On This Day

Thursday, July 7, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 28 .650 --
Indians 48 32 .600 4.0
White Sox 45 31 .592 5.0
Red Sox 46 35 .568 6.5
Tigers 39 38 .506 11.5
Athletics 34 44 .436 17.0
Senators 26 51 .338 24.5
Orioles 22 53 .293 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 57 24 .704 --
Braves 42 36 .538 13.5
Cubs 44 38 .537 13.5
Giants 40 40 .500 16.5
Redlegs 36 39 .480 18.0
Cardinals 36 41 .468 19.0
Phillies 34 46 .425 22.5
Pirates 29 54 .349 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny O'Brien 4
2 Bobby Adams 3
2 Nelson Burbrink 3
2 Larry Doby 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 2
1 Willie Mays 2
3 Richie Ashburn 1
3 Ken Boyer 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 5
2 Bobby Adams 3
2 Al Dark 3
2 Larry Doby 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Amoros 1
1 Gene Baker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Garcia 1.80
2 Dick Donovan 1.00
3 Billy Loes 0.64
4 Bob Buhl 0.40
4 Joe Nuxhall 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Garcia 9
2 Billy Loes 7
3 Dick Donovan 5
3 Marv Grissom 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Don Mossi 1
1 George Susce 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .375
2 Richie Ashburn .342
3 Nellie Fox .335
4 Roy Campanella .335
5 Duke Snider .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 28
1 Duke Snider 28
3 Willie Mays 27
4 Ernie Banks 21
4 Eddie Mathews 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 87
2 Jackie Jensen 69
3 Al Kaline 65
4 Roy Campanella 64
5 2 tied 63

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 1.98
2 Billy Pierce 2.20
3 Early Wynn 2.37
4 Dick Donovan 2.38
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 132
2 Bob Turley 126
3 Sam Jones 114
4 Robin Roberts 97
5 Gene Conley 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 9
1 Ellis Kinder 9
1 Tom Morgan 9
1 Ed Roebuck 9
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .458
2 Smoky Burgess .410
3 Rip Repulski .404
4 Larry Doby .400
5 2 tied .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Ted Kluszewski 7
3 Ernie Banks 6
3 Larry Doby 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 22
2 Willie Mays 21
3 Ray Boone 20
4 Duke Snider 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 4
2 Gene Baker 2
2 Marv Blaylock 2
2 Andy Carey 2
2 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.00
2 Frank Sullivan 0.67
3 Tom Hurd 0.75
4 Billy Loes 1.13
5 Bob Feller 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 3
1 Vern Law 3
1 Frank Sullivan 3
4 Joe Black 2
4 29 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 27
2 Bob Turley 26
3 Karl Spooner 22
4 Herb Score 21
5 Vern Law 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 5
2 Hersh Freeman 2
2 Jack Meyer 2
2 Ray Narleski 2
2 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .458
2 Nellie Fox .419
3 Wally Moon .393
4 Al Kaline .380
5 Larry Doby .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 13
2 Willie Mays 11
2 Duke Snider 11
4 Eddie Mathews 10
4 Norm Zauchin 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 32
2 Duke Snider 31
3 Stan Musial 29
4 Eddie Mathews 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Konstanty 1.04
2 Ray Narleski 1.27
3 Ray Crone 1.33
4 Frank Sullivan 1.53
5 Jim Wilson 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Sullivan 6
2 Don Newcombe 5
3 Tom Brewer 4
3 Bob Buhl 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 40
2 Bob Turley 39
3 Don Newcombe 38
3 Robin Roberts 38
5 Early Wynn 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 7
2 Sandy Consuegra 4
2 Ellis Kinder 4
4 Tom Hurd 3
4 Ray Narleski 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .360
2 Al Kaline .340
3 Harvey Kuenn .332
4 Nellie Fox .331
5 Willie Mays .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 56
2 Duke Snider 48
3 Eddie Mathews 43
4 Willie Mays 41
5 Gil Hodges 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 148
2 Ted Kluszewski 141
3 Jackie Jensen 140
4 Yogi Berra 121
5 Gil Hodges 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 27
2 Jackie Jensen 20
2 Jim Rivera 20
4 Johnny Temple 19
5 Minnie Minoso 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Early Wynn 2.12
2 Sandy Consuegra 2.16
3 Whitey Ford 2.39
4 Jack Harshman 2.43
5 Bob Rush 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 25
2 Robin Roberts 24
2 Early Wynn 24
4 Frank Sullivan 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 208
2 Robin Roberts 189
3 Harvey Haddix 169
4 Jack Harshman 163
5 Johnny Antonelli 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 17
2 Jim Hughes 16
3 Ray Narleski 15
4 Marv Grissom 14
5 Johnny Sain 12