On This Day

Saturday, May 14, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 19 8 .704 --
White Sox 16 9 .640 2.0
Yankees 16 10 .615 2.5
Tigers 15 13 .536 4.5
Red Sox 13 17 .433 7.5
Senators 11 15 .423 7.5
Athletics 10 17 .370 9.0
Orioles 8 19 .296 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 4 .857 --
Giants 14 12 .538 9.0
Braves 15 13 .536 9.0
Cubs 15 14 .517 9.5
Cardinals 11 13 .458 11.0
Pirates 11 17 .393 13.0
Redlegs 9 17 .346 14.0
Phillies 9 18 .333 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duke Snider 4
2 Joe DeMaestri 3
2 Art Ditmar 3
2 Willie Jones 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 2
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Carl Furillo 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 4
2 Del Crandall 3
2 Jackie Jensen 3
2 Duke Snider 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Agganis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brooks Lawrence 1.00
2 Johnny Antonelli 0.67
2 Johnny Podres 0.67
4 Billy Hoeft 0.29
5 Bob Rush 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 Russ Kemmerer 1
1 Jim Konstanty 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Podres 6
2 Brooks Lawrence 5
3 Billy Hoeft 4
4 Johnny Antonelli 2
4 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .414
2 Vic Power .405
3 Al Kaline .380
4 Harvey Kuenn .364
5 2 tied .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 10
1 Duke Snider 10
1 Gus Zernial 10
4 Carl Furillo 9
5 Wally Post 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 34
2 Roy Campanella 31
3 Carl Furillo 29
4 Mickey Vernon 27
4 Gus Zernial 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 8
2 Ken Boyer 5
2 Jim Gilliam 5
4 Jim Busby 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 1.23
2 Carl Erskine 1.32
3 Dick Donovan 1.55
4 Warren Hacker 1.67
5 Mike Fornieles 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 6
2 Carl Erskine 5
2 Steve Gromek 5
2 Jim Hearn 5
2 Bob Turley 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 57
1 Bob Turley 57
3 Johnny Antonelli 47
4 Sam Jones 46
5 Gene Conley 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 4
1 Ellis Kinder 4
3 Marv Grissom 3
3 Ray Moore 3
3 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .426
2 Hank Bauer .400
3 Hoot Evers .395
4 Davey Williams .390
5 Roy Campanella .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 7
2 Wally Post 6
2 Duke Snider 6
2 Gus Zernial 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 16
1 Duke Snider 16
3 Mickey Vernon 15
3 Gus Zernial 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Chuck Harmon 4
3 Ken Boyer 3
4 Harry Agganis 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 0.67
2 Bob Rush 1.04
3 Carl Erskine 1.13
3 Herb Score 1.13
5 Sandy Consuegra 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Podres 3
1 Early Wynn 3
3 Johnny Antonelli 2
3 Moe Burtschy 2
3 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 33
2 Bob Turley 30
3 Johnny Antonelli 25
3 Sam Jones 25
5 Gene Conley 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fornieles 2
1 Bob Friend 2
1 Tom Gorman 2
1 Jim Hughes 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .354
2 Don Mueller .352
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Bobby Avila .333
5 Duke Snider .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 46
1 Duke Snider 46
3 Willie Mays 41
4 Gil Hodges 39
5 Eddie Mathews 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 148
2 Ted Kluszewski 135
3 Gil Hodges 124
3 Jackie Jensen 124
5 Larry Doby 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 30
2 Minnie Minoso 25
3 Jackie Jensen 23
4 Johnny Temple 20
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.34
2 Early Wynn 2.59
3 Sandy Consuegra 2.61
4 Whitey Ford 2.62
5 Mike Garcia 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 25
2 Early Wynn 23
3 Robin Roberts 22
4 Bob Grim 21
4 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 200
2 Harvey Haddix 187
3 Robin Roberts 176
4 Carl Erskine 172
5 Johnny Antonelli 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 24
2 Johnny Sain 21
3 Marv Grissom 18
4 Ellis Kinder 17
5 Frank Smith 16