On This Day

Monday, July 4, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	27	.658	--
Indians	46	31	.597	5.0
White Sox	44	30	.595	5.5
Red Sox	44	35	.557	8.0
Tigers	38	37	.507	12.0
Athletics	33	42	.440	17.0
Senators	26	49	.347	24.0
Orioles	21	53	.284	28.5

Games

Orioles 6, Senators 2

Indians 6, Tigers 5

Indians 8, Tigers 5

White Sox 8, Athletics 3

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Red Sox 4, Yankees 2

Red Sox 10, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	55	22	.714	--
Cubs	44	36	.550	12.5
Braves	40	36	.526	14.5
Redlegs	35	37	.486	17.5
Giants	37	40	.481	18.0
Cardinals	34	40	.459	19.5
Phillies	33	44	.429	22.0
Pirates	28	51	.354	28.0

Games

Redlegs 6, Cubs 3

Cubs 4, Redlegs 3

Cardinals 4, Braves 2

Cardinals 5, Braves 4

Dodgers 11, Phillies 2

Dodgers 6, Phillies 3

Pirates 4, Giants 3

Giants 5, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hector Lopez	5
1	Wally Moon	5
1	Duke Snider	5
4	Larry Doby	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	2
1	Carl Furillo	2
1	Willie Mays	2
1	Rip Repulski	2
1	Duke Snider	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	6
2	Gil Hodges	5
2	Jackie Jensen	5
4	Dick Groat	4
4	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Hoak	1
1	Jim Piersall	1
1	Rip Repulski	1
1	Jim Rivera	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Moore	0.78
2	Bob Turley	0.75
3	Harry Byrd	0.67
4	Warren Hacker	0.62
4	Tom Poholsky	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Lino Donoso	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	9
2	Ray Moore	7
3	Harry Byrd	6
3	Bob Friend	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.373
2	Richie Ashburn	.346
3	Nellie Fox	.337
4	Roy Campanella	.335
5	Hank Aaron	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	27
1	Duke Snider	27
3	Willie Mays	23
4	Ernie Banks	21
5	Eddie Mathews	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	84
2	Jackie Jensen	65
3	Roy Campanella	64
4	Al Kaline	63
5	Ted Kluszewski	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	15
2	Jim Rivera	12
3	Jim Gilliam	11
4	Bill Bruton	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	2.05
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	14
2	Bob Lemon	11
2	Robin Roberts	11
2	Frank Sullivan	11
2	Early Wynn	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	126
1	Bob Turley	126
3	Sam Jones	110
4	Robin Roberts	91
5	Don Newcombe	88

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.456
2	Al Smith	.436
3	Rip Repulski	.429
4	Larry Doby	.407
5	Smoky Burgess	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	7
2	Al Kaline	6
2	Ted Kluszewski	6
2	Eddie Mathews	6
2	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	21
2	Stan Musial	20
3	Jackie Jensen	18
3	Al Kaline	18
5	4 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
2	Al Smith	4
3	Jim Rivera	3
4	Marv Blaylock	2
4	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	0.00
1	Johnny Schmitz	0.00
3	Herb Score	0.64
4	Frank Sullivan	0.67
5	Tom Hurd	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jackie Collum	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Art Fowler	3
1	Ruben Gomez	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	26
1	Bob Turley	26
3	Sam Jones	23
4	Early Wynn	22
5	Karl Spooner	17

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	.443
2	Nellie Fox	.421
3	Larry Doby	.376
4	Hank Aaron	.373
5	Al Kaline	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	13
2	Ted Kluszewski	12
3	Norm Zauchin	11
4	Duke Snider	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.91
2	Virgil Trucks	1.40
3	Frank Sullivan	1.49
4	Ray Crone	1.50
5	Early Wynn	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Sullivan	7
2	Don Newcombe	6
3	Jackie Collum	5
3	Warren Hacker	5
3	Early Wynn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	45
2	Sam Jones	43
3	Robin Roberts	39
3	Bob Turley	39
3	Early Wynn	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	7
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	.353
2	Al Kaline	.337
3	Ted Kluszewski	.334
4	Richie Ashburn	.330
5	Harvey Kuenn	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	56
2	Duke Snider	48
3	Eddie Mathews	44
4	Willie Mays	39
5	Gil Hodges	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	149
2	Jackie Jensen	142
2	Ted Kluszewski	142
4	Yogi Berra	126
5	Carl Furillo	120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.06
2	Whitey Ford	2.21
3	Jack Harshman	2.43
4	Billy Pierce	2.70
5	Bob Rush	2.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	208
2	Robin Roberts	186
3	Harvey Haddix	165
4	Jack Harshman	163
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