On This Day

Thursday, September 1, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 46 .649 --
Braves 73 60 .549 13.0
Phillies 70 64 .522 16.5
Giants 68 64 .515 17.5
Redlegs 66 71 .482 22.0
Cubs 64 72 .471 23.5
Cardinals 55 77 .417 30.5
Pirates 53 80 .398 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Freese 4
2 Eddie Mathews 3
2 Roy McMillan 3
2 Roman Mejias 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Rhodes 2
2 Al Dark 1
2 Chuck Harmon 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roman Mejias 4
2 Chuck Harmon 3
3 Roy Campanella 2
3 Gene Freese 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Roy McMillan 1
1 Bill Sarni 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Crone 0.50
2 Roger Craig 0.33
3 Joe Nuxhall 0.22
4 Luis Arroyo 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Craig 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Joe Nuxhall 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Crone 5
2 Roger Craig 4
3 Clem Labine 3
4 Ramon Monzant 2
4 Joe Nuxhall 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .348
2 Richie Ashburn .335
3 Roy Campanella .330
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 125
2 Del Ennis 110
3 Roy Campanella 102
4 Jackie Jensen 101
4 Ted Kluszewski 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 23
2 Bill Bruton 20
3 Ken Boyer 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 2 others tied 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 Carl Furillo .438
2 Stan Lopata .438
4 Ted Williams .415
5 Minnie Minoso .409

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 Roy Campanella 17
2 Ted Williams 16
3 Duke Snider 15
4 Willie Jones 14
4 Stan Lopata 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Kuenn 4
1 Phil Rizzuto 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
4 Sandy Amoros 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Face 0.00
2 Clem Labine 0.55
3 Dixie Howell 0.57
4 Whitey Ford 1.08
5 Billy Pierce 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Vern Law 3
1 Billy Pierce 3
4 Don Bessent 2
4 25 others 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 Clem Labine 4
2 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Jack Meyer 3
2 Ray Narleski 3
5 3 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .398
2 Ted Williams .386
3 Harry Simpson .382
4 Minnie Minoso .369
5 Richie Ashburn .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 12
2 Roy Campanella 9
2 Wally Post 9
4 Ernie Banks 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 27
1 Wally Post 27
3 Del Ennis 26
3 Roy Sievers 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 6
1 Jim Rivera 6
3 Bill Bruton 5
4 Harvey Kuenn 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clem Labine 1.05
2 Erv Palica 1.48
3 Dixie Howell 1.63
4 Hersh Freeman 1.78
5 Roy Face 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 5
1 Joe Nuxhall 5
1 Billy Pierce 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
1 Bob Rush 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 7
2 Clem Labine 6
3 Jack Meyer 5
4 Dixie Howell 4
4 Ellis Kinder 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .345
2 Richie Ashburn .336
3 Al Kaline .333
4 Ted Kluszewski .322
5 Roy Campanella .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 51
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 145
2 Ted Kluszewski 135
3 Del Ennis 131
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 Robin Roberts 2.94
5 Tommy Byrne 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 25
2 Don Newcombe 21
3 Frank Sullivan 20
4 Joe Nuxhall 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