On This Day

Monday, August 8, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 36 .673 --
Braves 60 50 .545 14.0
Giants 59 53 .527 16.0
Phillies 57 58 .496 19.5
Cubs 56 58 .491 20.0
Redlegs 52 59 .468 22.5
Cardinals 47 60 .439 25.5
Pirates 42 73 .365 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Baker 3
2 Roy Campanella 2
2 Bob Speake 2
4 Ernie Banks 1
4 2 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Baker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Baker 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Newcombe 1.14
2 Sam Jones 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 8
2 Sam Jones 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .351
2 Roy Campanella .334
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 144
4 Robin Roberts 135
5 Don Newcombe 120

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 .484
3 Enos Slaughter .441
4 Ernie Oravetz .432
5 Pete Runnels .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 10
2 Dale Long 5
2 Mickey Mantle 5
2 Eddie Mathews 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 25
2 Ray Boone 16
3 Willie Mays 15
3 Wally Post 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.00
2 George Zuverink 0.39
3 Johnny Klippstein 0.51
4 Hal Jeffcoat 0.73
5 Ron Negray 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Nuxhall 3
2 Babe Birrer 2
2 Bob Buhl 2
2 Tommy Byrne 2
2 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 22
2 Robin Roberts 21
2 Herb Score 21
4 Don Liddle 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 4
2 Jim Davis 3
2 Dixie Howell 3
4 Al Aber 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .390
2 Bob Hale .385
3 Walt Dropo .360
4 Enos Slaughter .356
5 Vic Power .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 14
2 Wally Post 11
3 Duke Snider 10
4 Del Ennis 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 36
2 Ray Boone 35
3 Del Ennis 32
3 Wally Post 32
5 Walt Dropo 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Don Hoak 6
2 Jim Rivera 6
4 Bill Bruton 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Narleski 1.04
2 Billy Pierce 1.17
3 Windy McCall 1.37
4 Bob Friend 2.13
5 George Zuverink 2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 38
1 Herb Score 38
1 Bob Turley 38
4 Connie Johnson 37
5 2 tied 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .344
2 Harvey Kuenn .339
3 Ted Williams .337
4 Willie Mays .332
5 Ted Kluszewski .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 147
2 Ted Kluszewski 144
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 Johnny Schmitz 2.98

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 221
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