On This Day

Tuesday, June 21, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	43	23	.652	--
White Sox	38	22	.633	2.0
Indians	38	26	.594	4.0
Tigers	32	28	.533	8.0
Red Sox	32	32	.500	10.0
Athletics	24	38	.387	17.0
Senators	23	38	.377	17.5
Orioles	20	43	.317	21.5

Games

Indians 3, Orioles 1

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4

Yankees 6, Athletics 2

White Sox 6, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	47	16	.746	--
Cubs	36	29	.554	12.0
Braves	34	30	.531	13.5
Giants	31	33	.484	16.5
Redlegs	28	32	.467	17.5
Phillies	29	35	.453	18.5
Cardinals	26	34	.433	19.5
Pirates	22	44	.333	26.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Cubs 2

Redlegs 10, Giants 1

Phillies 10, Cardinals 8

Braves 6, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Campanella	4
2	Granny Hamner	3
2	Billy Hunter	3
2	Stan Lopata	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Del Ennis	3
2	Harvey Haddix	3
2	Eddie Mathews	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Wally Post	1
1	Jim Rivera	1
1	Bob Stephenson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Newcombe	1.29
2	Harvey Haddix	0.89
3	Tommy Byrne	0.86
4	Virgil Trucks	0.75
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	9
2	Harvey Haddix	8
3	Tommy Byrne	6
3	Virgil Trucks	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Ron Mrozinski	1
1	Ray Narleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.373
2	Richie Ashburn	.353
3	Harvey Kuenn	.343
4	Roy Campanella	.339
5	Don Mueller	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	23
2	Ted Kluszewski	21
3	Roy Campanella	19
4	Mickey Mantle	17
4	Willie Mays	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	69
2	Roy Campanella	63
3	Del Ennis	52
4	Ted Kluszewski	48
4	Mickey Mantle	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	14
2	Jim Gilliam	10
2	Jim Rivera	10
4	Minnie Minoso	8
4	Johnny Temple	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.62
2	Luis Arroyo	1.91
3	Dick Donovan	2.10
4	Billy Pierce	2.22
5	Robin Roberts	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	12
2	Bob Lemon	10
3	Gene Conley	9
3	Robin Roberts	9
5	7 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	111
2	Bob Turley	100
3	Sam Jones	87
4	Robin Roberts	82
5	Gene Conley	79

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	9
2	Ellis Kinder	8
3	Ed Roebuck	7
4	Sandy Consuegra	6
4	4 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nellie Fox	.519
2	Ted Williams	.410
3	Clint Courtney	.385
4	Eddie Mathews	.380
5	Al Kaline	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Ted Kluszewski	6
2	Duke Snider	6
4	Eddie Robinson	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	16
2	Del Ennis	14
2	Eddie Mathews	14
2	Al Rosen	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	4
2	Gus Bell	3
3	Hank Aaron	2
3	Bill Bruton	2
3	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.33
2	Ray Narleski	0.86
3	Jim Konstanty	1.26
4	Johnny Podres	1.32
5	Tommy Byrne	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Don Newcombe	3
1	Frank Sullivan	3
1	Virgil Trucks	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	23
2	Bob Rush	22
3	Don Newcombe	21
3	Johnny Podres	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nellie Fox	.392
2	Dale Long	.384
3	Al Kaline	.379
4	Ted Kluszewski	.364
5	Ted Williams	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	12
2	Ted Kluszewski	11
3	Roy Campanella	10
3	Eddie Robinson	10
3	Norm Zauchin	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	32
2	Del Ennis	30
3	Norm Zauchin	29
4	Roy Campanella	26
5	Jackie Jensen	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	8
2	Jim Rivera	7
3	Jim Gilliam	5
4	Mickey Mantle	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Schallock	0.84
2	Jim Konstanty	1.05
3	Virgil Trucks	1.52
4	Jim Wilson	1.57
5	Billy Pierce	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Virgil Trucks	6
3	Luis Arroyo	5
3	Early Wynn	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	48
2	Herb Score	45
3	Don Newcombe	42
4	Gene Conley	35
5	2 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sandy Consuegra	5
1	Jack Meyer	5
3	Jim Konstanty	4
3	Tom Morgan	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.347
2	Richie Ashburn	.336
3	Ted Kluszewski	.336
4	Harvey Kuenn	.335
5	Don Mueller	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	54
2	Duke Snider	46
3	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Willie Mays	40
5	Gil Hodges	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	145
2	Ted Kluszewski	142
3	Jackie Jensen	128
4	Yogi Berra	122
5	Del Ennis	118

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.01
2	Early Wynn	2.41
3	Whitey Ford	2.53
4	Jack Harshman	2.62
5	Steve Gromek	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	25
2	Robin Roberts	24
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Carl Erskine	19
4	Frank Sullivan	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	199
2	Robin Roberts	194
3	Harvey Haddix	171
4	Jack Harshman	165
5	Carl Erskine	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	19
2	Marv Grissom	18
3	Ellis Kinder	17
4	Johnny Sain	14
5	Ray Narleski	13