On This Day

Thursday, May 26, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	26	12	.684	--
Indians	23	14	.622	2.5
White Sox	22	14	.611	3.0
Tigers	21	16	.568	4.5
Senators	15	21	.417	10.0
Red Sox	16	24	.400	11.0
Athletics	14	23	.378	11.5
Orioles	13	26	.333	13.5

Games

Orioles 2, Red Sox 0

White Sox 3, Indians 1

Indians 10, White Sox 9

Yankees 8, Senators 4

Yankees 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	28	9	.757	--
Cubs	23	16	.590	6.0
Giants	21	18	.538	8.0
Braves	18	20	.474	10.5
Redlegs	17	19	.472	10.5
Cardinals	16	19	.457	11.0
Phillies	15	23	.395	13.5
Pirates	12	26	.316	16.5

Games

Cubs 3, Cardinals 0

Redlegs 5, Braves 4

Phillies 3, Giants 2

Dodgers 6, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	5
2	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Yogi Berra	4
2	Bob Nieman	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nellie Fox	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Jim Busby	1
2	George Freese	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nellie Fox	4
1	Eddie Robinson	4
1	Vic Wertz	4
4	Yogi Berra	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marv Blaylock	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Monte Irvin	1
1	Johnny Logan	1
1	Don Newcombe	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gordon Jones	1.00
2	Jack Harshman	0.67
3	Don Newcombe	0.62
4	Howie Pollet	0.56
4	Bob Wiesler	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Johnny Kucks	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gordon Jones	7
2	Jack Harshman	6
2	Bob Miller	6
4	Bob Lemon	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hersh Freeman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.406
2	Harvey Kuenn	.377
3	Don Mueller	.371
4	Al Kaline	.363
5	Vic Power	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	12
2	Mickey Mantle	11
2	Duke Snider	11
2	Gus Zernial	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	40
2	Duke Snider	37
3	Yogi Berra	34
3	Al Kaline	34
5	2 tied	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	8
2	Jim Gilliam	7
3	Ken Boyer	6
3	Jackie Jensen	6
3	Johnny Temple	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Arroyo	1.24
2	Carl Erskine	1.55
3	Sandy Consuegra	1.55
4	Warren Hacker	1.61
5	Dick Donovan	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	8
2	Don Newcombe	7
3	Gene Conley	6
3	Carl Erskine	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	78
2	Herb Score	77
3	Sam Jones	59
4	Johnny Antonelli	54
5	Gene Conley	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	6
1	Tom Morgan	6
3	Ellis Kinder	5
3	Ray Moore	5
3	Ed Roebuck	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.548
2	Richie Ashburn	.529
3	Mickey Mantle	.500
4	Gene Stephens	.452
5	Sandy Amoros	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	7
2	Roy Campanella	5
2	Ted Kluszewski	5
4	Jackie Jensen	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	21
2	Mickey Mantle	17
3	Jackie Jensen	14
4	Wally Post	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Baker	4
2	Hank Bauer	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Wally Moon	3
2	Johnny Temple	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Jackson	0.56
2	Hal Jeffcoat	0.75
3	Alex Kellner	1.00
4	Luis Arroyo	1.04
5	Bob Rush	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Don Newcombe	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	Bob Turley	3
5	17 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	27
2	Harvey Haddix	21
2	Bob Turley	21
4	Gene Conley	20
5	Sam Jones	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	4
2	Marv Grissom	3
2	Barney Schultz	3
4	Hersh Freeman	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.410
2	Ted Kluszewski	.380
3	Harvey Kuenn	.380
4	Don Mueller	.378
5	Red Schoendienst	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	9
2	Yogi Berra	8
2	Gus Zernial	8
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	6 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	27
1	Mickey Vernon	27
3	Yogi Berra	26
3	Mickey Mantle	26
3	Gus Zernial	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	6
2	Gene Baker	4
2	Ken Boyer	4
2	Jim Gilliam	4
2	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	1.13
2	Don Newcombe	1.50
3	Herb Score	1.54
4	Luis Arroyo	1.57
5	Warren Hacker	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	6
2	Gene Conley	5
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Don Newcombe	5
5	6 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	61
2	Herb Score	53
3	Johnny Antonelli	41
4	Gene Conley	39
5	Sam Jones	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	5
2	Ray Moore	4
2	Tom Morgan	4
2	Barney Schultz	4
5	2 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Mueller	.343
2	Willie Mays	.343
3	Richie Ashburn	.342
4	Ted Kluszewski	.336
5	Ted Williams	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	50
2	Duke Snider	43
3	Willie Mays	40
4	Gil Hodges	38
4	Eddie Mathews	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	143
2	Ted Kluszewski	138
3	Yogi Berra	136
4	Jackie Jensen	127
5	Carl Furillo	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	27
2	Jackie Jensen	24
2	Minnie Minoso	24
4	Johnny Temple	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.30
2	Whitey Ford	2.36
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.39
4	Early Wynn	2.63
5	Steve Gromek	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Carl Erskine	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	196
2	Robin Roberts	180
3	Harvey Haddix	176
4	Johnny Antonelli	167
5	Carl Erskine	165

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	21
2	Marv Grissom	20
3	Johnny Sain	19
4	Ellis Kinder	18
5	2 tied	14