On This Day

Thursday, July 14, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	30	.647	--
Indians	51	34	.600	4.0
White Sox	49	33	.598	4.5
Red Sox	49	37	.570	6.5
Tigers	42	41	.506	12.0
Athletics	36	48	.429	18.5
Senators	27	56	.325	27.0
Orioles	25	55	.313	27.5

Games

White Sox 13, Senators 4

White Sox 5, Senators 2

Indians 5, Yankees 4

Tigers 6, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 7, Tigers 3

Orioles 10, Athletics 7

Orioles 6, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	58	27	.682	--
Braves	47	37	.560	10.5
Cubs	45	41	.523	13.5
Giants	43	41	.512	14.5
Cardinals	39	42	.481	17.0
Redlegs	38	43	.469	18.0
Phillies	37	48	.435	21.0
Pirates	30	58	.341	29.5

Games

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 1

Giants 3, Cubs 2

Braves 7, Phillies 1

Redlegs 19, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Kell	6
2	Jackie Jensen	5
2	Johnny Temple	5
4	Smoky Burgess	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chico Carrasquel	2
1	Wally Post	2
1	Gus Triandos	2
4	Hank Aaron	1
4	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Post	4
1	Gus Triandos	4
3	Cal Abrams	3
3	Bobby Adams	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Dark	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Alex Grammas	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Buhl	1.33
2	Ruben Gomez	0.71
2	Ray Moore	0.71
4	Connie Johnson	0.67
5	Larry Jackson	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Buhl	12
2	Ted Abernathy	5
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Ruben Gomez	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Erv Palica	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.370
2	Roy Campanella	.339
3	Nellie Fox	.327
4	Harvey Kuenn	.326
5	Richie Ashburn	.324

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	73
3	Al Kaline	68
4	Stan Musial	66
5	Ted Kluszewski	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	15
2	Jim Rivera	13
3	Jim Gilliam	11
3	Johnny Temple	11
5	Bill Bruton	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.94
2	Billy Pierce	2.11
3	Dick Donovan	2.35
4	Luis Arroyo	2.44
5	Whitey Ford	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	14
2	Robin Roberts	13
3	Bob Lemon	12
4	Gene Conley	11
4	4 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	Smoky Burgess	.459
2	Bobby Adams	.455
3	Mickey Mantle	.429
4	George Kell	.423
5	Harry Simpson	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Larry Doby	7
3	Ted Kluszewski	6
3	Rip Repulski	6
3	Hank Sauer	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	19
1	Gil Hodges	19
3	Vic Power	18
4	Stan Musial	16
4	Duke Snider	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Bauer	3
1	Nellie Fox	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Dave Pope	3
5	11 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Law	0.96
2	Billy Pierce	1.13
3	Tommy Byrne	1.37
4	George Susce	1.42
4	Bob Miller	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
4	Joe Black	2
4	23 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	21
2	Bob Buhl	19
2	Herb Score	19
4	Ray Moore	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	2
1	Don Mossi	2
1	Ray Narleski	2
1	Harry Perkowski	2
1	Ed Roebuck	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.406
2	Wally Moon	.398
3	Harry Simpson	.394
4	Smoky Burgess	.387
5	George Kell	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	11
1	Willie Mays	11
3	Stan Musial	10
3	Norm Zauchin	10
5	5 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	32
1	Norm Zauchin	32
3	Stan Musial	30
4	Ray Boone	29
4	Duke Snider	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
1	Jim Rivera	5
1	Al Smith	5
4	Nellie Fox	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.01
2	Ray Crone	1.30
3	Tommy Byrne	2.00
4	Bob Turley	2.03
5	Frank Sullivan	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ruben Gomez	5
1	Tom Hurd	5
1	Frank Sullivan	5
4	Luis Arroyo	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	38
2	Bob Turley	34
2	Early Wynn	34
4	Sam Jones	33
4	Robin Roberts	33

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	.348
2	Al Kaline	.346
3	Harvey Kuenn	.341
4	Ted Kluszewski	.329
5	Willie Mays	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	56
2	Duke Snider	48
3	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Willie Mays	37
5	Ernie Banks	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	149
2	Jackie Jensen	138
2	Ted Kluszewski	138
4	Yogi Berra	122
5	Eddie Mathews	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Johnny Temple	21
3	Jackie Jensen	20
3	Jim Rivera	20
5	Minnie Minoso	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.23
2	Whitey Ford	2.53
3	Jack Harshman	2.68
4	Bob Rush	2.86
5	Billy Pierce	2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	212
2	Robin Roberts	187
3	Harvey Haddix	164
4	Jack Harshman	160
5	Johnny Antonelli	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	18
2	Jim Hughes	15
2	Ray Narleski	15
4	Marv Grissom	13
5	3 tied	10