On This Day

Sunday, May 6, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 13 5 .722 --
Indians 9 6 .600 2.5
White Sox 6 6 .500 4.0
Red Sox 7 7 .500 4.0
Senators 9 10 .474 4.5
Athletics 7 9 .438 5.0
Orioles 8 11 .421 5.5
Tigers 6 11 .353 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 6 3 .667 --
Redlegs 11 6 .647 -1.0
Cardinals 10 6 .625 -0.5
Giants 8 8 .500 1.5
Dodgers 8 8 .500 1.5
Pirates 8 9 .471 2.0
Phillies 5 10 .333 4.0
Cubs 4 10 .286 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Baker 5
1 Whitey Lockman 5
1 Hector Lopez 5
1 Wally Moon 5
1 Gus Zernial 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 2
1 Ted Kluszewski 2
1 Gus Zernial 2
4 Ernie Banks 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Simpson 5
1 Gus Zernial 5
3 Gus Bell 4
3 Marv Blaylock 4
3 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 4
2 Billy Gardner 1
2 Chuck Harmon 1
2 Ron Jackson 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Ford 0.60
2 Ray Moore 0.50
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.45
4 Harvey Haddix 0.44
5 Joe Margoneri 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moe Burtschy 1
1 Rip Coleman 1
1 Jackie Collum 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 6
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 5
2 Bob Wiesler 5
4 Harvey Haddix 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 2
2 Jack Crimian 1
2 Tom Gorman 1
2 Ellis Kinder 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boyer .452
2 Mickey Mantle .424
3 Dale Long .391
4 Wally Moon .387
5 Lee Walls .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 9
1 Wally Post 9
3 Yogi Berra 8
3 Frank Thomas 8
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 23
2 Yogi Berra 22
3 Jim Lemon 18
4 Stan Musial 17
5 Ken Boyer 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Roberto Clemente 4
3 Wally Moon 3
4 Hank Bauer 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Brewer 0.72
2 Whitey Ford 0.75
3 Bob Chakales 1.06
4 Early Wynn 1.33
5 George Zuverink 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 4
2 Bob Friend 3
2 Brooks Lawrence 3
2 Bob Lemon 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 36
2 Herb Score 33
3 Whitey Ford 26
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 24
4 Billy Pierce 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 6
2 Ellis Kinder 5
3 Jim Konstanty 3
4 Jack Crimian 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .330
2 George Kell .328
3 Mickey Mantle .327
4 Al Kaline .324
5 Stan Musial .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 51
2 Ernie Banks 46
3 Ted Kluszewski 45
3 Wally Post 45
5 Eddie Mathews 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 124
2 Ernie Banks 121
3 Yogi Berra 119
4 Del Ennis 116
4 2 others tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 28
2 Bill Bruton 25
3 Jim Rivera 23
4 Ken Boyer 20
5 Johnny Temple 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.21
2 Whitey Ford 2.33
3 Early Wynn 2.59
4 Herb Score 2.72
5 Frank Sullivan 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Don Newcombe 20
3 Whitey Ford 19
3 Early Wynn 19
5 Frank Sullivan 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 228
2 Sam Jones 184
3 Bob Turley 174
4 Billy Pierce 160
5 Robin Roberts 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 20
2 Ray Narleski 18
3 Tom Gorman 17
4 Jack Meyer 16
5 Jim Konstanty 15