On This Day

Wednesday, August 24, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	48	.613	--
White Sox	75	48	.610	0.5
Indians	75	49	.605	1.0
Red Sox	71	52	.577	4.5
Tigers	63	61	.508	13.0
Athletics	51	74	.408	25.5
Senators	42	78	.350	32.0
Orioles	39	82	.322	35.5

Games

Indians 2, Red Sox 0

Yankees 3, Tigers 2

Athletics 5, Senators 0

White Sox 14, Orioles 1

Orioles 2, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	80	42	.656	--
Braves	69	56	.552	12.5
Giants	65	58	.528	15.5
Phillies	64	61	.512	17.5
Redlegs	61	65	.484	21.0
Cubs	59	70	.457	24.5
Cardinals	54	69	.439	26.5
Pirates	47	78	.376	34.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Cubs 5

Giants 4, Cardinals 1

Pirates 4, Redlegs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	6
2	Chico Carrasquel	4
2	Carl Furillo	4
2	Billy Goodman	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Kellert	2
2	Joe Astroth	1
2	Bobby Avila	1
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Kellert	4
2	Bob Kennedy	3
2	Hector Lopez	3
2	Billy Pierce	3
2	Preston Ward	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Astroth	1
1	Chuck Harmon	1
1	Don Leppert	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Poholsky	1.00
2	Billy Pierce	0.90
3	Frank Sullivan	0.88
4	Whitey Ford	0.80
5	Ted Abernathy	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Bob Grim	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Don Liddle	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	9
2	Bill Wight	8
3	Frank Sullivan	7
4	Ted Abernathy	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Don Larsen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.352
2	Richie Ashburn	.328
3	Roy Campanella	.320
4	Ted Kluszewski	.318
5	Vic Power	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	41
2	Ernie Banks	39
3	Willie Mays	38
3	Duke Snider	38
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	114
2	Del Ennis	100
3	Ted Kluszewski	98
4	Jackie Jensen	96
5	Ernie Banks	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	23
2	Ken Boyer	19
3	Bill Bruton	18
4	Willie Mays	17
5	Johnny Temple	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.79
2	Dick Donovan	2.60
3	Tommy Byrne	2.64
4	Whitey Ford	2.77
5	Robin Roberts	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	20
2	Don Newcombe	18
3	Frank Sullivan	15
4	Dick Donovan	14
4	4 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	195
2	Bob Turley	178
3	Sam Jones	153
4	Robin Roberts	142
5	Don Newcombe	129

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Rivera	.482
2	Carlos Paula	.471
3	Carl Furillo	.438
4	Roy Sievers	.417
4	Wayne Terwilliger	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Bobby Avila	5
2	Hank Bauer	5
2	Ted Kluszewski	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	15
1	Mickey Mantle	15
3	Norm Zauchin	14
4	Hector Lopez	13
4	Ted Williams	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	5
2	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Bill Bruton	3
3	Chuck Harmon	3
3	Willie Mays	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	0.60
2	Connie Johnson	1.00
3	George Susce	1.08
4	Dixie Howell	1.26
5	Frank Sullivan	1.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Don Larsen	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
1	Virgil Trucks	3
5	24 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	21
2	Herb Score	20
3	Harvey Haddix	18
3	Don Larsen	18
5	5 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	3
2	Ike Delock	2
2	Dixie Howell	2
2	Sal Maglie	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Rivera	.429
2	Carl Furillo	.394
3	Gus Bell	.371
4	Harry Simpson	.371
5	Johnny Temple	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	12
1	Mickey Mantle	12
3	Ted Kluszewski	9
3	Eddie Mathews	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	30
2	Hank Aaron	26
2	Ted Kluszewski	26
2	Roy Sievers	26
5	Yogi Berra	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	8
2	Willie Mays	7
3	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Jim Busby	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Zuverink	1.02
2	Connie Johnson	1.53
3	Don Bessent	1.61
4	Johnny Klippstein	1.62
5	Bill Tremel	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Don Larsen	5
1	Joe Nuxhall	5
4	Tommy Byrne	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	46
2	Billy Pierce	36
2	Bob Turley	36
4	Johnny Antonelli	31
5	Harvey Haddix	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	6
2	Tom Gorman	5
2	Dixie Howell	5
4	Jim Davis	3
4	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.337
2	Ted Williams	.337
3	Richie Ashburn	.329
4	Willie Mays	.326
5	Ted Kluszewski	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	54
2	Duke Snider	48
3	Willie Mays	42
4	Eddie Mathews	41
5	Ernie Banks	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	143
2	Ted Kluszewski	141
3	Yogi Berra	124
3	Del Ennis	124
5	Jackie Jensen	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	27
2	Bill Bruton	26
3	Johnny Temple	21
4	Ken Boyer	19
4	2 others tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.10
2	Early Wynn	2.65
3	Tommy Byrne	2.65
4	Whitey Ford	2.71
5	Robin Roberts	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Don Newcombe	20
2	Early Wynn	20
4	Joe Nuxhall	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	228
2	Herb Score	195
3	Robin Roberts	177
4	Harvey Haddix	164
5	Billy Pierce	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	17
1	Ray Narleski	17
3	Tom Gorman	15
4	Jim Konstanty	13
5	2 tied	12