On This Day

Wednesday, May 23, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 11 .676 --
Indians 19 12 .613 2.5
Red Sox 17 13 .567 4.0
White Sox 13 13 .500 6.0
Orioles 15 18 .455 7.5
Tigers 13 18 .419 8.5
Athletics 12 19 .387 9.5
Senators 12 20 .375 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 14 8 .636 --
Cardinals 19 13 .594 0.0
Redlegs 17 12 .586 0.5
Dodgers 16 12 .571 1.0
Pirates 16 14 .533 2.0
Giants 13 17 .433 5.0
Phillies 10 19 .345 7.5
Cubs 8 18 .308 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Clint Courtney 3
1 Jackie Jensen 3
1 George Kell 3
1 Billy Martin 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Harry Chiti 1
1 Jim Finigan 1
1 Hank Foiles 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Harvey Kuenn 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
1 Harry Simpson 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Bill Skowron 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Friend 0.62
1 Warren Hacker 0.62
3 Harvey Haddix 0.54
4 Jack Harshman 0.50
4 Herb Score 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Jack Harshman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 7
1 Herb Score 7
3 Jack Harshman 6
4 Bob Friend 5
4 Warren Hacker 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Mossi 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Long .405
2 Mickey Mantle .398
3 Rip Repulski .391
4 Charlie Maxwell .370
5 Mickey Vernon .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 16
2 Yogi Berra 12
3 Dale Long 11
3 Wally Post 11
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 36
2 Yogi Berra 34
3 Dale Long 32
4 Ken Boyer 30
5 Ray Jablonski 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Wally Moon 6
3 Jim Busby 4
3 Roberto Clemente 4
3 Spook Jacobs 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 0.59
2 Don Ferrarese 1.15
3 Whitey Ford 1.16
4 George Zuverink 1.36
5 Tom Brewer 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 7
2 Whitey Ford 6
2 Bob Lemon 6
2 Don Newcombe 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 67
2 Bob Friend 49
3 Camilo Pascual 45
4 Whitey Ford 40
5 Robin Roberts 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 11
2 Ellis Kinder 6
3 Jackie Collum 3
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 5 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .513
2 Hank Aaron .463
3 Mickey Vernon .447
4 Sherm Lollar .417
5 Pee Wee Reese .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 6
2 Del Ennis 5
2 Dale Long 5
2 Hector Lopez 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Long 19
2 Ray Jablonski 13
2 Hector Lopez 13
4 Yogi Berra 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 4
2 Jim Busby 3
2 Spook Jacobs 3
4 Andy Carey 2
4 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Morgan 0.00
2 Ray Crone 0.60
3 Bob Keegan 0.67
4 Bob Chakales 0.79
5 Don Ferrarese 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 4
1 Herb Score 4
3 Paul Foytack 3
3 Bob Lemon 3
5 14 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 34
2 Bob Friend 24
3 Robin Roberts 20
4 Bob Turley 19
5 6 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 4
2 Tom Hurd 3
3 Jackie Collum 2
3 Hersh Freeman 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .328
2 Richie Ashburn .324
3 Mickey Mantle .322
4 Al Kaline .322
5 Hank Aaron .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 118
1 Willie Mays 118
3 Roy Sievers 116
4 Yogi Berra 115
4 Del Ennis 115

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 2.24
2 Billy Pierce 2.24
3 Early Wynn 2.60
4 Frank Sullivan 2.76
5 Ray Crone 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 22
2 Bob Friend 20
2 Don Newcombe 20
4 Whitey Ford 19
5 Bob Lemon 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 246
2 Bob Turley 167
3 Billy Pierce 165
4 Robin Roberts 164
5 Sam Jones 159

Saves

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