On This Day

Saturday, June 11, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 18 .679 --
White Sox 30 19 .612 4.5
Indians 31 22 .585 5.5
Tigers 30 24 .556 7.0
Red Sox 25 31 .446 13.0
Senators 22 30 .423 14.0
Athletics 21 33 .389 16.0
Orioles 17 37 .315 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 42 12 .778 --
Cubs 32 23 .582 10.5
Giants 28 26 .519 14.0
Braves 27 26 .509 14.5
Redlegs 21 28 .429 18.5
Phillies 23 31 .426 19.0
Cardinals 21 29 .420 19.0
Pirates 18 37 .327 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chico Carrasquel 4
2 Toby Atwell 3
2 Yogi Berra 3
2 Bill Bruton 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 3
1 Jim King 3
1 Eddie Robinson 3
4 Bill Bruton 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron Jackson 1
1 Sherm Lollar 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Loes 1.10
2 Vic Raschi 0.75
3 Bob Friend 0.50
4 Gene Conley 0.46
5 Duane Pillette 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Birrer 1
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 Billy Loes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Loes 11
2 Gene Conley 6
2 Bob Friend 6
2 Vic Raschi 6
5 Babe Birrer 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .383
2 Richie Ashburn .352
3 Harvey Kuenn .341
4 Ted Kluszewski .333
5 Roy Campanella .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 19
2 Duke Snider 18
3 Ted Kluszewski 16
3 Willie Mays 16
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 59
2 Roy Campanella 58
3 Al Kaline 44
4 Mickey Mantle 42
5 2 tied 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 12
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 1.99
3 Sal Maglie 2.02
4 Robin Roberts 2.08
5 Dick Donovan 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 10
2 Robin Roberts 9
3 Gene Conley 8
3 Carl Erskine 8
3 Bob Turley 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 101
2 Bob Turley 92
3 Sam Jones 81
4 Gene Conley 70
5 Robin Roberts 68

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 9
2 Ellis Kinder 7
2 Ed Roebuck 7
4 Marv Grissom 6
4 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .441
2 Dale Long .432
3 Nellie Fox .370
4 Duke Snider .365
5 Del Ennis .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 9
2 Duke Snider 7
3 Eddie Mathews 6
3 Willie Mays 6
3 Eddie Robinson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 21
2 Roy Campanella 18
3 Johnny Logan 17
4 Jackie Jensen 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 6
2 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Jim Rivera 3
4 Ernie Banks 2
4 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Konstanty 0.00
2 Herm Wehmeier 0.57
3 Art Schallock 0.64
4 Hal Jeffcoat 0.71
5 Nellie King 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Hacker 3
1 Billy Loes 3
1 Mickey McDermott 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 28
2 Herb Score 24
3 Billy Loes 23
3 Don Newcombe 23
5 Sam Jones 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Kluszewski .421
2 Richie Ashburn .382
3 Al Kaline .376
4 Gene Stephens .360
5 Mickey Mantle .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 14
2 Eddie Robinson 11
3 Willie Mays 10
4 Ted Kluszewski 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 30
1 Jackie Jensen 30
3 Eddie Robinson 28
3 Duke Snider 28
5 Yogi Berra 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 7
2 Gene Baker 5
2 Jim Gilliam 5
2 Mickey Mantle 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Jeffcoat 0.98
2 Billy Pierce 1.29
3 Whitey Ford 1.56
4 Sal Maglie 1.61
5 Robin Roberts 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
3 Gene Conley 5
3 Warren Hacker 5
3 Sal Maglie 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 51
2 Sam Jones 41
2 Robin Roberts 41
4 Gene Conley 39
4 Don Newcombe 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .344
2 Willie Mays .342
3 Ted Kluszewski .337
4 Don Mueller .333
5 Duke Snider .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 52
2 Duke Snider 47
3 Eddie Mathews 41
3 Willie Mays 41
5 Gil Hodges 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 151
2 Ted Kluszewski 140
3 Jackie Jensen 126
4 Yogi Berra 125
5 Carl Furillo 118

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 1.98
2 Early Wynn 2.26
3 Whitey Ford 2.34
4 Steve Gromek 2.62
5 Robin Roberts 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 25
2 Early Wynn 24
3 Bob Lemon 23
4 Carl Erskine 20
4 Whitey Ford 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 196
2 Robin Roberts 190
3 Harvey Haddix 171
4 Carl Erskine 169
5 Jack Harshman 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 21
2 Marv Grissom 18
2 Johnny Sain 18
4 Ellis Kinder 16
5 Ray Narleski 14