On This Day

Friday, June 24, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	23	.667	--
White Sox	41	22	.651	2.0
Indians	40	27	.597	5.0
Tigers	33	30	.524	10.0
Red Sox	34	33	.507	11.0
Athletics	25	40	.385	19.0
Senators	23	41	.359	20.5
Orioles	20	46	.303	24.5

Games

Athletics 2, Orioles 0

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 2, Indians 1

Tigers 18, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	49	17	.742	--
Braves	36	30	.545	13.0
Cubs	37	31	.544	13.0
Giants	33	33	.500	16.0
Redlegs	29	34	.460	18.5
Phillies	31	37	.456	19.0
Cardinals	27	36	.429	20.5
Pirates	22	46	.324	28.0

Games

Cubs 10, Pirates 3

Phillies 8, Redlegs 6

Redlegs 6, Phillies 0

Braves 8, Dodgers 2

Giants 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Adams	3
1	Ernie Banks	3
1	Gus Bell	3
1	Smoky Burgess	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Post	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Gus Bell	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Tuttle	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Ray Boone	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marv Blaylock	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Eddie O'Brien	1
1	Enos Slaughter	1
1	Al Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Poholsky	1.50
2	Ruben Gomez	1.33
3	Mike Garcia	0.83
4	Murry Dickson	0.55
5	Billy Hoeft	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ruben Gomez	8
2	Billy Hoeft	7
3	Murry Dickson	6
3	Tom Poholsky	6
5	Mike Garcia	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Morrie Martin	1
1	Jack Meyer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.376
2	Richie Ashburn	.359
3	Roy Campanella	.338
4	Harvey Kuenn	.336
5	Don Mueller	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	23
2	Ted Kluszewski	22
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	64
3	Del Ennis	54
4	Jackie Jensen	51
4	Ted Kluszewski	51

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	1.54
2	Dick Donovan	1.90
3	Luis Arroyo	1.91
4	Billy Pierce	2.31
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	4 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	111
2	Bob Turley	106
3	Sam Jones	93
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	5 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.463
2	Larry Doby	.429
3	Nellie Fox	.413
4	Gene Woodling	.412
5	Stan Lopata	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Ted Kluszewski	6
2	Duke Snider	6
4	Del Crandall	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	16
2	Jim Delsing	14
2	Larry Doby	14
2	Stan Lopata	14
2	Norm Zauchin	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Smith	4
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Ken Boyer	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
5	6 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.33
2	Harry Byrd	0.55
3	Ray Narleski	0.56
4	Tom Gorman	0.61
5	Arnie Portocarrero	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	3
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Frank Sullivan	3
1	Virgil Trucks	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	21
2	Mike Garcia	18
3	Murry Dickson	17
3	Harvey Haddix	17
3	Warren Spahn	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sandy Consuegra	4
2	Tom Gorman	3
2	Tom Hurd	3
4	Mike Garcia	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.398
2	Dale Long	.389
3	Nellie Fox	.387
4	Ted Williams	.387
5	Ernie Banks	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	12
1	Norm Zauchin	12
3	Ted Kluszewski	11
4	Eddie Mathews	10
4	Eddie Robinson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Zauchin	34
2	Duke Snider	33
3	Del Ennis	30
4	Jackie Jensen	29
5	Jim Delsing	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	8
1	Jim Rivera	8
3	Al Smith	5
4	Bill Bruton	4
4	Jim Gilliam	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.98
2	Virgil Trucks	1.49
3	Jim Wilson	1.57
4	Paul LaPalme	1.78
5	Art Schallock	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
2	Robin Roberts	5
2	Frank Sullivan	5
2	Virgil Trucks	5
2	Early Wynn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	50
2	Don Newcombe	42
3	Bob Rush	36
4	Sam Jones	34
4	2 others tied	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.353
2	Richie Ashburn	.336
3	Harvey Kuenn	.336
4	Ted Kluszewski	.332
5	Al Kaline	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	55
2	Duke Snider	46
3	Eddie Mathews	44
4	Willie Mays	36
5	Gil Hodges	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	142
1	Duke Snider	142
3	Jackie Jensen	132
4	Yogi Berra	125
5	Del Ennis	120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.96
2	Early Wynn	2.37
3	Jack Harshman	2.42
4	Whitey Ford	2.49
5	Steve Gromek	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	24
1	Robin Roberts	24
1	Early Wynn	24
4	Frank Sullivan	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	197
2	Robin Roberts	185
3	Harvey Haddix	167
4	Jack Harshman	161
5	Carl Erskine	158

Saves

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