On This Day

Friday, July 22, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	56	35	.615	--
Yankees	57	36	.613	0.0
Indians	55	38	.591	2.0
Red Sox	53	40	.570	4.0
Tigers	48	42	.533	7.5
Athletics	37	55	.402	19.5
Senators	32	59	.352	24.0
Orioles	28	61	.315	27.0

Games

Indians 2, Orioles 0

Tigers 11, Senators 3

Athletics 3, Yankees 1

White Sox 10, Red Sox 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	65	29	.691	--
Braves	50	43	.538	14.5
Giants	49	45	.521	16.0
Phillies	48	49	.495	18.5
Cubs	46	49	.484	19.5
Cardinals	44	47	.484	19.5
Redlegs	40	52	.435	24.0
Pirates	34	62	.354	32.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Braves 4

Giants 6, Redlegs 3

Phillies 6, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 8, Phillies 1

Pirates 3, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Boyer	4
1	Harvey Kuenn	4
1	Wally Moon	4
4	Gene Baker	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	2
1	Del Crandall	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	4
1	Walt Dropo	4
1	Carl Furillo	4
1	Gail Harris	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Alex Grammas	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Black	0.83
2	Harvey Haddix	0.70
3	Jim Wilson	0.67
4	Roger Craig	0.50
4	Herb Score	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	7
2	Gene Conley	6
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
4	Joe Black	5
4	Herb Score	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Ray Narleski	1
1	Ed Roebuck	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.362
2	Roy Campanella	.340
3	Richie Ashburn	.329
4	Duke Snider	.326
5	Harvey Kuenn	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	33
2	Ted Kluszewski	31
3	Willie Mays	29
4	Ernie Banks	27
5	2 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	97
2	Jackie Jensen	75
3	Al Kaline	72
4	Ted Kluszewski	71
4	Stan Musial	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	17
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	Dick Donovan	2.54
3	Jim Wilson	2.63
4	Don Newcombe	2.76
5	Early Wynn	2.80

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	149
2	Bob Turley	134
3	Sam Jones	121
4	Robin Roberts	109
5	Gene Conley	105

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	12
1	Ed Roebuck	12
3	Tom Gorman	10
4	Jim Konstanty	9
4	Tom Morgan	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ray Boone	.396
2	Walt Dropo	.382
3	Willie Mays	.370
4	Del Ennis	.369
5	Gil McDougald	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Triandos	7
2	Ernie Banks	6
2	Stan Musial	6
2	Wally Post	6
2	Roy Sievers	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	18
2	Ray Boone	17
3	Gus Triandos	16
4	Wally Post	15
4	Wes Westrum	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nellie Fox	5
2	Willie Mays	4
2	Earl Torgeson	4
4	Hank Bauer	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harvey Haddix	0.50
2	Billy Pierce	0.51
3	Ray Narleski	0.59
4	Jim Davis	0.60
5	Willard Schmidt	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	3
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Ned Garver	3
1	Dixie Howell	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	18
1	Vern Law	18
3	Art Fowler	17
3	Connie Johnson	17
3	Herb Score	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.386
2	Willie Mays	.379
3	Al Smith	.364
4	George Kell	.359
5	Wally Moon	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	12
1	Willie Mays	12
1	Stan Musial	12
4	Hank Aaron	10
4	6 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	39
2	Walt Dropo	30
2	Stan Musial	30
4	Ernie Banks	29
5	4 tied	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.17
2	Ray Narleski	1.21
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
3	Tom Brewer	4
3	Ned Garver	4
3	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Law	38
1	Herb Score	38
3	Billy Hoeft	34
3	Sam Jones	34
3	2 others tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	6
2	Ed Roebuck	5
3	Ellis Kinder	4
3	Ray Narleski	4
5	3 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.347
2	Harvey Kuenn	.346
3	Ted Williams	.339
4	Willie Mays	.336
5	Smoky Burgess	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	55
2	Duke Snider	51
3	Eddie Mathews	42
4	Willie Mays	37
5	Ernie Banks	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	149
2	Ted Kluszewski	140
3	Jackie Jensen	131
4	Yogi Berra	117
4	Del Ennis	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	29
2	Johnny Temple	21
3	Jackie Jensen	20
4	Jim Rivera	19
5	Ken Boyer	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.34
2	Billy Pierce	2.73
3	Whitey Ford	2.73
4	Bob Lemon	2.88
5	Jack Harshman	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	26
2	Robin Roberts	25
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Don Newcombe	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	211
2	Robin Roberts	186
3	Harvey Haddix	166
4	Jack Harshman	159
5	Herb Score	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	17
2	Jim Hughes	15
3	Ray Narleski	14
4	Marv Grissom	13
5	Ed Roebuck	12