On This Day

Monday, August 15, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 46 .607 --
Indians 70 46 .603 0.5
White Sox 67 45 .598 1.5
Red Sox 67 49 .578 3.5
Tigers 60 55 .522 10.0
Athletics 48 69 .410 23.0
Senators 41 73 .360 28.5
Orioles 36 77 .319 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 37 .675 --
Braves 64 54 .542 15.0
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 63 .452 25.5
Pirates 43 76 .361 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Mantle 5
2 George Crowe 3
2 Gil McDougald 3
2 Bill Sarni 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 2
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 Solly Hemus 1
2 Eddie Mathews 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 5
2 Ted Williams 4
3 Roy Sievers 3
3 Warren Spahn 3
3 Chuck Tanner 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Jensen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rip Coleman 0.60
2 Warren Spahn 0.44
3 Bob Wiesler 0.33
4 Ted Abernathy 0.27
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Coleman 1
1 Leo Kiely 1
1 Johnny Kucks 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rip Coleman 6
2 Art Schallock 4
2 Warren Spahn 4
2 Chuck Stobbs 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 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 31

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 Jackie Jensen 15
4 2 others tied 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 Harry Simpson .421
2 Randy Jackson .418
3 Richie Ashburn .396
4 Roy Sievers .378
5 Ted Kluszewski .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 8
2 Ted Kluszewski 6
2 Mickey Mantle 6
4 Gus Bell 5
4 Eddie Mathews 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 19
2 Ted Kluszewski 17
2 Roy Sievers 17
4 Gus Bell 15
4 Wally Post 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hoak 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Jim Rivera 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zuverink 0.57
2 Bob Friend 0.79
3 Don Larsen 0.82
4 Hersh Freeman 1.26
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Fowler 3
1 Joe Nuxhall 3
1 Tom Poholsky 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 23
2 Willard Schmidt 19
3 Johnny Antonelli 18
4 Don Newcombe 16
5 5 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 4
2 Al Aber 2
2 Hersh Freeman 2
2 Tom Gorman 2
2 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .378
2 Walt Dropo .357
3 Richie Ashburn .357
4 Gil McDougald .346
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 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 38
2 Del Ennis 33
2 Roy Sievers 33
4 Ray Boone 31
5 Ted Kluszewski 30

Stolen Bases

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

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 Ray Narleski 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 6
2 Don Liddle 5
2 Willard Nixon 5
4 Don Bessent 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 41
2 Bob Turley 39
3 Robin Roberts 38
4 Willard Schmidt 36
5 Sam Jones 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 7
2 Tom Gorman 6
3 Dixie Howell 4
3 Ellis Kinder 4
3 Jack Meyer 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .339
2 Harvey Kuenn .335
3 Ted Williams .335
4 Ted Kluszewski .334
5 Richie Ashburn .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 56
2 Duke Snider 50
3 Ernie Banks 43
4 Willie Mays 41
5 Eddie Mathews 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 147
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 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.28
2 Early Wynn 2.40
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