On This Day

Tuesday, July 19, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	33	.633	--
White Sox	53	35	.602	3.0
Indians	53	37	.589	4.0
Red Sox	51	39	.567	6.0
Tigers	46	41	.529	9.5
Athletics	36	53	.404	20.5
Senators	31	57	.352	25.0
Orioles	27	59	.314	28.0

Games

Senators 8, Indians 1

Tigers 12, Orioles 4

Red Sox 6, Athletics 3

Yankees 4, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	62	28	.689	--
Braves	49	41	.544	13.0
Giants	47	44	.516	15.5
Cubs	45	46	.495	17.5
Cardinals	42	45	.483	18.5
Phillies	44	48	.478	19.0
Redlegs	40	48	.455	21.0
Pirates	32	61	.344	31.5

Games

Cardinals 3, Giants 1

Giants 4, Cardinals 2

Phillies 7, Redlegs 3

Phillies 6, Redlegs 2

Pirates 4, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	5
1	Bobby Morgan	5
3	Frank Thomas	4
4	Del Ennis	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Birrer	2
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Walt Dropo	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Birrer	6
2	Del Ennis	4
3	Robin Roberts	3
4	Walt Dropo	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	Jim Busby	1
1	Fred Hatfield	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Willard Schmidt	1.50
2	Vern Law	1.09
3	Robin Roberts	0.62
4	Dean Stone	0.57
5	Windy McCall	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Frank Lary	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Law	12
2	Dean Stone	8
3	Willard Schmidt	6
4	Robin Roberts	5
5	8 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Birrer	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.365
2	Roy Campanella	.345
3	Richie Ashburn	.328
4	Duke Snider	.325
5	Harvey Kuenn	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	31
2	Ted Kluszewski	30
3	Willie Mays	28
4	Ernie Banks	26
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	93
2	Jackie Jensen	74
3	Al Kaline	72
4	Ted Kluszewski	70
5	Stan Musial	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	15
2	Jim Rivera	14
3	Bill Bruton	12
3	Jim Gilliam	12
5	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
1	Robin Roberts	15
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	109
5	Gene Conley	99

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	11
1	Ed Roebuck	11
3	Tom Gorman	9
3	Jim Konstanty	9
3	Tom Morgan	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Sievers	.444
2	Smoky Burgess	.442
3	Wally Post	.394
4	George Kell	.391
4	Harry Simpson	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Triandos	7
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Larry Doby	5
2	Willie Mays	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	16
1	Gus Triandos	16
3	Al Dark	15
4	Vic Power	14
4	Wes Westrum	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	4
2	Hank Bauer	3
2	Nellie Fox	3
2	Billy Hunter	3
2	Earl Torgeson	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	0.00
2	Billy Pierce	0.53
3	Ray Narleski	0.66
3	Willard Schmidt	0.66
5	Chet Nichols	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	Ned Garver	3
4	Luis Arroyo	2
4	21 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Law	28
2	Bob Buhl	18
2	Robin Roberts	18
2	Herb Score	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Roebuck	3
2	Ellis Kinder	2
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	Jack Meyer	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.400
2	Al Smith	.393
3	Harry Simpson	.390
4	Del Crandall	.367
5	Willie Mays	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	12
2	Willie Mays	11
3	Ted Kluszewski	10
3	Stan Musial	10
3	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	34
2	Ernie Banks	30
3	Stan Musial	29
4	Wally Post	28
4	Norm Zauchin	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
2	Nellie Fox	5
2	Willie Mays	5
2	Jim Rivera	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	1.08
2	Ray Narleski	1.24
3	Vern Law	1.83
4	Johnny Schmitz	2.08
5	Billy Pierce	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
2	Luis Arroyo	4
2	Tom Brewer	4
2	Bob Buhl	4
2	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Law	40
2	Herb Score	37
3	Bob Turley	34
4	Don Newcombe	32
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	5
2	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Ray Narleski	4
2	Ed Roebuck	4
5	3 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.346
2	Ted Williams	.345
3	Al Kaline	.345
4	Ted Kluszewski	.332
5	Willie Mays	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	55
2	Duke Snider	50
3	Eddie Mathews	42
4	Willie Mays	36
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	148
2	Ted Kluszewski	140
3	Jackie Jensen	134
4	Yogi Berra	119
4	Del Ennis	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	28
2	Jackie Jensen	21
3	Jim Rivera	20
3	Johnny Temple	20
5	3 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.33
2	Whitey Ford	2.54
3	Billy Pierce	2.74
4	Jack Harshman	2.79
5	Bob Lemon	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	26
1	Robin Roberts	26
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Don Newcombe	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	211
2	Robin Roberts	191
3	Harvey Haddix	166
4	Jack Harshman	158
5	Johnny Antonelli	153

Saves

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