On This Day

Saturday, August 6, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	63	43	.594	--
Yankees	64	44	.593	0.0
Indians	64	44	.593	0.0
Red Sox	62	46	.574	2.0
Tigers	58	49	.542	5.5
Athletics	46	63	.422	18.5
Senators	38	69	.355	25.5
Orioles	35	72	.327	28.5

Games

Athletics 6, Red Sox 5

Tigers 7, Yankees 5

Senators 6, Indians 5

Orioles 8, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	74	34	.685	--
Braves	58	50	.537	16.0
Giants	58	52	.527	17.0
Phillies	56	58	.491	21.0
Cubs	54	58	.482	22.0
Redlegs	51	58	.468	23.5
Cardinals	47	59	.443	26.0
Pirates	42	71	.372	34.5

Games

Pirates 2, Braves 0

Phillies 5, Cardinals 3

Redlegs 13, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vic Power	4
2	Willie Jones	3
2	Bob Kennedy	3
2	Billy Klaus	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Philley	5
1	Wally Post	5
3	Ted Kluszewski	4
4	Yogi Berra	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Simpson	1
1	Milt Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Friend	1.00
2	George Susce	0.70
3	Harvey Haddix	0.64
4	Murry Dickson	0.62
5	Erv Palica	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	7
1	George Susce	7
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
4	Bob Friend	6
5	Murry Dickson	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Bill Harrington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.350
2	Roy Campanella	.333
3	Harvey Kuenn	.329
4	Richie Ashburn	.325
5	Ted Kluszewski	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	38
2	Ernie Banks	37
3	Ted Kluszewski	36
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	Jackie Jensen	86
5	Ray Boone	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	2.86

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	Johnny Temple	.468
2	Dusty Rhodes	.452
3	Ernie Oravetz	.444
4	Enos Slaughter	.412
5	Bob Hale	.409

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	24
2	Del Ennis	22
3	Ray Boone	17
4	Yogi Berra	16
4	3 others tied	16

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	Bob Miller	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	Art Fowler	3
1	Dick Hall	3
1	Jim Hearn	3
1	Willard Nixon	3
5	27 tied	2

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.381
2	Bob Hale	.373
3	Walt Dropo	.368
4	Johnny O'Brien	.364
5	Vic Power	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	16
2	Wally Post	10
2	Duke Snider	10
4	Del Ennis	9
4	Willie Mays	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	38
2	Ray Boone	34
3	Walt Dropo	32
3	Del Ennis	32
5	Wally Post	31

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	Bob Friend	2.03
5	Willard Schmidt	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Hearn	5
1	Don Liddle	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
4	Don Bessent	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	38
2	Robin Roberts	36
3	Connie Johnson	35
4	Billy Hoeft	32
4	Bob Turley	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	5
1	Ellis Kinder	5
1	Ray Narleski	5
4	Fritz Dorish	4
4	Don Mossi	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.343
2	Harvey Kuenn	.338
3	Willie Mays	.334
4	Ted Kluszewski	.333
4	Ted Williams	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	56
2	Duke Snider	51
3	Ernie Banks	42
4	Eddie Mathews	41
5	Willie Mays	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	149
2	Ted Kluszewski	145
3	Del Ennis	134
4	Jackie Jensen	128
5	Yogi Berra	121

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	2.45
3	Jack Harshman	2.84
4	Whitey Ford	2.86
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	158
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