On This Day

Sunday, August 7, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	63	43	.594	--
Yankees	65	45	.591	0.0
Indians	64	45	.587	0.5
Red Sox	63	46	.578	1.5
Tigers	59	50	.541	5.5
Athletics	46	64	.418	19.0
Senators	39	69	.361	25.0
Orioles	35	72	.327	28.5

Games

Red Sox 16, Athletics 12

Tigers 4, Yankees 2

Yankees 3, Tigers 2

Senators 9, Indians 3

White Sox 2, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	74	35	.679	--
Braves	60	50	.545	14.5
Giants	59	53	.527	16.5
Phillies	57	58	.496	20.0
Cubs	55	58	.487	21.0
Redlegs	52	59	.468	23.0
Cardinals	47	60	.439	26.0
Pirates	42	73	.365	35.0

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 3

Redlegs 8, Giants 5

Giants 6, Redlegs 5

Braves 6, Pirates 3

Braves 4, Pirates 2

Phillies 9, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Bell	4
1	Mickey Mantle	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Gene Baker	3
3	22 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gail Harris	2
1	Mickey Mantle	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Bob Cerv	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	4
1	Eddie Waitkus	4
3	Gus Bell	3
3	Hersh Freeman	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Hoak	1
1	Duke Snider	1
1	Norm Zauchin	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Rush	0.86
2	Roy Face	0.71
3	Willard Schmidt	0.62
4	Bob Turley	0.60
5	Don Liddle	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Brodowski	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	6
1	Bob Turley	6
3	Bob Buhl	5
3	Roy Face	5
3	Willard Schmidt	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	1
1	Joe Black	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.351
2	Roy Campanella	.331
3	Harvey Kuenn	.329
4	Richie Ashburn	.328
5	Vic Power	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	38
2	Ernie Banks	37
3	Ted Kluszewski	36
4	Willie Mays	35
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	109
2	Ernie Banks	90
2	Del Ennis	90
4	Jackie Jensen	88
5	2 tied	86

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	Tommy Byrne	2.67
3	Dick Donovan	2.70
4	Jim Wilson	2.72
5	Whitey Ford	2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	170
2	Bob Turley	164
3	Sam Jones	137
4	Robin Roberts	135
5	Don Newcombe	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	14
1	Ellis Kinder	14
3	Ed Roebuck	12
4	Jack Meyer	11
5	2 tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Temple	.492
2	Dusty Rhodes	.469
3	Ernie Oravetz	.440
4	Clint Courtney	.405
4	Pete Runnels	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	10
2	Willie Mays	6
3	Yogi Berra	5
3	Dee Fondy	5
3	8 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	25
2	Willie Mays	18
2	Wally Post	18
4	Gil Hodges	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	4
1	Jim Rivera	4
3	Jim Busby	3
3	Gene Freese	3
3	Don Hoak	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	0.00
2	Johnny Klippstein	0.51
3	George Zuverink	0.72
4	Hal Jeffcoat	0.73
5	Ron Negray	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Fowler	3
1	Dick Hall	3
1	Willard Nixon	3
1	Joe Nuxhall	3
5	27 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	22
2	Dick Hall	21
2	Robin Roberts	21
2	Herb Score	21
5	Connie Johnson	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	4
2	Jim Davis	3
2	Dixie Howell	3
2	Jack Meyer	3
2	Ray Narleski	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Hale	.375
2	George Kell	.372
3	Enos Slaughter	.360
4	Walt Dropo	.357
5	Vic Power	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	16
2	Wally Post	11
3	Duke Snider	10
4	Del Ennis	9
5	9 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	39
2	Ray Boone	35
3	Del Ennis	33
3	Wally Post	33
5	Gil Hodges	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Don Hoak	6
2	Jim Rivera	6
4	Bill Bruton	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.00
2	Billy Pierce	1.16
3	Tommy Byrne	2.03
4	Bob Friend	2.13
5	Paul Giel	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
2	Jim Hearn	5
2	Don Liddle	5
4	Don Bessent	4
4	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	38
1	Herb Score	38
1	Bob Turley	38
4	Connie Johnson	37
5	Billy Hoeft	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	5
1	Ellis Kinder	5
1	Ray Narleski	5
4	Fritz Dorish	4
4	Jack Meyer	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.344
2	Harvey Kuenn	.339
3	Ted Williams	.333
4	Willie Mays	.333
5	Richie Ashburn	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	56
2	Duke Snider	51
3	Ernie Banks	42
4	Eddie Mathews	41
5	Willie Mays	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	147
2	Ted Kluszewski	145
3	Del Ennis	134
4	Jackie Jensen	130
5	Gil Hodges	122

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	2.39
2	Early Wynn	2.54
3	Jack Harshman	2.84
4	Whitey Ford	2.86
5	Bob Turley	2.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	227
2	Robin Roberts	190
3	Herb Score	170
4	Harvey Haddix	158
5	Johnny Antonelli	153

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