On This Day

Wednesday, July 20, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 34 .626 --
White Sox 54 35 .607 2.0
Indians 53 38 .582 4.0
Red Sox 52 39 .571 5.0
Tigers 46 42 .523 9.5
Athletics 36 54 .400 20.5
Senators 32 57 .360 24.0
Orioles 28 59 .322 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 63 29 .685 --
Braves 49 42 .538 13.5
Giants 47 45 .511 16.0
Cubs 46 47 .495 17.5
Phillies 46 48 .489 18.0
Cardinals 43 45 .489 18.0
Redlegs 40 50 .444 22.0
Pirates 33 61 .351 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 5
2 Grady Hatton 4
2 Don Zimmer 4
4 Ken Boyer 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 2
1 Don Zimmer 2
3 Ray Boone 1
3 Harry Chiti 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Zimmer 5
2 Hal Smith 4
3 Gil Hodges 3
3 Stan Musial 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hoak 2
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Rocky Bridges 1
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Newcombe 2.00
2 Bob Rush 1.14
3 George Susce 1.00
4 Curt Simmons 0.67
5 Art Fowler 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Dick Littlefield 1
1 Ray Moore 1
1 Don Newcombe 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 8
1 Bob Rush 8
3 Curt Simmons 6
4 Jim Bunning 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 Billy Pierce 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .361
2 Roy Campanella .341
3 Richie Ashburn .335
4 Duke Snider .326
5 Nellie Fox .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 33
2 Ted Kluszewski 30
3 Willie Mays 28
4 Ernie Banks 26
5 Eddie Mathews 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 96
2 Jackie Jensen 74
3 Al Kaline 72
4 Ted Kluszewski 70
4 Stan Musial 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 16
2 Jim Rivera 14
3 Bill Bruton 13
4 Jim Gilliam 12
4 Johnny Temple 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 1.91
2 Sandy Consuegra 2.08
3 Dick Donovan 2.54
4 Jim Wilson 2.65
5 Whitey Ford 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 16
2 Robin Roberts 15
3 Dick Donovan 13
4 Bob Lemon 12
5 5 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 144
2 Bob Turley 134
3 Sam Jones 121
4 Robin Roberts 109
5 Don Newcombe 102

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 Johnny O'Brien .471
2 Roy Sievers .438
3 Gil McDougald .413
4 Smoky Burgess .404
5 2 tied .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Triandos 7
2 Larry Doby 6
3 Ernie Banks 5
3 Stan Musial 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 17
2 Gus Triandos 16
3 Wes Westrum 15
4 Ray Boone 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nellie Fox 4
1 Willie Mays 4
3 Hank Bauer 3
3 Bill Bruton 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 0.51
2 Ray Narleski 0.60
3 Willard Schmidt 0.66
4 Chet Nichols 1.23
5 George Susce 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 4
2 Ned Garver 3
2 Robin Roberts 3
4 Luis Arroyo 2
4 25 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vern Law 28
2 Bob Buhl 18
2 Herb Score 18
4 Connie Johnson 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Roebuck 3
2 Fritz Dorish 2
2 Ellis Kinder 2
2 Jim Konstanty 2
2 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Smoky Burgess .395
2 Harry Simpson .375
3 Al Smith .368
4 Willie Mays .366
5 Wally Moon .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 12
2 Willie Mays 11
2 Stan Musial 11
4 Larry Doby 10
4 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 35
2 Stan Musial 31
3 Ernie Banks 29
4 Wally Post 28
4 Duke Snider 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 8
2 Nellie Fox 6
3 Don Hoak 5
3 Willie Mays 5
3 Jim Rivera 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 1.17
2 Ray Narleski 1.19
3 George Susce 1.80
4 Vern Law 1.83
5 Bob Turley 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 6
2 Dick Donovan 5
2 Don Newcombe 5
4 Luis Arroyo 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vern Law 40
1 Don Newcombe 40
3 Sam Jones 34
3 Bob Turley 34
3 Early Wynn 34

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 Al Kaline .344
3 Ted Williams .342
4 Willie Mays .334
5 Richie Ashburn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 55
2 Duke Snider 51
3 Eddie Mathews 43
4 Willie Mays 36
5 Ernie Banks 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 150
2 Ted Kluszewski 140
3 Jackie Jensen 132
4 Del Ennis 119
5 Yogi Berra 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 29
2 Johnny Temple 21
3 Jackie Jensen 20
3 Jim Rivera 20
5 Ken Boyer 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Early Wynn 2.34
2 Whitey Ford 2.54
3 Billy Pierce 2.73
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 22
4 Don Newcombe 20
5 2 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 16
2 Jim Hughes 15
3 Marv Grissom 13
3 Ray Narleski 13
5 2 tied 11