On This Day

Sunday, July 17, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	56	33	.629	--
White Sox	53	33	.616	1.5
Indians	53	36	.596	3.0
Red Sox	50	39	.562	6.0
Tigers	45	41	.523	9.5
Athletics	36	51	.414	19.0
Senators	29	57	.337	25.5
Orioles	26	58	.310	27.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Indians 0

Indians 6, Red Sox 5

Tigers 6, Yankees 5

Senators 4, Athletics 0

White Sox 3, Orioles 2

White Sox 5, Orioles 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	62	27	.697	--
Braves	49	39	.557	12.5
Giants	45	43	.511	16.5
Cubs	45	45	.500	17.5
Cardinals	41	44	.482	19.0
Phillies	41	48	.461	21.0
Redlegs	39	46	.459	21.0
Pirates	31	61	.337	32.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Redlegs 2

Dodgers 8, Redlegs 5

Braves 8, Giants 7

Braves 3, Giants 1

Phillies 12, Cubs 11

Phillies 8, Cubs 6

Cardinals 9, Pirates 8

Cardinals 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Banks	5
1	Walt Dropo	5
1	Del Ennis	5
4	Joe Adcock	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	2
1	Ernie Banks	2
1	Rip Repulski	2
4	Cal Abrams	1
4	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	7
2	Wes Westrum	6
3	Joe Adcock	5
3	Willie Jones	5
3	Bobby Morgan	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Don Hoak	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harvey Haddix	1.20
2	Roger Craig	0.75
2	Mike Garcia	0.75
4	Vic Raschi	0.64
5	Tom Brewer	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Don Bessent	1
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	7
1	Vic Raschi	7
3	Roger Craig	6
3	Steve Gromek	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Brooks Lawrence	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Jack Meyer	1
1	Ed Roebuck	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.368
2	Roy Campanella	.345
3	Nellie Fox	.327
4	Harvey Kuenn	.325
5	Duke Snider	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	31
2	Ted Kluszewski	29
3	Willie Mays	27
4	Ernie Banks	26
5	Wally Post	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	93
2	Jackie Jensen	73
3	Al Kaline	71
4	Ted Kluszewski	68
5	Stan Musial	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	15
2	Jim Rivera	14
3	Bill Bruton	11
3	Jim Gilliam	11
3	Johnny Temple	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.92
2	Sandy Consuegra	2.03
3	Dick Donovan	2.31
4	Whitey Ford	2.66
5	Luis Arroyo	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	15
2	Robin Roberts	14
3	Dick Donovan	12
3	Bob Lemon	12
5	5 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	144
2	Bob Turley	134
3	Sam Jones	116
4	Robin Roberts	104
5	Gene Conley	99

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Roebuck	11
2	Ellis Kinder	10
3	Tom Gorman	9
3	Tom Morgan	9
5	2 tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.429
2	Bobby Adams	.419
3	Del Crandall	.417
4	George Kell	.407
5	Duke Snider	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	7
1	Larry Doby	7
1	Rip Repulski	7
4	Willie Mays	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	19
2	Gil Hodges	18
3	Vic Power	17
4	Ray Boone	16
4	Duke Snider	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Bauer	3
1	Nellie Fox	3
1	Don Hoak	3
1	Billy Hunter	3
1	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	0.00
2	Billy Pierce	0.53
3	Frank Lary	1.09
4	Bill Wight	1.29
5	Ray Narleski	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Ned Garver	3
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
5	24 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	21
2	Bob Buhl	18
2	Herb Score	18
4	Johnny Antonelli	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Roebuck	3
2	Jack Meyer	2
2	Don Mossi	2
2	Ray Narleski	2
2	Erv Palica	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.405
2	Bobby Adams	.382
3	Wally Moon	.377
4	Billy Goodman	.373
4	Al Smith	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	12
2	Wally Post	11
2	Duke Snider	11
4	Del Crandall	10
4	3 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	33
2	Ernie Banks	30
2	Duke Snider	30
4	Stan Musial	29
4	Wally Post	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	6
2	Nellie Fox	5
2	Jim Rivera	5
2	Al Smith	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.00
2	Bob Turley	1.70
3	Johnny Schmitz	2.08
4	Billy Pierce	2.18
5	2 tied	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	5
1	Dick Donovan	5
1	Don Newcombe	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	38
2	Herb Score	37
2	Early Wynn	37
4	Sam Jones	35
5	Don Newcombe	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.344
2	Ted Williams	.344
3	Harvey Kuenn	.342
4	Ted Kluszewski	.336
5	Willie Mays	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	55
2	Duke Snider	51
3	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Ernie Banks	36
4	Willie Mays	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	149
2	Ted Kluszewski	140
3	Jackie Jensen	137
4	Yogi Berra	121
5	Del Ennis	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	27
2	Jackie Jensen	21
2	Jim Rivera	21
4	Johnny Temple	20
5	Minnie Minoso	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.33
2	Whitey Ford	2.54
3	Jack Harshman	2.76
4	Billy Pierce	2.77
5	Bob Rush	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	26
1	Robin Roberts	26
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Warren Spahn	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	216
2	Robin Roberts	188
3	Harvey Haddix	167
4	Jack Harshman	163
5	Johnny Antonelli	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	17
2	Jim Hughes	15
3	Ray Narleski	14
4	Marv Grissom	13
5	Ed Roebuck	11