On This Day

Saturday, June 4, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	34	14	.708	--
Indians	29	17	.630	4.0
White Sox	28	17	.622	4.5
Tigers	26	20	.565	7.0
Senators	19	26	.422	13.5
Red Sox	20	29	.408	14.5
Athletics	17	29	.370	16.0
Orioles	14	35	.286	20.5

Games

Yankees 4, White Sox 3

Senators 14, Indians 5

Tigers 5, Orioles 2

Red Sox 5, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	36	11	.766	--
Cubs	29	19	.604	7.5
Giants	25	24	.510	12.0
Braves	23	24	.489	13.0
Redlegs	20	25	.444	15.0
Cardinals	19	25	.432	15.5
Phillies	21	28	.429	16.0
Pirates	16	33	.327	21.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 1

Cubs 9, Giants 8

Braves 11, Phillies 3

Redlegs 6, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Jim Busby	3
1	Ray Jablonski	3
1	Randy Jackson	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Bobby Avila	1
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Davey Williams	4
2	Frank Kellert	3
2	Jim King	3
2	Eddie Yost	3
5	18 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rudy Minarcin	1.00
1	Don Newcombe	1.00
3	Larry Jackson	0.71
4	Frank Lary	0.67
5	Bob Kuzava	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Frank Lary	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	Rudy Minarcin	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	7
2	Larry Jackson	5
3	Frank Lary	4
4	Art Ditmar	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leo Kiely	1
1	Tom Morgan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.381
2	Al Kaline	.378
3	Richie Ashburn	.367
4	Vic Power	.349
5	Don Mueller	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	17
2	Roy Campanella	16
2	Willie Mays	16
4	Ted Kluszewski	15
5	2 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	55
2	Roy Campanella	51
3	Yogi Berra	39
4	Al Kaline	38
4	Ted Kluszewski	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	9
2	Ken Boyer	8
2	Minnie Minoso	8
2	Jim Rivera	8
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.37
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	9
2	Robin Roberts	8
2	Bob Turley	8
4	Gene Conley	7
4	4 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	92
2	Bob Turley	87
3	Sam Jones	67
4	Gene Conley	59
5	Johnny Antonelli	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	9
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	.452
2	Sandy Amoros	.420
3	Ted Kluszewski	.404
4	Richie Ashburn	.394
5	Duke Snider	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	8
1	Willie Mays	8
3	Yogi Berra	7
4	Duke Snider	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	20
2	Duke Snider	19
3	Roy Campanella	17
3	Del Ennis	17
3	Norm Zauchin	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	5
2	Jim Gilliam	4
3	Wally Moon	3
4	Gene Baker	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Hoeft	0.00
2	Art Schallock	0.47
3	Billy Pierce	0.50
4	Marv Grissom	0.60
5	Early Wynn	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	4
2	Luis Arroyo	3
2	Warren Hacker	3
2	Johnny Kucks	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	27
2	Herb Score	26
3	Bob Grim	20
4	Robin Roberts	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sandy Amoros	.398
2	Ted Kluszewski	.385
3	Harvey Kuenn	.377
4	Al Kaline	.367
5	Gene Stephens	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Roy Campanella	11
2	Bob Speake	11
4	Duke Snider	10
5	Ernie Banks	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	31
1	Duke Snider	31
3	Yogi Berra	28
4	Jackie Jensen	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	6
2	Jim Gilliam	5
2	Wally Moon	5
4	Sandy Amoros	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	1.50
2	Billy Pierce	1.53
3	Jim Wilson	1.65
4	Don Newcombe	1.67
4	Hal Jeffcoat	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	7
2	Sal Maglie	6
3	Luis Arroyo	5
3	Gene Conley	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	54
2	Herb Score	52
3	Don Newcombe	40
4	Sam Jones	36
5	Gene Conley	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	7
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	Harvey Kuenn	.341
2	Ted Williams	.338
3	Don Mueller	.337
4	Duke Snider	.334
5	Ted Kluszewski	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	51
2	Duke Snider	47
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Eddie Mathews	39
5	Gil Hodges	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	156
2	Ted Kluszewski	140
3	Yogi Berra	134
4	Jackie Jensen	124
5	Carl Furillo	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	28
2	Jackie Jensen	22
3	Minnie Minoso	20
4	Jim Rivera	19
5	Johnny Temple	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.00
2	Whitey Ford	2.34
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.43
4	Steve Gromek	2.44
5	Early Wynn	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Bob Lemon	23
2	Early Wynn	23
4	Whitey Ford	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	202
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	16
5	Ray Narleski	14