On This Day

Saturday, May 26, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 12 .676 --
Indians 19 13 .594 3.5
Red Sox 17 15 .531 5.5
White Sox 14 13 .519 6.0
Orioles 16 19 .457 8.0
Tigers 14 20 .412 9.5
Senators 14 20 .412 9.5
Athletics 13 20 .394 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 15 9 .625 --
Cardinals 20 13 .606 -0.5
Redlegs 18 13 .581 0.5
Pirates 18 14 .563 1.0
Dodgers 17 14 .548 1.5
Giants 14 18 .438 5.0
Phillies 11 21 .344 8.0
Cubs 8 19 .296 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harvey Kuenn 4
1 Bob Nieman 4
3 Frank House 3
3 Stan Lopata 3
5 20 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Amoros 1
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Hank Foiles 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Nieman 4
2 Harvey Kuenn 3
2 Gus Triandos 3
4 Sandy Amoros 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Jim Pyburn 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stu Miller 0.62
2 Billy Hoeft 0.58
3 Johnny Klippstein 0.57
4 Roger Craig 0.56
5 Jim Hearn 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Craig 1
1 Ray Crone 1
1 Billy Hoeft 1
1 Vern Law 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 7
2 Roger Craig 5
2 Stu Miller 5
4 Ray Crone 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .424
2 Dale Long .416
3 Rip Repulski .391
4 Yogi Berra .353
5 Harvey Kuenn .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 17
2 Dale Long 13
3 Yogi Berra 12
4 Wally Post 11
5 7 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 43
2 Dale Long 36
3 Yogi Berra 34
4 Ken Boyer 32
5 4 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Harvey Kuenn 6
2 Wally Moon 6
4 Don Blasingame 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 0.59
2 Whitey Ford 1.16
3 George Zuverink 1.36
4 Ray Crone 1.80
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 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 67
2 Bob Friend 49
3 Robin Roberts 47
4 Camilo Pascual 45
5 Billy Pierce 42

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 .479
2 Mickey Mantle .431
3 Dale Long .429
4 Hank Aaron .400
5 Dick Groat .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Long 7
2 Hector Lopez 6
2 Mickey Mantle 6
4 Del Ennis 5
4 Stan Lopata 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Long 22
2 Mickey Mantle 18
3 Hector Lopez 16
4 Ken Boyer 14
4 Duke Snider 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Kuenn 4
1 Willie Mays 4
3 Don Blasingame 3
3 Jim Busby 3
5 4 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Crone 0.69
2 Bob Chakales 0.98
3 Bob Keegan 1.00
4 Bob Lemon 1.50
5 Tom Gorman 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 4
2 Herb Score 3
2 Tom Sturdivant 3
4 Johnny Antonelli 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 29
2 Herb Score 28
3 Bob Friend 24
3 Bob Turley 24
5 Warren Spahn 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 4
2 Tom Hurd 3
3 Bob Chakales 2
3 Jackie Collum 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .418
2 Dale Long .412
3 Harvey Kuenn .393
4 Rip Repulski .386
5 Duke Snider .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Long 30
1 Mickey Mantle 30
3 Hector Lopez 25
4 Ken Boyer 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Harvey Kuenn 6
3 Wally Moon 5
4 Roberto Clemente 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 0.59
2 Ray Crone 0.69
3 Whitey Ford 1.43
4 Bob Chakales 1.63
5 Tom Poholsky 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 6
2 Bob Lemon 5
2 Don Newcombe 5
4 Tom Brewer 4
4 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 49
2 Bob Friend 42
3 Robin Roberts 37
4 Early Wynn 35
5 Warren Spahn 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 10
2 Ellis Kinder 4
3 Jackie Collum 3
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .329
2 George Kell .329
3 Al Kaline .319
4 Gus Bell .317
5 Billy Goodman .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 46
2 Ernie Banks 45
3 Ted Kluszewski 44
4 Mickey Mantle 43
5 Wally Post 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 120
2 Ernie Banks 118
3 Willie Mays 117
3 Duke Snider 117
5 Stan Musial 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 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.24
2 Whitey Ford 2.25
3 Early Wynn 2.60
4 Frank Sullivan 2.71
5 Ray Crone 2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 235
2 Robin Roberts 167
3 Bob Turley 166
4 Billy Pierce 165
5 Sam Jones 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 19
2 Ray Narleski 18
3 Tom Gorman 17
4 George Zuverink 15
5 Jack Meyer 14