On This Day

Friday, August 5, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	63	42	.600	--
Yankees	64	43	.598	0.0
Indians	64	43	.598	0.0
Red Sox	62	45	.579	2.0
Tigers	57	49	.538	6.5
Athletics	45	63	.417	19.5
Senators	37	69	.349	26.5
Orioles	34	72	.321	29.5

Games

Athletics 5, Red Sox 2

Yankees 3, Tigers 0

Senators 7, Indians 5

Orioles 2, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	74	34	.685	--
Braves	58	49	.542	15.5
Giants	58	51	.532	16.5
Phillies	55	58	.487	21.5
Cubs	54	58	.482	22.0
Redlegs	50	58	.463	24.0
Cardinals	47	58	.448	25.5
Pirates	41	71	.366	35.0

Games

Cubs 10, Dodgers 8

Giants 12, Redlegs 9

Phillies 7, Cardinals 4

Pirates 8, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dusty Rhodes	4
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	Al Dark	3
2	Dee Fondy	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	2
1	Gus Zernial	2
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	Yogi Berra	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Katt	4
2	Yogi Berra	3
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	Dee Fondy	3
2	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Gene Freese	1
1	Don Hoak	1
1	Bob Nieman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Byrd	0.64
2	Luis Arroyo	0.50
2	Jim Bunning	0.50
2	Jim Wilson	0.50
5	Don Larsen	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Byrd	7
2	Dean Stone	5
2	Jim Wilson	5
4	Jim Bunning	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Lino Donoso	1
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Jack Meyer	1
1	Chuck Stobbs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.350
2	Roy Campanella	.333
3	Richie Ashburn	.327
4	Harvey Kuenn	.326
5	Wally Post	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	38
2	Ernie Banks	37
3	Ted Kluszewski	35
4	Willie Mays	34
5	Eddie Mathews	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	109
2	Ernie Banks	89
2	Del Ennis	89
4	Ray Boone	85
4	Jackie Jensen	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	18
1	Jim Rivera	18
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	Jim Wilson	2.72
4	Early Wynn	2.75
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	Tom Gorman	14
1	Ellis Kinder	14
3	Ed Roebuck	12
4	Jim Konstanty	10
4	2 others tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Oravetz	.439
2	Johnny Temple	.435
3	Dusty Rhodes	.429
4	George Kell	.412
4	Pete Runnels	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	10
2	Del Ennis	7
3	Del Crandall	5
3	Dee Fondy	5
3	8 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	24
2	Del Ennis	23
3	Ray Boone	21
4	Gil Hodges	18
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	4
1	Jim Rivera	4
3	Jim Busby	3
3	Gene Freese	3
3	Minnie Minoso	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hersh Freeman	0.00
2	Tommy Byrne	0.46
3	Johnny Klippstein	0.51
4	Paul Giel	0.59
5	Hal Jeffcoat	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Hall	3
1	Jim Hearn	3
1	Willard Nixon	3
4	Johnny Antonelli	2
4	32 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	26
2	Robin Roberts	24
2	Bob Turley	24
4	Dick Hall	21
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	5
2	Ray Narleski	4
3	Joe Coleman	3
3	Jim Davis	3
3	Dixie Howell	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.386
2	Walt Dropo	.376
3	Billy Goodman	.367
4	Johnny O'Brien	.365
5	Bob Hale	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	16
2	Duke Snider	10
3	Del Ennis	9
3	Eddie Mathews	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	38
2	Ray Boone	35
3	Walt Dropo	32
3	Del Ennis	32
5	Gil Hodges	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Jim Rivera	6
3	Bill Bruton	5
3	Nellie Fox	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.00
2	Billy Pierce	1.16
3	Tommy Byrne	1.43
4	Paul Giel	1.80
5	Willard Schmidt	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ned Garver	5
1	Jim Hearn	5
1	Don Liddle	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	44
2	Vern Law	41
3	Robin Roberts	36
4	Connie Johnson	35
5	Bob Turley	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.344
2	Harvey Kuenn	.335
3	Willie Mays	.334
4	Ted Williams	.331
5	Ted Kluszewski	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	55
2	Duke Snider	52
3	Ernie Banks	43
4	Eddie Mathews	41
5	Willie Mays	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	151
2	Ted Kluszewski	141
3	Del Ennis	134
4	Jackie Jensen	128
5	Gil Hodges	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Jim Rivera	22
3	Jackie Jensen	20
3	Johnny Temple	20
5	Ken Boyer	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.37
2	Early Wynn	2.46
3	Jack Harshman	2.65
4	Whitey Ford	2.84
5	Bob Turley	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Frank Sullivan	22
3	Bob Lemon	21
3	Don Newcombe	21
3	Early Wynn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	221
2	Robin Roberts	188
3	Herb Score	170
4	Harvey Haddix	151
5	Johnny Antonelli	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	17
2	Ray Narleski	16
3	Tom Gorman	14
4	Jim Hughes	12
4	2 others tied	12