On This Day

Sunday, August 28, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	51	.605	--
White Sox	77	51	.602	0.5
Indians	77	52	.597	1.0
Red Sox	74	54	.578	3.5
Tigers	65	63	.508	12.5
Athletics	53	75	.414	24.5
Senators	46	79	.368	30.0
Orioles	39	84	.317	36.0

Games

Yankees 6, White Sox 1

White Sox 3, Yankees 2

Senators 8, Indians 2

Senators 13, Indians 4

Red Sox 14, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	82	45	.646	--
Braves	72	58	.554	11.5
Phillies	69	62	.527	15.0
Giants	65	62	.512	17.0
Redlegs	64	68	.485	20.5
Cubs	62	71	.466	23.0
Cardinals	55	73	.430	27.5
Pirates	50	80	.385	33.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 1

Phillies 7, Redlegs 6

Phillies 8, Redlegs 3

Pirates 5, Braves 3

Pirates 2, Braves 0

Cubs 3, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Kluszewski	5
1	Eddie Yost	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Walt Dropo	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	2
1	Eddie Joost	2
3	Yogi Berra	1
3	Roy Campanella	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Joost	6
2	Mickey Vernon	5
3	Grady Hatton	4
3	Stan Lopata	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	2
2	Richie Ashburn	1
2	Carl Furillo	1
2	Gil McDougald	1
2	Harry Simpson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Karl Spooner	1.29
2	Whitey Ford	1.00
3	Frank Sullivan	0.70
4	Ray Crone	0.57
5	Dick Hall	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Vern Law	1
1	Mickey McDermott	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	9
1	Karl Spooner	9
3	Frank Sullivan	7
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Howell	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Jack Meyer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.349
2	Richie Ashburn	.333
3	Roy Campanella	.321
4	Ted Kluszewski	.318
5	Vic Power	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	41
2	Ernie Banks	39
3	Willie Mays	38
3	Duke Snider	38
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	116
2	Del Ennis	106
3	Jackie Jensen	101
4	Ted Kluszewski	99
5	Ernie Banks	98

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.83
2	Whitey Ford	2.69
3	Bob Buhl	2.76
4	Tommy Byrne	2.78
5	Frank Sullivan	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	21
2	Don Newcombe	18
3	Frank Sullivan	16
4	Whitey Ford	15
5	5 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	197
2	Bob Turley	180
3	Sam Jones	158
4	Robin Roberts	143
5	Don Newcombe	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	17
2	Ray Narleski	16
3	Tom Gorman	15
4	Jack Meyer	14
5	Ed Roebuck	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Lopata	.483
2	Bill Skowron	.452
3	Carlos Paula	.435
4	Carl Furillo	.431
5	Ted Williams	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	8
2	Ted Williams	6
3	Hank Bauer	5
3	Roy Campanella	5
3	Stan Lopata	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	21
2	Mickey Mantle	18
3	Roy Campanella	15
3	Del Ennis	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	4
1	Phil Rizzuto	4
3	Chuck Harmon	3
3	Harvey Kuenn	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Arnie Portocarrero	0.50
2	Don Bessent	0.57
3	Dixie Howell	0.75
4	Pedro Ramos	1.04
5	Sandy Consuegra	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	4
2	Bob Buhl	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Vern Law	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	24
2	Whitey Ford	20
2	Connie Johnson	20
4	Frank Sullivan	19
5	Johnny Antonelli	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Jack Meyer	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
4	Ike Delock	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.394
2	Jim Rivera	.386
3	Harry Simpson	.385
4	Carl Furillo	.381
5	Gus Bell	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	12
2	Ernie Banks	10
3	Eddie Mathews	9
3	Ted Williams	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	30
2	Ernie Banks	28
3	Gus Bell	27
3	Del Ennis	27
5	Wally Post	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	8
2	Richie Ashburn	6
3	Willie Mays	5
3	Johnny Temple	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hersh Freeman	1.05
2	Bob Miller	1.40
3	George Zuverink	1.55
4	Don Bessent	1.80
5	Bob Buhl	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Don Larsen	5
1	Joe Nuxhall	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	42
2	Billy Pierce	38
3	Whitey Ford	37
4	Johnny Antonelli	33
5	3 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Hersh Freeman	5
2	Dixie Howell	5
2	Jack Meyer	5
5	Ellis Kinder	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.347
2	Richie Ashburn	.334
3	Al Kaline	.334
4	Ted Kluszewski	.324
5	Harvey Kuenn	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	53
2	Duke Snider	47
3	Eddie Mathews	42
4	Willie Mays	41
5	Ernie Banks	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	143
2	Ted Kluszewski	139
3	Del Ennis	130
4	Jackie Jensen	124
5	Gil Hodges	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	26
2	Bill Bruton	25
3	Johnny Temple	22
4	Ken Boyer	19
4	Willie Mays	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.13
2	Whitey Ford	2.67
3	Tommy Byrne	2.76
4	Bob Buhl	2.81
5	Early Wynn	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Don Newcombe	20
2	Frank Sullivan	20
4	Warren Spahn	19
4	Early Wynn	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	226
2	Herb Score	197
3	Robin Roberts	175
4	Harvey Haddix	162
5	Sam Jones	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	19
2	Ellis Kinder	18
3	Tom Gorman	15
4	Jack Meyer	14
5	Jim Konstanty	13