On This Day

Friday, August 12, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 45 .605 --
White Sox 66 44 .600 1.0
Yankees 67 46 .593 1.5
Red Sox 64 48 .571 4.0
Tigers 59 54 .522 9.5
Athletics 47 68 .409 22.5
Senators 40 70 .364 27.0
Orioles 36 73 .330 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 36 .679 --
Braves 61 54 .530 16.5
Giants 59 55 .518 18.0
Phillies 58 59 .496 20.5
Cubs 58 61 .487 21.5
Redlegs 55 61 .474 23.0
Cardinals 51 61 .455 25.0
Pirates 43 74 .368 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Avila 4
1 Al Rosen 4
3 Jim Hegan 3
3 Ted Kluszewski 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Avila 2
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Jim Hegan 1
2 Wally Moon 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Avila 6
2 Jim Hegan 5
3 Gene Baker 3
3 Ken Boyer 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Kluszewski 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Rush 0.75
2 Steve Gromek 0.38
2 Art Houtteman 0.38
4 Art Ditmar 0.25
4 3 others tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Bob Rush 1
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Rush 6
2 Ernie Johnson 4
3 Art Ditmar 3
3 Steve Gromek 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dixie Howell 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 Ray Narleski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .348
2 Roy Campanella .329
3 Richie Ashburn .329
4 Harvey Kuenn .327
5 Ted Kluszewski .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 39
2 Duke Snider 38
3 Ted Kluszewski 37
4 Willie Mays 36
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 109
2 Ernie Banks 93
3 Del Ennis 91
4 Ted Kluszewski 90
5 Jackie Jensen 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 20
2 Ken Boyer 18
3 Bill Bruton 15
3 Johnny Temple 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 1.82
2 Dick Donovan 2.70
3 Early Wynn 2.78
4 Jim Wilson 2.87
5 Robin Roberts 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 18
1 Robin Roberts 18
3 Frank Sullivan 14
3 Early Wynn 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 175
2 Bob Turley 170
3 Sam Jones 144
4 Robin Roberts 135
5 Don Newcombe 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 15
2 Ellis Kinder 14
3 Ray Narleski 12
3 Ed Roebuck 12
5 Jack Meyer 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Temple .457
2 Ernie Oravetz .410
3 Randy Jackson .393
4 Gene Woodling .386
5 Harry Simpson .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 10
2 Dale Long 5
2 Bill Virdon 5
4 Gus Bell 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 23
2 Gus Bell 16
2 Ted Kluszewski 16
2 Wally Post 16
5 Gil Hodges 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 5
2 Don Hoak 3
2 Johnny Temple 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zuverink 0.59
2 Bob Miller 0.61
3 Herb Score 0.87
4 Frank Lary 1.06
5 Hersh Freeman 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Fowler 3
1 Don Larsen 3
1 Willard Nixon 3
1 Joe Nuxhall 3
1 Bob Rush 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 20
1 Bob Turley 20
3 Willard Schmidt 18
4 Jim Bunning 17
4 Whitey Ford 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 3
1 Tom Gorman 3
1 Dixie Howell 3
1 Ray Narleski 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .375
2 Johnny Temple .359
3 Enos Slaughter .355
4 Walt Dropo .351
5 Randy Jackson .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 38
2 Ray Boone 32
2 Del Ennis 32
2 Wally Post 32
5 Roy Sievers 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 1.13
2 Don Larsen 1.16
3 Windy McCall 1.37
4 Willard Nixon 1.54
5 Ray Narleski 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Liddle 5
1 Willard Nixon 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
4 Don Bessent 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 40
2 Willard Schmidt 38
3 Herb Score 36
4 Bob Rush 35
5 Robin Roberts 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 6
1 Ray Narleski 6
3 Fritz Dorish 4
3 Hersh Freeman 4
3 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .339
2 Harvey Kuenn .336
3 Ted Kluszewski .336
4 Willie Mays .330
5 Ted Williams .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 55
2 Duke Snider 50
3 Ernie Banks 44
4 Willie Mays 41
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 146
2 Duke Snider 145
3 Del Ennis 128
4 Jackie Jensen 126
5 Gil Hodges 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 24
1 Jim Rivera 24
3 Johnny Temple 21
4 Jackie Jensen 19
5 Ken Boyer 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.20
2 Early Wynn 2.43
3 Whitey Ford 2.77
4 Herb Score 2.91
5 Frank Sullivan 2.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 227
2 Robin Roberts 182
3 Herb Score 175
4 Harvey Haddix 159
5 2 tied 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 18
2 Ellis Kinder 16
3 Tom Gorman 15
4 Jim Hughes 12
4 2 others tied 12