On This Day

Monday, July 18, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 33 .629 --
White Sox 53 34 .609 2.0
Indians 53 36 .596 3.0
Red Sox 50 39 .562 6.0
Tigers 45 41 .523 9.5
Athletics 36 52 .409 19.5
Senators 30 57 .345 25.0
Orioles 27 58 .318 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 62 28 .689 --
Braves 49 40 .551 12.5
Giants 46 43 .517 15.5
Cubs 45 46 .495 17.5
Cardinals 41 44 .482 18.5
Phillies 42 48 .467 20.0
Redlegs 40 46 .465 20.0
Pirates 31 61 .337 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Post 3
1 Roy Sievers 3
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 Gus Bell 2
3 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Palys 2
1 Roy Sievers 2
3 Al Dark 1
3 Ted Kluszewski 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Palys 3
1 Roy Sievers 3
3 Gus Bell 2
3 Al Dark 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Wally Post 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Wilson 2.50
2 Warren Hacker 0.83
3 Mike Fornieles 0.43
4 Ted Abernathy 0.40
4 Bob Buhl 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Joe Black 1
1 Don Liddle 1
1 Herm Wehmeier 1
1 Jim Wilson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Hacker 5
1 Jim Wilson 5
3 Ted Abernathy 4
3 Herm Wehmeier 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Fowler 1
1 Windy McCall 1
1 Camilo Pascual 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .368
2 Roy Campanella .345
3 Harvey Kuenn .325
4 Duke Snider .325
5 Nellie Fox .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 31
2 Ted Kluszewski 30
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 69
5 Stan Musial 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 15
2 Jim Rivera 14
3 Jim Gilliam 12
4 Bill Bruton 11
4 Johnny Temple 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 1.92
2 Sandy Consuegra 2.03
3 Dick Donovan 2.31
4 Jim Wilson 2.65
5 Whitey Ford 2.66

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 Duke Snider .419
3 Roy Sievers .409
4 Del Crandall .400
4 George Kell .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 7
1 Gus Triandos 7
3 Ernie Banks 6
3 Willie Mays 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 16
2 Al Dark 15
2 Walt Dropo 15
2 Duke Snider 15
2 Gus Triandos 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Nellie Fox 3
1 Billy Hunter 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Jim Rivera 3

ERA

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

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 20
3 Herb Score 18
4 Johnny Antonelli 17
4 Bob Turley 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 .400
2 Al Smith .389
3 Del Crandall .382
4 Harry Simpson .380
5 Bobby Adams .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 12
2 Wally Post 11
3 Del Crandall 10
3 Ted Kluszewski 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 33
2 Ernie Banks 30
3 Stan Musial 29
3 Wally Post 29
5 Jackie Jensen 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 6
2 Nellie Fox 5
2 Jim Rivera 5
2 Al Smith 5
5 2 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 Tommy Byrne 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 5
2 Luis Arroyo 4
2 Tom Brewer 4
2 Bob Buhl 4
2 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 38
2 Herb Score 37
3 Sam Jones 35
4 Don Newcombe 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 6
2 Ray Narleski 4
2 Ed Roebuck 4
4 Hersh Freeman 3
4 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .345
2 Ted Williams .344
3 Harvey Kuenn .343
4 Ted Kluszewski .334
5 Willie Mays .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 55
2 Duke Snider 51
3 Eddie Mathews 41
4 Willie Mays 36
5 Ernie Banks 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 149
2 Ted Kluszewski 140
3 Jackie Jensen 135
4 Yogi Berra 120
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 Billy Pierce 2.74
4 Jack Harshman 2.76
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 166
4 Jack Harshman 163
5 Johnny Antonelli 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 16
2 Jim Hughes 15
3 Ray Narleski 14
4 Marv Grissom 13
5 Ed Roebuck 11