On This Day

Thursday, July 21, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 35 .620 --
White Sox 55 35 .611 1.0
Indians 54 38 .587 3.0
Red Sox 53 39 .576 4.0
Tigers 47 42 .528 8.5
Athletics 36 55 .396 20.5
Senators 32 58 .356 24.0
Orioles 28 60 .318 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 29 .688 --
Braves 50 42 .543 13.5
Giants 48 45 .516 16.0
Phillies 47 48 .495 18.0
Cubs 46 48 .489 18.5
Cardinals 43 46 .483 19.0
Redlegs 40 51 .440 23.0
Pirates 33 62 .347 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Bell 3
1 Andy Carey 3
1 Jim Greengrass 3
1 Tom Umphlett 3
1 Bill Virdon 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 3
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Sid Gordon 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 3
1 Andy Carey 3
1 Bobby Hofman 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
1 Vic Wertz 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marv Blaylock 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Wally Moon 1
1 Don Plarski 1
1 Don Zimmer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Warren Spahn 0.86
2 Jim Davis 0.62
3 Bobby Shantz 0.60
4 Billy Hoeft 0.56
5 Frank Sullivan 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Bessent 1
1 Billy Hoeft 1
1 Dixie Howell 1
1 Don Liddle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Shantz 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
3 Jim Davis 5
3 Billy Hoeft 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .360
2 Roy Campanella .341
3 Richie Ashburn .334
4 Duke Snider .327
5 Nellie Fox .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 33
2 Ted Kluszewski 30
3 Willie Mays 29
4 Ernie Banks 27
5 Eddie Mathews 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 97
2 Jackie Jensen 75
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 Don Newcombe 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 16
2 Robin Roberts 15
3 Dick Donovan 13
4 Bob Lemon 12
4 Frank Sullivan 12

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 12
2 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 .432
2 Vic Power .397
3 Smoky Burgess .396
4 Walt Dropo .393
5 Willie Mays .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 19
2 Gus Triandos 16
3 Wes Westrum 15
4 Ernie Banks 14
4 Al Dark 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nellie Fox 4
1 Willie Mays 4
3 Hank Bauer 3
3 Bill Bruton 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Brewer 0.00
2 Billy Pierce 0.51
3 Jim Davis 0.60
4 Ray Narleski 0.64
5 Willard Schmidt 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 4
2 Dixie Howell 3
2 Don Liddle 3
2 Robin Roberts 3
5 25 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Buhl 18
1 Billy Hoeft 18
1 Vern Law 18
4 Art Fowler 17
4 Connie Johnson 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Fritz Dorish 2
2 Jim Konstanty 2
2 Don Mossi 2
2 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Smoky Burgess .400
2 Al Smith .373
3 Willie Mays .371
4 Harry Simpson .361
5 Wally Moon .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 13
2 Willie Mays 12
3 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 30
4 Duke Snider 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 7
2 Nellie Fox 6
3 Don Hoak 5
3 Willie Mays 5
3 Jim Rivera 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Narleski 1.15
2 Billy Pierce 1.17
3 George Susce 1.80
4 Vern Law 1.89
5 Bob Turley 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 6
2 Dick Donovan 5
2 Don Newcombe 5
4 Tom Brewer 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 40
2 Vern Law 38
3 Billy Hoeft 34
3 Sam Jones 34
3 2 others tied 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .347
2 Ted Williams .343
3 Harvey Kuenn .341
4 Willie Mays .336
5 Richie Ashburn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 54
2 Duke Snider 51
3 Eddie Mathews 43
4 Willie Mays 37
5 Ernie Banks 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 151
2 Ted Kluszewski 139
3 Jackie Jensen 132
4 Yogi Berra 118
4 Del Ennis 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 Billy Pierce 2.73
3 Whitey Ford 2.73
4 Jack Harshman 2.82
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
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 211
2 Robin Roberts 191
3 Harvey Haddix 161
4 Jack Harshman 158
5 Early Wynn 148

Saves

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