On This Day

Tuesday, May 10, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 7 .720 --
White Sox 15 8 .652 2.0
Yankees 14 9 .609 3.0
Tigers 14 11 .560 4.0
Senators 10 14 .417 7.5
Athletics 9 14 .391 8.0
Red Sox 9 17 .346 9.5
Orioles 8 17 .320 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 2 .917 --
Giants 12 11 .522 9.5
Braves 12 12 .500 10.0
Cubs 12 14 .462 11.0
Pirates 11 14 .440 11.5
Cardinals 9 12 .429 11.5
Redlegs 9 15 .375 13.0
Phillies 9 16 .360 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doby 3
1 Del Ennis 3
1 Chuck Harmon 3
1 Gil McDougald 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Bobby Avila 1
2 Chico Carrasquel 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Freese 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Juan Delis 3
2 Hoot Evers 3
2 Willie Mays 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Delis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Newcombe 6.00
2 Luis Arroyo 1.12
3 Johnny Antonelli 0.71
4 Bob Keegan 0.50
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Luis Arroyo 1
1 Harry Byrd 1
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Arroyo 9
2 Don Newcombe 6
3 Johnny Antonelli 5
4 Tom Brewer 4
4 Bob Keegan 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Ray Moore 1
1 Don Mossi 1
1 Camilo Pascual 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .421
2 Vic Power .415
3 Al Kaline .400
4 Harvey Kuenn .390
5 Rip Repulski .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 9
2 Carl Furillo 8
2 Gus Zernial 8
4 Ted Kluszewski 7
4 Sherm Lollar 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 30
2 Roy Campanella 26
2 Mickey Vernon 26
4 Carl Furillo 23
4 Bob Nieman 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 8
2 Ken Boyer 4
2 Jim Busby 4
2 Jim Gilliam 4
2 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 1.30
2 Bob Turley 1.40
3 Carl Erskine 1.43
4 Dick Donovan 1.55
5 Warren Hacker 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 6
2 Carl Erskine 5
2 Steve Gromek 5
2 Bob Turley 5
5 4 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 50
2 Bob Turley 46
3 Johnny Antonelli 45
4 Sam Jones 40
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 4
2 Marv Grissom 3
2 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Ray Moore 3
2 Ed Roebuck 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .473
2 Hoot Evers .438
3 Bill Virdon .435
4 Harvey Kuenn .403
5 Jim Busby .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Sherm Lollar 5
1 Dave Pope 5
1 Duke Snider 5
1 Gus Zernial 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Vernon 20
2 Gus Zernial 16
3 Hoot Evers 14
4 Roy Campanella 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 6
2 Chuck Harmon 4
3 Jim Busby 3
3 Al Kaline 3
5 6 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 0.33
2 Dick Donovan 0.40
3 Joe Nuxhall 0.78
4 Steve Gromek 1.00
4 Herb Score 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Steve Gromek 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Bob Turley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 32
2 Bob Turley 29
3 Herb Score 26
4 Bob Lemon 21
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Friend 2
1 Tom Gorman 2
1 Marv Grissom 2
1 Jim Hughes 2
1 Ray Moore 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .356
2 Don Mueller .351
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Bobby Avila .339
5 Duke Snider .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 47
2 Duke Snider 45
3 Willie Mays 42
4 Gil Hodges 40
5 Eddie Mathews 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 146
2 Ted Kluszewski 137
3 Yogi Berra 125
3 Gil Hodges 125
5 Larry Doby 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 30
2 Minnie Minoso 25
3 Jackie Jensen 24
4 Johnny Temple 20
5 Jim Busby 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.26
2 Early Wynn 2.64
3 Sandy Consuegra 2.64
4 Mike Garcia 2.70
5 Whitey Ford 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 25
2 Robin Roberts 23
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Johnny Antonelli 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 189
2 Robin Roberts 181
3 Harvey Haddix 178
4 Johnny Antonelli 170
5 Carl Erskine 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 24
2 Johnny Sain 23
3 Marv Grissom 19
4 Ellis Kinder 16
4 Frank Smith 16