On This Day

Friday, May 18, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 10 .655 --
Indians 15 11 .577 2.5
Red Sox 14 11 .560 3.0
White Sox 12 10 .545 3.5
Orioles 14 15 .483 5.0
Senators 12 15 .444 6.0
Tigers 10 16 .385 7.5
Athletics 9 17 .346 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 12 6 .667 --
Cardinals 16 10 .615 0.0
Dodgers 14 10 .583 1.0
Redlegs 14 11 .560 1.5
Pirates 12 13 .480 3.5
Giants 11 14 .440 4.5
Phillies 9 16 .360 6.5
Cubs 7 15 .318 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Runnels 5
2 Yogi Berra 4
2 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Pee Wee Reese 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Jablonski 2
1 Mickey Mantle 2
3 Yogi Berra 1
3 Ron Jackson 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Jablonski 4
2 Yogi Berra 3
2 Stan Lopata 3
2 Mickey Mantle 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Jones 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vern Law 1.00
2 Early Wynn 0.58
3 Don Ferrarese 0.50
4 Curt Simmons 0.43
4 Dean Stone 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Hoeft 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 Turk Lown 1
1 Curt Simmons 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 7
2 Roy Face 5
2 Don Ferrarese 5
4 Vern Law 4
4 Brooks Lawrence 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Tom Hurd 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .409
2 Ken Boyer .406
3 Rip Repulski .403
4 Dale Long .384
5 Wally Moon .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 15
2 Yogi Berra 12
3 Wally Post 10
4 Ken Boyer 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 33
2 Mickey Mantle 32
3 Ken Boyer 27
4 Ray Jablonski 24
5 2 tied 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 Whitey Ford 0.83
2 Don Ferrarese 1.15
3 George Zuverink 1.44
4 Tom Brewer 1.66
5 Tom Poholsky 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 6
2 Bob Friend 5
2 Brooks Lawrence 5
2 Bob Lemon 5
2 Don Newcombe 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 10
2 Ellis Kinder 6
3 Jim Konstanty 3
3 Clem Labine 3
5 8 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .421
2 Harvey Kuenn .418
3 Rip Repulski .400
4 Duke Snider .385
5 Charlie Maxwell .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 8
2 Yogi Berra 7
3 Ken Boyer 6
4 Dick Gernert 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 18
2 Yogi Berra 16
3 Dick Gernert 15
4 Hector Lopez 14
4 Mickey Mantle 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 0.00
2 Whitey Ford 0.67
3 George Zuverink 0.73
4 Warren Spahn 1.00
5 Don Ferrarese 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Brooks Lawrence 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
5 17 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Ferrarese 26
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Robin Roberts 17
4 Bob Friend 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 47
2 Ernie Banks 44
2 Ted Kluszewski 44
4 Wally Post 42
5 Mickey Mantle 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 125
2 Willie Mays 120
3 Ernie Banks 116
3 Del Ennis 116
5 Roy Sievers 113

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 Whitey Ford 2.19
2 Billy Pierce 2.24
3 Early Wynn 2.51
4 Frank Sullivan 2.72
5 Willard Schmidt 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 224
2 Billy Pierce 165
3 Sam Jones 161
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