On This Day

Thursday, August 4, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	63	41	.606	--
Indians	64	42	.604	0.0
Yankees	63	43	.594	1.0
Red Sox	62	44	.585	2.0
Tigers	57	48	.543	6.5
Athletics	44	63	.411	20.5
Senators	36	69	.343	27.5
Orioles	33	72	.314	30.5

Games

Orioles 8, Athletics 1

Indians 6, Yankees 3

Senators 9, Tigers 6

Red Sox 7, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	74	33	.692	--
Braves	58	48	.547	15.5
Giants	57	51	.528	17.5
Phillies	54	58	.482	22.5
Cubs	53	58	.477	23.0
Redlegs	50	57	.467	24.0
Cardinals	47	57	.452	25.5
Pirates	40	71	.360	36.0

Games

Redlegs 4, Phillies 3

Dodgers 11, Braves 10

Cardinals 3, Giants 0

Cubs 11, Pirates 10

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Banks	4
1	Billy Klaus	4
1	Vic Power	4
1	Al Rosen	4
5	16 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	3
2	Joe Astroth	1
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	7
2	Roy Campanella	4
2	Jackie Jensen	4
4	Carl Furillo	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Musial	1
1	Jerry Schoonmaker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Poholsky	0.80
2	Ramon Monzant	0.67
3	Herb Score	0.56
4	Lew Burdette	0.43
5	Don Newcombe	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	Rudy Minarcin	1
1	Ray Narleski	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	5
2	Ted Abernathy	4
2	Ramon Monzant	4
2	Tom Poholsky	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Davis	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Joe Nuxhall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.351
2	Roy Campanella	.335
3	Richie Ashburn	.327
4	Harvey Kuenn	.327
5	Al Smith	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	36
1	Duke Snider	36
3	Ted Kluszewski	35
4	Willie Mays	34
5	Eddie Mathews	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	106
2	Del Ennis	88
3	Ernie Banks	87
4	Ray Boone	85
5	Jackie Jensen	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	18
2	Jim Rivera	17
3	Bill Bruton	15
4	Willie Mays	14
4	Johnny Temple	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.88
2	Dick Donovan	2.70
3	Early Wynn	2.75
4	Jackie Collum	2.81
5	Whitey Ford	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	18
2	Robin Roberts	17
3	Frank Sullivan	14
4	Dick Donovan	13
4	Early Wynn	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	170
2	Bob Turley	158
3	Sam Jones	137
4	Robin Roberts	133
5	Don Newcombe	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	14
2	Tom Gorman	13
3	Ed Roebuck	12
4	Jim Konstanty	10
4	Ray Narleski	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.424
2	Enos Slaughter	.419
3	Ernie Oravetz	.417
4	Johnny Temple	.410
5	Bill Bruton	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	10
2	Del Ennis	6
2	Willie Mays	6
4	Gus Bell	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	23
2	Del Ennis	22
3	Ray Boone	21
4	Gil Hodges	17
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	4
2	Jim Busby	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Minnie Minoso	3
2	Jim Rivera	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Byrne	0.46
2	Paul Giel	0.59
2	Johnny Klippstein	0.59
4	George Zuverink	0.86
5	Mike Garcia	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Bessent	3
1	Don Liddle	3
1	Willard Nixon	3
1	Frank Sullivan	3
5	31 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	26
2	Robin Roberts	24
2	Bob Turley	24
4	Jim Davis	22
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	4
1	Ray Narleski	4
3	Joe Coleman	3
3	Jim Davis	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.398
2	Billy Goodman	.381
3	Johnny O'Brien	.380
4	Walt Dropo	.372
5	Ray Boone	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	15
2	Willie Mays	11
3	Eddie Mathews	9
3	Duke Snider	9
3	Ted Williams	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	36
2	Ray Boone	35
3	Walt Dropo	32
4	Del Ennis	31
5	Gil Hodges	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Bill Bruton	5
2	Nellie Fox	5
2	Jim Rivera	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.00
2	Billy Pierce	1.16
3	Don Liddle	1.35
4	Tommy Byrne	1.43
5	Paul Giel	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
2	Ned Garver	5
2	Don Liddle	5
4	Don Bessent	4
4	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	44
2	Robin Roberts	42
3	Vern Law	41
4	Connie Johnson	35
5	Bob Turley	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.346
2	Harvey Kuenn	.337
3	Willie Mays	.331
4	Ted Williams	.329
5	Ted Kluszewski	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	55
2	Duke Snider	50
3	Ernie Banks	42
4	Eddie Mathews	41
5	Willie Mays	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	148
2	Ted Kluszewski	140
3	Del Ennis	133
4	Jackie Jensen	127
5	Gil Hodges	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Jackie Jensen	20
3	Johnny Temple	20
5	Ken Boyer	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	2.46
2	Billy Pierce	2.51
3	Jack Harshman	2.65
4	Whitey Ford	2.84
5	Frank Sullivan	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Bob Lemon	22
2	Frank Sullivan	22
4	Don Newcombe	21
4	Early Wynn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	221
2	Robin Roberts	197
3	Herb Score	170
4	Harvey Haddix	155
5	2 tied	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	17
2	Ray Narleski	16
3	Tom Gorman	13
4	Jim Hughes	12
4	2 others tied	12