On This Day

Sunday, July 10, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	29	.655	--
Indians	50	34	.595	5.0
White Sox	47	33	.588	6.0
Red Sox	48	36	.571	7.0
Tigers	41	40	.506	12.5
Athletics	36	46	.439	18.0
Senators	27	54	.333	26.5
Orioles	23	55	.295	29.0

Games

Indians 5, White Sox 2

White Sox 4, Indians 2

Athletics 9, Tigers 5

Tigers 10, Athletics 1

Senators 6, Yankees 4

Yankees 8, Senators 3

Red Sox 10, Orioles 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	58	26	.690	--
Braves	46	37	.554	11.5
Cubs	45	40	.529	13.5
Giants	42	41	.506	15.5
Cardinals	38	42	.475	18.0
Redlegs	37	43	.463	19.0
Phillies	37	47	.440	21.0
Pirates	30	57	.345	29.5

Games

Braves 7, Redlegs 4

Redlegs 7, Braves 6

Giants 3, Dodgers 2

Phillies 4, Pirates 1

Pirates 3, Phillies 1

Cardinals 7, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Torgeson	5
2	Ray Boone	4
2	Jim Busby	4
2	Harvey Kuenn	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	3
2	Gus Triandos	2
3	Marv Blaylock	1
3	Larry Doby	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	5
2	Mickey Mantle	4
3	Matt Batts	3
3	Bill Bruton	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Bauer	2
2	Andy Carey	1
2	Nellie Fox	1
2	Billy Hunter	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ned Garver	1.20
2	Virgil Trucks	1.17
3	Herb Score	1.00
4	Gene Conley	0.67
4	Curt Simmons	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Cloyd Boyer	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	7
1	Virgil Trucks	7
3	Gene Conley	6
3	Ned Garver	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Bill Harrington	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.371
2	Roy Campanella	.335
3	Richie Ashburn	.327
4	Nellie Fox	.326
5	Hank Aaron	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	29
2	Duke Snider	28
3	Willie Mays	27
4	Ernie Banks	23
5	Eddie Mathews	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	89
2	Jackie Jensen	71
3	Al Kaline	67
4	Ted Kluszewski	65
4	Stan Musial	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	15
2	Jim Rivera	12
3	Jim Gilliam	11
4	Bill Bruton	10
4	Johnny Temple	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.94
2	Billy Pierce	2.11
3	Dick Donovan	2.38
4	Luis Arroyo	2.44
5	Jim Wilson	2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	139
2	Bob Turley	130
3	Sam Jones	114
4	Robin Roberts	101
5	Gene Conley	98

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.449
2	Harry Simpson	.420
3	Bobby Morgan	.419
4	Rip Repulski	.415
5	Smoky Burgess	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Ernie Banks	7
2	Larry Doby	7
2	Ted Kluszewski	7
2	Hank Sauer	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	22
1	Willie Mays	22
3	Gil Hodges	19
3	Jackie Jensen	19
3	Stan Musial	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Bauer	3
1	Bill Bruton	3
1	Andy Carey	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Dave Pope	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Connie Johnson	1.00
2	Billy Pierce	1.13
3	Johnny Schmitz	1.42
4	Vern Law	1.50
4	Ray Narleski	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	4
2	Tom Hurd	3
2	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Robin Roberts	3
5	31 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	28
2	Bob Turley	24
3	Vern Law	22
4	Sam Jones	21
5	Early Wynn	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	4
2	Ray Narleski	3
2	Ed Roebuck	3
4	Hersh Freeman	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.446
2	Bobby Adams	.382
3	Nellie Fox	.379
4	Larry Doby	.374
5	Billy Goodman	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	13
2	Eddie Mathews	11
2	Willie Mays	11
2	Duke Snider	11
5	4 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	32
2	Jackie Jensen	31
2	Duke Snider	31
2	Norm Zauchin	31
5	Gil Hodges	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
1	Al Smith	5
3	Ken Boyer	4
3	Willie Mays	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.06
2	Ray Crone	1.26
3	Tommy Byrne	1.54
4	Jim Wilson	1.71
5	Virgil Trucks	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	5
1	Tom Hurd	5
1	Vern Law	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
1	Frank Sullivan	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	39
2	Herb Score	38
2	Bob Turley	38
4	Sam Jones	36
4	Vern Law	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	7
2	Sandy Consuegra	5
3	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	.343
3	Harvey Kuenn	.335
4	Ted Kluszewski	.330
5	Willie Mays	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	57
2	Duke Snider	48
3	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Willie Mays	38
5	Ernie Banks	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	150
2	Jackie Jensen	142
2	Ted Kluszewski	142
4	Yogi Berra	123
5	Gil Hodges	119

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.28
2	Whitey Ford	2.50
3	Jack Harshman	2.60
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	188
3	Jack Harshman	165
4	Harvey Haddix	164
5	2 tied	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	18
2	Jim Hughes	16
3	Ray Narleski	15
4	Marv Grissom	14
5	Johnny Sain	11