On This Day

Wednesday, June 1, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	32	13	.711	--
Indians	28	15	.651	3.0
White Sox	26	16	.619	4.5
Tigers	23	20	.535	8.0
Red Sox	19	27	.413	13.5
Senators	17	25	.405	13.5
Athletics	16	27	.372	15.0
Orioles	14	32	.304	18.5

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 3

Indians 5, Orioles 0

Tigers 9, Senators 0

Yankees 3, Athletics 1

Yankees 6, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	33	11	.750	--
Cubs	27	18	.600	6.5
Giants	24	22	.522	10.0
Braves	21	23	.477	12.0
Cardinals	19	22	.463	12.5
Redlegs	19	23	.452	13.0
Phillies	20	26	.435	14.0
Pirates	14	32	.304	20.0

Games

Dodgers 11, Braves 8

Redlegs 5, Giants 2

Phillies 3, Cubs 1

Cardinals 6, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Andy Carey	4
1	Bill Skowron	4
1	Duke Snider	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	3
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Ray Boone	1
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	6
2	Bill Skowron	4
3	Andy Carey	3
3	Johnny Logan	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Billy Hunter	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Kucks	1.33
2	Robin Roberts	1.14
3	Billy Hoeft	1.00
4	Sam Jones	0.71
5	Jim Hearn	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	8
2	Carl Erskine	7
2	Billy Hoeft	7
4	Sam Jones	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Tom Morgan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.379
2	Al Kaline	.373
3	Richie Ashburn	.372
4	Don Mueller	.356
5	Bill Virdon	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	15
2	Roy Campanella	14
2	Ted Kluszewski	14
4	Willie Mays	13
4	Gus Zernial	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	48
2	Roy Campanella	47
3	Yogi Berra	38
4	Al Kaline	36
4	Ted Kluszewski	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	8
1	Jim Gilliam	8
1	Minnie Minoso	8
4	Jim Rivera	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.49
2	Luis Arroyo	1.56
3	Warren Hacker	1.67
4	Dick Donovan	1.96
5	Billy Pierce	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	8
1	Robin Roberts	8
1	Bob Turley	8
4	Gene Conley	7
4	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	84
2	Herb Score	82
3	Sam Jones	67
4	Gene Conley	59
5	Johnny Antonelli	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	8
2	Ed Roebuck	7
3	Marv Grissom	6
3	Jim Hughes	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.431
2	Richie Ashburn	.414
3	Sammy White	.400
4	Yogi Berra	.393
5	Hank Aaron	.385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	24
2	Del Ennis	17
3	Bob Speake	16
4	Eddie Robinson	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	4
2	Ken Boyer	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Billy Hunter	3
2	Wally Moon	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.00
2	Billy Pierce	0.50
3	Art Schallock	0.56
4	Marv Grissom	0.61
5	Early Wynn	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
2	Luis Arroyo	3
2	Hal Jeffcoat	3
2	Johnny Kucks	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	25
2	Sam Jones	21
3	Don Newcombe	20
3	Robin Roberts	20
5	2 tied	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.396
2	Harvey Kuenn	.384
3	Richie Ashburn	.383
4	Gene Stephens	.379
5	Wally Post	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	10
1	Willie Mays	10
1	Bob Speake	10
4	Ernie Banks	9
4	4 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	31
2	Yogi Berra	30
3	Bob Speake	29
4	Jackie Jensen	28
5	Duke Snider	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	6
2	Jim Gilliam	5
2	Wally Moon	5
2	Jim Rivera	5
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.53
2	Jim Wilson	1.65
3	Sal Maglie	1.72
4	Warren Hacker	1.80
4	2 others tied	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Early Wynn	6
4	Luis Arroyo	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	51
2	Sam Jones	44
3	Gene Conley	42
3	Herb Score	42
5	Harvey Haddix	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	6
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	.341
2	Harvey Kuenn	.335
3	Willie Mays	.333
4	Ted Kluszewski	.332
5	Ted Williams	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	50
2	Duke Snider	45
3	Willie Mays	40
4	Eddie Mathews	38
5	Gil Hodges	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	149
2	Ted Kluszewski	138
3	Yogi Berra	133
4	Jackie Jensen	127
5	Carl Furillo	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	28
2	Jackie Jensen	22
3	Minnie Minoso	21
4	Jim Rivera	19
4	Johnny Temple	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.24
2	Whitey Ford	2.34
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.41
4	Early Wynn	2.60
5	Steve Gromek	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Bob Lemon	23
2	Early Wynn	23
4	Whitey Ford	21
5	Carl Erskine	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	199
2	Robin Roberts	178
3	Harvey Haddix	175
4	Carl Erskine	171
5	Johnny Antonelli	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	22
2	Marv Grissom	19
2	Johnny Sain	19
4	Ellis Kinder	17
5	Ray Narleski	14