On This Day

Friday, August 19, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	47	.608	--
White Sox	70	46	.603	1.0
Indians	72	48	.600	1.0
Red Sox	69	50	.580	3.5
Tigers	62	57	.521	10.5
Athletics	49	72	.405	24.5
Senators	41	75	.353	30.0
Orioles	37	78	.322	33.5

Games

White Sox 3, Tigers 0

Indians 2, Athletics 1

Yankees 8, Orioles 0

Red Sox 8, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	78	40	.661	--
Braves	67	55	.549	13.0
Giants	63	57	.525	16.0
Phillies	61	61	.500	19.0
Redlegs	59	63	.484	21.0
Cubs	59	66	.472	22.5
Cardinals	53	66	.445	25.5
Pirates	45	77	.369	35.0

Games

Redlegs 7, Cardinals 5

Braves 7, Cubs 0

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Pirates 8, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Bauer	3
1	Roberto Clemente	3
1	Clint Courtney	3
1	Billy Klaus	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	3
2	Hank Aaron	2
2	Johnny Antonelli	2
2	Gus Bell	2
2	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Chuck Harmon	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Earl Torgeson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Pierce	0.86
2	Vic Raschi	0.67
3	Johnny Antonelli	0.64
4	Frank Sullivan	0.50
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Vern Law	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	7
2	Billy Pierce	6
3	Mike Garcia	4
3	Frank Sullivan	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.349
2	Richie Ashburn	.331
3	Roy Campanella	.325
4	Harvey Kuenn	.321
5	Ted Kluszewski	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	41
2	Ernie Banks	39
3	Willie Mays	38
3	Duke Snider	38
5	Eddie Mathews	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	111
2	Del Ennis	99
3	Ted Kluszewski	97
4	Jackie Jensen	94
5	Ernie Banks	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	20
2	Ken Boyer	19
3	Bill Bruton	17
4	Willie Mays	16
4	Johnny Temple	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.84
2	Dick Donovan	2.70
3	Whitey Ford	2.78
4	Herb Score	2.83
5	Robin Roberts	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	20
2	Don Newcombe	18
3	Frank Sullivan	15
4	Whitey Ford	14
4	Early Wynn	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	193
2	Bob Turley	177
3	Sam Jones	148
4	Robin Roberts	142
5	Don Newcombe	128

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank House	.457
2	Cal Abrams	.412
3	Stan Musial	.396
4	Mickey Mantle	.389
5	Hank Aaron	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Ted Kluszewski	6
3	Bobby Avila	4
3	Hank Bauer	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	18
2	Mickey Mantle	15
2	Wally Post	15
2	Norm Zauchin	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Jim Rivera	3
3	Bill Bruton	2
3	Chuck Harmon	2
3	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hersh Freeman	1.29
2	Dixie Howell	1.38
3	Ike Delock	1.42
4	Herb Score	1.50
5	Billy Pierce	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Art Fowler	3
1	Don Larsen	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	23
2	Harvey Haddix	21
3	Bob Turley	19
4	Billy Pierce	17
5	4 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	4
2	Al Aber	2
2	Tom Gorman	2
2	Dixie Howell	2
2	Jack Meyer	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.382
2	Johnny Temple	.375
3	Frank House	.360
4	Jim Rivera	.359
5	Gus Bell	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	13
2	Ted Kluszewski	11
3	Mickey Mantle	10
3	Willie Mays	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	33
2	Ernie Banks	29
3	Hank Aaron	28
4	Gil Hodges	27
4	Ted Kluszewski	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Jim Rivera	6
3	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Bill Bruton	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Zuverink	0.59
2	Hersh Freeman	0.72
3	Herb Score	1.61
4	Billy Pierce	1.66
5	Don Bessent	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Fowler	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
1	Bob Rush	5
1	Herb Score	5
1	Warren Spahn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	49
2	Bob Turley	43
3	Bob Rush	35
4	Don Newcombe	34
4	Billy Pierce	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	8
2	Tom Gorman	6
3	Dixie Howell	5
4	Joe Coleman	3
4	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.352
2	Al Kaline	.339
3	Harvey Kuenn	.333
4	Richie Ashburn	.332
5	Ted Kluszewski	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	55
2	Duke Snider	49
3	Ernie Banks	43
4	Willie Mays	42
5	Eddie Mathews	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	146
2	Duke Snider	142
3	Del Ennis	131
4	Jackie Jensen	126
5	2 tied	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	25
2	Jim Rivera	24
3	Johnny Temple	21
4	Jackie Jensen	20
5	Ken Boyer	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.27
2	Early Wynn	2.58
3	Tommy Byrne	2.72
4	Whitey Ford	2.76
5	Herb Score	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Don Newcombe	21
2	Early Wynn	21
4	Frank Sullivan	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	232
2	Herb Score	193
3	Robin Roberts	184
4	Harvey Haddix	160
5	Johnny Antonelli	154

Saves

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