On This Day

Monday, May 16, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 9 .690 --
White Sox 18 9 .667 1.0
Yankees 17 11 .607 2.5
Tigers 16 14 .533 4.5
Red Sox 14 18 .438 7.5
Senators 11 17 .393 8.5
Athletics 11 18 .379 9.0
Orioles 9 20 .310 11.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 5 .833 --
Giants 15 13 .536 9.0
Braves 16 14 .533 9.0
Cubs 16 15 .516 9.5
Cardinals 13 13 .500 10.0
Pirates 11 19 .367 14.0
Redlegs 10 18 .357 14.0
Phillies 10 19 .345 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Sarni 4
2 George Freese 2
2 Bill Virdon 2
4 Ken Boyer 1
4 8 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Moon 1
1 Bill Virdon 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moon 2
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Alex Grammas 1
2 Bill Sarni 1
2 Bill Virdon 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Arroyo 0.50
2 Ron Kline 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Arroyo 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Arroyo 3
2 Ron Kline 2
3 Vern Law 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .415
2 Vic Power .395
3 Harvey Kuenn .388
4 Al Kaline .379
5 Bill Virdon .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 11
2 Mickey Mantle 10
2 Gus Zernial 10
4 Carl Furillo 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 36
2 Roy Campanella 33
3 Carl Furillo 29
4 Mickey Vernon 28
4 Gus Zernial 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Arroyo 0.96
2 Sandy Consuegra 1.14
3 Dick Donovan 1.18
4 Carl Erskine 1.32
5 Warren Hacker 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 6
1 Bob Turley 6
3 Carl Erskine 5
3 Steve Gromek 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 69
2 Herb Score 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
1 Ray Moore 4
4 Marv Grissom 3
4 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .476
2 Wally Post .415
3 Harvey Kuenn .403
4 Monte Irvin .400
5 Hank Bauer .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 7
2 Wally Post 6
2 Gus Zernial 6
4 Jackie Jensen 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 17
2 Duke Snider 15
3 Gus Zernial 14
4 Hoot Evers 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Harmon 4
2 Sandy Amoros 3
2 Ken Boyer 3
4 Harry Agganis 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 0.00
2 Dick Donovan 0.40
3 Don Newcombe 0.45
4 Bob Rush 1.04
5 Jim Wilson 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
1 Johnny Podres 3
1 Early Wynn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 36
2 Sam Jones 23
3 Gene Conley 22
4 Harvey Haddix 21
5 Art Ceccarelli 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 3
2 Mike Fornieles 2
2 Bob Friend 2
2 Ellis Kinder 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .352
2 Don Mueller .351
3 Ted Williams .346
4 Duke Snider .334
5 Bobby Avila .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 47
1 Duke Snider 47
3 Willie Mays 41
4 Gil Hodges 40
4 Eddie Mathews 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 150
2 Ted Kluszewski 140
3 Gil Hodges 126
4 Jackie Jensen 125
5 Larry Doby 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 29
2 Minnie Minoso 24
3 Jackie Jensen 22
4 Johnny Temple 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 2.34
2 Sandy Consuegra 2.35
3 Early Wynn 2.54
4 Mike Garcia 2.60
5 Whitey Ford 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
2 Robin Roberts 23
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Warren Spahn 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 201
2 Harvey Haddix 187
3 Robin Roberts 181
4 Johnny Antonelli 170
5 Carl Erskine 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 24
2 Johnny Sain 19
3 Marv Grissom 18
4 Ellis Kinder 17
5 Frank Smith 16