On This Day

Friday, May 20, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	21	11	.656	--
Yankees	20	11	.645	0.5
White Sox	18	12	.600	2.0
Tigers	18	15	.545	3.5
Red Sox	15	20	.429	7.5
Senators	13	18	.419	7.5
Athletics	13	19	.406	8.0
Orioles	10	22	.313	11.0

Games

Athletics 1, White Sox 0

Tigers 11, Indians 4

Yankees 7, Orioles 5

Senators 3, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	25	8	.758	--
Giants	18	14	.563	6.5
Cubs	19	15	.559	6.5
Cardinals	15	14	.517	8.0
Braves	17	17	.500	8.5
Redlegs	13	18	.419	11.0
Phillies	11	21	.344	13.5
Pirates	11	22	.333	14.0

Games

Phillies 5, Dodgers 3

Redlegs 10, Cardinals 7

Cubs 4, Braves 2

Giants 6, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny O'Connell	3
1	Al Smith	3
1	Red Wilson	3
4	Bobby Avila	2
4	22 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Smoky Burgess	2
2	Gus Bell	1
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smoky Burgess	5
2	Yogi Berra	3
2	Fred Hatfield	3
2	Al Kaline	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Rip Repulski	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Ditmar	1.00
2	Lew Burdette	0.67
2	Bob Porterfield	0.67
4	Corky Valentine	0.50
5	Frank Sullivan	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Aber	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Ditmar	5
2	Lew Burdette	4
2	Frank Sullivan	4
4	Billy Loes	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	Joe Nuxhall	1
1	Johnny Schmitz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vic Power	.392
2	Don Mueller	.390
3	Harvey Kuenn	.387
4	Al Kaline	.380
5	Roy Campanella	.344

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	34
3	Carl Furillo	29
3	Al Kaline	29
3	2 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	8
2	Ken Boyer	6
3	Jim Gilliam	5
3	Jackie Jensen	5
3	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	Johnny Schmitz	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	7
2	Jim Hearn	6
2	Bob Lemon	6
4	Gene Conley	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	72
2	Herb Score	66
3	Sam Jones	56
4	Johnny Antonelli	52
5	Gene Conley	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
1	Tom Morgan	5
3	Marv Grissom	4
3	Jim Hughes	4
3	Ray Moore	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.432
2	Bill Sarni	.419
3	Don Mueller	.413
4	Harvey Kuenn	.407
5	Al Smith	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Willie Mays	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	15
2	Roy Campanella	13
3	Joe Adcock	12
3	Jackie Jensen	12
3	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	0.00
2	Don Newcombe	0.45
3	Mike Garcia	0.53
4	Herb Score	0.75
5	Ned Garver	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Jim Hearn	3
1	Sam Jones	3
1	Don Newcombe	3
1	Bob Turley	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	39
2	Herb Score	26
3	Sam Jones	25
4	Johnny Antonelli	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	3
1	Tom Morgan	3
1	Barney Schultz	3
4	Mike Fornieles	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Mueller	.406
2	Harvey Kuenn	.385
3	Vic Power	.377
4	Hank Bauer	.352
5	Richie Ashburn	.351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	27
2	Roy Campanella	26
2	Gus Zernial	26
4	Mickey Vernon	23
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Arroyo	0.96
2	Sandy Consuegra	1.17
3	Carl Erskine	1.19
4	Dick Donovan	1.25
5	Warren Hacker	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	6
2	Jim Hearn	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	4
3	Gene Conley	4
3	5 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	62
2	Herb Score	48
3	Sam Jones	47
4	Johnny Antonelli	40
5	Mickey McDermott	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	4
1	Tom Morgan	4
3	Marv Grissom	3
3	Ellis Kinder	3
3	Barney Schultz	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Mueller	.350
2	Willie Mays	.347
3	Ted Williams	.337
4	Duke Snider	.332
5	Richie Ashburn	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	49
2	Duke Snider	46
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Gil Hodges	39
4	Eddie Mathews	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	148
2	Ted Kluszewski	141
3	Jackie Jensen	124
4	Yogi Berra	123
4	Gil Hodges	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	30
2	Minnie Minoso	24
3	Jackie Jensen	23
4	Johnny Temple	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.29
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.34
3	Whitey Ford	2.58
4	Early Wynn	2.66
5	Mike Garcia	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	198
2	Harvey Haddix	185
3	Robin Roberts	181
4	Johnny Antonelli	169
5	Carl Erskine	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	23
2	Marv Grissom	19
2	Johnny Sain	19
4	Ellis Kinder	18
5	Frank Smith	15