On This Day

Thursday, September 8, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	85	54	.612	--
Yankees	84	54	.609	0.5
White Sox	82	56	.594	2.5
Red Sox	80	57	.584	4.0
Tigers	71	68	.511	14.0
Athletics	56	81	.409	28.0
Senators	48	86	.358	34.5
Orioles	42	92	.313	40.5

Games

Indians 5, Orioles 3

Tigers 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 13, Athletics 0

Senators 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	92	46	.667	--
Braves	76	64	.543	17.0
Giants	73	66	.525	19.5
Phillies	72	69	.511	21.5
Redlegs	68	75	.476	26.5
Cubs	67	75	.472	27.0
Cardinals	57	81	.413	35.0
Pirates	55	84	.396	37.5

Games

Phillies 6, Redlegs 4

Dodgers 10, Braves 2

Giants 6, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	3
1	Larry Doby	3
1	Jim Greengrass	3
1	Bob Hale	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	2
1	Wally Post	2
3	Larry Doby	1
3	Billy Gardner	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	6
2	Granny Hamner	3
2	Gil Hodges	3
2	Wally Post	3
2	Jackie Robinson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Mickey Mantle	1
2	Minnie Minoso	1
2	Willy Miranda	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Turley	0.88
2	Harvey Haddix	0.60
3	Willard Nixon	0.50
3	Virgil Trucks	0.50
5	Roger Craig	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Windy McCall	1
1	Bob Miller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Karl Spooner	9
2	Bob Turley	7
3	Harvey Haddix	6
4	Willard Nixon	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Lary	1
1	Pedro Ramos	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.343
2	Richie Ashburn	.335
3	Roy Campanella	.331
4	Carl Furillo	.316
5	Ted Kluszewski	.314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	129
2	Del Ennis	117
3	Jackie Jensen	109
4	Ray Boone	105
4	2 others tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	25
2	Bill Bruton	22
3	Ken Boyer	20
4	Willie Mays	19
5	Minnie Minoso	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.89
2	Whitey Ford	2.50
3	Early Wynn	2.84
4	Frank Sullivan	2.95
5	Don Newcombe	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	22
2	Don Newcombe	20
3	Whitey Ford	17
3	Frank Sullivan	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	221
2	Bob Turley	193
3	Sam Jones	176
4	Robin Roberts	149
5	Harvey Haddix	139

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Campanella	.429
2	Minnie Minoso	.407
3	Jim Greengrass	.397
4	Jim Piersall	.396
4	Ted Williams	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	7
2	Stan Lopata	6
2	Wally Post	6
4	Jim Greengrass	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	17
2	Stan Lopata	15
2	Duke Snider	15
4	Roy Campanella	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	4
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Harvey Kuenn	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Hacker	0.50
2	Clem Labine	0.60
3	Whitey Ford	0.64
4	Chuck Stobbs	0.95
5	Bob Keegan	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Jack Harshman	3
1	Billy Hoeft	3
1	Sam Jones	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	26
2	Sam Jones	23
3	Sandy Koufax	22
3	Karl Spooner	22
5	Jack Harshman	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carlos Paula	.413
2	Carl Furillo	.410
3	Minnie Minoso	.398
4	Richie Ashburn	.373
5	Elmer Valo	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	11
2	Larry Doby	9
3	Roy Campanella	8
3	Ted Kluszewski	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	27
1	Mickey Mantle	27
3	Roy Campanella	26
3	Ted Williams	26
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	8
2	Bill Bruton	7
2	Jim Rivera	7
4	Minnie Minoso	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clem Labine	0.71
2	Hersh Freeman	1.27
3	Karl Spooner	1.32
4	Whitey Ford	1.51
5	Billy Hoeft	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
1	Herb Score	5
1	Karl Spooner	5
5	7 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	51
2	Billy Pierce	36
3	Whitey Ford	34
4	Johnny Antonelli	33
4	Harvey Haddix	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	8
2	Dixie Howell	4
2	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Clem Labine	4
2	Jack Meyer	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.334
2	Al Kaline	.328
3	Wally Post	.319
4	Roy Campanella	.316
5	Carl Furillo	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	49
2	Duke Snider	48
3	Willie Mays	44
4	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Wally Post	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	145
2	Ted Kluszewski	127
3	Del Ennis	125
4	Jackie Jensen	119
5	2 tied	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	28
2	Bill Bruton	25
3	Johnny Temple	21
4	Ken Boyer	20
4	Willie Mays	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.01
2	Whitey Ford	2.46
3	Early Wynn	2.70
4	Robin Roberts	2.99
5	Don Newcombe	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Don Newcombe	22
3	Frank Sullivan	20
3	Early Wynn	20
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	227
2	Herb Score	221
3	Sam Jones	176
4	Robin Roberts	169
5	Johnny Antonelli	159

Saves

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