On This Day

Wednesday, September 14, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	90	56	.616	--
Yankees	88	56	.611	1.0
White Sox	86	60	.589	4.0
Red Sox	82	62	.569	7.0
Tigers	72	73	.497	17.5
Athletics	61	84	.421	28.5
Senators	51	91	.359	37.0
Orioles	47	95	.331	41.0

Games

Orioles 8, White Sox 2

White Sox 6, Orioles 0

Athletics 7, Red Sox 3

Yankees 6, Tigers 4

Senators 3, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	93	51	.646	--
Braves	81	65	.555	13.0
Giants	74	70	.514	19.0
Phillies	73	73	.500	21.0
Redlegs	72	76	.486	23.0
Cubs	69	77	.473	25.0
Cardinals	62	82	.431	31.0
Pirates	57	87	.396	36.0

Games

Braves 9, Giants 2

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chuck Diering	4
1	Jim Dyck	4
1	Nellie Fox	4
1	George Kell	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	2
1	Gus Zernial	2
3	Hank Bauer	1
3	Del Crandall	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	6
2	George Crowe	3
2	Bob Kennedy	3
4	Hank Aaron	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Pierce	1.00
2	Herb Score	0.90
3	Tom Poholsky	0.67
4	Jim Wilson	0.62
5	Dick Donovan	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	Tom Poholsky	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	9
2	Billy Pierce	7
3	Dick Donovan	5
3	Jim Wilson	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.339
2	Al Kaline	.338
3	Roy Campanella	.322
4	Carl Furillo	.316
5	Stan Musial	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	45
1	Willie Mays	45
3	Ernie Banks	43
4	Duke Snider	42
5	Wally Post	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	129
2	Del Ennis	118
3	Willie Mays	111
4	Ernie Banks	110
4	Jackie Jensen	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	25
2	Bill Bruton	24
3	Ken Boyer	21
4	Willie Mays	20
5	Minnie Minoso	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.08
2	Whitey Ford	2.52
3	Frank Sullivan	2.91
4	Early Wynn	2.92
5	Bob Friend	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	22
2	Don Newcombe	20
3	Bob Lemon	18
3	Frank Sullivan	18
5	Whitey Ford	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	236
2	Bob Turley	200
3	Sam Jones	185
4	Robin Roberts	150
5	Harvey Haddix	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	19
2	Ellis Kinder	18
3	Tom Gorman	17
4	Jack Meyer	15
5	Ed Roebuck	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.457
2	Bob Nieman	.452
3	Roy McMillan	.421
4	Richie Ashburn	.392
5	2 tied	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	7
2	Willie Mays	5
2	Wally Post	5
2	Frank Thomas	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	15
1	Willie Mays	15
3	George Crowe	14
4	Ray Boone	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	6
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	Minnie Minoso	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Humberto Robinson	0.60
2	Bob Miller	0.73
3	Billy Hoeft	1.00
4	Bob Friend	1.05
4	Bob Turley	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Bob Turley	3
1	Jim Wilson	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	39
2	Willard Schmidt	27
3	Jack Harshman	21
4	Bob Turley	20
5	Sam Jones	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Howell	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
3	Tom Gorman	2
3	Clem Labine	2
3	Don Mossi	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.389
2	Ted Williams	.388
3	Stan Musial	.374
4	Richie Ashburn	.364
4	Bob Hale	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	10
1	Wally Post	10
3	Larry Doby	9
3	Willie Mays	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	29
2	Del Ennis	26
3	Mickey Mantle	25
4	Roy Campanella	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.18
2	Billy Hoeft	1.36
3	Dixie Howell	1.65
4	Roy Face	1.84
5	Warren Spahn	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Hoeft	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
1	Warren Spahn	5
4	Tommy Byrne	4
4	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	56
2	Sam Jones	37
3	Willard Schmidt	34
4	Johnny Antonelli	33
5	Billy Pierce	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	6
2	Dixie Howell	5
2	Clem Labine	5
4	Ellis Kinder	4
4	Jack Meyer	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.338
2	Al Kaline	.330
3	Wally Post	.320
4	Vic Power	.318
5	Willie Mays	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Ted Kluszewski	46
3	Duke Snider	44
4	Ernie Banks	43
5	2 tied	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	136
2	Del Ennis	124
3	Jackie Jensen	119
4	Ted Kluszewski	118
5	2 tied	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	28
2	Bill Bruton	25
3	Johnny Temple	22
4	Ken Boyer	21
5	Willie Mays	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.10
2	Whitey Ford	2.50
3	Early Wynn	2.83
4	Bob Turley	2.86
5	Tommy Byrne	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Don Newcombe	21
3	Frank Sullivan	20
4	Bob Lemon	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	236
2	Bob Turley	212
3	Sam Jones	185
4	Robin Roberts	165
5	Billy Pierce	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	22
2	Ellis Kinder	18
3	Tom Gorman	17
4	Jack Meyer	15
5	2 tied	12