On This Day

Wednesday, May 4, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 13 7 .650 --
Tigers 12 7 .632 0.5
White Sox 11 7 .611 1.0
Yankees 11 8 .579 1.5
Athletics 9 9 .500 3.0
Red Sox 9 12 .429 4.5
Senators 7 12 .368 5.5
Orioles 5 15 .250 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 2 .895 --
Cubs 11 9 .550 6.5
Cardinals 8 8 .500 7.5
Braves 9 10 .474 8.0
Giants 8 9 .471 8.0
Phillies 9 12 .429 9.0
Pirates 7 12 .368 10.0
Redlegs 6 13 .316 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Yogi Berra 3
1 Smoky Burgess 3
1 Hoot Evers 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Post 2
2 Joe Astroth 1
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 4
1 Andy Carey 4
1 Hoot Evers 4
1 Bob Nieman 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Monte Irvin 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Jim Busby 1
2 Gil Coan 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Raschi 0.75
2 Sam Jones 0.67
3 Frank Lary 0.60
4 Jack Harshman 0.55
4 Bob Lemon 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Tom Morgan 1
1 Willard Nixon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 8
2 Jack Harshman 6
2 Frank Lary 6
2 Bob Lemon 6
2 Max Surkont 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Fowler 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Chuck Stobbs 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vic Power .415
2 Al Kaline .394
3 Harvey Kuenn .385
4 Don Mueller .375
5 Rip Repulski .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Furillo 8
2 Ted Kluszewski 7
2 Sherm Lollar 7
2 Duke Snider 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 24
2 Bob Nieman 23
2 Mickey Vernon 23
4 Bobby Thomson 22
5 Carl Furillo 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 0.98
2 Carl Erskine 1.09
3 Warren Hacker 1.16
4 Murry Dickson 1.17
5 Johnny Schmitz 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 5
2 Carl Erskine 4
2 Steve Gromek 4
2 Willard Nixon 4
2 Bob Turley 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 40
2 Johnny Antonelli 33
2 Bob Turley 33
4 Sam Jones 31
5 Bob Lemon 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 Ed Roebuck 3
4 Tom Gorman 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .352
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Don Mueller .342
4 Bobby Avila .336
5 Duke Snider .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 51
2 Duke Snider 43
3 Willie Mays 41
4 Gil Hodges 40
5 Eddie Mathews 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 143
1 Duke Snider 143
3 Yogi Berra 128
4 Gil Hodges 126
5 Larry Doby 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 34
2 Minnie Minoso 24
3 Jackie Jensen 23
4 Johnny Temple 21
5 Jim Busby 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.19
2 Early Wynn 2.59
3 Sandy Consuegra 2.59
4 Whitey Ford 2.60
5 Johnny Schmitz 2.66

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 166

Saves

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