On This Day

Tuesday, September 20, 1955

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 56 .624 --
Indians 91 59 .607 2.5
White Sox 87 63 .580 6.5
Red Sox 82 67 .550 11.0
Tigers 77 73 .513 16.5
Athletics 63 87 .420 30.5
Orioles 53 95 .358 39.5
Senators 51 97 .345 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 97 53 .647 --
Braves 84 66 .560 13.0
Giants 77 72 .517 19.5
Phillies 75 76 .497 22.5
Redlegs 73 78 .483 24.5
Cubs 70 80 .467 27.0
Cardinals 66 84 .440 31.0
Pirates 58 91 .389 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gail Harris 6
1 Frank Malzone 6
3 Richie Ashburn 5
3 Ray Katt 5
3 3 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Sandy Amoros 1
2 Solly Hemus 1
2 Ray Katt 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Don Mueller 4
2 George Shuba 4
4 Sandy Amoros 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Chuck Harmon 1
1 Harvey Kuenn 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Pierce 0.78
2 Whitey Ford 0.75
3 Frank Sullivan 0.70
4 Robin Roberts 0.60
5 Lew Burdette 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Roger Craig 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 7
1 Frank Sullivan 7
3 Whitey Ford 6
3 Robin Roberts 6
5 Murry Dickson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Bessent 1
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Jim Konstanty 1
1 George Zuverink 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .345
2 Al Kaline .341
3 Roy Campanella .320
4 Vic Power .318
5 Willie Mays .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 50
2 Ted Kluszewski 46
3 Ernie Banks 44
4 Duke Snider 42
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 134
2 Willie Mays 122
3 Del Ennis 119
4 Ernie Banks 116
5 Jackie Jensen 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 25
1 Jim Rivera 25
3 Ken Boyer 22
3 Willie Mays 22
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.06
2 Whitey Ford 2.62
3 Early Wynn 2.82
4 Frank Sullivan 2.86
5 Tommy Byrne 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Don Newcombe 20
3 Whitey Ford 18
3 Bob Lemon 18
3 Frank Sullivan 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 236
2 Bob Turley 202
3 Sam Jones 188
4 Robin Roberts 157
5 Harvey Haddix 150

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .468
2 Bob Hale .429
3 Bob Nieman .419
4 Willie Mays .408
5 Bill Bruton .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Stan Musial 5
2 Frank Thomas 5
2 Gus Zernial 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 20
2 Gus Zernial 18
3 Ernie Banks 14
3 Roy Sievers 14
5 Yogi Berra 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Bill Bruton 3
3 Richie Ashburn 2
3 Ken Boyer 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.00
1 Billy Hoeft 0.00
3 Johnny Klippstein 0.44
4 Bud Black 0.63
5 Bob Turley 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Willard Schmidt 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
1 Jim Wilson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willard Schmidt 21
2 Whitey Ford 20
3 Johnny Antonelli 18
4 Harvey Haddix 17
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dixie Howell 3
1 Clem Labine 3
1 George Zuverink 3
4 Tom Gorman 2
4 Don Mossi 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .402
2 Ted Williams .385
3 Joe Astroth .379
4 Don Mueller .364
5 Carl Furillo .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 12
2 Wally Post 9
3 Larry Doby 8
4 Stan Lopata 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 28
2 Carl Furillo 24
3 Ernie Banks 23
3 Bob Kennedy 23
3 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 8
2 Harvey Kuenn 7
3 Willie Mays 6
3 Minnie Minoso 6
3 Phil Rizzuto 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clem Labine 0.63
2 Sandy Consuegra 1.04
3 Billy Hoeft 1.53
4 Hersh Freeman 1.73
5 Warren Spahn 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 5
2 Johnny Antonelli 4
2 Lew Burdette 4
2 Tommy Byrne 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 43
2 Whitey Ford 38
3 Willard Schmidt 37
4 Sam Jones 35
5 Billy Pierce 34

Saves

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