On This Day

Thursday, May 5, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 13 7 .650 --
Indians 13 7 .650 0.0
White Sox 11 7 .611 1.0
Yankees 11 8 .579 1.5
Athletics 9 9 .500 3.0
Red Sox 9 13 .409 5.0
Senators 7 12 .368 5.5
Orioles 5 15 .250 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 2 .900 --
Cubs 11 10 .524 7.5
Giants 9 9 .500 8.0
Cardinals 8 9 .471 8.5
Braves 9 11 .450 9.0
Phillies 9 12 .429 9.5
Pirates 8 12 .400 10.0
Redlegs 6 13 .316 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ferris Fain 3
1 Monte Irvin 3
1 Dale Long 3
4 Roy Campanella 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Foster Castleman 1
1 Jim Delsing 1
1 Clem Labine 1
1 Bob Speake 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Long 6
2 Billy Gardner 4
3 Jim Delsing 2
3 George Freese 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 George Freese 1
1 Don Hoak 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Lasorda 1.00
2 Duke Maas 0.75
3 Sal Maglie 0.43
4 Nellie King 0.33
5 2 tied 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nellie King 1
1 Duke Maas 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 Ed Roebuck 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Duke Maas 6
2 Tom Brewer 3
2 Bob Buhl 3
2 Larry Jackson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Vern Law 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vic Power .415
2 Al Kaline .395
3 Don Mueller .377
4 Harvey Kuenn .373
5 Rip Repulski .368

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 2 tied 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 Marv Grissom 3
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 Ed Roebuck 3
5 6 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Long .415
2 Richie Ashburn .414
3 Vic Power .405
4 Don Mueller .400
5 Ernie Oravetz .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherm Lollar 7
2 Jim Busby 5
3 Hank Bauer 4
3 Ray Boone 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Nieman 18
2 Mickey Vernon 17
3 Gus Zernial 15
4 Duke Snider 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 6
2 Jim Busby 4
3 Al Kaline 3
4 Ken Boyer 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Nuxhall 0.43
2 Warren Hacker 0.59
3 Carl Erskine 0.67
3 Billy Hoeft 0.67
5 Sandy Consuegra 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Hoeft 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Bob Turley 3
4 Johnny Antonelli 2
4 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 23
2 Herb Score 22
3 Johnny Antonelli 21
3 Bob Lemon 21
5 Sam Jones 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 2
1 Marv Grissom 2
1 Ray Narleski 2
4 Harry Byrd 1
4 20 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .350
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Don Mueller .343
4 Bobby Avila .337
5 Duke Snider .332

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 33
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
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 186
2 Robin Roberts 185
3 Harvey Haddix 177
4 Carl Erskine 173
5 Johnny Antonelli 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 24
1 Johnny Sain 24
3 Marv Grissom 19
4 Ellis Kinder 17
4 Frank Smith 17