On This Day

Wednesday, July 27, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	38	.612	--
White Sox	58	38	.604	1.0
Indians	58	40	.592	2.0
Red Sox	57	41	.582	3.0
Tigers	53	44	.546	6.5
Athletics	41	58	.414	19.5
Senators	34	64	.347	26.0
Orioles	29	67	.302	30.0

Games

Tigers 8, Orioles 4

Orioles 8, Tigers 7

Red Sox 6, Indians 2

Athletics 6, Senators 4

Athletics 4, Senators 1

White Sox 7, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	67	32	.677	--
Braves	54	44	.551	12.5
Giants	52	48	.520	15.5
Phillies	51	51	.500	17.5
Cubs	48	53	.475	20.0
Cardinals	45	51	.469	20.5
Redlegs	42	55	.433	24.0
Pirates	38	63	.376	30.0

Games

Cubs 4, Giants 2

Cubs 9, Giants 8

Redlegs 4, Dodgers 3

Braves 2, Phillies 1

Cardinals 6, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Baker	6
2	Joe DeMaestri	5
2	Hector Lopez	5
4	Al Dark	4
4	Jim Dyck	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dee Fondy	2
1	Willie Mays	2
3	Gene Baker	1
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reno Bertoia	4
1	Wally Moon	4
1	Jim Piersall	4
1	Dusty Rhodes	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	Dave Philley	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Erskine	1.00
1	Harvey Haddix	1.00
3	Robin Roberts	0.80
4	Harry Byrd	0.50
5	Ted Gray	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	8
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
3	Art Ceccarelli	4
3	Ted Gray	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Jim Davis	1
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Dixie Howell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.355
2	Richie Ashburn	.333
3	Duke Snider	.329
4	Roy Campanella	.327
5	Harvey Kuenn	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	35
2	Ted Kluszewski	32
2	Willie Mays	32
4	Ernie Banks	29
5	Wally Post	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	104
2	Del Ennis	79
3	Al Kaline	77
4	Ray Boone	76
4	Jackie Jensen	76

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	Dick Donovan	2.70
3	Jim Wilson	2.77
3	Early Wynn	2.77
5	Robin Roberts	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	17
2	Robin Roberts	16
3	Dick Donovan	13
3	Frank Sullivan	13
5	2 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	155
2	Bob Turley	142
3	Sam Jones	128
4	Robin Roberts	122
5	Don Newcombe	107

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.460
2	Billy Hunter	.438
3	Duke Snider	.405
4	Del Ennis	.400
5	Ray Boone	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	7
1	Duke Snider	7
3	Ernie Banks	6
3	Del Crandall	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	20
1	Del Ennis	20
3	Roy Sievers	19
4	Walt Dropo	17
4	Gus Triandos	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Nellie Fox	4
1	Earl Torgeson	4
4	Jim Busby	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.00
2	Windy McCall	0.59
3	Ray Narleski	0.60
4	Harvey Haddix	0.67
5	Ernie Johnson	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Liddle	4
2	Don Bessent	3
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Law	24
2	Robin Roberts	21
3	Billy Hoeft	20
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	20
5	Don Newcombe	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Jim Konstanty	3
4	Babe Birrer	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.398
2	Duke Snider	.381
3	Ray Boone	.372
4	Billy Goodman	.369
5	Willie Mays	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Ernie Banks	13
3	Duke Snider	12
4	Larry Doby	11
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	41
2	Duke Snider	33
3	Willie Mays	32
4	Gil Hodges	31
5	Ernie Banks	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
2	Nellie Fox	6
2	Earl Torgeson	6
4	Don Hoak	5
4	Jackie Jensen	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.52
2	Ray Narleski	1.09
3	Tommy Byrne	1.23
4	Vern Law	1.69
5	George Susce	1.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Law	41
2	Robin Roberts	38
3	Bob Turley	36
4	Sam Jones	35
4	Herb Score	35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.349
2	Al Kaline	.343
3	Ted Williams	.333
4	Willie Mays	.333
5	Ted Kluszewski	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	53
2	Duke Snider	51
3	Eddie Mathews	39
3	Willie Mays	39
5	Ernie Banks	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	151
2	Ted Kluszewski	134
3	Del Ennis	129
3	Jackie Jensen	129
5	Yogi Berra	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	28
2	Jackie Jensen	20
3	Jim Rivera	19
4	Johnny Temple	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.35
2	Billy Pierce	2.42
3	Whitey Ford	2.73
4	Bob Lemon	2.90
5	Jack Harshman	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Frank Sullivan	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	214
2	Robin Roberts	194
3	Harvey Haddix	162
4	Herb Score	155
5	Early Wynn	153

Saves

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