On This Day

Friday, May 27, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	27	12	.692	--
Indians	23	14	.622	3.0
White Sox	22	15	.595	4.0
Tigers	22	16	.579	4.5
Red Sox	17	24	.415	11.0
Senators	15	22	.405	11.0
Athletics	14	23	.378	12.0
Orioles	13	27	.325	14.5

Games

Yankees 6, Orioles 2

Red Sox 16, Senators 0

Tigers 1, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	28	10	.737	--
Cubs	23	17	.575	6.0
Giants	22	18	.550	7.0
Braves	19	20	.487	9.5
Cardinals	17	19	.472	10.0
Redlegs	17	20	.459	10.5
Phillies	16	23	.410	12.5
Pirates	12	27	.308	16.5

Games

Braves 7, Cubs 5

Giants 3, Dodgers 1

Phillies 5, Pirates 2

Cardinals 7, Redlegs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Norm Zauchin	4
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Andy Carey	3
2	Carl Furillo	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Zauchin	3
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	Chuck Diering	1
2	Grady Hatton	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Zauchin	10
2	Eddie Robinson	3
3	Bill Bruton	2
3	George Crowe	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	2
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	Gene Freese	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Littlefield	1.00
2	Herm Wehmeier	0.89
3	Billy Hoeft	0.78
4	Dick Donovan	0.50
5	2 tied	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herm Wehmeier	8
2	Billy Hoeft	7
3	Gene Conley	6
3	Erv Palica	6
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Paul LaPalme	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.409
2	Harvey Kuenn	.377
3	Don Mueller	.361
4	Al Kaline	.360
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	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	40
2	Duke Snider	38
3	Yogi Berra	35
4	Al Kaline	34
4	Mickey Mantle	34

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	Sandy Consuegra	1.55
2	Warren Hacker	1.61
3	Luis Arroyo	1.67
4	Dick Donovan	1.71
5	Carl Erskine	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	8
2	Gene Conley	7
2	Don Newcombe	7
4	Carl Erskine	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	78
2	Herb Score	77
3	Sam Jones	62
4	Gene Conley	57
5	Johnny Antonelli	54

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	Richie Ashburn	.527
2	Ted Kluszewski	.523
3	Mickey Mantle	.490
4	Gene Stephens	.381
5	Sandy Amoros	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	7
2	Roy Campanella	5
2	Ted Kluszewski	5
2	Eddie Robinson	5
2	Bob Speake	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	22
2	Mickey Mantle	18
3	Eddie Robinson	14
4	Del Ennis	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Baker	3
1	Hank Bauer	3
1	Bill Bruton	3
1	Jim Gilliam	3
1	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Jackson	0.56
2	Alex Kellner	1.00
3	Bob Rush	1.09
4	Billy Pierce	1.13
5	Hal Jeffcoat	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	3
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Sal Maglie	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	21
1	Bob Turley	21
3	Herb Score	20
4	Gene Conley	18
5	Gordon Jones	17

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	.413
2	Harvey Kuenn	.377
3	Ted Kluszewski	.372
4	Don Mueller	.360
5	Red Schoendienst	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	9
2	Yogi Berra	8
2	Willie Mays	8
2	Bob Speake	8
2	Gus Zernial	8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	1.17
2	Don Newcombe	1.50
3	Herb Score	1.54
4	Warren Hacker	1.72
5	Sandy Consuegra	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	6
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Sal Maglie	5
2	Don Newcombe	5
2	Bob Turley	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	53
2	Bob Turley	51
3	Gene Conley	45
4	Sam Jones	41
5	Harvey Haddix	37

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	.341
3	Richie Ashburn	.341
4	Ted Kluszewski	.336
5	Ted Williams	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	50
2	Duke Snider	42
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Eddie Mathews	38
5	Gil Hodges	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	142
2	Ted Kluszewski	139
3	Yogi Berra	137
4	Jackie Jensen	125
5	Carl Furillo	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	28
2	Jackie Jensen	24
3	Minnie Minoso	23
4	Jim Busby	19
4	2 others tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.30
2	Whitey Ford	2.35
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.39
4	Early Wynn	2.63
5	Steve Gromek	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	23
1	Robin Roberts	23
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Carl Erskine	20
4	Whitey Ford	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	196
2	Harvey Haddix	176
3	Robin Roberts	172
4	Carl Erskine	169
5	Johnny Antonelli	167

Saves

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