On This Day

Thursday, May 10, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 7 .667 --
Indians 11 8 .579 2.0
Red Sox 10 8 .556 2.5
White Sox 7 8 .467 4.0
Orioles 10 12 .455 4.5
Athletics 8 10 .444 4.5
Senators 9 12 .429 5.0
Tigers 8 12 .400 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 8 3 .727 --
Cardinals 13 6 .684 -1.0
Redlegs 12 7 .632 0.0
Dodgers 9 9 .500 2.5
Giants 9 10 .474 3.0
Pirates 8 10 .444 3.5
Phillies 5 12 .294 6.0
Cubs 4 11 .267 6.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Collins 2
1 Nellie Fox 2
1 Dick Gernert 2
1 Jim Piersall 2
1 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 George Kell 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 2
1 Vic Wertz 2
3 Yogi Berra 1
3 Jim Busby 1
3 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Lemon 0.50
2 Mel Parnell 0.20
3 Mickey McDermott 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Keegan 1
1 Bob Lemon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 5
2 Rip Coleman 3
2 Bob Keegan 3
4 Mel Parnell 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .442
2 Ed Bailey .432
3 Rip Repulski .422
4 Ken Boyer .403
5 Wally Moon .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 11
2 Yogi Berra 10
3 Wally Post 9
4 Frank Thomas 8
5 Hank Bauer 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 25
2 Yogi Berra 24
3 Jim Lemon 19
4 Ken Boyer 18
4 Stan Musial 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
1 Wally Moon 5
3 Roberto Clemente 4
4 Hank Bauer 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.75
2 Tom Brewer 0.79
3 Bob Buhl 1.23
4 Tom Poholsky 1.36
5 Frank Sullivan 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 4
1 Bob Lemon 4
1 Don Newcombe 4
4 Tom Brewer 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 41
2 Herb Score 39
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 Dave Sisler 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .336
2 Richie Ashburn .332
3 George Kell .327
4 Stan Musial .323
5 Ted Kluszewski .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 48
2 Ernie Banks 45
2 Ted Kluszewski 45
4 Wally Post 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 120
1 Willie Mays 120
3 Yogi Berra 119
4 Stan Musial 113
5 Wally Post 112

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 2.20
3 Early Wynn 2.64
4 Frank Sullivan 2.64
5 Herb Score 2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 234
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