On This Day

Wednesday, May 16, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 10 .630 --
White Sox 12 8 .600 1.5
Indians 15 10 .600 1.0
Red Sox 12 11 .522 3.0
Orioles 14 14 .500 3.5
Senators 11 15 .423 5.5
Athletics 9 15 .375 6.5
Tigers 9 16 .360 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 11 6 .647 --
Cardinals 15 9 .625 -0.5
Dodgers 14 9 .609 0.0
Redlegs 13 11 .542 1.5
Pirates 12 11 .522 2.0
Giants 11 13 .458 3.5
Phillies 8 15 .348 6.0
Cubs 5 15 .250 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Thompson 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Ted Kazanski 3
2 Jim Lemon 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Gardner 2
2 Al Dark 1
2 Ray Katt 1
2 Frank Kellert 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Gardner 3
1 Wally Moon 3
3 Roberto Clemente 2
3 Dick Donovan 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Gene Freese 1
2 Ted Kluszewski 1
2 Eddie Mathews 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Robin Roberts 1.25
2 Dick Donovan 0.75
3 Don Liddle 0.71
4 Bob Friend 0.55
4 Hal Griggs 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Ken Lehman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 10
2 Dick Donovan 6
2 Bob Friend 6
2 Hal Griggs 6
2 Ken Lehman 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hurd 1
1 Clem Labine 1
1 George Zuverink 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Repulski .446
2 Dale Long .402
3 Mickey Mantle .400
4 Ken Boyer .398
5 Wally Moon .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 13
2 Yogi Berra 10
3 Wally Post 9
4 Ernie Banks 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 29
2 Mickey Mantle 27
3 Ken Boyer 24
4 Jim Lemon 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Wally Moon 6
3 Roberto Clemente 4
4 Harvey Kuenn 3
5 18 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Ferrarese 0.78
2 Whitey Ford 1.00
3 George Zuverink 1.44
4 Carl Erskine 1.72
5 Frank Sullivan 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 5
1 Bob Friend 5
1 Bob Lemon 5
1 Don Newcombe 5
5 5 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 45
2 Camilo Pascual 42
3 Bob Friend 36
4 Billy Pierce 33
5 Whitey Ford 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 10
2 Ellis Kinder 6
3 Jim Konstanty 3
3 Clem Labine 3
5 5 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Repulski .471
2 Harvey Kuenn .459
3 Ed Bailey .429
4 Sherm Lollar .404
5 Mickey Mantle .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 8
2 Yogi Berra 6
2 Dick Gernert 6
4 Ernie Banks 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 16
1 Dick Gernert 16
3 Yogi Berra 14
4 Harvey Kuenn 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Wally Moon 5
3 Roberto Clemente 3
3 Harvey Kuenn 3
5 3 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 0.00
1 Warren Spahn 0.00
3 Tom Morgan 0.71
4 George Zuverink 0.73
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Collum 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Friend 22
2 Don Ferrarese 21
3 Robin Roberts 17
3 Warren Spahn 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 7
2 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Clem Labine 3
4 Steve Gromek 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .326
2 Richie Ashburn .326
3 Mickey Mantle .323
4 Al Kaline .320
5 Gus Bell .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 48
2 Ted Kluszewski 46
3 Ernie Banks 45
4 Wally Post 41
5 Mickey Mantle 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 123
2 Willie Mays 121
3 Ernie Banks 117
4 Del Ennis 116
5 Roy Sievers 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 30
2 Bill Bruton 25
3 Jim Rivera 22
4 Ken Boyer 19
5 Johnny Temple 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.06
2 Whitey Ford 2.19
3 Early Wynn 2.64
4 Frank Sullivan 2.66
5 Herb Score 2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 233
2 Sam Jones 171
3 Billy Pierce 167
4 Bob Turley 160
5 Robin Roberts 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 20
2 Ray Narleski 18
3 Tom Gorman 17
4 Jack Meyer 16
5 George Zuverink 14