On This Day

Wednesday, August 31, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	79	51	.608	--
Yankees	79	52	.603	0.5
Indians	79	52	.603	0.5
Red Sox	74	56	.569	5.0
Tigers	67	65	.508	13.0
Athletics	54	76	.415	25.0
Senators	46	81	.362	31.5
Orioles	41	86	.323	36.5

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 2

Indians 5, Orioles 1

Tigers 7, Senators 4

Yankees 11, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	84	46	.646	--
Braves	73	59	.553	12.0
Phillies	70	64	.522	16.0
Giants	68	63	.519	16.5
Redlegs	65	71	.478	22.0
Cubs	64	72	.471	23.0
Cardinals	55	76	.420	29.5
Pirates	52	80	.394	33.0

Games

Braves 13, Dodgers 8

Giants 5, Redlegs 0

Phillies 13, Cubs 2

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Bruton	3
1	George Crowe	3
1	Wally Moon	3
1	Don Mueller	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Crowe	2
1	Jim Rivera	2
3	Sandy Amoros	1
3	Jim Greengrass	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Rivera	4
2	Sandy Amoros	3
2	George Crowe	3
2	Jim Greengrass	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Harvey Kuenn	1
1	Wally Moon	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Score	1.30
2	Murry Dickson	1.00
3	Carl Erskine	0.67
4	Ruben Gomez	0.40
5	Tommy Byrne	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Lino Donoso	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	13
2	Hal Brown	10
3	Murry Dickson	6
4	Tommy Byrne	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Don Larsen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.348
2	Richie Ashburn	.335
3	Roy Campanella	.327
4	Vic Power	.318
5	Ted Kluszewski	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	43
2	Willie Mays	40
2	Duke Snider	40
4	Ernie Banks	39
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	124
2	Del Ennis	110
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
2	Bill Bruton	19
4	Willie Mays	17
4	Johnny Temple	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.83
2	Whitey Ford	2.69
3	Frank Sullivan	2.84
4	Bob Buhl	2.93
5	Dick Donovan	2.96

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	210
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	Carlos Paula	.439
2	Stan Lopata	.424
3	Ted Williams	.419
4	Minnie Minoso	.409
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	6
2	Stan Lopata	5
2	Mickey Mantle	5
2	Wally Post	5
2	Vic Power	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	16
2	Roy Campanella	15
2	Duke Snider	15
4	Willie Jones	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Kuenn	4
1	Phil Rizzuto	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
4	Sandy Amoros	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dixie Howell	0.57
2	Whitey Ford	1.08
3	Billy Pierce	1.09
4	Erv Palica	1.10
5	Clem Labine	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
5	26 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	30
2	Sam Jones	19
3	Murry Dickson	18
3	Billy Pierce	18
3	Frank Sullivan	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.391
2	Ted Williams	.386
3	Harry Simpson	.382
4	Richie Ashburn	.375
5	Minnie Minoso	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	12
2	Roy Campanella	9
2	Eddie Mathews	9
2	Wally Post	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Post	28
2	Del Ennis	26
2	Roy Sievers	26
4	Gus Bell	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	7
2	Jim Rivera	6
3	Willie Mays	5
4	Bill Bruton	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Erv Palica	1.48
2	Dixie Howell	1.63
3	Hersh Freeman	1.75
4	Ike Delock	1.98
5	Billy Hoeft	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
1	Bob Rush	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	45
2	Johnny Antonelli	34
2	Sam Jones	34
4	Harvey Haddix	32
5	Bob Buhl	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Clem Labine	5
2	Jack Meyer	5
4	Hersh Freeman	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.345
2	Richie Ashburn	.336
3	Al Kaline	.333
4	Ted Kluszewski	.323
5	Willie Mays	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	53
2	Duke Snider	46
3	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Willie Mays	42
5	2 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	144
2	Ted Kluszewski	137
3	Del Ennis	132
4	Jackie Jensen	123
5	Yogi Berra	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
1	Jim Rivera	26
3	Johnny Temple	21
4	Ken Boyer	19
4	Willie Mays	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.14
2	Whitey Ford	2.73
3	Bob Buhl	2.89
4	Early Wynn	2.89
5	Robin Roberts	2.94

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	220
2	Herb Score	210
3	Robin Roberts	177
4	Sam Jones	167
5	Harvey Haddix	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