On This Day

Saturday, May 21, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	21	11	.656	--
Indians	21	12	.636	0.5
White Sox	19	12	.613	1.5
Tigers	19	15	.559	3.0
Senators	14	18	.438	7.0
Red Sox	15	21	.417	8.0
Athletics	13	20	.394	8.5
Orioles	10	23	.303	11.5

Games

White Sox 7, Athletics 4

Tigers 3, Indians 2

Yankees 9, Orioles 4

Senators 1, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	26	8	.765	--
Giants	19	14	.576	6.5
Cubs	20	15	.571	6.5
Cardinals	15	15	.500	9.0
Braves	17	18	.486	9.5
Redlegs	14	18	.438	11.0
Phillies	11	22	.333	14.5
Pirates	11	23	.324	15.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Phillies 4

Redlegs 9, Cardinals 6

Cubs 2, Braves 1

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Juan Delis	3
2	Sam Dente	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Robinson	2
2	Sandy Amoros	1
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Smoky Burgess	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Robinson	4
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Roy Campanella	3
2	Del Ennis	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Red Schoendienst	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	0.89
2	Sal Maglie	0.55
3	Don Newcombe	0.50
4	Tom Brewer	0.36
5	Duke Maas	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Johnny Kucks	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	8
2	Sal Maglie	6
2	Don Newcombe	6
4	Duke Maas	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Ed Roebuck	1
1	Virgil Trucks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Mueller	.394
2	Harvey Kuenn	.384
3	Vic Power	.380
4	Richie Ashburn	.373
5	Al Kaline	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	11
1	Duke Snider	11
3	Ted Kluszewski	10
3	Gus Zernial	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	37
1	Duke Snider	37
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	Carl Erskine	1.34
3	Warren Hacker	1.61
4	Dick Donovan	1.74
5	Johnny Schmitz	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	7
2	Jim Hearn	6
2	Bob Lemon	6
2	Don Newcombe	6
5	9 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	Marv Grissom	5
1	Ellis Kinder	5
1	Tom Morgan	5
4	Jim Hughes	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.452
2	Red Schoendienst	.435
3	Harvey Kuenn	.424
4	Don Mueller	.413
5	Ted Kluszewski	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Willie Mays	5
5	9 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	15
2	Roy Campanella	13
2	Duke Snider	13
4	Joe Adcock	12
4	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Kellner	0.00
2	Herb Score	0.60
3	Mike Garcia	0.78
4	Mickey McDermott	1.09
5	Dick Donovan	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Jim Hearn	3
1	Sam Jones	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	26
2	Sam Jones	25
3	Gene Conley	19
3	Harvey Haddix	19
3	Mickey McDermott	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Mueller	.410
2	Richie Ashburn	.385
3	Harvey Kuenn	.380
4	Vic Power	.361
5	Roy Campanella	.358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	29
2	Duke Snider	27
3	Gus Zernial	26
4	Mickey Vernon	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.17
2	Carl Erskine	1.19
3	Warren Hacker	1.49
4	Alex Kellner	1.80
5	Dick Donovan	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	6
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Jim Hearn	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	62
2	Herb Score	48
3	Sam Jones	44
4	Johnny Antonelli	40
5	Mickey McDermott	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Mueller	.351
2	Willie Mays	.347
3	Ted Williams	.337
4	Richie Ashburn	.335
5	Duke Snider	.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	149
2	Ted Kluszewski	141
3	Yogi Berra	125
4	Gil Hodges	124
4	Jackie Jensen	124

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	Mike Garcia	2.66
4	Early Wynn	2.66

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	20
3	Johnny Sain	19
4	Ellis Kinder	18
5	Frank Smith	15