On This Day

Friday, September 9, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	86	54	.614	--
Yankees	85	54	.612	0.5
White Sox	82	57	.590	3.5
Red Sox	80	58	.580	5.0
Tigers	71	69	.507	15.0
Athletics	57	82	.410	28.5
Senators	49	87	.360	35.0
Orioles	43	92	.319	40.5

Games

Orioles 8, Tigers 3

Indians 3, Red Sox 1

Yankees 5, White Sox 4

Senators 6, Athletics 5

Athletics 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	93	47	.664	--
Braves	77	64	.546	16.5
Giants	73	67	.521	20.0
Phillies	72	70	.507	22.0
Redlegs	69	75	.479	26.0
Cubs	68	76	.472	27.0
Cardinals	58	81	.417	34.5
Pirates	55	85	.393	38.0

Games

Cubs 11, Dodgers 4

Dodgers 16, Cubs 9

Redlegs 5, Giants 0

Cardinals 11, Phillies 2

Braves 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Banks	5
1	Dee Fondy	5
3	Gene Baker	4
3	Frank Baumholtz	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	2
1	Joe Collins	2
1	Dee Fondy	2
1	Randy Jackson	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Zimmer	6
2	Roy Sievers	5
3	Ernie Banks	4
3	Joe Collins	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sandy Amoros	1
1	Gene Baker	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Chuck Harmon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Willard Schmidt	0.90
2	Joe Nuxhall	0.83
3	Dick Hall	0.67
3	Sam Jones	0.67
5	Ike Delock	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Harrington	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Mickey McDermott	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Willard Schmidt	9
2	Dick Hall	6
2	Sam Jones	6
4	Ike Delock	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Don Mossi	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.343
2	Richie Ashburn	.336
3	Roy Campanella	.331
4	Ted Kluszewski	.316
5	Carl Furillo	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	44
2	Ernie Banks	42
2	Willie Mays	42
2	Duke Snider	42
5	Wally Post	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	129
2	Del Ennis	117
3	Jackie Jensen	109
4	Ernie Banks	106
4	2 others tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	25
2	Bill Bruton	22
3	Ken Boyer	20
4	Willie Mays	19
5	2 tied	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	Bob Buhl	3.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	22
2	Don Newcombe	20
3	Whitey Ford	17
3	Bob Lemon	17
3	Frank Sullivan	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	221
2	Bob Turley	193
3	Sam Jones	182
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	Jim Piersall	.422
2	Duke Snider	.420
3	Roy Campanella	.417
4	Enos Slaughter	.406
5	Richie Ashburn	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	7
2	Wally Post	6
3	Stan Lopata	5
4	Roy Campanella	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Lopata	14
1	Bill Tuttle	14
1	Mickey Vernon	14
4	Roy Campanella	13
4	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Bill Bruton	4
2	Minnie Minoso	4
5	Sandy Amoros	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	0.00
2	Karl Spooner	0.38
3	Warren Hacker	0.50
4	Clem Labine	0.60
5	Whitey Ford	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	4
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Jack Harshman	3
2	Billy Hoeft	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	29
2	Herb Score	26
3	Willard Schmidt	23
4	Karl Spooner	21
5	Sandy Koufax	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
1	Ray Narleski	4
3	Dixie Howell	2
3	Ellis Kinder	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carlos Paula	.400
2	Carl Furillo	.395
3	Minnie Minoso	.394
4	Richie Ashburn	.388
5	Ted Williams	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	11
2	Larry Doby	9
2	Wally Post	9
4	Roy Campanella	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	8
2	Bill Bruton	7
2	Jim Rivera	7
4	Minnie Minoso	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.07
2	Clem Labine	1.08
3	Hersh Freeman	1.32
4	Karl Spooner	1.32
5	Billy Hoeft	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
1	Karl Spooner	5
4	Bob Buhl	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	46
2	Sam Jones	38
3	Willard Schmidt	34
4	Johnny Antonelli	33
4	Harvey Haddix	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.335
2	Al Kaline	.328
3	Wally Post	.318
4	Carl Furillo	.315
5	Willie Mays	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	48
2	Duke Snider	46
3	Willie Mays	44
4	Ernie Banks	42
5	Wally Post	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	142
2	Del Ennis	125
2	Ted Kluszewski	125
4	Yogi Berra	118
4	Jackie Jensen	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	28
2	Bill Bruton	25
3	Johnny Temple	22
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	2.73
4	Bob Turley	2.95
5	Robin Roberts	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Don Newcombe	22
3	Bob Lemon	19
3	Joe Nuxhall	19
3	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	221
2	Bob Turley	215
3	Sam Jones	182
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