On This Day

Saturday, August 20, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	47	.612	--
White Sox	71	46	.607	1.0
Indians	73	48	.603	1.0
Red Sox	69	51	.575	4.5
Tigers	62	58	.517	11.5
Athletics	49	73	.402	25.5
Senators	42	75	.359	30.0
Orioles	37	79	.319	34.5

Games

White Sox 8, Tigers 7

Indians 7, Athletics 5

Yankees 3, Orioles 2

Senators 6, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	78	41	.655	--
Braves	68	55	.553	12.0
Giants	64	57	.529	15.0
Phillies	62	61	.504	18.0
Redlegs	60	63	.488	20.0
Cubs	59	67	.468	22.5
Cardinals	53	67	.442	25.5
Pirates	45	78	.366	35.0

Games

Redlegs 7, Cardinals 4

Braves 6, Cubs 1

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Giants 14, Pirates 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	4
1	Billy Gardner	4
1	Al Kaline	4
1	Jim Rivera	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	George Crowe	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	5
1	George Kell	5
3	Earl Torgeson	4
4	Chuck Harmon	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jerry Lynch	1
1	Roy McMillan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Crone	1.00
2	Early Wynn	0.57
3	Bill Wight	0.50
4	Tommy Byrne	0.44
5	Sam Jones	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Ray Crone	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Crone	5
1	Sam Jones	5
3	Tommy Byrne	4
3	Art Houtteman	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Rip Coleman	1
1	Robin Roberts	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.354
2	Richie Ashburn	.331
3	Roy Campanella	.324
4	Ted Kluszewski	.319
5	Harvey Kuenn	.317

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
4	Willie Mays	94

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	Tommy Byrne	2.64
3	Dick Donovan	2.70
4	Whitey Ford	2.78
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	3 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	193
2	Bob Turley	177
3	Sam Jones	153
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	Wayne Terwilliger	.438
2	Frank House	.429
2	Jim Rivera	.429
4	Hank Aaron	.400
4	2 others tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Ted Kluszewski	6
3	Gus Bell	5
4	Bobby Avila	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	17
1	Ted Kluszewski	17
3	Gus Bell	15
3	Mickey Mantle	15
3	Norm Zauchin	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Bill Bruton	2
2	Chuck Harmon	2
2	Jackie Jensen	2
2	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Sullivan	1.11
2	Dixie Howell	1.26
3	Hersh Freeman	1.46
3	Morrie Martin	1.46
5	Herb Score	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Art Fowler	3
1	Joe Nuxhall	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	5 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	4
2	Al Aber	2
2	Dixie Howell	2
4	Joe Black	1
4	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Rivera	.400
2	Enos Slaughter	.392
3	Johnny Temple	.381
4	Gus Bell	.365
5	Earl Torgeson	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	13
2	Ted Kluszewski	11
3	Gus Bell	10
3	Mickey Mantle	10
3	Willie Mays	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	33
1	Del Ennis	33
3	Ernie Banks	29
4	Willie Mays	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Jim Rivera	6
3	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Jackie Jensen	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Zuverink	0.57
2	Hersh Freeman	0.72
3	Herb Score	1.61
4	Johnny Klippstein	1.62
5	Billy Pierce	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Fowler	5
1	Jim Hearn	5
1	Joe Nuxhall	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	49
2	Bob Turley	43
3	Billy Pierce	34
4	Harvey Haddix	33
4	Robin Roberts	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.348
2	Al Kaline	.341
3	Richie Ashburn	.329
4	Harvey Kuenn	.329
5	Ted Kluszewski	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	54
2	Duke Snider	49
3	Ernie Banks	42
3	Willie Mays	42
5	Eddie Mathews	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	143
2	Duke Snider	142
3	Del Ennis	131
4	Jackie Jensen	124
5	Gil Hodges	121

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	2.61
3	Tommy Byrne	2.65
4	Whitey Ford	2.76
5	Herb Score	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Early Wynn	21
3	Don Newcombe	20
3	Joe Nuxhall	20
3	Frank Sullivan	20

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	17
2	Ellis Kinder	16
3	Tom Gorman	15
4	Jim Konstanty	13
5	Ed Roebuck	12