On This Day

Wednesday, June 22, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 23 .657 --
White Sox 39 22 .639 2.0
Indians 39 26 .600 4.0
Tigers 32 29 .525 9.0
Red Sox 33 32 .508 10.0
Athletics 24 39 .381 18.0
Senators 23 39 .371 18.5
Orioles 20 44 .313 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 48 16 .750 --
Cubs 36 30 .545 13.0
Braves 35 30 .538 13.5
Giants 32 33 .492 16.5
Phillies 30 35 .462 18.5
Redlegs 28 33 .459 18.5
Cardinals 26 35 .426 20.5
Pirates 22 45 .328 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Al Smith 4
3 Ernie Banks 3
3 Ray Boone 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Kaline 2
1 Stan Musial 2
3 Ray Boone 1
3 Del Crandall 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 4
2 Billy Goodman 3
2 Stan Lopata 3
2 Stan Musial 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Smith 2
2 Sandy Amoros 1
2 Jim Piersall 1
2 Jim Rivera 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Early Wynn 1.67
2 Sal Maglie 0.58
3 Warren Spahn 0.56
4 Russ Meyer 0.50
5 Max Surkont 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 10
2 Sal Maglie 7
3 Max Surkont 6
4 Tom Brewer 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leo Kiely 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .378
2 Richie Ashburn .357
3 Harvey Kuenn .340
4 Roy Campanella .339
5 Ted Kluszewski .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 23
2 Ted Kluszewski 21
3 Roy Campanella 19
4 Mickey Mantle 18
5 Willie Mays 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 70
2 Roy Campanella 63
3 Del Ennis 54
4 Mickey Mantle 50
5 Al Kaline 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 14
2 Jim Rivera 11
3 Jim Gilliam 10
4 Minnie Minoso 8
4 Johnny Temple 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 1.62
2 Dick Donovan 1.90
3 Luis Arroyo 1.91
4 Billy Pierce 2.22
5 Don Newcombe 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 12
2 Bob Lemon 10
2 Robin Roberts 10
4 Gene Conley 9
4 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 111
2 Bob Turley 100
3 Sam Jones 87
4 Robin Roberts 84
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 Stan Lopata .485
2 Nellie Fox .474
3 Ted Williams .450
4 Ernie Banks .393
5 Jackie Robinson .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 7
2 Ted Kluszewski 6
2 Duke Snider 6
4 Del Crandall 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 16
2 Del Ennis 14
3 Stan Lopata 13
3 Al Rosen 13
3 Duke Snider 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gus Bell 3
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 Jim Rivera 3
1 Al Smith 3
5 6 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.33
2 Ray Narleski 0.50
3 Dick Donovan 1.38
4 Jim Konstanty 1.46
5 Tommy Byrne 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 3
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 25
1 Bob Rush 25
3 Don Newcombe 21
3 Early Wynn 21
5 Herb Score 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 Al Kaline .404
2 Dale Long .391
3 Nellie Fox .390
4 Ernie Banks .381
5 Ted Williams .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 12
2 Norm Zauchin 11
3 Ted Kluszewski 10
3 Eddie Robinson 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 33
2 Norm Zauchin 32
3 Del Ennis 31
4 Jackie Jensen 25
5 6 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 8
1 Jim Rivera 8
3 Jim Gilliam 4
3 Al Smith 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Konstanty 1.05
2 Virgil Trucks 1.49
3 Jim Wilson 1.57
4 Billy Pierce 1.73
5 Art Schallock 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 6
2 Robin Roberts 5
2 Virgil Trucks 5
2 Early Wynn 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 50
2 Herb Score 45
3 Don Newcombe 42
4 Bob Rush 36
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sandy Consuegra 5
1 Jack Meyer 5
3 Jim Konstanty 4
4 Mike Garcia 3
4 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .351
2 Richie Ashburn .337
3 Ted Kluszewski .337
4 Harvey Kuenn .334
5 Don Mueller .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 54
2 Duke Snider 46
3 Eddie Mathews 43
4 Willie Mays 38
5 Gil Hodges 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 146
2 Ted Kluszewski 142
3 Jackie Jensen 128
4 Yogi Berra 124
5 Del Ennis 120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 2.01
2 Early Wynn 2.34
3 Whitey Ford 2.48
4 Jack Harshman 2.62
5 Steve Gromek 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 25
1 Robin Roberts 25
3 Early Wynn 24
4 Carl Erskine 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 199
2 Robin Roberts 196
3 Harvey Haddix 171
4 Jack Harshman 165
5 Carl Erskine 156

Saves

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