On This Day

Monday, May 30, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	13	.698	--
Indians	26	15	.634	3.0
White Sox	25	16	.610	4.0
Tigers	22	20	.524	7.5
Red Sox	19	26	.422	12.0
Senators	17	24	.415	12.0
Athletics	16	25	.390	13.0
Orioles	14	30	.318	16.5

Games

Orioles 8, Red Sox 6

Red Sox 8, Orioles 1

Indians 9, White Sox 1

White Sox 5, Indians 0

Athletics 8, Tigers 6

Athletics 5, Tigers 4

Senators 3, Yankees 2

Yankees 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	32	10	.762	--
Cubs	27	17	.614	6.0
Giants	23	21	.523	10.0
Braves	21	22	.488	11.5
Cardinals	18	22	.450	13.0
Redlegs	18	23	.439	13.5
Phillies	19	25	.432	14.0
Pirates	13	31	.295	20.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Pirates 4

Dodgers 8, Pirates 3

Braves 7, Redlegs 6

Braves 8, Redlegs 4

Giants 6, Phillies 5

Phillies 3, Giants 1

Cubs 9, Cardinals 5

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Crowe	5
1	Harry Elliott	5
1	Wally Moon	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	16 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Boyer	2
1	Roy Campanella	2
1	Don Newcombe	2
1	Bob Speake	2
5	23 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Crowe	5
1	Bob Speake	5
3	Roy Campanella	4
3	Johnny Logan	4
3	Gene Stephens	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moon	2
2	Sandy Amoros	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Jim Busby	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Porterfield	1.00
2	Billy Pierce	0.80
3	Tommy Byrne	0.67
4	Don Newcombe	0.64
5	Bob Lemon	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Art Ceccarelli	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	9
2	Billy Pierce	8
3	Tommy Byrne	6
3	Bob Porterfield	6
3	Bob Turley	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Windy McCall	1
1	Jack Meyer	1
1	Howie Pollet	1
1	Ed Roebuck	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.382
2	Harvey Kuenn	.379
3	Al Kaline	.367
4	Don Mueller	.363
5	Vic Power	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	13
2	Roy Campanella	12
2	Willie Mays	12
2	Duke Snider	12
2	Gus Zernial	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	44
2	Duke Snider	42
3	Yogi Berra	38
4	Jackie Jensen	35
4	2 others tied	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	8
1	Minnie Minoso	8
3	Ken Boyer	7
3	Jim Rivera	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.55
2	Warren Hacker	1.67
3	Luis Arroyo	1.67
4	Dick Donovan	1.71
5	Carl Erskine	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	8
1	Bob Turley	8
3	Gene Conley	7
3	Bob Lemon	7
3	Robin Roberts	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	84
2	Herb Score	82
3	Sam Jones	62
4	Gene Conley	57
5	Johnny Antonelli	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	7
1	Ed Roebuck	7
3	Marv Grissom	6
4	Jim Hughes	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.451
2	Gene Stephens	.444
3	Richie Ashburn	.438
4	Yogi Berra	.407
5	Vern Stephens	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	8
2	Bob Speake	7
3	Eddie Robinson	6
4	Roy Campanella	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	24
2	Del Ennis	17
2	Jackie Jensen	17
4	Eddie Robinson	16
4	Bob Speake	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	4
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Mickey Mantle	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Brewer	0.00
1	Howie Pollet	0.00
3	Art Schallock	0.56
4	Billy Pierce	0.72
5	Sal Maglie	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	3
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Hal Jeffcoat	3
1	Don Newcombe	3
1	Robin Roberts	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	25
2	Don Newcombe	20
3	Billy Pierce	19
4	Gene Conley	18
5	Bob Grim	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Meyer	4
1	Tom Morgan	4
1	Ed Roebuck	4
4	Marv Grissom	3
5	Barney Schultz	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.402
2	Harvey Kuenn	.400
3	Ted Kluszewski	.386
4	Gus Zernial	.353
5	Don Mueller	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Speake	10
2	Yogi Berra	9
2	Willie Mays	9
4	Ernie Banks	8
4	7 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	30
1	Bob Speake	30
3	Roy Campanella	29
4	Jackie Jensen	28
5	Mickey Mantle	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	5
1	Jim Gilliam	5
1	Minnie Minoso	5
1	Wally Moon	5
1	Jim Rivera	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	1.46
2	Hal Jeffcoat	1.55
3	Billy Pierce	1.64
4	Herb Score	1.65
5	Sandy Consuegra	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
2	Gene Conley	5
2	Hal Jeffcoat	5
2	Sal Maglie	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	58
2	Bob Turley	57
3	Sam Jones	41
4	Gene Conley	40
5	Harvey Haddix	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	5
2	Marv Grissom	4
2	Jack Meyer	4
2	Ray Moore	4
2	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Mueller	.342
2	Ted Williams	.337
3	Willie Mays	.336
4	Ted Kluszewski	.334
5	Harvey Kuenn	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	50
2	Duke Snider	43
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Eddie Mathews	38
5	Gil Hodges	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	144
2	Ted Kluszewski	141
3	Yogi Berra	133
4	Jackie Jensen	130
5	Carl Furillo	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	28
2	Jackie Jensen	23
3	Minnie Minoso	21
4	Jim Busby	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.26
2	Whitey Ford	2.35
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.51
4	Steve Gromek	2.66
5	Jack Harshman	2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	201
2	Harvey Haddix	180
3	Robin Roberts	176
4	Johnny Antonelli	168
5	Carl Erskine	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	22
2	Marv Grissom	19
2	Johnny Sain	19
4	Ellis Kinder	18
5	Ray Narleski	14