On This Day

Thursday, September 15, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 93 52 .641 --
Braves 81 65 .555 12.5
Giants 74 70 .514 18.5
Phillies 73 73 .500 20.5
Redlegs 72 76 .486 22.5
Cubs 69 77 .473 24.5
Cardinals 63 82 .434 30.0
Pirates 57 87 .396 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Grammas 2
1 Wally Moon 2
1 Stan Musial 2
1 Rip Repulski 2
5 13 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Rip Repulski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Alex Grammas 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Rip Repulski 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ben Flowers 0.90
2 Sandy Koufax 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben Flowers 9
2 Larry Jackson 4
3 Don Bessent 1
3 Sandy Koufax 1

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 Stan Musial .318
5 Vic Power .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 .469
2 Bob Nieman .452
3 Roy McMillan .444
4 Dee Fondy .417
5 Rip Repulski .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 7
2 Willie Mays 5
2 Stan Musial 5
2 Wally Post 5
2 Frank Thomas 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 15
1 Willie Mays 15
3 Ray Boone 13
3 Billy Goodman 13
3 Gus Zernial 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Minnie Minoso 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 7 others 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 Bob Friend 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Bob Turley 3
1 Jim Wilson 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 26
2 Willard Schmidt 24
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 Stan Musial .390
2 Ted Williams .387
3 Carl Furillo .378
4 Bob Hale .370
5 Richie Ashburn .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Post 10
2 Larry Doby 9
2 Willie Mays 9
4 Mickey Mantle 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 26
2 Ted Williams 25
3 Roy Campanella 23
3 Bob Kennedy 23
3 Willie Mays 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 Clem Labine 1.01
2 Whitey Ford 1.18
3 Billy Hoeft 1.36
4 Dixie Howell 1.65
5 Roy Face 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Hoeft 5
1 Bob Lemon 5
3 Tommy Byrne 4
3 Whitey Ford 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 56
2 Sam Jones 37
3 Johnny Antonelli 33
3 Willard Schmidt 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 .332
3 Willie Mays .318
4 Wally Post .318
5 Vic Power .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 123
3 Jackie Jensen 119
4 Ted Kluszewski 118
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 27
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 21
2 Ellis Kinder 18
3 Tom Gorman 17
4 Jack Meyer 15
5 2 tied 12