On This Day

Saturday, July 9, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	54	28	.659	--
Indians	49	33	.598	5.0
White Sox	46	32	.590	6.0
Red Sox	47	36	.566	7.5
Tigers	40	39	.506	12.5
Athletics	35	45	.438	18.0
Senators	26	53	.329	26.5
Orioles	23	54	.299	28.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Orioles 4

White Sox 6, Indians 0

Athletics 2, Tigers 1

Yankees 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	58	25	.699	--
Braves	45	36	.556	12.0
Cubs	45	39	.536	13.5
Giants	41	41	.500	16.5
Cardinals	37	42	.468	19.0
Redlegs	36	42	.462	19.5
Phillies	36	46	.439	21.5
Pirates	29	56	.341	30.0

Games

Braves 5, Redlegs 2

Giants 10, Dodgers 2

Phillies 7, Pirates 1

Cardinals 4, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey Mantle	5
2	Del Ennis	4
3	Joe Adcock	3
3	Yogi Berra	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Hearn	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Jim Delsing	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	4
1	Jim Hearn	4
1	Stan Musial	4
4	Joe Adcock	3
4	Walt Dropo	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Joe DeMaestri	1
1	Jim Finigan	1
1	Willy Miranda	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	1.33
2	Connie Johnson	1.20
3	Bob Turley	0.80
4	Tom Poholsky	0.75
5	Jim Hearn	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Crone	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	Connie Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	12
2	Tom Poholsky	6
3	Jim Hearn	4
3	Robin Roberts	4
3	Bob Turley	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.377
2	Richie Ashburn	.336
3	Roy Campanella	.335
4	Nellie Fox	.333
5	Duke Snider	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	28
1	Duke Snider	28
3	Willie Mays	27
4	Ernie Banks	23
5	Eddie Mathews	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	88
2	Jackie Jensen	70
3	Al Kaline	67
4	Roy Campanella	64
4	2 others tied	64

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	1.95
2	Billy Pierce	2.11
3	Dick Donovan	2.38
4	Luis Arroyo	2.48
5	Whitey Ford	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	14
2	Robin Roberts	13
3	Bob Lemon	12
4	Frank Sullivan	11
4	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	132
2	Bob Turley	130
3	Sam Jones	114
4	Robin Roberts	101
5	Gene Conley	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Roebuck	10
2	Tom Gorman	9
2	Ellis Kinder	9
2	Tom Morgan	9
5	4 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.439
2	Harry Simpson	.426
3	Mickey Mantle	.422
4	Willie Mays	.406
5	Del Crandall	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Ernie Banks	7
3	Larry Doby	6
3	Al Kaline	6
3	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	21
2	Stan Musial	20
3	Gil Hodges	19
3	Jackie Jensen	19
5	Duke Snider	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	3
1	Dave Pope	3
3	Gene Baker	2
3	Andy Carey	2
3	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Connie Johnson	1.00
2	Billy Loes	1.13
2	Billy Pierce	1.13
4	Joe Black	1.32
5	Johnny Schmitz	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
4	Al Aber	2
4	31 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	24
2	Sam Jones	21
2	Herb Score	21
4	Vern Law	20
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	4
2	Ray Narleski	3
2	Ed Roebuck	3
4	Hersh Freeman	2
4	Harry Perkowski	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.459
2	Nellie Fox	.400
3	Bobby Adams	.397
4	Al Kaline	.385
5	Wally Moon	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	12
2	Eddie Mathews	11
2	Willie Mays	11
2	Duke Snider	11
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	32
2	Stan Musial	31
3	Gil Hodges	30
3	Duke Snider	30
5	Eddie Mathews	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.08
2	Ray Crone	1.26
3	Tommy Byrne	1.54
4	Jim Wilson	1.71
5	2 tied	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Sullivan	6
2	Tommy Byrne	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Robin Roberts	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	42
2	Herb Score	40
3	Early Wynn	39
4	Bob Turley	38
5	Sam Jones	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	7
2	Sandy Consuegra	4
2	Ray Narleski	4
4	Tom Hurd	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.358
2	Al Kaline	.344
3	Harvey Kuenn	.333
4	Nellie Fox	.329
5	Ted Kluszewski	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	56
2	Duke Snider	48
3	Eddie Mathews	44
4	Willie Mays	38
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	149
2	Jackie Jensen	141
2	Ted Kluszewski	141
4	Yogi Berra	122
5	Gil Hodges	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Jackie Jensen	20
2	Jim Rivera	20
4	Johnny Temple	19
5	Minnie Minoso	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.28
2	Whitey Ford	2.39
3	Jack Harshman	2.43
4	Billy Pierce	2.77
5	Bob Rush	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	26
2	Robin Roberts	25
3	Early Wynn	24
4	Frank Sullivan	21
5	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	212
2	Robin Roberts	193
3	Harvey Haddix	164
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