On This Day

Wednesday, May 18, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	21	10	.677	--
Yankees	19	11	.633	1.5
White Sox	18	11	.621	2.0
Tigers	17	15	.531	4.5
Red Sox	15	19	.441	7.5
Senators	12	18	.400	8.5
Athletics	12	19	.387	9.0
Orioles	10	21	.323	11.0

Games

Tigers 6, Orioles 3

Indians 19, Red Sox 0

Yankees 11, White Sox 6

Senators 7, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	25	7	.781	--
Cubs	18	15	.545	7.5
Cardinals	15	13	.536	8.0
Giants	16	14	.533	8.0
Braves	17	15	.531	8.0
Redlegs	12	18	.400	12.0
Pirates	11	21	.344	14.0
Phillies	10	21	.323	14.5

Games

Cubs 3, Phillies 2

Cubs 7, Phillies 5

Redlegs 5, Pirates 1

Giants 4, Braves 2

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	4
1	Al Smith	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Ernie Banks	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Clint Courtney	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	5
2	Mickey Mantle	4
3	Sam Dente	3
3	Fred Hatfield	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marv Blaylock	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Billy Hunter	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	Bill Tuttle	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Score	1.50
2	Johnny Podres	0.80
3	Johnny Antonelli	0.71
3	Sam Jones	0.71
5	2 tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Bob Grim	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	10
2	Herb Score	9
3	Johnny Antonelli	5
3	Bob Grim	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	Barney Schultz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vic Power	.398
2	Harvey Kuenn	.391
2	Don Mueller	.391
4	Al Kaline	.379
5	Roy Campanella	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	11
1	Duke Snider	11
3	Ted Kluszewski	10
3	Gus Zernial	10
5	Carl Furillo	9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	8
2	Ken Boyer	5
2	Jim Gilliam	5
2	Jackie Jensen	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.14
2	Dick Donovan	1.18
3	Carl Erskine	1.34
4	Warren Hacker	1.74
5	Bob Turley	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Bob Turley	6
3	Gene Conley	5
3	Carl Erskine	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	69
2	Herb Score	66
3	Sam Jones	56
4	Johnny Antonelli	52
5	Gene Conley	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Jim Hughes	4
2	Ray Moore	4
2	Tom Morgan	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pee Wee Reese	.410
2	Don Mueller	.404
2	Bill Sarni	.404
4	Harvey Kuenn	.385
5	Wally Post	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Wally Post	6
3	Jackie Jensen	5
3	Eddie Mathews	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	17
2	Duke Snider	15
3	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Wally Post	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Harmon	4
2	Sandy Amoros	3
2	Johnny Temple	3
4	Harry Agganis	2
4	14 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	0.00
2	Don Newcombe	0.45
3	Mike Garcia	0.53
4	Tom Morgan	0.73
5	Herb Score	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Sam Jones	3
1	Sal Maglie	3
1	Don Newcombe	3
1	Johnny Podres	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	36
2	Sam Jones	33
3	Herb Score	26
4	Johnny Podres	22
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Ray Moore	3
1	Barney Schultz	3
4	Mike Fornieles	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vic Power	.427
2	Don Mueller	.407
3	Harvey Kuenn	.389
4	Richie Ashburn	.357
4	Jim Rivera	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	10
1	Gus Zernial	10
3	Duke Snider	9
4	Willie Mays	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	30
2	Gus Zernial	28
3	Roy Campanella	26
4	Mickey Vernon	23
5	Mickey Mantle	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	7
2	Al Kaline	5
3	Ken Boyer	4
3	Jim Busby	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Arroyo	0.96
2	Sandy Consuegra	1.19
3	Dick Donovan	1.25
4	Carl Erskine	1.39
5	Bob Turley	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	5
1	Bob Turley	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	4
3	Dick Donovan	4
3	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	59
2	Herb Score	57
3	Sam Jones	47
4	Johnny Antonelli	40
5	Gene Conley	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	4
2	Marv Grissom	3
2	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Tom Morgan	3
2	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.351
2	Don Mueller	.350
3	Ted Williams	.335
4	Duke Snider	.332
5	Richie Ashburn	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	49
2	Duke Snider	47
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Eddie Mathews	40
5	Gil Hodges	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	150
2	Ted Kluszewski	142
3	Gil Hodges	123
3	Jackie Jensen	123
5	2 tied	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	29
2	Minnie Minoso	24
3	Jackie Jensen	23
4	Johnny Temple	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.34
2	Sandy Consuegra	2.35
3	Whitey Ford	2.56
4	Early Wynn	2.66
5	Mike Garcia	2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	201
2	Harvey Haddix	185
3	Robin Roberts	179
4	Carl Erskine	171
5	Johnny Antonelli	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	23
2	Johnny Sain	19
3	Marv Grissom	18
3	Ellis Kinder	18
5	Frank Smith	16