On This Day

Thursday, May 17, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 10 .643 --
Indians 15 10 .600 1.5
White Sox 12 9 .571 2.5
Red Sox 13 11 .542 3.0
Orioles 14 14 .500 4.0
Senators 11 15 .423 6.0
Tigers 9 16 .360 7.5
Athletics 9 16 .360 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 12 6 .667 --
Cardinals 16 9 .640 -0.5
Dodgers 14 9 .609 0.5
Redlegs 13 11 .542 2.0
Pirates 12 12 .500 3.0
Giants 11 14 .440 4.5
Phillies 8 16 .333 7.0
Cubs 6 15 .286 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boyer 4
2 Billy Goodman 3
2 Phil Rizzuto 3
2 Mickey Vernon 3
5 18 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Del Crandall 1
1 Willie Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Vernon 4
2 Ken Boyer 3
2 Hobie Landrith 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Spook Jacobs 2
2 Phil Rizzuto 1
2 Warren Spahn 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Russ Meyer 1.00
2 Troy Herriage 0.64
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.62
3 Warren Spahn 0.62
5 Jack Harshman 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Russ Meyer 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Troy Herriage 7
1 Russ Meyer 7
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 5
3 Warren Spahn 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jackie Collum 1
1 Leo Kiely 1
1 Turk Lown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Repulski .420
2 Ken Boyer .418
3 Mickey Mantle .387
4 Dale Long .385
5 Wally Moon .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 13
2 Yogi Berra 11
3 Ken Boyer 9
3 Wally Post 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 30
2 Mickey Mantle 29
3 Ken Boyer 27
4 Dick Gernert 21
4 Jim Lemon 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Ferrarese 0.78
2 Whitey Ford 0.83
3 George Zuverink 1.44
4 Tom Brewer 1.66
5 Carl Erskine 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 6
2 Bob Friend 5
2 Bob Lemon 5
2 Don Newcombe 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 45
2 Camilo Pascual 42
3 Bob Friend 36
4 Whitey Ford 35
5 Billy Pierce 33

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .446
2 Rip Repulski .431
3 Ed Bailey .406
4 Sherm Lollar .388
5 Mickey Mantle .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 7
1 Mickey Mantle 7
3 Ken Boyer 6
3 Dick Gernert 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 18
2 Dick Gernert 17
3 Yogi Berra 15
4 Harvey Kuenn 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Wally Moon 4
3 Spook Jacobs 3
4 Roberto Clemente 2
4 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 0.00
2 Whitey Ford 0.67
3 Tom Morgan 0.71
4 George Zuverink 0.73
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
1 Warren Spahn 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .328
2 Richie Ashburn .326
3 Mickey Mantle .321
4 Al Kaline .320
5 Gus Bell .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 47
2 Ernie Banks 45
2 Ted Kluszewski 45
4 Wally Post 41
5 Mickey Mantle 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 124
2 Willie Mays 120
3 Ernie Banks 117
4 Del Ennis 116
5 Roy Sievers 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 30
2 Bill Bruton 24
3 Jim Rivera 22
4 Ken Boyer 19
5 Johnny Temple 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.09
2 Whitey Ford 2.19
3 Early Wynn 2.50
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 163
4 Bob Turley 160
5 Robin Roberts 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 19
2 Ray Narleski 18
3 Tom Gorman 17
4 Jack Meyer 16
5 George Zuverink 14