On This Day

Saturday, September 10, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	87	54	.617	--
Yankees	85	55	.607	1.5
White Sox	83	57	.593	3.5
Red Sox	80	59	.576	6.0
Tigers	71	70	.504	16.0
Athletics	58	82	.414	28.5
Senators	49	88	.358	36.0
Orioles	44	92	.324	40.5

Games

Orioles 5, Tigers 3

Indians 10, Red Sox 7

White Sox 9, Yankees 8

Athletics 8, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	93	47	.664	--
Braves	78	64	.549	16.0
Giants	73	68	.518	20.5
Phillies	72	71	.503	22.5
Redlegs	70	75	.483	25.5
Cubs	68	76	.472	27.0
Cardinals	59	81	.421	34.0
Pirates	55	86	.390	38.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Cubs 3

Redlegs 4, Giants 3

Braves 13, Pirates 5

Cardinals 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Smith	5
2	Bobby Avila	4
2	Bob Kennedy	4
2	Johnny Logan	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	2
1	Gus Zernial	2
3	Billy Gardner	1
3	Solly Hemus	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Logan	6
2	Bob Kennedy	4
2	Eddie Mathews	4
2	Gus Zernial	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	Ernie Oravetz	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	Eddie Yost	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Wilson	0.67
2	Rip Coleman	0.50
3	Bud Black	0.38
4	Carl Erskine	0.25
4	Johnny Gray	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Ray Crone	1
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Bill Harrington	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Wilson	6
2	Bud Black	3
2	Johnny Gray	3
4	Webbo Clarke	2
4	10 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Don Mossi	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.342
2	Richie Ashburn	.338
3	Roy Campanella	.331
4	Al Smith	.316
5	Ted Kluszewski	.315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	129
2	Del Ennis	117
3	Jackie Jensen	110
4	Ray Boone	108
5	2 tied	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	25
2	Bill Bruton	23
3	Ken Boyer	20
4	Willie Mays	19
4	Minnie Minoso	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.18
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	150
5	Harvey Haddix	139

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Campanella	.438
2	Richie Ashburn	.421
3	Al Smith	.417
4	Ken Boyer	.412
5	Jim Piersall	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	7
2	Wally Post	6
3	Stan Lopata	5
3	Eddie Mathews	5
5	9 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Lopata	14
2	Roy Campanella	13
2	Del Ennis	13
2	Duke Snider	13
2	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
1	Minnie Minoso	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Jackie Robinson	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	Whitey Ford	0.64
5	Clem Labine	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Jack Harshman	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Karl Spooner	3
5	25 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	26
2	Sam Jones	24
3	Karl Spooner	21
4	Sandy Koufax	20
5	Willard Schmidt	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
2	Don Mossi	3
2	Ray Narleski	3
4	Tom Gorman	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.409
2	Ted Williams	.398
3	Carlos Paula	.390
4	Richie Ashburn	.381
4	Minnie Minoso	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	11
2	Larry Doby	9
2	Eddie Mathews	9
2	Wally Post	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	28
2	Mickey Mantle	27
3	Del Ennis	26
4	Roy Campanella	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.07
2	Clem Labine	1.08
3	Karl Spooner	1.44
4	Hersh Freeman	1.44
5	Billy Hoeft	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
3	Bob Buhl	4
3	Tommy Byrne	4
3	11 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	.336
2	Al Kaline	.328
3	Wally Post	.321
4	Al Smith	.319
5	Roy Campanella	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	48
2	Duke Snider	45
3	Willie Mays	44
4	Ernie Banks	42
4	Eddie Mathews	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	139
2	Ted Kluszewski	126
3	Del Ennis	125
4	Jackie Jensen	119
5	Yogi Berra	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	28
2	Bill Bruton	26
3	Johnny Temple	22
4	Ken Boyer	20
4	Minnie Minoso	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.26
2	Whitey Ford	2.46
3	Early Wynn	2.73
4	Bob Turley	2.95
5	Bob Buhl	3.04

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	170
5	Harvey Haddix	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	21
2	Ellis Kinder	18
3	Tom Gorman	17
4	Jack Meyer	15
5	Jim Konstanty	13