Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, June 17, 1955

On This Day

Friday, June 17, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	22	.645	--
White Sox	36	20	.643	1.0
Indians	37	24	.607	2.5
Tigers	31	27	.534	7.0
Red Sox	29	32	.475	10.5
Senators	23	36	.390	15.5
Athletics	23	37	.383	16.0
Orioles	20	41	.328	19.5

Games

Orioles 3, Tigers 2

Red Sox 6, Indians 5

Indians 3, Red Sox 2

White Sox 2, Yankees 1

Athletics 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	45	15	.750	--
Cubs	34	27	.557	11.5
Giants	31	29	.517	14.0
Braves	30	30	.500	15.0
Phillies	27	32	.458	17.5
Redlegs	24	31	.436	18.5
Cardinals	24	32	.429	19.0
Pirates	21	40	.344	24.5

Games

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Pirates 3, Redlegs 1

Braves 5, Giants 4

Dodgers 12, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Klaus	5
2	Hank Aaron	4
2	Roy Campanella	4
2	Billy Goodman	4
2	Don Mueller	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Gene Baker	1
2	Gus Bell	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Klaus	5
2	Larry Doby	3
2	Duke Snider	3
4	Hank Aaron	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Jim Bolger	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	Ted Williams	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Steve Gromek	1.43
2	Dick Donovan	1.17
3	Whitey Ford	0.83
4	Gordon Jones	0.60
5	2 tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Ray Crone	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Ray Narleski	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Gromek	10
2	Dick Donovan	7
3	Warren Spahn	6
3	Early Wynn	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Tom Hurd	1
1	Ron Kline	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.370
2	Richie Ashburn	.355
3	Harvey Kuenn	.343
4	Ted Kluszewski	.336
5	Don Mueller	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	22
2	Ted Kluszewski	20
3	Roy Campanella	19
4	Willie Mays	17
5	2 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	66
2	Roy Campanella	61
3	Del Ennis	46
4	Jackie Jensen	45
4	2 others tied	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	14
2	Jim Gilliam	10
3	Jim Rivera	9
4	Minnie Minoso	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.41
2	Billy Pierce	1.80
3	Dick Donovan	2.10
4	Luis Arroyo	2.14
5	Robin Roberts	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	11
2	Bob Lemon	9
2	Robin Roberts	9
4	Gene Conley	8
4	4 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	.509
2	Ted Williams	.462
3	Billy Klaus	.396
4	Dale Long	.396
5	Whitey Lockman	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	7
1	Eddie Robinson	7
3	Duke Snider	6
3	Vic Wertz	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	18
2	Duke Snider	16
3	Jim Delsing	14
3	Eddie Robinson	14
3	Norm Zauchin	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	6
2	Jackie Robinson	3
3	Hank Aaron	2
3	Jim Gilliam	2
3	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.00
1	Herm Wehmeier	0.00
3	Paul LaPalme	0.61
4	Rudy Minarcin	0.98
5	2 tied	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Warren Hacker	3
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Don Newcombe	3
1	Frank Sullivan	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	24
2	Bob Lemon	22
2	Robin Roberts	22
4	Johnny Podres	20
5	Don Newcombe	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Long	.411
2	Ted Kluszewski	.390
3	Richie Ashburn	.371
4	Al Kaline	.361
5	Hank Aaron	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Robinson	13
2	Roy Campanella	12
3	Ted Kluszewski	11
3	Duke Snider	11
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	30
2	Del Ennis	29
2	Eddie Robinson	29
4	Yogi Berra	28
4	Roy Campanella	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	9
2	Jim Rivera	6
3	Jim Gilliam	5
4	Mickey Mantle	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herm Wehmeier	0.78
2	Art Schallock	0.82
3	Billy Pierce	0.93
4	Hal Jeffcoat	1.27
5	Jim Wilson	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
2	Warren Hacker	5
2	Robin Roberts	5
2	Virgil Trucks	5
2	Early Wynn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	50
2	Robin Roberts	42
3	Don Newcombe	39
4	Sam Jones	35
4	Bob Rush	35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.349
2	Ted Kluszewski	.337
3	Willie Mays	.336
4	Harvey Kuenn	.335
5	Richie Ashburn	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	53
2	Duke Snider	47
3	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Willie Mays	41
5	Gil Hodges	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	148
2	Ted Kluszewski	140
3	Jackie Jensen	127
4	Yogi Berra	124
5	Carl Furillo	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	27
2	Jackie Jensen	22
3	Jim Rivera	20
4	Minnie Minoso	19
4	Johnny Temple	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.82
2	Early Wynn	2.42
3	Whitey Ford	2.59
4	Jack Harshman	2.66
5	Steve Gromek	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Bob Lemon	24
2	Early Wynn	24
4	Johnny Antonelli	19
4	Carl Erskine	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	197
2	Robin Roberts	193
3	Harvey Haddix	170
4	Jack Harshman	163
5	Carl Erskine	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	20
2	Marv Grissom	18
3	Ellis Kinder	16
4	Johnny Sain	15
5	Frank Smith	13