On This Day

Tuesday, July 5, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 27 .658 --
White Sox 44 30 .595 5.5
Indians 46 32 .590 5.5
Red Sox 44 35 .557 8.0
Tigers 38 37 .507 12.0
Athletics 34 42 .447 16.5
Senators 26 49 .347 24.0
Orioles 21 53 .284 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 55 23 .705 --
Cubs 44 36 .550 12.0
Braves 40 36 .526 14.0
Redlegs 36 37 .493 16.5
Giants 38 40 .487 17.0
Cardinals 34 41 .453 19.5
Phillies 34 44 .436 21.0
Pirates 28 52 .350 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duke Snider 4
2 Bobby Adams 3
2 Jim Greengrass 3
2 Al Smith 3
5 11 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Bobby Adams 1
2 Joe DeMaestri 1
2 Joe Frazier 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
3 Johnny Antonelli 2
3 Don Mueller 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Morgan 1
1 Elmer Valo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Antonelli 1.11
2 Karl Spooner 0.56
3 Robin Roberts 0.46
4 Bobby Shantz 0.38
5 Early Wynn 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Joe Black 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Robin Roberts 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 10
2 Robin Roberts 6
3 Dick Littlefield 5
3 Karl Spooner 5
5 Early Wynn 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Meyer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .373
2 Richie Ashburn .340
3 Nellie Fox .337
4 Roy Campanella .335
5 Duke Snider .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 28
1 Duke Snider 28
3 Willie Mays 25
4 Ernie Banks 21
5 Eddie Mathews 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 86
2 Jackie Jensen 65
3 Roy Campanella 64
4 Al Kaline 63
5 Ted Kluszewski 62

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 Whitey Ford 2.29
4 Early Wynn 2.37
5 Luis Arroyo 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 14
2 Robin Roberts 12
3 Bob Lemon 11
3 Frank Sullivan 11
3 Early Wynn 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 126
1 Bob Turley 126
3 Sam Jones 110
4 Robin Roberts 97
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 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Smith .458
2 Wally Moon .456
3 Rip Repulski .423
4 Harry Simpson .411
5 2 tied .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Ernie Banks 7
2 Ted Kluszewski 7
4 Al Kaline 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 21
2 Stan Musial 20
3 Willie Mays 19
4 Jackie Jensen 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.00
2 Herb Score 0.64
3 Frank Sullivan 0.67
4 Tom Hurd 0.69
5 Whitey Ford 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Collum 3
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Ruben Gomez 3
1 Tom Hurd 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 5
2 Hersh Freeman 2
2 Ellis Kinder 2
2 Jack Meyer 2
2 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nellie Fox .418
2 Wally Moon .374
3 Ernie Banks .368
4 Al Kaline .365
5 Larry Doby .363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 32
2 Duke Snider 31
3 Jackie Jensen 30
3 Stan Musial 30
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Konstanty 0.91
2 Ray Narleski 1.35
3 Virgil Trucks 1.40
4 Ray Crone 1.50
5 Frank Sullivan 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Sullivan 6
2 Jackie Collum 5
2 Don Newcombe 5
2 Early Wynn 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 45
2 Sam Jones 43
2 Early Wynn 43
4 Bob Turley 39
5 Don Newcombe 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 7
2 Sandy Consuegra 4
2 Ellis Kinder 4
2 Jim Konstanty 4
5 3 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .354
2 Al Kaline .337
3 Ted Kluszewski .336
4 Harvey Kuenn .330
5 2 tied .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 57
2 Duke Snider 49
3 Eddie Mathews 44
4 Willie Mays 41
5 Gil Hodges 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 151
2 Ted Kluszewski 143
3 Jackie Jensen 141
4 Yogi Berra 124
5 Carl Furillo 118

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 2.14
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 24
4 Frank Sullivan 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 208
2 Robin Roberts 189
3 Harvey Haddix 165
4 Jack Harshman 163
5 Johnny Antonelli 162

Saves

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