On This Day

Thursday, June 30, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 24 .676 --
White Sox 42 27 .609 5.5
Indians 42 30 .583 7.0
Tigers 38 31 .551 9.5
Red Sox 39 35 .527 11.0
Athletics 28 41 .406 19.5
Senators 25 46 .352 23.5
Orioles 20 50 .286 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 52 19 .732 --
Braves 39 32 .549 13.0
Cubs 40 34 .541 13.5
Redlegs 32 35 .478 18.0
Giants 34 38 .472 18.5
Cardinals 31 37 .456 19.5
Phillies 32 40 .444 20.5
Pirates 24 49 .329 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Goodman 3
2 Ray Boone 2
2 Bill Bruton 2
2 Harry Chiti 2
2 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Harry Chiti 1
1 Del Crandall 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 3
2 Joe Adcock 2
2 Johnny Groth 2
2 Jim King 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 2
2 Johnny Groth 1
2 Dusty Rhodes 1
2 Wayne Terwilliger 1
2 Earl Torgeson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Willard Nixon 1.00
2 Don Newcombe 0.86
3 Steve Gromek 0.50
3 Warren Hacker 0.50
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Ray Crone 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Ed Roebuck 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 6
2 Willard Nixon 5
3 Ted Abernathy 4
3 Gene Conley 4
3 Steve Gromek 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Spec Shea 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .368
2 Richie Ashburn .350
3 Roy Campanella .335
4 Nellie Fox .335
5 Hank Aaron .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 24
2 Ted Kluszewski 23
3 Willie Mays 20
4 Roy Campanella 19
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 74
2 Roy Campanella 64
3 Jackie Jensen 59
4 Del Ennis 55
5 2 tied 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 14
2 Jim Gilliam 11
2 Jim Rivera 11
4 Bill Bruton 10
5 Johnny Temple 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Arroyo 2.02
2 Sandy Consuegra 2.10
3 Dick Donovan 2.12
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 Frank Sullivan 10
2 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 120
2 Bob Turley 117
3 Sam Jones 105
4 Gene Conley 85
5 Robin Roberts 84

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 9
1 Tom Morgan 9
3 Ed Roebuck 8
4 Tom Gorman 7
4 Jim Konstanty 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Smith .474
2 Wally Moon .451
3 Billy Goodman .431
4 Hank Aaron .423
5 Jackie Robinson .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Zauchin 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Del Crandall 5
2 Jackie Jensen 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 16
2 Billy Klaus 15
2 Norm Zauchin 15
4 Hank Aaron 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
1 Al Smith 5
3 Gus Bell 2
3 Jim King 2
3 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Gorman 0.00
1 Ray Crone 0.00
3 Frank Sullivan 0.33
4 Ray Narleski 0.56
5 Tom Hurd 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 3
1 Ray Crone 3
1 Tom Hurd 3
1 Jim Konstanty 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 24
1 Early Wynn 24
3 Don Newcombe 22
4 Harvey Haddix 21
4 Bob Turley 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 5
2 Sandy Consuegra 2
2 Tom Hurd 2
2 Ellis Kinder 2
2 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nellie Fox .414
2 Ted Williams .397
3 Al Kaline .369
4 Larry Doby .362
5 Clint Courtney .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 12
1 Duke Snider 12
3 Ted Kluszewski 10
3 Norm Zauchin 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 32
2 Eddie Mathews 31
3 Stan Musial 26
3 Norm Zauchin 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 7
2 Bill Bruton 6
2 Al Smith 6
4 Jim Rivera 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Konstanty 0.90
2 Frank Sullivan 1.40
3 Early Wynn 1.59
4 Virgil Trucks 1.60
5 Jim Wilson 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Sullivan 6
2 Don Newcombe 5
2 Early Wynn 5
4 Luis Arroyo 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 43
2 Robin Roberts 40
3 Don Newcombe 39
4 Herb Score 38
4 Early Wynn 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sandy Consuegra 5
1 Tom Gorman 5
1 Jim Konstanty 5
4 Ellis Kinder 4
5 2 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .354
2 Al Kaline .332
3 Willie Mays .331
4 Richie Ashburn .331
5 Harvey Kuenn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 52
2 Duke Snider 45
3 Eddie Mathews 44
4 Willie Mays 37
5 Gil Hodges 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 141
2 Jackie Jensen 137
3 Ted Kluszewski 134
4 Yogi Berra 125
5 Del Ennis 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 29
2 Johnny Temple 20
3 Jim Rivera 19
4 Jackie Jensen 18
4 Minnie Minoso 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Early Wynn 2.19
2 Sandy Consuegra 2.30
3 Whitey Ford 2.31
4 Jack Harshman 2.51
5 Steve Gromek 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Early Wynn 25
2 Bob Lemon 24
3 Robin Roberts 23
4 Frank Sullivan 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 204
2 Robin Roberts 184
3 Harvey Haddix 166
4 Jack Harshman 159
5 Frank Sullivan 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 18
2 Jim Hughes 17
3 Marv Grissom 15
4 Ray Narleski 14
4 Johnny Sain 14