On This Day

Friday, July 29, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	60	38	.612	--
Yankees	61	39	.610	0.0
Indians	60	40	.600	1.0
Red Sox	58	42	.580	3.0
Tigers	54	45	.545	6.5
Athletics	41	59	.410	20.0
Senators	34	65	.343	26.5
Orioles	29	69	.296	31.0

Games

Indians 7, Orioles 1

Red Sox 5, Tigers 0

Yankees 3, Athletics 2

White Sox 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	69	32	.683	--
Braves	56	44	.560	12.5
Giants	53	49	.520	16.5
Phillies	52	52	.500	18.5
Cardinals	46	52	.469	21.5
Cubs	48	55	.466	22.0
Redlegs	43	56	.434	25.0
Pirates	38	65	.369	32.0

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 4

Redlegs 16, Pirates 5

Braves 5, Giants 2

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Smoky Burgess	4
1	Wally Post	4
1	Johnny Temple	4
4	Ernie Banks	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Smoky Burgess	3
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Whitey Ford	1
2	Don Hoak	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smoky Burgess	9
2	Frank Thomas	4
2	Bob Thurman	4
4	Ernie Banks	3
4	Don Hoak	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Bob Cerv	1
1	Roy McMillan	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	0.88
2	Virgil Trucks	0.71
3	Mike Garcia	0.62
4	Jim Bunning	0.56
5	Karl Spooner	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Crone	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	7
2	Jim Bunning	5
2	Mike Garcia	5
2	Sam Jones	5
2	Virgil Trucks	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Robin Roberts	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.352
2	Richie Ashburn	.329
3	Duke Snider	.329
4	Roy Campanella	.327
5	Harvey Kuenn	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	35
2	Ted Kluszewski	33
3	Willie Mays	32
4	Ernie Banks	30
5	2 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	104
2	Del Ennis	81
3	Jackie Jensen	77
3	Al Kaline	77
5	2 tied	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	18
2	Bill Bruton	15
2	Jim Rivera	15
4	Johnny Temple	13
5	4 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.74
2	Dick Donovan	2.70
3	Jim Wilson	2.77
4	Robin Roberts	2.77
5	Early Wynn	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	17
2	Robin Roberts	16
3	Dick Donovan	13
3	Frank Sullivan	13
3	Early Wynn	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	155
2	Bob Turley	150
3	Sam Jones	133
4	Robin Roberts	123
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	3 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walt Dropo	.441
2	Enos Slaughter	.412
3	Del Ennis	.406
4	George Kell	.405
5	Duke Snider	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	7
1	Duke Snider	7
3	Del Crandall	6
3	Del Ennis	6
3	Roy Sievers	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	22
2	Ernie Banks	18
2	Ray Boone	18
2	Walt Dropo	18
2	Roy Sievers	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
2	Earl Torgeson	4
3	Ken Boyer	3
3	Jim Busby	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.00
2	Windy McCall	0.59
3	Harvey Haddix	0.67
4	Ernie Johnson	0.71
5	Ted Abernathy	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Liddle	4
2	Don Bessent	3
2	Roger Craig	3
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Law	26
2	Robin Roberts	22
3	Roger Craig	21
4	Billy Hoeft	20
4	3 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Coleman	3
1	Tom Gorman	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Jim Konstanty	3
1	Ray Narleski	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.418
2	Billy Goodman	.382
3	Walt Dropo	.375
4	Duke Snider	.370
5	Ray Boone	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	39
2	Willie Mays	32
3	Walt Dropo	31
3	Gil Hodges	31
3	Duke Snider	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	8
2	Nellie Fox	6
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Earl Torgeson	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.50
2	Tommy Byrne	1.23
3	Ray Narleski	1.50
4	Don Mossi	1.80
5	Willard Schmidt	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
2	Ned Garver	5
3	Tommy Byrne	4
3	Ray Crone	4
3	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	44
2	Vern Law	43
3	Robin Roberts	39
4	Connie Johnson	36
5	Herb Score	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	6
2	Ray Narleski	5
3	Ellis Kinder	4
3	Jim Konstanty	4
3	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.343
2	Al Kaline	.341
3	Ted Kluszewski	.333
4	Richie Ashburn	.333
5	Ted Williams	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	54
2	Duke Snider	50
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Ernie Banks	38
5	Willie Mays	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	150
2	Ted Kluszewski	136
3	Del Ennis	130
4	Jackie Jensen	129
5	Yogi Berra	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	29
2	Jackie Jensen	20
3	Jim Rivera	19
3	Johnny Temple	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.43
2	Billy Pierce	2.44
3	Whitey Ford	2.66
4	Jack Harshman	2.84
5	Bob Lemon	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Frank Sullivan	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	222
2	Robin Roberts	191
3	Harvey Haddix	162
4	Herb Score	155
5	Early Wynn	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	18
2	Ray Narleski	15
3	Marv Grissom	13
4	Tom Gorman	12
4	3 others tied	12