Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, August 14, 1955

On This Day

Sunday, August 14, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	70	46	.603	--
Yankees	69	46	.600	0.5
White Sox	67	45	.598	1.0
Red Sox	66	49	.574	3.5
Tigers	60	55	.522	9.5
Athletics	48	69	.410	22.5
Senators	41	72	.363	27.5
Orioles	36	75	.324	31.5

Games

Yankees 20, Orioles 6

Red Sox 9, Senators 6

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

White Sox 5, Tigers 4

Athletics 7, Indians 3

Yankees 7, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	77	37	.675	--
Braves	63	54	.538	15.5
Giants	61	55	.526	17.0
Phillies	59	60	.496	20.5
Cubs	58	63	.479	22.5
Redlegs	56	62	.475	23.0
Cardinals	52	62	.456	25.0
Pirates	43	76	.361	36.5

Games

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 5, Phillies 4

Braves 4, Cubs 3

Giants 4, Pirates 2

Giants 3, Pirates 1

Cardinals 5, Redlegs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Carl Furillo	6
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Hank Bauer	5
2	Yogi Berra	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Bauer	2
1	Carl Furillo	2
1	Sid Gordon	2
1	Ted Kluszewski	2
1	Norm Zauchin	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	5
1	Norm Zauchin	5
3	Hank Bauer	4
3	Ted Kluszewski	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Willie Mays	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Pierce	1.00
2	Johnny Antonelli	0.62
3	Bobby Shantz	0.50
4	Don Newcombe	0.45
5	Jim Hearn	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Ray Crone	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Meyer	6
1	Billy Pierce	6
3	Johnny Antonelli	5
3	Tommy Byrne	5
3	Don Newcombe	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Bob Turley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.348
2	Richie Ashburn	.333
3	Ted Kluszewski	.326
4	Harvey Kuenn	.323
5	Roy Campanella	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	41
2	Ernie Banks	39
3	Duke Snider	38
4	Willie Mays	36
5	Eddie Mathews	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	109
2	Ted Kluszewski	96
3	Ernie Banks	93
4	Del Ennis	92
5	Jackie Jensen	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	20
2	Ken Boyer	18
3	Bill Bruton	17
4	Willie Mays	15
4	Johnny Temple	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.96
2	Dick Donovan	2.70
3	Tommy Byrne	2.72
4	Early Wynn	2.78
5	Robin Roberts	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	19
2	Don Newcombe	18
3	Frank Sullivan	14
3	Early Wynn	14
5	6 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	180
2	Bob Turley	173
3	Sam Jones	148
4	Robin Roberts	139
5	Don Newcombe	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	15
2	Ellis Kinder	14
3	Ray Narleski	13
4	Ed Roebuck	12
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Rivera	.421
2	Johnny Temple	.420
3	Harry Simpson	.419
4	Randy Jackson	.403
5	Clint Courtney	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	9
2	Ted Kluszewski	7
3	Gus Bell	5
3	Dale Long	5
3	Mickey Mantle	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	21
2	Ernie Banks	20
3	Gus Bell	17
3	Yogi Berra	17
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Hoak	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Jim Rivera	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Wight	0.50
2	George Zuverink	0.57
3	Morrie Martin	0.75
4	Bob Friend	0.76
5	Hersh Freeman	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Fowler	3
1	Jim Hearn	3
1	Don Larsen	3
1	Joe Nuxhall	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	23
2	Johnny Antonelli	18
2	Don Newcombe	18
2	Willard Schmidt	18
5	Robin Roberts	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	4
2	Hersh Freeman	3
2	Tom Gorman	3
2	Dixie Howell	3
5	5 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.373
2	Richie Ashburn	.353
3	Randy Jackson	.350
4	Walt Dropo	.348
5	2 tied	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	16
2	Ted Kluszewski	12
3	Del Ennis	10
3	Duke Snider	10
5	Willie Mays	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	38
2	Del Ennis	33
3	Roy Sievers	32
4	Ray Boone	31
4	Ted Kluszewski	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
1	Jim Rivera	7
3	Don Hoak	6
3	Willie Mays	6
5	Jackie Jensen	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Larsen	1.16
2	Windy McCall	1.37
3	Billy Pierce	1.66
4	Bob Friend	1.70
5	Hersh Freeman	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
2	Jim Hearn	5
2	Don Liddle	5
2	Willard Nixon	5
2	Joe Nuxhall	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	43
2	Herb Score	41
3	Robin Roberts	38
3	Willard Schmidt	38
5	Don Newcombe	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Tom Gorman	6
3	Hersh Freeman	4
3	Dixie Howell	4
3	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.342
2	Ted Kluszewski	.335
3	Harvey Kuenn	.335
4	Richie Ashburn	.333
5	Ted Williams	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	57
2	Duke Snider	50
3	Ernie Banks	43
4	Willie Mays	41
5	Eddie Mathews	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	148
2	Duke Snider	145
3	Del Ennis	129
4	Yogi Berra	125
5	Gil Hodges	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Jim Rivera	24
3	Johnny Temple	21
4	Jackie Jensen	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.28
2	Early Wynn	2.43
3	Tommy Byrne	2.72
4	Whitey Ford	2.80
5	Bob Turley	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Early Wynn	22
3	Don Newcombe	21
4	Bob Lemon	20
4	Frank Sullivan	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	230
2	Robin Roberts	184
3	Herb Score	180
4	Johnny Antonelli	155
4	Harvey Haddix	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	18
2	Ellis Kinder	16
3	Tom Gorman	15
4	Jim Konstanty	13
5	2 tied	12