On This Day

Saturday, April 30, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 10 5 .667 --
White Sox 9 5 .643 0.5
Yankees 9 6 .600 1.0
Indians 9 6 .600 1.0
Red Sox 8 8 .500 2.5
Athletics 6 8 .429 3.5
Senators 5 10 .333 5.0
Orioles 4 12 .250 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 14 2 .875 --
Braves 9 6 .600 4.5
Cardinals 7 5 .583 5.0
Phillies 9 7 .563 5.0
Cubs 7 8 .467 6.5
Giants 6 8 .429 7.0
Redlegs 4 12 .250 10.0
Pirates 3 11 .214 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harvey Kuenn 5
2 Davey Williams 4
3 Juan Delis 3
3 Ferris Fain 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Jim Delsing 1
1 George Freese 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ferris Fain 3
1 Ralph Kiner 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
4 Ray Boone 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 2
2 Carl Furillo 1
2 Bob Speake 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Lemon 1.40
2 Sandy Consuegra 0.67
3 Saul Rogovin 0.43
4 Don Liddle 0.33
4 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Aber 1
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Paul LaPalme 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 7
2 Sandy Consuegra 4
3 Russ Meyer 3
3 Chet Nichols 3
3 Saul Rogovin 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Humberto Robinson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Skowron .451
2 Al Kaline .429
3 Vic Power .407
4 Harvey Kuenn .397
5 Wally Moon .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Furillo 7
2 Randy Jackson 5
2 Al Kaline 5
2 Ted Kluszewski 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 21
2 Carl Furillo 19
2 Duke Snider 19
4 Bill Skowron 18
5 Faye Throneberry 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Jim Gilliam 3
2 Al Kaline 3
4 Ken Boyer 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Hoeft 0.93
2 Sandy Consuegra 1.05
3 Murry Dickson 1.17
4 Clem Labine 1.20
5 Paul LaPalme 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 5
2 Carl Erskine 3
2 Whitey Ford 3
2 Steve Gromek 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 27
2 Herb Score 24
3 Sam Jones 23
3 Bob Lemon 23
5 Johnny Antonelli 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Roebuck 3
2 Marv Grissom 2
2 Jim Hughes 2
2 Ellis Kinder 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .353
2 Don Mueller .348
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Duke Snider .341
5 Bobby Avila .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 50
2 Duke Snider 43
3 Willie Mays 42
4 Gil Hodges 38
5 Hank Sauer 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 143
2 Ted Kluszewski 142
3 Larry Doby 128
4 Yogi Berra 127
5 Gil Hodges 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 34
2 Minnie Minoso 23
3 Jackie Jensen 22
4 Johnny Temple 20
5 Jim Rivera 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.43
2 Sandy Consuegra 2.49
3 Whitey Ford 2.59
4 Early Wynn 2.59
5 Bob Lemon 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 26
2 Robin Roberts 24
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Warren Spahn 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 182
2 Bob Turley 180
3 Harvey Haddix 175
4 Carl Erskine 167
5 Johnny Antonelli 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 24
2 Jim Hughes 23
3 Marv Grissom 18
4 Frank Smith 17
5 Ellis Kinder 16