On This Day

Wednesday, September 21, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 56 .627 --
Indians 91 60 .603 3.5
White Sox 88 63 .583 6.5
Red Sox 82 68 .547 12.0
Tigers 78 73 .517 16.5
Athletics 63 88 .417 31.5
Orioles 54 95 .362 39.5
Senators 51 98 .342 42.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 97 53 .647 --
Braves 84 67 .556 13.5
Giants 79 72 .523 18.5
Phillies 75 76 .497 22.5
Redlegs 74 78 .487 24.0
Cubs 71 80 .470 26.5
Cardinals 66 85 .437 31.5
Pirates 58 93 .384 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Bell 4
1 Randy Jackson 4
1 Ray Katt 4
1 Ted Kluszewski 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Baker 1
1 Gus Bell 1
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Joe Frazier 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 8
2 Johnny Logan 4
2 Don Mueller 4
4 Ray Boone 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cal Abrams 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1
1 Bob Speake 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ramon Monzant 0.83
2 Frank Baumann 0.69
3 Erv Palica 0.64
4 Willard Schmidt 0.60
5 2 tied 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Davis 1
1 Jack Harshman 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Don Liddle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Baumann 9
1 Willard Schmidt 9
3 Jack Harshman 7
3 Johnny Klippstein 7
3 Erv Palica 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .345
2 Al Kaline .341
3 Roy Campanella .320
4 Vic Power .319
5 Willie Mays .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 50
2 Ted Kluszewski 47
3 Ernie Banks 44
4 Duke Snider 42
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 134
2 Willie Mays 124
3 Del Ennis 119
4 Ernie Banks 116
5 Ray Boone 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 25
1 Jim Rivera 25
3 Ken Boyer 22
3 Willie Mays 22
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.06
2 Whitey Ford 2.62
3 Early Wynn 2.82
4 Frank Sullivan 2.86
5 Tommy Byrne 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Don Newcombe 20
3 Whitey Ford 18
3 Bob Lemon 18
3 Frank Sullivan 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 236
2 Bob Turley 206
3 Sam Jones 188
4 Robin Roberts 157
5 Harvey Haddix 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 19
2 Tom Gorman 18
2 Ellis Kinder 18
4 Jack Meyer 15
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .468
2 Bob Hale .444
3 Bob Nieman .441
4 Willie Mays .434
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Stan Musial 6
2 Frank Thomas 6
4 Gus Zernial 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 22
2 Gus Zernial 18
3 Gus Bell 17
4 Ernie Banks 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Bill Bruton 3
3 Richie Ashburn 2
3 Ken Boyer 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Grim 0.00
1 Bob Miller 0.00
1 Billy Hoeft 0.00
4 Bud Black 0.63
5 Frank Lary 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Johnny Klippstein 3
1 Willard Schmidt 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willard Schmidt 30
2 Jack Harshman 23
3 Whitey Ford 20
3 Johnny Klippstein 20
3 Bob Turley 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dixie Howell 3
1 Clem Labine 3
1 George Zuverink 3
4 Tom Gorman 2
4 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .402
2 Ted Williams .391
3 Stan Musial .384
4 Joe Astroth .383
5 Don Mueller .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 12
2 Wally Post 8
2 Frank Thomas 8
4 Larry Doby 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 30
2 Ray Boone 24
2 Carl Furillo 24
4 Ernie Banks 23
4 4 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 8
2 Harvey Kuenn 7
3 Willie Mays 6
4 Minnie Minoso 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clem Labine 0.67
2 Sandy Consuegra 1.04
3 Billy Hoeft 1.38
4 Hersh Freeman 1.73
5 Warren Spahn 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 5
2 Johnny Antonelli 4
2 Lew Burdette 4
2 Tommy Byrne 4
2 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willard Schmidt 46
2 Herb Score 43
3 Whitey Ford 38
4 Jack Harshman 36
5 Sam Jones 35

Saves

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