On This Day

Wednesday, June 8, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 17 .679 --
White Sox 29 19 .604 4.5
Indians 30 20 .600 4.5
Tigers 29 22 .569 6.0
Senators 22 28 .440 12.5
Red Sox 23 30 .434 13.0
Athletics 19 32 .373 16.0
Orioles 16 36 .308 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 40 12 .769 --
Cubs 31 21 .596 9.0
Giants 27 26 .509 13.5
Braves 26 26 .500 14.0
Cardinals 21 27 .438 17.0
Redlegs 21 28 .429 17.5
Phillies 22 31 .415 18.5
Pirates 18 35 .340 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Piersall 4
2 Del Crandall 3
2 Nellie Fox 3
2 Jackie Robinson 3
5 20 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clint Courtney 1
1 Hoot Evers 1
1 Gail Harris 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Stephens 3
2 Clint Courtney 2
2 Gail Harris 2
2 Johnny Logan 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Baker 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Ferris Fain 1
1 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Newcombe 1.75
2 Bob Rush 1.50
3 Jack Harshman 0.67
4 Bob Lemon 0.60
5 Ron Kline 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cloyd Boyer 1
1 Don Johnson 1
1 Leo Kiely 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Rush 9
2 Ron Kline 7
2 Don Newcombe 7
4 Jack Harshman 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .372
2 Harvey Kuenn .363
3 Richie Ashburn .354
4 Roy Campanella .333
4 Ted Kluszewski .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 17
1 Duke Snider 17
3 Ted Kluszewski 16
3 Willie Mays 16
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 58
2 Roy Campanella 55
3 Del Ennis 40
3 Ted Kluszewski 40
5 4 tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 11
2 Jim Gilliam 9
3 Minnie Minoso 8
3 Jim Rivera 8
5 Johnny Temple 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 1.37
2 Luis Arroyo 1.95
3 Sal Maglie 2.02
4 Dick Donovan 2.10
5 Billy Pierce 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 10
2 Robin Roberts 8
2 Bob Turley 8
4 Gene Conley 7
4 6 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 92
1 Bob Turley 92
3 Sam Jones 78
4 Gene Conley 64
5 Robin Roberts 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 9
2 Ed Roebuck 7
3 Marv Grissom 6
3 Jim Hughes 6
3 Ellis Kinder 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Long .487
2 Al Kaline .404
3 Jim Finigan .400
4 Jim Piersall .396
5 Duke Snider .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Roy Campanella 7
2 Norm Zauchin 7
4 Eddie Robinson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 21
2 Norm Zauchin 20
3 Johnny Logan 17
4 Roy Campanella 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 5
1 Jim Rivera 5
3 Jim Gilliam 3
4 Gene Baker 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Mossi 0.00
2 Art Schallock 0.45
3 Jim Konstanty 0.67
4 Howie Pollet 0.96
5 Nellie King 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 28
2 Robin Roberts 25
3 Bob Lemon 22
4 Bob Rush 20
4 Bob Turley 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Meyer 4
2 Jim Konstanty 3
2 Tom Morgan 3
4 Jim Hughes 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Kluszewski .398
2 Richie Ashburn .375
3 Gene Stephens .364
4 Johnny Groth .360
5 Sandy Amoros .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 12
1 Willie Mays 12
3 Ted Kluszewski 9
3 Eddie Mathews 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 29
1 Duke Snider 29
3 Jackie Jensen 27
4 Yogi Berra 26
4 Willie Mays 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 7
2 Jim Rivera 6
3 Gene Baker 5
3 Jim Gilliam 5
3 Wally Moon 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 1.29
2 Hal Jeffcoat 1.52
3 Sal Maglie 1.61
4 Don Newcombe 1.62
5 Mickey McDermott 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 7
2 Luis Arroyo 5
2 Warren Hacker 5
2 Sal Maglie 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 46
2 Don Newcombe 45
3 Herb Score 42
4 Sam Jones 38
5 Robin Roberts 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 7
2 Jack Meyer 5
3 Jim Konstanty 4
3 Ed Roebuck 4
3 Barney Schultz 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .339
2 Harvey Kuenn .338
3 Willie Mays .336
4 Ted Kluszewski .331
5 Don Mueller .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 52
2 Duke Snider 46
3 Willie Mays 41
4 Eddie Mathews 40
5 Gil Hodges 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 152
2 Ted Kluszewski 141
3 Yogi Berra 128
4 Jackie Jensen 123
5 Carl Furillo 119

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 1.98
2 Whitey Ford 2.28
3 Early Wynn 2.33
4 Steve Gromek 2.39
5 Johnny Antonelli 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 200
2 Robin Roberts 182
3 Harvey Haddix 175
4 Carl Erskine 164
5 Jack Harshman 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 21
2 Marv Grissom 18
2 Johnny Sain 18
4 Ellis Kinder 15
5 Ray Narleski 14