On This Day

Wednesday, June 15, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	39	21	.650	--
White Sox	34	20	.630	2.0
Indians	35	23	.603	3.0
Tigers	31	25	.554	6.0
Red Sox	27	31	.466	11.0
Senators	23	34	.404	14.5
Athletics	22	36	.379	16.0
Orioles	19	40	.322	19.5

Games

Orioles 6, White Sox 5

White Sox 2, Orioles 0

Red Sox 9, Athletics 6

Tigers 8, Yankees 6

Senators 7, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	44	14	.759	--
Cubs	33	26	.559	11.5
Giants	31	27	.534	13.0
Braves	29	29	.500	15.0
Phillies	25	32	.439	18.5
Redlegs	23	30	.434	18.5
Cardinals	23	31	.426	19.0
Pirates	20	39	.339	24.5

Games

Giants 7, Cubs 2

Redlegs 5, Dodgers 2

Phillies 4, Braves 0

Cardinals 7, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	6
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Clint Courtney	3
2	Gail Harris	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nellie Fox	2
1	Eddie Robinson	2
3	Gus Bell	1
3	Jim Delsing	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	3
1	Hoot Evers	3
1	Roy Sievers	3
4	Bobby Adams	2
4	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	Stan Lopata	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rudy Minarcin	0.67
2	Herm Wehmeier	0.57
3	Jim Hearn	0.50
3	Mel Parnell	0.50
3	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Paul Giel	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	6
2	Mel Parnell	5
3	Ray Crone	4
3	Rudy Minarcin	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Birrer	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Tom Hurd	1
1	Paul LaPalme	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.372
2	Richie Ashburn	.356
3	Harvey Kuenn	.345
4	Ted Kluszewski	.337
5	Don Mueller	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	20
2	Roy Campanella	19
3	Ted Kluszewski	18
4	Willie Mays	17
5	Gus Zernial	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	63
2	Roy Campanella	58
3	Del Ennis	46
4	Al Kaline	44
4	Mickey Mantle	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	13
2	Jim Gilliam	10
3	Jim Rivera	9
4	Minnie Minoso	8
5	Johnny Temple	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.43
2	Billy Pierce	1.80
3	Luis Arroyo	2.14
4	Dick Donovan	2.20
5	Robin Roberts	2.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	107
2	Bob Turley	96
3	Sam Jones	81
4	Robin Roberts	74
5	Gene Conley	73

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	Nellie Fox	.462
2	Dale Long	.429
3	Ted Williams	.405
4	Al Kaline	.385
5	Billy Klaus	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	8
1	Duke Snider	8
3	Eddie Robinson	7
4	Roy Campanella	6
4	Vic Wertz	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	21
2	Eddie Mathews	19
3	Dale Long	15
4	Pee Wee Reese	14
4	Eddie Robinson	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	6
2	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Jim Gilliam	2
2	Mickey Mantle	2
2	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herm Wehmeier	0.00
2	Jim Konstanty	0.98
2	Rudy Minarcin	0.98
4	Frank Lary	1.00
5	Early Wynn	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Frank Sullivan	3
1	Early Wynn	3
4	Johnny Antonelli	2
4	28 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Herb Score	25
3	Billy Loes	21
4	Johnny Podres	20
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	4
2	Sandy Consuegra	3
3	Mike Garcia	2
3	Ellis Kinder	2
3	Tom Morgan	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.400
2	Dale Long	.394
3	Richie Ashburn	.373
4	Al Kaline	.363
5	Nellie Fox	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Robinson	13
2	Roy Campanella	12
3	Ted Kluszewski	10
3	Willie Mays	10
5	Duke Snider	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Robinson	30
2	Del Ennis	29
3	Duke Snider	27
4	Yogi Berra	26
4	Norm Zauchin	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	8
2	Jim Rivera	6
3	Jim Gilliam	5
3	Mickey Mantle	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herm Wehmeier	0.78
2	Art Schallock	0.91
3	Billy Pierce	0.99
4	Hal Jeffcoat	1.27
5	Jim Wilson	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	5
1	Don Newcombe	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
1	Early Wynn	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	50
2	Robin Roberts	42
3	Don Newcombe	37
4	Sam Jones	35
4	Billy Pierce	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	6
2	Jack Meyer	5
3	Jim Konstanty	4
3	Ed Roebuck	4
5	3 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.350
2	Willie Mays	.337
3	Ted Kluszewski	.336
4	Harvey Kuenn	.332
5	Don Mueller	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	52
2	Duke Snider	47
3	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Willie Mays	41
5	Gil Hodges	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	149
2	Ted Kluszewski	139
3	Jackie Jensen	125
4	Yogi Berra	123
5	Carl Furillo	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	27
2	Jackie Jensen	21
3	Jim Rivera	20
4	Minnie Minoso	19
4	Johnny Temple	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.85
2	Early Wynn	2.30
3	Whitey Ford	2.52
4	Steve Gromek	2.64
5	Jack Harshman	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Early Wynn	24
3	Bob Lemon	23
4	Carl Erskine	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	197
2	Robin Roberts	193
3	Carl Erskine	169
4	Jack Harshman	163
5	Harvey Haddix	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	20
2	Marv Grissom	18
3	Ellis Kinder	16
3	Johnny Sain	16
5	2 tied	13