On This Day

Sunday, July 24, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	37	.615	--
White Sox	57	37	.606	1.0
Indians	58	38	.604	1.0
Red Sox	55	41	.573	4.0
Tigers	50	43	.538	7.5
Athletics	38	57	.400	20.5
Senators	33	61	.351	25.0
Orioles	28	64	.304	29.0

Games

Indians 5, Orioles 1

Indians 5, Orioles 2

Tigers 7, Senators 3

Senators 3, Tigers 0

Yankees 7, Athletics 3

Yankees 2, Athletics 0

White Sox 4, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	66	31	.680	--
Braves	52	44	.542	13.5
Giants	51	46	.526	15.0
Phillies	51	49	.510	16.5
Cubs	46	52	.469	20.5
Cardinals	44	50	.468	20.5
Redlegs	41	54	.432	24.0
Pirates	37	62	.374	30.0

Games

Dodgers 9, Braves 7

Braves 9, Dodgers 2

Redlegs 6, Giants 4

Giants 4, Redlegs 1

Phillies 6, Cardinals 5

Phillies 3, Cardinals 0

Pirates 12, Cubs 5

Pirates 3, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Hale	5
1	Harvey Kuenn	5
1	Johnny Logan	5
1	Jerry Lynch	5
5	15 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	6
2	Chico Carrasquel	4
2	Del Ennis	4
2	Gil Hodges	4
2	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Jim Delsing	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vern Law	2.00
2	Dick Hall	1.10
3	Connie Johnson	0.91
4	Whitey Ford	0.67
5	Billy Pierce	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Don Bessent	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Hall	11
2	Connie Johnson	10
3	Jim Bunning	8
3	Vern Law	8
5	2 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Birrer	1
1	Joe Black	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.365
2	Richie Ashburn	.336
3	Duke Snider	.331
4	Roy Campanella	.331
5	Harvey Kuenn	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	34
2	Ted Kluszewski	32
3	Willie Mays	30
4	Ernie Banks	27
5	Wally Post	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	101
2	Del Ennis	78
3	Jackie Jensen	76
4	Al Kaline	75
5	Ted Kluszewski	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	17
2	Jim Rivera	15
3	Bill Bruton	14
4	Jim Gilliam	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.76
2	Jim Wilson	2.63
3	Early Wynn	2.77
4	Dick Donovan	2.80
5	Robin Roberts	2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	149
2	Bob Turley	142
3	Sam Jones	128
4	Robin Roberts	114
5	Gene Conley	105

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	13
2	Ed Roebuck	12
3	Tom Gorman	10
3	Jim Konstanty	10
5	2 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.429
2	George Kell	.400
3	Ray Boone	.385
3	Del Ennis	.385
5	Harvey Kuenn	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Post	7
2	Del Crandall	6
2	Del Ennis	6
2	Roy Sievers	6
2	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	19
1	Del Ennis	19
3	Wally Post	17
4	Walt Dropo	16
5	Gus Triandos	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nellie Fox	5
1	Earl Torgeson	5
3	Bill Bruton	4
4	Don Hoak	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.00
2	Harvey Haddix	0.50
2	Billy Hoeft	0.50
4	Ray Narleski	0.51
5	Windy McCall	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Bessent	3
1	Murry Dickson	3
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Ned Garver	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Law	26
2	Ted Abernathy	18
3	Bob Buhl	17
3	Herb Score	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Jim Konstanty	3
2	Don Mossi	3
4	Babe Birrer	2
4	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.379
2	Willie Mays	.377
3	Duke Snider	.370
4	Johnny O'Brien	.368
5	Harry Simpson	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Ernie Banks	12
3	Hank Aaron	11
3	Ted Kluszewski	11
3	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	39
2	Duke Snider	31
3	Gil Hodges	30
3	Wally Post	30
5	Willie Mays	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	8
2	Nellie Fox	6
2	Earl Torgeson	6
4	Don Hoak	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.91
2	Ray Narleski	1.09
3	Vern Law	1.88
4	Ron Kline	2.28
5	Tommy Byrne	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
2	Vern Law	5
3	Dick Donovan	4
3	Ned Garver	4
3	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Law	46
2	Herb Score	38
3	Bob Turley	36
4	Sam Jones	35
5	Billy Hoeft	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.349
2	Harvey Kuenn	.349
3	Ted Williams	.342
4	Willie Mays	.335
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	55
2	Duke Snider	51
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Willie Mays	38
5	Ernie Banks	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	151
2	Ted Kluszewski	139
3	Jackie Jensen	132
4	Del Ennis	128
5	2 tied	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	30
2	Jackie Jensen	21
3	Jim Rivera	19
3	Johnny Temple	19
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.35
2	Billy Pierce	2.42
3	Whitey Ford	2.76
4	Bob Lemon	2.91
5	Jack Harshman	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	25
1	Robin Roberts	25
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Warren Spahn	20
4	Frank Sullivan	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	219
2	Robin Roberts	186
3	Harvey Haddix	166
4	Jack Harshman	159
5	Early Wynn	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	18
2	Ray Narleski	15
3	Jim Hughes	14
4	Marv Grissom	13
5	2 tied	12