3 Dixie Howell 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .405
2 Ted Williams .400
3 Richie Ashburn .376
4 Carlos Paula .370
5 Del Ennis .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 11
2 Larry Doby 9
2 Eddie Mathews 9
2 Wally Post 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 29
2 Mickey Mantle 28
3 Del Ennis 26
3 Mickey Vernon 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 9
2 Richie Ashburn 7
3 Willie Mays 6
3 Minnie Minoso 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clem Labine 1.07
2 Whitey Ford 1.36
3 Billy Hoeft 1.36
4 Karl Spooner 1.42
5 Hersh Freeman 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 5
1 Whitey Ford 5
1 Billy Hoeft 5
4 Bob Buhl 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 52
2 Sam Jones 38
3 Whitey Ford 34
4 Johnny Antonelli 33
5 Billy Pierce 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 6
2 Clem Labine 5
3 Dixie Howell 4
3 Ellis Kinder 4
3 Jack Meyer 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .335
2 Al Kaline .330
3 Wally Post .320
4 Ted Kluszewski .316
5 Al Smith .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 48
2 Willie Mays 45
3 Duke Snider 44
4 Ernie Banks 43
5 Eddie Mathews 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 136
2 Ted Kluszewski 127
3 Del Ennis 123
4 Jackie Jensen 119
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 28
2 Bill Bruton 27
3 Johnny Temple 22
4 Ken Boyer 20
4 2 others tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.29
2 Whitey Ford 2.48
3 Early Wynn 2.80
4 Bob Turley 2.95
5 Tommy Byrne 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 24
2 Don Newcombe 21
3 Frank Sullivan 20
4 Bob Lemon 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 227
2 Bob Turley 215
3 Sam Jones 182
4 Robin Roberts 170
5 Harvey Haddix 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 21
2 Ellis Kinder 18
3 Tom Gorman 17
4 Jack Meyer 15
5 2 tied 12