On This Day

Sunday, September 25, 1955

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1955 World Series

Upcoming Games

September 28, 1955

Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Yankees

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 58 .623 --
Indians 93 61 .604 3.0
White Sox 91 63 .591 5.0
Red Sox 84 70 .545 12.0
Tigers 79 75 .513 17.0
Athletics 63 91 .409 33.0
Orioles 57 97 .370 39.0
Senators 53 101 .344 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 98 55 .641 --
Braves 85 69 .552 13.5
Giants 80 74 .519 18.5
Phillies 77 77 .500 21.5
Redlegs 75 79 .487 23.5
Cubs 72 81 .471 26.0
Cardinals 68 86 .442 30.5
Pirates 60 94 .390 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Smoky Burgess 4
1 Nellie Fox 4
1 Willie Mays 4
1 Wally Moon 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Smoky Burgess 2
2 Joe Altobelli 1
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Marv Blaylock 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Smoky Burgess 6
2 Wally Moon 4
3 Ted Lepcio 3
3 Willie Mays 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Bubba Phillips 1
2 Marv Throneberry 1
2 Rube Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Pierce 3.00
2 Bob Turley 1.33
3 Johnny Podres 1.00
4 Art Fowler 0.80
5 Glenn Cox 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Burnside 1
1 Art Fowler 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 12
2 Bob Miller 5
3 Frank Baumann 4
3 Art Fowler 4
3 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger Craig 1
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Jack Meyer 1
1 Tom Morgan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .340
2 Richie Ashburn .338
3 Willie Mays .319
4 Vic Power .319
5 Stan Musial .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 51
2 Ted Kluszewski 47
3 Ernie Banks 44
4 Duke Snider 42
5 Eddie Mathews 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 136
2 Willie Mays 127
3 Del Ennis 120
4 Ernie Banks 117
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 25
1 Jim Rivera 25
3 Willie Mays 24
4 Ken Boyer 22
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 1.97
2 Whitey Ford 2.63
3 Early Wynn 2.82
4 Bob Friend 2.83
5 Frank Sullivan 2.91

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 245
2 Bob Turley 210
3 Sam Jones 198
4 Robin Roberts 160
5 Billy Pierce 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 19
2 Tom Gorman 18
2 Ellis Kinder 18
4 Jack Meyer 16
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .451
2 George Kell .444
3 Bob Nieman .424
4 Nellie Fox .424
5 Vic Power .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Stan Musial 5
2 Frank Thomas 5
4 George Crowe 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 24
2 Gus Bell 14
3 George Crowe 13
3 Frank Thomas 13
3 Gus Zernial 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Bob Cerv 3
3 Ken Boyer 2
3 Bill Bruton 2
3 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Hoeft 0.00
2 Billy Pierce 0.64
3 Larry Jackson 0.66
4 Dick Marlowe 0.69
5 Clem Labine 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 4
2 Bob Friend 3
2 Ray Moore 3
2 Billy Pierce 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 27
2 Herb Score 24
3 Willard Schmidt 21
4 Whitey Ford 20
5 Ben Flowers 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 3
2 Dixie Howell 2
2 Clem Labine 2
4 Don Bessent 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .398
2 Stan Musial .376
3 Richie Ashburn .376
4 Willie Mays .371
5 Nellie Fox .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 13
2 Eddie Mathews 8
2 Wally Post 8
2 Frank Thomas 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 33
2 Roy Sievers 24
3 George Crowe 23
3 Frank Thomas 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 7
1 Willie Mays 7
3 Minnie Minoso 5
3 Jackie Robinson 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clem Labine 0.67
2 Billy Hoeft 1.38
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.42
4 Early Wynn 1.50
5 Sandy Consuegra 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 5
1 Bob Lemon 5
3 Johnny Antonelli 4
3 Lew Burdette 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 50
2 Sam Jones 45
3 Willard Schmidt 44
4 Whitey Ford 37
4 Billy Pierce 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 6
2 Ray Narleski 5
3 Dixie Howell 4
4 Tom Gorman 3
4 3 others tied 3