On This Day

Sunday, September 18, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	91	56	.619	--
Indians	90	59	.604	2.0
White Sox	87	62	.584	5.0
Red Sox	82	65	.558	9.0
Tigers	75	73	.507	16.5
Athletics	63	85	.426	28.5
Senators	51	95	.349	39.5
Orioles	51	95	.349	39.5

Games

Orioles 9, Senators 0

Tigers 10, Indians 3

Athletics 8, White Sox 1

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	95	53	.642	--
Braves	83	66	.557	12.5
Giants	75	72	.510	19.5
Phillies	75	74	.503	20.5
Redlegs	73	77	.487	23.0
Cubs	70	78	.473	25.0
Cardinals	64	84	.432	31.0
Pirates	58	89	.395	36.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Giants 5

Redlegs 12, Cubs 5

Braves 2, Cardinals 1

Pirates 5, Phillies 2

Phillies 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Campanella	3
1	Jim Gilliam	3
1	Billy Harrell	3
1	Ray Jablonski	3
1	Al Kaline	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Foiles	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	4
1	Gus Zernial	4
3	Richie Ashburn	2
3	Gus Bell	2
3	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Morgan	1
1	Tom Saffell	1
1	Johnny Temple	1
1	Bill Tuttle	1
1	Red Wilson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Nuxhall	0.78
2	Warren Spahn	0.75
3	Tom Poholsky	0.67
4	Art Ditmar	0.60
5	2 tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Bessent	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Bob Grim	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Nuxhall	7
2	Art Ditmar	6
2	Warren Spahn	6
4	Bob Grim	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Dick Marlowe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.340
2	Al Kaline	.340
3	Roy Campanella	.323
4	Vic Power	.318
5	Stan Musial	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Ted Kluszewski	46
3	Ernie Banks	43
4	Duke Snider	42
5	2 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	134
2	Del Ennis	119
3	Willie Mays	117
4	Jackie Jensen	113
5	Ernie Banks	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	25
1	Jim Rivera	25
3	Ken Boyer	21
3	Willie Mays	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.06
2	Whitey Ford	2.55
3	Early Wynn	2.85
4	Tommy Byrne	2.87
5	Frank Sullivan	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	23
2	Don Newcombe	20
3	Bob Lemon	18
3	Frank Sullivan	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	236
2	Bob Turley	202
3	Sam Jones	185
4	Robin Roberts	151
5	Harvey Haddix	147

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Hale	.471
2	Stan Musial	.457
3	Bob Nieman	.444
4	Bill Bruton	.400
5	2 tied	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Frank Thomas	6
3	Larry Doby	5
3	Stan Musial	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	20
2	Gus Zernial	18
3	Yogi Berra	13
3	Larry Doby	13
3	Frank Thomas	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Willie Mays	4
3	Minnie Minoso	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	0.67
2	Sandy Consuegra	0.73
2	Hersh Freeman	0.73
2	Clem Labine	0.73
5	Billy Hoeft	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	4
1	Jim Wilson	4
3	Tommy Byrne	3
3	Art Ditmar	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Willard Schmidt	28
2	Herb Score	26
3	Bob Turley	22
4	Sam Jones	18
4	Jim Wilson	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Howell	3
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
4	Tom Gorman	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Hale	.388
2	Richie Ashburn	.383
3	Ted Williams	.376
4	Carl Furillo	.368
5	Stan Musial	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	11
2	Wally Post	10
3	Larry Doby	8
4	Stan Lopata	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	26
2	Bob Kennedy	24
3	Carl Furillo	23
3	Duke Snider	23
3	Ted Williams	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	8
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Minnie Minoso	6
4	Harvey Kuenn	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clem Labine	0.63
2	Sandy Consuegra	1.04
3	Whitey Ford	1.48
4	Billy Hoeft	1.53
5	Hersh Freeman	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
4	Lew Burdette	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	43
2	Sam Jones	37
2	Willard Schmidt	37
4	Whitey Ford	35
5	2 tied	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.339
2	Al Kaline	.336
3	Vic Power	.320
4	Stan Musial	.318
5	Willie Mays	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	49
2	Ted Kluszewski	46
3	Duke Snider	44
4	Ernie Banks	43
5	Eddie Mathews	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	139
2	Del Ennis	122
2	Jackie Jensen	122
4	Willie Mays	121
5	Ted Kluszewski	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	27
2	Bill Bruton	26
3	Johnny Temple	22
4	Ken Boyer	21
4	Willie Mays	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.08
2	Whitey Ford	2.53
3	Early Wynn	2.78
4	Frank Sullivan	2.89
5	Tommy Byrne	2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	236
2	Bob Turley	207
3	Sam Jones	185
4	Robin Roberts	164
5	Harvey Haddix	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	21
2	Tom Gorman	18
2	Ellis Kinder	18
4	Jack Meyer	15
5	3 tied	12