On This Day

Thursday, June 2, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	33	13	.717	--
Indians	29	15	.659	3.0
White Sox	27	16	.628	4.5
Tigers	24	20	.545	8.0
Red Sox	19	28	.404	14.5
Senators	17	26	.395	14.5
Athletics	16	28	.364	16.0
Orioles	14	33	.298	19.5

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 2

Indians 9, Orioles 3

Tigers 4, Senators 3

Yankees 12, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	34	11	.756	--
Cubs	27	19	.587	7.5
Giants	25	22	.532	10.0
Braves	21	24	.467	13.0
Cardinals	19	23	.452	13.5
Phillies	21	26	.447	14.0
Redlegs	19	24	.442	14.0
Pirates	15	32	.319	20.0

Games

Dodgers 13, Braves 2

Giants 6, Redlegs 3

Phillies 8, Cubs 4

Pirates 12, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sandy Amoros	4
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	Sam Dente	3
2	Glen Gorbous	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Jim Finigan	1
1	Elston Howard	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Long	5
2	Dave Pope	4
2	Andy Seminick	4
4	Hank Bauer	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Alex Grammas	1
1	Bobby Morgan	1
1	Al Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Buhl	1.12
2	Bob Grim	0.80
3	Billy Loes	0.75
4	Herb Score	0.67
5	Warren Hacker	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Bob Grim	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Billy Loes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	10
2	Bob Buhl	9
3	Bob Grim	8
4	Billy Loes	6
5	Art Ceccarelli	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Bob Miller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.382
2	Harvey Kuenn	.379
3	Richie Ashburn	.369
4	Don Mueller	.359
5	Bill Virdon	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	16
2	Ted Kluszewski	15
3	Roy Campanella	14
3	Willie Mays	14
5	2 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	50
2	Roy Campanella	49
3	Yogi Berra	39
4	Ted Kluszewski	38
5	2 tied	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	1.42
2	Luis Arroyo	1.56
3	Dick Donovan	1.96
4	Billy Pierce	2.01
5	Sal Maglie	2.02

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	Herb Score	92
2	Bob Turley	84
3	Sam Jones	67
4	Gene Conley	59
5	Johnny Antonelli	56

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	George Crowe	.438
2	Ted Kluszewski	.434
3	Sammy White	.429
4	Richie Ashburn	.394
5	Sandy Amoros	.391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	23
2	Roy Campanella	16
2	Del Ennis	16
4	Willie Mays	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	4
2	Ken Boyer	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Wally Moon	3
5	10 tied	2

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	Bob Miller	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
2	Luis Arroyo	3
2	Johnny Kucks	3
2	Sal Maglie	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	26
2	Bob Grim	20
2	Don Newcombe	20
2	Robin Roberts	20
5	Sal Maglie	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.410
2	Richie Ashburn	.388
3	Sandy Amoros	.376
4	Harvey Kuenn	.373
5	Gene Stephens	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	11
2	Roy Campanella	10
2	Ted Kluszewski	10
2	Duke Snider	10
2	Bob Speake	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	33
2	Yogi Berra	30
3	Duke Snider	29
3	Bob Speake	29
5	Jackie Jensen	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	5
1	Wally Moon	5
1	Jim Rivera	5
4	Sandy Amoros	4
4	7 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.53
2	Jim Wilson	1.65
3	Sal Maglie	1.72
4	Sandy Consuegra	1.72
5	Don Newcombe	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
3	Luis Arroyo	5
3	Gene Conley	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	52
2	Bob Turley	51
3	Sam Jones	44
4	Bob Grim	37
5	Gene Conley	34

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	.342
2	Harvey Kuenn	.335
3	Ted Kluszewski	.334
4	Willie Mays	.334
4	Duke Snider	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	51
2	Duke Snider	46
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Eddie Mathews	39
5	Gil Hodges	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	151
2	Ted Kluszewski	140
3	Yogi Berra	134
4	Jackie Jensen	127
5	Carl Furillo	124

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	2.20
2	Whitey Ford	2.34
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.43
4	Early Wynn	2.60
5	Steve Gromek	2.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	199
2	Robin Roberts	178
3	Harvey Haddix	176
4	Carl Erskine	171
5	Johnny Antonelli	163

Saves

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