On This Day

Monday, September 5, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	83	54	.606	--
Yankees	82	54	.603	0.5
White Sox	81	55	.596	1.5
Red Sox	79	56	.585	3.0
Tigers	70	67	.511	13.0
Athletics	56	79	.415	26.0
Senators	47	85	.356	33.5
Orioles	42	90	.318	38.5

Games

Orioles 6, Yankees 5

Yankees 5, Orioles 3

Red Sox 10, Senators 2

Red Sox 7, Senators 2

Athletics 5, Indians 4

Indians 9, Athletics 2

Tigers 7, White Sox 2

White Sox 3, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	90	46	.662	--
Braves	76	62	.551	15.0
Giants	71	66	.518	19.5
Phillies	71	68	.511	20.5
Cubs	67	74	.475	25.5
Redlegs	67	74	.475	25.5
Cardinals	57	79	.419	33.0
Pirates	54	84	.391	37.0

Games

Dodgers 11, Phillies 4

Dodgers 8, Phillies 2

Cubs 2, Braves 0

Braves 1, Cubs 0

Giants 6, Pirates 3

Cardinals 3, Redlegs 2

Pirates 8, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Bauer	5
1	Billy Klaus	5
1	Willie Mays	5
4	Dick Groat	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	2
1	Del Ennis	2
1	Gene Freese	2
1	Willie Mays	2
1	Frank Thomas	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Larry Doby	4
2	Del Ennis	4
2	Jackie Jensen	4
2	4 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	2
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	Harvey Kuenn	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Crone	2.00
2	Herb Score	1.83
3	Warren Hacker	1.20
4	Sam Jones	1.12
5	Don Newcombe	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Ray Crone	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	11
2	Sam Jones	9
3	Don Newcombe	7
4	Ray Crone	6
4	5 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Billy Pierce	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.348
2	Richie Ashburn	.333
3	Roy Campanella	.331
4	Ted Kluszewski	.317
5	Duke Snider	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	44
2	Willie Mays	42
2	Duke Snider	42
4	Ernie Banks	40
5	Mickey Mantle	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	129
2	Del Ennis	114
3	Jackie Jensen	106
4	Ray Boone	105
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	25
2	Bill Bruton	22
3	Ken Boyer	20
4	Willie Mays	17
4	2 others tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.89
2	Whitey Ford	2.56
3	Bob Buhl	2.87
4	Frank Sullivan	2.89
5	Early Wynn	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	22
2	Don Newcombe	20
3	Whitey Ford	16
3	Bob Lemon	16
3	Frank Sullivan	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	221
2	Bob Turley	186
3	Sam Jones	176
4	Robin Roberts	149
5	Don Newcombe	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	18
2	Ellis Kinder	17
3	Tom Gorman	16
4	Jack Meyer	15
5	Ed Roebuck	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carlos Paula	.426
2	Ken Boyer	.417
3	Roy Campanella	.413
4	Carl Furillo	.409
5	Ted Williams	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Lopata	6
2	Roy Campanella	5
2	Jim Greengrass	5
2	Mickey Mantle	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	18
2	Stan Lopata	17
3	Roy Campanella	16
3	Ted Williams	16
5	Ray Boone	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
1	Harvey Kuenn	5
3	Jim Rivera	4
3	Jackie Robinson	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chuck Stobbs	0.53
2	Clem Labine	0.54
3	Ellis Kinder	0.69
4	Bob Keegan	0.89
5	Jack Harshman	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Hoeft	3
1	Sam Jones	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Don Liddle	3
5	24 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	28
2	Sam Jones	23
3	Sandy Koufax	22
4	Billy Pierce	19
5	Whitey Ford	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
1	Ray Narleski	4
3	Ellis Kinder	3
3	Jack Meyer	3
5	2 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carlos Paula	.440
2	Carl Furillo	.391
3	Ted Williams	.371
4	Elmer Valo	.366
5	Minnie Minoso	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	13
2	Ted Kluszewski	9
2	Stan Lopata	9
4	Roy Campanella	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	29
2	Ted Williams	27
3	Hector Lopez	26
4	Roy Campanella	25
4	Del Ennis	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
1	Jim Rivera	7
3	Richie Ashburn	6
4	Harvey Kuenn	5
4	Minnie Minoso	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clem Labine	0.68
2	Karl Spooner	1.59
3	Whitey Ford	1.74
4	Dixie Howell	1.86
5	Frank Sullivan	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Billy Hoeft	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
1	Herb Score	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	51
2	Sam Jones	39
3	Billy Pierce	36
4	Harvey Haddix	34
5	Whitey Ford	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	8
2	Jack Meyer	5
3	Clem Labine	4
4	Hersh Freeman	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.346
2	Richie Ashburn	.335
3	Al Kaline	.334
4	Roy Campanella	.320
5	Al Smith	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	51
2	Duke Snider	48
3	Eddie Mathews	44
3	Willie Mays	44
5	2 tied	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	147
2	Ted Kluszewski	132
3	Del Ennis	128
4	Jackie Jensen	125
5	Yogi Berra	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	28
2	Bill Bruton	26
3	Johnny Temple	21
4	Ken Boyer	20
5	Willie Mays	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.11
2	Whitey Ford	2.64
3	Early Wynn	2.84
4	Bob Buhl	2.85
5	Robin Roberts	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Don Newcombe	22
3	Bob Lemon	19
3	Frank Sullivan	19
3	Early Wynn	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	221
2	Bob Turley	220
3	Sam Jones	176
3	Robin Roberts	176
5	2 tied	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	21
2	Ellis Kinder	18
3	Tom Gorman	16
4	Jack Meyer	15
5	Jim Konstanty	13