On This Day

Sunday, May 1, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 11 6 .647 --
White Sox 10 6 .625 0.5
Tigers 10 6 .625 0.5
Yankees 10 6 .625 0.5
Athletics 7 8 .467 3.0
Red Sox 8 10 .444 3.5
Senators 5 11 .313 5.5
Orioles 5 13 .278 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 15 2 .882 --
Cardinals 8 6 .571 5.5
Braves 9 7 .563 5.5
Cubs 9 8 .529 6.0
Phillies 9 9 .500 6.5
Giants 7 8 .467 7.0
Pirates 4 12 .250 10.5
Redlegs 4 13 .235 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 5
1 Gus Triandos 5
3 Walt Dropo 4
3 Bob Kennedy 4
3 Earl Torgeson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Fitz Gerald 2
1 Felipe Montemayor 2
3 Gene Baker 1
3 Jim Busby 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Fitz Gerald 4
1 George Freese 4
1 Felipe Montemayor 4
1 Bob Nieman 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 2
2 Billy Cox 1
2 Jim Delsing 1
2 Billy Hunter 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Score 2.00
2 Jack Meyer 1.50
3 Johnny Antonelli 1.00
3 Bob Feller 1.00
3 Billy Loes 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Jeffcoat 2
2 Bob Alexander 1
2 Johnny Antonelli 1
2 Moe Burtschy 1
2 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 16
2 Johnny Antonelli 11
3 Jack Meyer 9
4 Billy Loes 8
4 Billy Pierce 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Byrd 1
1 Bubba Church 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Warren Hacker 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Skowron .451
2 Al Kaline .417
3 Vic Power .414
4 Wally Moon .382
5 Don Mueller .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Furillo 7
2 Sherm Lollar 6
2 Duke Snider 6
4 Walt Dropo 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 22
2 Duke Snider 21
3 Carl Furillo 19
3 Bob Nieman 19
5 Bill Skowron 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 7
2 Jim Gilliam 3
2 Al Kaline 3
4 Ken Boyer 2
4 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Hoeft 0.93
2 Sandy Consuegra 1.05
3 Murry Dickson 1.17
4 Johnny Schmitz 1.35
5 Carl Erskine 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 5
2 Bob Turley 4
3 Carl Erskine 3
3 Whitey Ford 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 40
2 Johnny Antonelli 33
2 Bob Turley 33
4 Sam Jones 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Ed Roebuck 3
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 Ellis Kinder 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .354
2 Don Mueller .349
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Bobby Avila .339
5 Duke Snider .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 50
2 Duke Snider 43
3 Willie Mays 41
4 Gil Hodges 39
5 Hank Sauer 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 144
2 Ted Kluszewski 142
3 Yogi Berra 127
3 Gil Hodges 127
5 Larry Doby 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 34
2 Minnie Minoso 25
3 Jackie Jensen 22
4 Johnny Temple 20
5 Jim Rivera 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.32
2 Whitey Ford 2.43
3 Sandy Consuegra 2.49
4 Early Wynn 2.59
5 Bob Lemon 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 25
2 Robin Roberts 24
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Johnny Antonelli 21
4 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 186
2 Robin Roberts 182
3 Harvey Haddix 175
4 Johnny Antonelli 170
5 Carl Erskine 167

Saves

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