On This Day

Saturday, July 2, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	24	.684	--
White Sox	43	28	.606	6.5
Indians	43	31	.581	8.0
Red Sox	41	35	.539	11.0
Tigers	38	34	.528	12.0
Athletics	31	41	.431	19.0
Senators	25	48	.342	25.5
Orioles	20	52	.278	30.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Orioles 1

White Sox 2, Indians 1

Athletics 11, Tigers 10

Yankees 12, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	52	21	.712	--
Cubs	42	34	.553	11.5
Braves	39	34	.534	13.0
Redlegs	34	35	.493	16.0
Giants	35	39	.473	17.5
Phillies	33	41	.446	19.5
Cardinals	31	39	.443	19.5
Pirates	26	49	.347	27.0

Games

Pirates 7, Dodgers 6

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3

Redlegs 10, Braves 5

Giants 6, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hector Lopez	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Ray Boone	3
2	Tommy Byrne	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	5
2	Al Kaline	4
2	Frank Thomas	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	2
2	Andy Carey	1
2	Joe DeMaestri	1
2	Nellie Fox	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Harshman	1.43
2	Tommy Byrne	1.20
3	George Susce	0.71
4	Carl Erskine	0.50
5	Herb Score	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	10
2	Tommy Byrne	6
2	Herb Score	6
4	Carl Erskine	5
4	George Susce	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Don Liddle	1
1	Harry Perkowski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.370
2	Richie Ashburn	.351
3	Roy Campanella	.335
4	Nellie Fox	.331
5	Hank Aaron	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	25
1	Duke Snider	25
3	Willie Mays	21
4	Ernie Banks	19
4	Roy Campanella	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	77
2	Roy Campanella	64
3	Jackie Jensen	60
4	Ted Kluszewski	59
5	Al Kaline	58

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.10
2	Dick Donovan	2.12
3	Billy Pierce	2.20
4	Early Wynn	2.22
5	Whitey Ford	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	13
2	Robin Roberts	11
2	Early Wynn	11
4	Whitey Ford	10
4	3 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	126
2	Bob Turley	117
3	Sam Jones	105
4	Robin Roberts	91
5	Gene Conley	85

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Smith	.500
2	Wally Moon	.415
3	Rip Repulski	.410
4	Bill Virdon	.404
5	Hank Aaron	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	6
1	Norm Zauchin	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Joe Adcock	5
3	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	17
2	Hank Aaron	15
2	Jackie Jensen	15
4	Al Kaline	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
1	Al Smith	5
3	Gus Bell	2
3	Marv Blaylock	2
3	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	0.00
1	Ray Crone	0.00
3	Joe Nuxhall	0.33
3	Frank Sullivan	0.33
5	Whitey Ford	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jackie Collum	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Jim Konstanty	3
1	Joe Nuxhall	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	24
2	Early Wynn	22
3	Don Newcombe	21
3	Bob Turley	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	5
2	Hersh Freeman	2
2	Ellis Kinder	2
2	Ray Narleski	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.424
2	Nellie Fox	.405
3	Al Kaline	.367
4	Hank Aaron	.359
5	Clint Courtney	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	12
2	Ted Kluszewski	11
2	Norm Zauchin	11
4	Duke Snider	10
5	Stan Musial	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	32
2	Duke Snider	29
3	Stan Musial	28
4	Norm Zauchin	27
5	Jackie Jensen	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	6
1	Bill Bruton	6
1	Al Smith	6
4	Jackie Robinson	5
5	Jim Rivera	4

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	Whitey Ford	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Sullivan	6
2	Jackie Collum	5
2	Don Newcombe	5
2	Early Wynn	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	44
2	Don Newcombe	40
3	Robin Roberts	39
3	Early Wynn	39
5	Sam Jones	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.356
2	Al Kaline	.334
3	Willie Mays	.333
4	Ted Kluszewski	.333
5	Richie Ashburn	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	54
2	Duke Snider	46
3	Eddie Mathews	44
4	Willie Mays	38
5	Gil Hodges	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	144
2	Ted Kluszewski	140
3	Jackie Jensen	138
4	Yogi Berra	126
5	2 tied	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	28
2	Johnny Temple	20
3	Jackie Jensen	19
3	Minnie Minoso	19
3	Jim Rivera	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.12
2	Whitey Ford	2.29
3	Sandy Consuegra	2.30
4	Jack Harshman	2.45
5	Steve Gromek	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Early Wynn	26
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Robin Roberts	23
4	Whitey Ford	20
4	Frank Sullivan	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	204
2	Robin Roberts	187
3	Jack Harshman	169
4	Harvey Haddix	165
5	Carl Erskine	156

Saves

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