On This Day

Tuesday, May 8, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 5 .737 --
Red Sox 9 7 .563 3.5
Indians 9 8 .529 4.0
Orioles 10 11 .476 5.0
White Sox 6 7 .462 5.0
Senators 9 11 .450 5.5
Athletics 7 10 .412 6.0
Tigers 7 12 .368 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 8 3 .727 --
Cardinals 12 6 .667 -0.5
Redlegs 11 7 .611 0.5
Giants 9 9 .500 2.5
Dodgers 9 9 .500 2.5
Pirates 8 10 .444 3.5
Phillies 5 11 .313 5.5
Cubs 4 11 .267 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harvey Kuenn 4
2 Marv Blaylock 3
2 Dick Gernert 3
2 Charlie Maxwell 3
2 Minnie Minoso 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Maxwell 2
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 Del Crandall 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 4
2 Buddy Hicks 3
2 Harvey Kuenn 3
2 Rip Repulski 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Wally Moon 1
1 Bill White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Warren Spahn 2.50
2 Don Newcombe 0.75
3 Willard Schmidt 0.62
4 Hal Brown 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Johnny Kucks 1
1 Dick Marlowe 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 10
2 Johnny Kucks 5
2 Billy Pierce 5
2 Willard Schmidt 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Don Liddle 1
1 George Zuverink 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .429
1 Rip Repulski .429
3 Ken Boyer .420
4 Charlie Maxwell .388
5 Dale Long .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 10
2 Wally Post 9
3 Yogi Berra 8
3 Frank Thomas 8
5 Hank Bauer 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 24
2 Yogi Berra 22
3 Jim Lemon 19
4 Ken Boyer 18
4 Stan Musial 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.75
2 Tom Brewer 0.79
3 Bob Buhl 1.23
4 Frank Sullivan 1.38
5 George Zuverink 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 4
1 Don Newcombe 4
3 Tom Brewer 3
3 Bob Friend 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 36
2 Herb Score 33
3 Billy Pierce 29
4 Whitey Ford 26
5 Bob Friend 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 7
2 Ellis Kinder 5
3 Jim Konstanty 3
4 Jackie Collum 1
4 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .333
2 Mickey Mantle .330
3 George Kell .328
4 Stan Musial .325
5 Al Kaline .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 50
2 Ernie Banks 45
2 Ted Kluszewski 45
4 Wally Post 44
5 Eddie Mathews 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 123
2 Ernie Banks 120
3 Yogi Berra 117
4 Stan Musial 114
4 Wally Post 114

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 2.10
2 Whitey Ford 2.33
3 Early Wynn 2.64
4 Frank Sullivan 2.64
5 Herb Score 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Don Newcombe 21
3 Whitey Ford 19
4 Frank Sullivan 18
4 Early Wynn 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 228
2 Sam Jones 175
3 Bob Turley 174
4 Billy Pierce 163
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 14