On This Day

Monday, May 21, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 10 .688 --
Indians 18 11 .621 2.5
Red Sox 16 12 .571 4.0
White Sox 12 13 .480 6.5
Orioles 15 17 .469 7.0
Tigers 12 17 .414 8.5
Senators 12 18 .400 9.0
Athletics 10 19 .345 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 13 8 .619 --
Cardinals 18 12 .600 -0.5
Dodgers 16 11 .593 0.0
Redlegs 16 12 .571 0.5
Pirates 15 13 .536 1.5
Giants 13 16 .448 4.0
Phillies 10 18 .357 6.5
Cubs 7 18 .280 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Del Greco 2
1 Whitey Lockman 2
1 Mickey Mantle 2
1 Bobby Morgan 2
1 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Simpson 2
2 Hector Lopez 1
2 Mickey Mantle 1
2 Gil McDougald 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil McDougald 3
2 Elston Howard 2
2 Harry Simpson 2
4 Bobby Del Greco 1
4 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Larsen 0.60
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.38
3 Don Liddle 0.33
3 Jose Santiago 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1
1 Tom Sturdivant 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Larsen 3
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 3
3 Moe Burtschy 2
3 Tom Lasorda 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .408
2 Rip Repulski .404
3 Dale Long .394
4 Charlie Maxwell .387
5 Mickey Vernon .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 16
2 Yogi Berra 12
3 Wally Post 11
4 Ken Boyer 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 34
2 Mickey Mantle 33
3 Dale Long 29
4 Ken Boyer 28
5 Ray Jablonski 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Wally Moon 6
3 Roberto Clemente 4
3 Spook Jacobs 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 0.59
2 Whitey Ford 0.83
3 Don Ferrarese 1.15
4 George Zuverink 1.36
5 Tom Brewer 1.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 60
2 Camilo Pascual 45
3 Bob Friend 44
4 Robin Roberts 38
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 11
2 Ellis Kinder 6
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 Tom Hurd 3
3 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .457
2 Duke Snider .455
3 Harvey Kuenn .420
4 Charlie Maxwell .419
5 Willy Miranda .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 7
2 Del Crandall 5
2 Del Ennis 5
2 Dick Gernert 5
2 Hector Lopez 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Long 16
2 Dick Gernert 14
2 Rip Repulski 14
4 Ray Jablonski 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Spook Jacobs 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Wally Moon 3
4 Jim Busby 2
4 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Morgan 0.00
2 Ray Crone 0.60
3 Steve Gromek 0.66
4 Bob Keegan 0.67
5 Whitey Ford 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Foytack 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 27
2 Warren Spahn 25
3 Bob Friend 23
4 Robin Roberts 22
5 Bob Turley 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 5
2 Tom Hurd 3
3 Jackie Collum 2
3 Hersh Freeman 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .324
2 George Kell .324
3 Mickey Mantle .324
4 Al Kaline .321
5 Gus Bell .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 47
2 Ted Kluszewski 45
3 Ernie Banks 44
4 Wally Post 43
5 Mickey Mantle 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 121
2 Willie Mays 118
3 Ernie Banks 117
4 Del Ennis 116
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 30
2 Bill Bruton 23
2 Jim Rivera 23
4 Ken Boyer 18
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 22
2 Don Newcombe 20
3 Whitey Ford 19
3 Bob Friend 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 239
2 Bob Turley 167
3 Billy Pierce 165
4 Robin Roberts 164
5 Sam Jones 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 19
2 Ray Narleski 18
3 Tom Gorman 17
4 Jack Meyer 16
5 George Zuverink 15