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Sunday, October 2, 1955

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1955 World Series

Brooklyn leads series 3 - 2

New York Yankees 3
Brooklyn Dodgers 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duke Snider 3
2 Yogi Berra 2
2 Gil Hodges 2
4 Sandy Amoros 1
4 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 2
2 Sandy Amoros 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Bob Cerv 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Amoros 2
1 Duke Snider 2
3 Yogi Berra 1
3 Bob Cerv 1
3 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Grim 0.50
2 Roger Craig 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Craig 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Grim 5
1 Bob Turley 5
3 Roger Craig 4
4 Clem Labine 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Yogi Berra .412
2 Duke Snider .381
3 Carl Furillo .333
3 Billy Martin .333
5 2 tied .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 4
2 Roy Campanella 2
2 Joe Collins 2
4 Sandy Amoros 1
4 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 7
2 Roy Campanella 4
2 Billy Martin 4
4 Sandy Amoros 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Collins 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Byrne 2.00
1 Johnny Podres 2.00
3 Clem Labine 2.89
4 Roger Craig 3.00
5 Whitey Ford 3.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Roger Craig 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Clem Labine 1
1 Johnny Podres 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Grim 7
2 Tommy Byrne 6
2 Johnny Podres 6
2 Bob Turley 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Clem Labine 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gil Hodges .350
2 Yogi Berra .348
2 Duke Snider .348
4 Carl Furillo .333
4 Billy Martin .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 4
2 Roy Campanella 2
2 Joe Collins 2
2 Mickey Mantle 2
5 8 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 7
2 Roy Campanella 4
2 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Billy Martin 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Collins 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Byrne 2.00
1 Johnny Podres 2.00
3 Clem Labine 2.89
4 Roger Craig 3.00
5 Bob Grim 5.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Roger Craig 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Grim 7
2 Tommy Byrne 6
2 Johnny Podres 6
2 Bob Turley 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Clem Labine 1

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

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