On This Day

Sunday, July 3, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	25	.675	--
White Sox	43	29	.597	6.5
Indians	44	31	.587	7.0
Red Sox	42	35	.545	10.0
Tigers	38	35	.521	12.0
Athletics	32	41	.438	18.0
Senators	26	48	.351	24.5
Orioles	20	53	.274	30.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Orioles 2

Indians 14, White Sox 9

Athletics 9, Tigers 8

Senators 5, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	53	22	.707	--
Cubs	43	35	.551	11.5
Braves	40	34	.541	12.5
Redlegs	34	36	.486	16.5
Giants	36	39	.480	17.0
Cardinals	32	40	.444	19.5
Phillies	33	42	.440	20.0
Pirates	27	50	.351	27.0

Games

Pirates 7, Dodgers 5

Dodgers 3, Pirates 1

Cardinals 8, Cubs 2

Cubs 10, Cardinals 5

Braves 7, Redlegs 3

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Banks	5
2	Larry Doby	4
2	Al Kaline	4
4	Del Crandall	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	2
1	Vic Power	2
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	Del Crandall	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	5
2	Ray Narleski	4
2	Vic Power	4
4	Ernie Banks	3
4	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Don Hoak	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Billy Loes	1
1	Red Schoendienst	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Loes	0.75
2	Ruben Gomez	0.62
2	Floyd Wooldridge	0.62
4	Karl Spooner	0.38
5	Warren Spahn	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Sam Jones	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Billy Loes	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Billy Loes	6
3	Ruben Gomez	5
3	Sam Jones	5
3	Floyd Wooldridge	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.376
2	Richie Ashburn	.349
3	Roy Campanella	.335
4	Nellie Fox	.332
5	Hank Aaron	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	26
2	Duke Snider	25
3	Willie Mays	21
4	Ernie Banks	20
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	78
2	Roy Campanella	64
3	Al Kaline	61
4	Jackie Jensen	60
4	Ted Kluszewski	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	15
2	Jim Gilliam	11
2	Jim Rivera	11
4	Bill Bruton	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.10
2	Billy Pierce	2.20
3	Early Wynn	2.22
4	Whitey Ford	2.29
5	Luis Arroyo	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	13
2	Robin Roberts	11
2	Frank Sullivan	11
2	Early Wynn	11
5	3 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	126
2	Bob Turley	117
3	Sam Jones	110
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	.510
2	Rip Repulski	.429
3	Harry Simpson	.426
4	Wally Moon	.407
5	Ernie Banks	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	6
1	Al Kaline	6
1	Ted Kluszewski	6
1	Stan Musial	6
1	Norm Zauchin	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	19
2	Stan Musial	17
3	Al Kaline	16
4	Hank Aaron	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
2	Al Smith	4
3	Gus Bell	2
3	Marv Blaylock	2
3	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	0.00
1	Ray Crone	0.00
1	Johnny Schmitz	0.00
4	Bob Turley	0.50
5	Frank Sullivan	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jackie Collum	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Ruben Gomez	3
1	Jim Konstanty	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	23
2	Early Wynn	22
3	Don Newcombe	21
4	Jack Harshman	19
4	Herb Score	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	4
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	.433
2	Nellie Fox	.418
3	Larry Doby	.374
4	Al Kaline	.369
5	Hank Aaron	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	12
2	Ted Kluszewski	11
2	Norm Zauchin	11
4	Al Kaline	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	33
2	Stan Musial	29
3	Duke Snider	28
4	Norm Zauchin	27
5	4 tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.94
2	Virgil Trucks	1.40
3	Frank Sullivan	1.49
4	Early Wynn	1.59
5	Paul LaPalme	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Sullivan	7
2	Jackie Collum	5
2	Don Newcombe	5
2	Early Wynn	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	43
2	Don Newcombe	40
3	Robin Roberts	39
3	Early Wynn	39
5	2 tied	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.352
2	Al Kaline	.337
3	Ted Kluszewski	.333
4	Harvey Kuenn	.331
5	Richie Ashburn	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	55
2	Duke Snider	46
3	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Willie Mays	38
5	Gil Hodges	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	144
2	Ted Kluszewski	141
3	Jackie Jensen	137
4	Yogi Berra	124
5	Carl Furillo	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	27
2	Jackie Jensen	20
2	Johnny Temple	20
4	Jim Rivera	19
5	Minnie Minoso	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.06
2	Whitey Ford	2.21
3	Sandy Consuegra	2.30
4	Jack Harshman	2.45
5	Steve Gromek	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Early Wynn	25
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Robin Roberts	23
4	Frank Sullivan	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	204
2	Robin Roberts	186
3	Jack Harshman	169
4	Harvey Haddix	165
5	Carl Erskine	156

Saves

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