On This Day

Saturday, September 3, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	80	52	.606	--
Yankees	80	53	.602	0.5
Indians	80	53	.602	0.5
Red Sox	76	56	.576	4.0
Tigers	68	66	.507	13.0
Athletics	55	77	.417	25.0
Senators	47	82	.364	31.5
Orioles	41	88	.318	37.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Orioles 1

Indians 6, White Sox 1

Tigers 11, Athletics 6

Senators 10, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	87	46	.654	--
Braves	74	61	.548	14.0
Phillies	71	65	.522	17.5
Giants	69	65	.515	18.5
Redlegs	67	72	.482	23.0
Cubs	65	73	.471	24.5
Cardinals	56	78	.418	31.5
Pirates	53	82	.393	35.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Pirates 0

Cardinals 3, Cubs 2

Braves 6, Redlegs 5

Giants 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank House	4
1	Mickey Vernon	4
3	Joe Astroth	3
3	Hank Bauer	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Bauer	2
1	Larry Doby	2
3	Del Crandall	1
3	Stan Lopata	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Bauer	3
1	Frank House	3
3	Joe Astroth	2
3	Larry Doby	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Johnny Logan	1
1	Al Rosen	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Early Wynn	1.12
2	Sandy Koufax	0.86
3	Bob Friend	0.80
4	Herm Wehmeier	0.50
5	Billy Pierce	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Aber	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	9
2	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Billy Pierce	5
4	Bob Friend	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Jackson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.350
2	Richie Ashburn	.337
3	Roy Campanella	.328
4	Ted Kluszewski	.318
5	Duke Snider	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	44
2	Duke Snider	41
3	Ernie Banks	40
3	Willie Mays	40
5	Mickey Mantle	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	128
2	Del Ennis	110
3	Ted Kluszewski	104
4	Roy Campanella	102
5	2 tied	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	24
2	Bill Bruton	21
3	Ken Boyer	19
4	Willie Mays	17
4	Johnny Temple	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.93
2	Whitey Ford	2.58
3	Frank Sullivan	2.89
4	Bob Buhl	2.93
5	Dick Donovan	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	22
2	Don Newcombe	19
3	Whitey Ford	16
3	Frank Sullivan	16
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	210
2	Bob Turley	180
3	Sam Jones	167
4	Robin Roberts	148
5	Harvey Haddix	133

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Minnie Minoso	.435
2	Carlos Paula	.429
3	Carl Furillo	.419
4	Stan Lopata	.400
4	Ted Williams	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Lopata	6
1	Ted Williams	6
3	Roy Campanella	5
3	Mickey Mantle	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	17
1	Ted Williams	17
3	Roy Campanella	16
3	Stan Lopata	16
5	Willie Jones	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Harvey Kuenn	4
1	Jim Rivera	4
1	Phil Rizzuto	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clem Labine	0.55
2	Roy Face	0.57
3	Ellis Kinder	0.69
4	Jose Santiago	0.75
5	Jack Harshman	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	2
1	Lew Burdette	2
1	Tommy Byrne	2
1	Art Ceccarelli	2
1	23 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	22
2	Sam Jones	19
3	Murry Dickson	18
4	Whitey Ford	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
1	Jack Meyer	4
3	Ellis Kinder	3
4	Hersh Freeman	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carlos Paula	.417
2	Carl Furillo	.402
3	Harry Simpson	.387
4	Minnie Minoso	.380
5	Richie Ashburn	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	13
2	Roy Campanella	9
2	Ted Kluszewski	9
2	Wally Post	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	27
1	Ted Williams	27
3	Wally Post	26
4	Ted Kluszewski	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	7
2	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Bill Bruton	6
4	Harvey Kuenn	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Erv Palica	1.48
2	Karl Spooner	1.80
3	Ike Delock	1.82
4	Whitey Ford	1.92
5	2 tied	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
4	Whitey Ford	4
4	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	45
2	Whitey Ford	34
2	Harvey Haddix	34
2	Billy Pierce	34
5	Sam Jones	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Meyer	6
1	Ray Narleski	6
3	Clem Labine	5
4	Ellis Kinder	4
5	3 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.344
2	Richie Ashburn	.339
3	Al Kaline	.335
4	Ted Kluszewski	.318
5	Roy Campanella	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	52
2	Duke Snider	47
3	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Willie Mays	42
5	Ernie Banks	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	147
2	Ted Kluszewski	135
3	Del Ennis	127
4	Jackie Jensen	121
5	Yogi Berra	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	27
1	Jim Rivera	27
3	Johnny Temple	21
4	Ken Boyer	19
4	Willie Mays	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.14
2	Whitey Ford	2.65
3	Early Wynn	2.85
4	Bob Buhl	2.89
5	Robin Roberts	2.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	220
2	Herb Score	210
3	Robin Roberts	175
4	Sam Jones	167
5	Harvey Haddix	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	19
2	Ellis Kinder	18
3	Tom Gorman	16
4	Jack Meyer	15
5	Jim Konstanty	13