On This Day

Saturday, May 7, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 7 .682 --
Tigers 14 8 .636 1.0
Yankees 13 8 .619 1.5
White Sox 12 8 .600 2.0
Athletics 9 11 .450 5.0
Senators 8 13 .381 6.5
Red Sox 9 15 .375 7.0
Orioles 6 16 .273 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 2 .909 --
Giants 10 10 .500 9.0
Braves 11 11 .500 9.0
Cubs 11 12 .478 9.5
Cardinals 8 11 .421 10.5
Pirates 9 13 .409 11.0
Phillies 9 14 .391 11.5
Redlegs 8 13 .381 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elston Howard 4
1 Al Kaline 4
1 Harvey Kuenn 4
1 Don Mueller 4
1 Red Schoendienst 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Jones 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 4
2 Ray Boone 3
2 Bill Bruton 3
2 Don Mueller 3
2 Bob Thurman 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Danny O'Connell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Gromek 0.60
2 Art Fowler 0.57
3 Jim Hearn 0.56
4 Gene Conley 0.46
5 Carl Erskine 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Conley 6
2 Jim Hearn 5
3 Carl Erskine 4
3 Art Fowler 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jackie Collum 1
1 Roberto Vargas 1
1 Bill Wight 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vic Power .415
2 Al Kaline .412
3 Don Mueller .407
4 Rip Repulski .384
5 Harvey Kuenn .380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 25
1 Duke Snider 25
3 Mickey Vernon 24
4 Carl Furillo 23
4 Bob Nieman 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 0.98
2 Warren Hacker 1.16
3 Billy Hoeft 1.27
4 Bob Turley 1.40
5 Carl Erskine 1.43

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 50
2 Bob Turley 46
3 Johnny Antonelli 40
4 Gene Conley 31
4 Sam Jones 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 3
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 Ed Roebuck 3
5 7 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .436
2 Bill Virdon .436
3 Sherm Lollar .415
4 Harvey Kuenn .397
5 Dale Long .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherm Lollar 7
2 Jim Busby 4
2 Walt Dropo 4
2 Del Ennis 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Vernon 18
2 Bob Nieman 16
3 Gus Zernial 15
4 Ray Boone 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 6
2 Jim Busby 4
2 Al Kaline 4
4 Gil Coan 3
4 Jackie Jensen 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 0.33
2 Warren Hacker 0.59
3 Billy Hoeft 0.67
4 Joe Nuxhall 0.90
5 Steve Gromek 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 3
1 Steve Gromek 3
1 Jim Hearn 3
1 Billy Hoeft 3
1 Bob Turley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 32
2 Bob Turley 29
3 Johnny Antonelli 28
4 Jack Meyer 21
5 Billy Pierce 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 2
1 Marv Grissom 2
3 Harry Byrd 1
3 Bubba Church 1
3 22 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .352
2 Don Mueller .348
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Bobby Avila .335
5 Duke Snider .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 50
2 Duke Snider 43
3 Willie Mays 40
4 Gil Hodges 39
5 Eddie Mathews 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 142
2 Duke Snider 141
3 Yogi Berra 128
4 Larry Doby 124
5 Gil Hodges 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 31
2 Jackie Jensen 24
2 Minnie Minoso 24
4 Johnny Temple 21
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.17
2 Whitey Ford 2.60
3 Sandy Consuegra 2.61
4 Early Wynn 2.63
5 Johnny Schmitz 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
2 Robin Roberts 23
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Johnny Antonelli 21
4 Carl Erskine 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 194
2 Robin Roberts 182
3 Harvey Haddix 177
4 Carl Erskine 174
5 Johnny Antonelli 173

Saves

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