On This Day

Tuesday, August 30, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	78	51	.605	--
Yankees	78	52	.600	0.5
Indians	78	52	.600	0.5
Red Sox	74	55	.574	4.0
Tigers	66	65	.504	13.0
Athletics	54	75	.419	24.0
Senators	46	80	.365	30.5
Orioles	41	85	.325	35.5

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 5

Indians 7, Orioles 4

Tigers 4, Senators 0

Athletics 4, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	84	45	.651	--
Braves	72	59	.550	13.0
Phillies	69	64	.519	17.0
Giants	67	63	.515	17.5
Redlegs	65	70	.481	22.0
Cubs	64	71	.474	23.0
Cardinals	55	75	.423	29.5
Pirates	51	80	.389	34.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Braves 6

Giants 5, Redlegs 0

Giants 9, Redlegs 7

Cubs 3, Phillies 1

Pirates 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sid Gordon	4
1	Duke Snider	4
3	Roy Campanella	3
3	Ted Kluszewski	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	2
1	Ted Kluszewski	2
1	Willie Mays	2
4	George Crowe	1
4	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	3
1	George Kell	3
1	Duke Snider	3
4	Bobby Avila	2
4	17 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Hoeft	1.00
2	Sam Jones	0.82
3	Willard Nixon	0.38
4	Bob Lemon	0.36
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Dixie Howell	1
1	Sam Jones	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	9
2	Roy Face	5
2	Billy Hoeft	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Windy McCall	1
1	Don Mossi	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.350
2	Richie Ashburn	.333
3	Roy Campanella	.328
4	Ted Kluszewski	.318
5	Vic Power	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	43
2	Willie Mays	40
2	Duke Snider	40
4	Ernie Banks	39
5	3 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	122
2	Del Ennis	108
3	Jackie Jensen	101
3	Ted Kluszewski	101
5	Roy Campanella	100

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	19
3	Frank Sullivan	16
4	Whitey Ford	15
4	Bob Lemon	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	197
2	Bob Turley	180
3	Sam Jones	167
4	Robin Roberts	147
5	Don Newcombe	131

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	Ted Williams	.465
2	Carlos Paula	.462
3	Stan Lopata	.448
4	Minnie Minoso	.412
5	Carl Furillo	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	7
2	Mickey Mantle	5
2	Wally Post	5
2	Ted Williams	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	18
1	Ted Williams	18
3	Del Ennis	16
4	Willie Jones	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	4
1	Phil Rizzuto	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
4	Sandy Amoros	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Arnie Portocarrero	0.50
2	Dixie Howell	1.06
3	Whitey Ford	1.08
4	Billy Pierce	1.09
5	Willard Schmidt	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Billy Hoeft	3
1	Dixie Howell	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	Billy Pierce	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	20
2	Sam Jones	19
2	Frank Sullivan	19
4	Harvey Haddix	18
4	Billy Pierce	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Jack Meyer	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
5	2 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.393
2	Carl Furillo	.386
3	Harry Simpson	.385
4	Gus Bell	.373
5	Minnie Minoso	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	12
2	Roy Campanella	10
3	Ernie Banks	9
3	Ted Kluszewski	9
3	Wally Post	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	30
2	Roy Campanella	28
2	Wally Post	28
4	Gus Bell	27
5	Ted Kluszewski	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	6
1	Jim Rivera	6
3	Willie Mays	5
4	Minnie Minoso	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hersh Freeman	0.98
2	Erv Palica	1.48
3	Dixie Howell	1.57
4	Bill Wight	1.72
5	Roy Face	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Don Larsen	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
1	Bob Rush	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	34
1	Sam Jones	34
3	Harvey Haddix	32
3	Herb Score	32
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Hersh Freeman	5
2	Dixie Howell	5
2	Clem Labine	5
2	Jack Meyer	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.350
2	Al Kaline	.335
3	Richie Ashburn	.333
4	Ted Kluszewski	.323
5	Willie Mays	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	53
2	Duke Snider	47
3	Eddie Mathews	42
3	Willie Mays	42
5	2 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	143
2	Ted Kluszewski	137
3	Del Ennis	130
4	Jackie Jensen	123
5	Yogi Berra	118

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	2.14
2	Bob Buhl	2.73
3	Whitey Ford	2.73
4	Tommy Byrne	2.76
5	Early Wynn	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Don Newcombe	21
3	Frank Sullivan	20
4	Early Wynn	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	226
2	Herb Score	197
3	Robin Roberts	177
4	Sam Jones	167
5	2 tied	157

Saves

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