Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, May 2, 1955

On This Day

Monday, May 2, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	12	6	.667	--
Tigers	11	6	.647	0.5
White Sox	10	6	.625	1.0
Yankees	10	7	.588	1.5
Athletics	7	9	.438	4.0
Red Sox	8	11	.421	4.5
Senators	6	11	.353	5.5
Orioles	5	13	.278	7.0

Games

Indians 4, Red Sox 2

Tigers 7, Yankees 1

Senators 12, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	16	2	.889	--
Cubs	10	8	.556	6.0
Cardinals	8	7	.533	6.5
Braves	9	8	.529	6.5
Phillies	9	10	.474	7.5
Giants	7	8	.467	7.5
Pirates	5	12	.294	10.5
Redlegs	4	13	.235	11.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Braves 0

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Pirates 5, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Shepard	4
2	Jim Busby	3
2	Jim Greengrass	3
2	Bob Purkey	3
2	Gus Zernial	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Busby	2
1	Roy Sievers	2
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	Jim Delsing	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	6
2	Dave Pope	3
2	Mickey Vernon	3
4	Jim Busby	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	2
2	Eddie Miksis	1
2	Al Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gene Conley	0.80
2	Robin Roberts	0.71
3	Early Wynn	0.60
4	Russ Kemmerer	0.57
5	Carl Erskine	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Bob Purkey	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Conley	8
2	Harvey Haddix	7
3	Carl Erskine	6
3	Early Wynn	6
5	Robin Roberts	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Skowron	.451
2	Al Kaline	.419
3	Vic Power	.410
4	Harvey Kuenn	.386
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Furillo	8
2	Sherm Lollar	6
2	Duke Snider	6
4	Walt Dropo	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	22
2	Carl Furillo	21
2	Duke Snider	21
4	Bob Nieman	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	7
2	Ken Boyer	4
3	Jim Gilliam	3
3	Al Kaline	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Hoeft	0.93
2	Sandy Consuegra	1.05
3	Carl Erskine	1.09
4	Warren Hacker	1.16
5	Murry Dickson	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	5
2	Carl Erskine	4
2	Steve Gromek	4
2	Bob Turley	4
5	7 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	40
2	Johnny Antonelli	33
2	Bob Turley	33
4	Gene Conley	25
5	Harvey Haddix	24

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	.357
2	Don Mueller	.346
3	Ted Williams	.345
4	Bobby Avila	.338
5	Duke Snider	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	49
2	Duke Snider	42
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Gil Hodges	39
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	140
1	Duke Snider	140
3	Yogi Berra	127
4	Larry Doby	126
5	Gil Hodges	125

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	Robin Roberts	187
2	Bob Turley	186
3	Harvey Haddix	182
4	Carl Erskine	173
5	Johnny Antonelli	170

Saves

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