On This Day

Sunday, June 26, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	24	.667	--
White Sox	42	24	.636	3.0
Indians	41	29	.586	6.0
Tigers	35	31	.530	10.0
Red Sox	36	34	.514	11.0
Athletics	27	40	.403	18.5
Senators	24	43	.358	21.5
Orioles	20	48	.294	26.0

Games

Athletics 1, Orioles 0

Red Sox 5, White Sox 2

Red Sox 8, White Sox 2

Indians 5, Yankees 0

Yankees 2, Indians 0

Tigers 6, Senators 4

Senators 12, Tigers 4

Athletics 5, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	50	18	.735	--
Cubs	39	32	.549	12.5
Braves	37	31	.544	13.0
Giants	33	36	.478	17.5
Redlegs	31	34	.477	17.5
Cardinals	30	36	.455	19.0
Phillies	31	39	.443	20.0
Pirates	23	48	.324	28.5

Games

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Cubs 2, Pirates 1

Redlegs 16, Phillies 5

Braves 4, Dodgers 0

Cardinals 9, Giants 2

Cardinals 7, Giants 2

Redlegs 5, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	6
2	Bill Virdon	5
3	Smoky Burgess	4
3	Wally Moon	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Lockman	2
2	Gus Bell	1
2	Harry Chiti	1
2	Jackie Jensen	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Virdon	6
2	Johnny Groth	4
2	Bobby Morgan	4
2	Roy Sievers	4
5	8 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Gil McDougald	1
1	Red Schoendienst	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Wilson	1.00
2	Early Wynn	0.89
3	Bob Buhl	0.83
4	Bob Rush	0.80
5	Alex Kellner	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Aber	1
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	9
2	Early Wynn	8
3	Tom Brewer	6
4	Bob Buhl	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Paul LaPalme	1
1	Max Surkont	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.365
2	Richie Ashburn	.352
3	Nellie Fox	.339
4	Don Mueller	.338
5	Roy Campanella	.338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	71
2	Roy Campanella	64
3	Jackie Jensen	55
4	Del Ennis	54
5	Ted Kluszewski	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	14
2	Jim Gilliam	11
2	Jim Rivera	11
4	Minnie Minoso	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	1.90
2	Sandy Consuegra	1.97
3	Luis Arroyo	2.02
4	Whitey Ford	2.31
4	Billy Pierce	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	13
2	Bob Lemon	10
2	Robin Roberts	10
2	Early Wynn	10
5	6 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	120
2	Bob Turley	106
3	Sam Jones	93
4	Robin Roberts	84
5	Gene Conley	81

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nellie Fox	.464
2	Ted Williams	.441
3	Eddie Mathews	.420
4	Wally Moon	.414
5	Clint Courtney	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	7
2	Norm Zauchin	6
3	Del Crandall	5
3	Jackie Jensen	5
3	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	15
1	Roy Sievers	15
1	Norm Zauchin	15
4	Jim Delsing	14
4	6 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Smith	5
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
4	Hank Aaron	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Crone	0.00
2	Tom Gorman	0.53
3	Harry Byrd	0.55
4	Ray Narleski	0.61
5	2 tied	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	3
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Jackie Collum	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	29
2	Harvey Haddix	21
3	Bob Rush	20
4	Vern Law	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nellie Fox	.413
2	Ted Williams	.387
3	Ernie Banks	.380
4	Al Kaline	.368
5	Larry Doby	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Zauchin	13
2	Duke Snider	12
3	Ted Kluszewski	11
3	Eddie Mathews	11
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Zauchin	35
2	Duke Snider	34
3	Jackie Jensen	30
4	Eddie Mathews	29
5	Stan Musial	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	8
1	Jim Rivera	8
3	Al Smith	6
4	Bill Bruton	4
4	Jim Gilliam	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.96
2	Early Wynn	1.65
3	Jim Wilson	1.74
4	Whitey Ford	1.90
5	Dick Donovan	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Early Wynn	6
3	Luis Arroyo	5
3	Tom Brewer	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	44
2	Herb Score	43
3	Don Newcombe	42
4	Early Wynn	40
5	Sam Jones	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sandy Consuegra	5
2	Tom Gorman	4
2	Jim Konstanty	4
2	Jack Meyer	4
5	6 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Richie Ashburn	.334
3	Don Mueller	.333
4	Ted Kluszewski	.332
5	Harvey Kuenn	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	53
2	Duke Snider	45
3	Eddie Mathews	44
4	Gil Hodges	35
5	Willie Mays	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	140
2	Ted Kluszewski	138
3	Jackie Jensen	135
4	Yogi Berra	126
5	Del Ennis	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Jackie Jensen	19
2	Minnie Minoso	19
2	Jim Rivera	19
2	Johnny Temple	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.13
2	Early Wynn	2.30
3	Whitey Ford	2.40
4	Jack Harshman	2.45
5	Steve Gromek	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Early Wynn	25
2	Bob Lemon	24
2	Robin Roberts	24
4	Frank Sullivan	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	197
2	Robin Roberts	185
3	Harvey Haddix	171
4	Jack Harshman	165
5	Johnny Antonelli	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	18
2	Ellis Kinder	17
3	Marv Grissom	16
4	Johnny Sain	14
5	Ray Narleski	13