On This Day

Saturday, July 30, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	60	39	.606	--
Yankees	61	40	.604	0.0
Indians	61	40	.604	0.0
Red Sox	58	43	.574	3.0
Tigers	55	45	.550	5.5
Athletics	42	59	.416	19.0
Senators	35	65	.350	25.5
Orioles	29	70	.293	31.0

Games

Indians 7, Orioles 0

Tigers 5, Red Sox 2

Athletics 12, Yankees 2

Senators 1, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	70	32	.686	--
Braves	57	44	.564	12.5
Giants	53	50	.515	17.5
Phillies	53	52	.505	18.5
Cardinals	46	53	.465	22.5
Cubs	48	56	.462	23.0
Redlegs	44	56	.440	25.0
Pirates	38	66	.365	33.0

Games

Phillies 3, Cubs 0

Redlegs 5, Pirates 2

Braves 5, Giants 3

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Elmer Valo	4
2	Harvey Kuenn	3
2	Hector Lopez	3
2	Gil McDougald	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Gene Freese	1
1	Ted Kluszewski	1
1	Eddie Mathews	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Strickland	4
2	Ray Boone	3
2	Jim Finigan	3
2	Elmer Valo	3
5	6 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	2
2	Rip Repulski	1
2	Roy Sievers	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jackie Collum	1.60
2	Herb Score	1.43
3	Billy Pierce	1.29
4	Jim Davis	0.86
5	Bob Porterfield	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Birrer	1
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Bob Miller	1
1	Chet Nichols	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	10
2	Billy Pierce	9
3	Jackie Collum	8
4	Jim Davis	6
4	Bob Porterfield	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Bessent	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.352
2	Roy Campanella	.331
3	Harvey Kuenn	.329
4	Richie Ashburn	.328
5	Duke Snider	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	35
2	Ted Kluszewski	34
3	Willie Mays	32
4	Ernie Banks	30
5	Eddie Mathews	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	104
2	Del Ennis	83
3	Ray Boone	79
4	Jackie Jensen	77
4	Al Kaline	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	18
2	Jim Rivera	17
3	Bill Bruton	15
4	Johnny Temple	13
5	4 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.70
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	165
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	.433
2	Enos Slaughter	.432
3	George Kell	.415
4	Del Ennis	.412
5	Ray Boone	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	7
1	Del Ennis	7
1	Duke Snider	7
4	Del Crandall	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	24
2	Ray Boone	21
3	Ernie Banks	18
3	Walt Dropo	18
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
2	Earl Torgeson	4
3	Ken Boyer	3
3	Jim Busby	3
3	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.33
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	Ned Garver	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	26
2	Vern Law	22
2	Robin Roberts	22
4	Roger Craig	21
4	Billy Pierce	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Coleman	3
1	Tom Gorman	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
5	6 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.411
2	Walt Dropo	.371
3	Billy Goodman	.367
4	Ray Boone	.364
5	Wally Post	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Ernie Banks	12
3	Ted Kluszewski	11
3	Duke Snider	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	40
2	Gil Hodges	32
3	Walt Dropo	31
3	Duke Snider	31
5	Ernie Banks	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
2	Nellie Fox	6
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Jim Rivera	6
2	Earl Torgeson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.62
2	Tommy Byrne	1.23
3	Ray Narleski	1.50
4	Willard Schmidt	1.82
5	Vern Law	2.17

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	Herb Score	45
2	Vern Law	43
3	Robin Roberts	39
4	Connie Johnson	36
5	Bob Turley	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.344
2	Harvey Kuenn	.341
3	Ted Kluszewski	.333
4	Ted Williams	.332
5	Richie Ashburn	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	55
2	Duke Snider	50
3	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Ernie Banks	37
4	Willie Mays	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	150
2	Ted Kluszewski	137
3	Del Ennis	132
4	Jackie Jensen	123
5	Yogi Berra	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	27
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Jackie Jensen	20
4	Johnny Temple	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.39
2	Early Wynn	2.43
3	Jack Harshman	2.72
4	Whitey Ford	2.76
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	Herb Score	165
4	Harvey Haddix	162
5	Billy Pierce	153

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