On This Day

Saturday, April 23, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 6 2 .750 --
Yankees 7 3 .700 0.0
Red Sox 6 4 .600 1.0
Indians 6 4 .600 1.0
Senators 4 4 .500 2.0
Tigers 4 5 .444 2.5
Athletics 2 7 .222 4.5
Orioles 2 8 .200 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 1 .917 --
Braves 7 3 .700 3.0
Cardinals 6 4 .600 4.0
Cubs 6 5 .545 4.5
Phillies 6 5 .545 4.5
Giants 3 6 .333 6.5
Redlegs 2 9 .182 8.5
Pirates 0 8 .000 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chico Carrasquel 5
1 Sherm Lollar 5
3 Chuck Diering 4
3 Minnie Minoso 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherm Lollar 2
1 Bob Nieman 2
3 Ray Boone 1
3 Walt Dropo 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Nieman 7
2 Sherm Lollar 5
2 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Bill Skowron 5
5 Bill Renna 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Diering 2
2 Gil Coan 1
2 Jim Gilliam 1
2 Al Kaline 1
2 Minnie Minoso 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Murry Dickson 1.60
2 Billy Hoeft 1.00
3 Dean Stone 0.83
4 Jack Harshman 0.78
5 Ike Delock 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Byrd 1
1 Jim Davis 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Murry Dickson 8
2 Ike Delock 7
2 Jack Harshman 7
4 Billy Hoeft 6
4 Sal Maglie 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Tom Morgan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .447
2 Chico Carrasquel .444
3 Bill Skowron .439
4 Vic Power .421
5 Rip Repulski .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Furillo 5
1 Ted Kluszewski 5
1 Bob Nieman 5
4 Roy Campanella 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 17
2 Carl Furillo 15
3 Dee Fondy 14
3 Bob Nieman 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 3
2 Ken Boyer 2
2 Chuck Diering 2
2 Minnie Minoso 2
2 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.33
2 Murry Dickson 0.50
3 Mike Fornieles 0.51
4 Sandy Consuegra 0.84
5 Clem Labine 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 3
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
4 Lew Burdette 2
4 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 18
2 Bob Turley 17
3 Whitey Ford 16
4 Jack Harshman 14
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 2
1 Ellis Kinder 2
1 Tom Morgan 2
1 Howie Pollet 2
1 Ed Roebuck 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .347
2 Don Mueller .346
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Duke Snider .337
5 Bobby Avila .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 53
2 Duke Snider 43
3 Gil Hodges 39
3 Willie Mays 39
3 Hank Sauer 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 148
2 Duke Snider 142
3 Yogi Berra 129
3 Gil Hodges 129
5 2 tied 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 33
2 Jackie Jensen 23
3 Johnny Temple 22
4 Minnie Minoso 20
5 Jim Rivera 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.36
2 Whitey Ford 2.50
3 Sandy Consuegra 2.57
4 Early Wynn 2.59
5 Ruben Gomez 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
1 Robin Roberts 24
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Carl Erskine 21
4 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 188
2 Robin Roberts 183
3 Bob Turley 179
4 Carl Erskine 174
5 Virgil Trucks 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 25
2 Jim Hughes 24
3 Frank Smith 18
4 Marv Grissom 17
5 Ellis Kinder 16