On This Day

Sunday, May 27, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	12	.676	--
Indians	20	14	.588	3.5
Red Sox	18	16	.529	5.5
White Sox	15	14	.517	6.0
Orioles	16	19	.457	8.0
Tigers	15	21	.417	9.5
Senators	15	21	.417	9.5
Athletics	14	21	.400	10.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Senators 7

Senators 11, Red Sox 10

White Sox 5, Indians 4

Indians 4, White Sox 2

Tigers 8, Athletics 2

Athletics 5, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	16	9	.640	--
Cardinals	22	13	.629	-1.0
Pirates	18	14	.563	1.5
Redlegs	18	14	.563	1.5
Dodgers	17	14	.548	2.0
Giants	14	18	.438	5.5
Phillies	11	21	.344	8.5
Cubs	8	21	.276	10.0

Games

Braves 7, Redlegs 2

Cardinals 11, Cubs 9

Cardinals 12, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Busby	5
1	Jackie Jensen	5
1	Hank Sauer	5
1	Roy Sievers	5
1	Norm Zauchin	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	2
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Ray Boone	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	7
2	Jim Lemon	5
2	Roy Sievers	5
4	Billy Klaus	4
5	7 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.43
2	Frank Lary	0.73
3	Early Wynn	0.57
4	Duke Maas	0.50
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Frank Lary	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	10
2	Frank Lary	8
3	Jim Davis	5
4	Tom Brewer	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Jolly	1
1	Dean Stone	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.424
2	Dale Long	.416
3	Rip Repulski	.391
4	Charlie Maxwell	.361
5	Yogi Berra	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	17
2	Dale Long	13
3	Yogi Berra	12
4	Wally Post	11
4	Roy Sievers	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	43
2	Dale Long	36
3	Ken Boyer	35
4	Yogi Berra	34
5	Stan Musial	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Wally Moon	7
3	Harvey Kuenn	6
4	Jim Busby	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.16
2	George Zuverink	1.36
3	Bob Keegan	1.47
4	Ray Crone	1.80
5	Bob Chakales	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	7
2	Tom Brewer	6
2	Whitey Ford	6
2	Bob Lemon	6
2	Don Newcombe	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	67
2	Bob Friend	49
3	Camilo Pascual	47
3	Robin Roberts	47
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	11
2	Ellis Kinder	6
3	Dave Jolly	4
4	Jackie Collum	3
4	5 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.467
2	Mickey Mantle	.463
3	Hank Aaron	.438
4	Mickey Vernon	.405
5	Jackie Jensen	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Long	7
2	Hector Lopez	6
2	Mickey Mantle	6
2	Roy Sievers	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Long	22
2	Mickey Mantle	18
3	Ken Boyer	16
3	Hector Lopez	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	4
1	Harvey Kuenn	4
1	Willie Mays	4
4	Don Blasingame	3
5	6 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Crone	0.69
2	Bob Friend	1.33
3	Whitey Ford	1.59
4	Tom Gorman	1.72
5	Bob Chakales	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Herb Score	3
1	Tom Sturdivant	3
5	23 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	29
2	Herb Score	28
3	Bob Friend	19
4	Frank Lary	18
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.425
2	Dale Long	.412
3	Rip Repulski	.386
4	Duke Snider	.379
5	Harvey Kuenn	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	13
2	Dale Long	10
2	Roy Sievers	10
4	Dick Gernert	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Long	30
1	Mickey Mantle	30
3	Roy Sievers	28
4	Ken Boyer	27
5	Hector Lopez	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Harvey Kuenn	6
2	Wally Moon	6
4	Jim Busby	4
4	Roberto Clemente	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Crone	0.69
2	Whitey Ford	1.43
3	Bob Keegan	1.47
4	Bob Chakales	1.90
5	Warren Spahn	1.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	49
2	Bob Friend	42
3	Robin Roberts	37
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	34
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	9
2	Ellis Kinder	4
3	Jackie Collum	3
3	Hersh Freeman	3
3	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.329
2	Mickey Mantle	.328
3	Al Kaline	.320
4	Hank Aaron	.317
5	Gus Bell	.317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	125
2	Ernie Banks	121
2	Stan Musial	121
4	Duke Snider	116
5	Willie Mays	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	30
2	Bill Bruton	22
3	Jim Rivera	21
4	Ken Boyer	18
5	Johnny Temple	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.24
2	Whitey Ford	2.26
3	Early Wynn	2.58
4	Frank Sullivan	2.71
5	Ray Crone	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	22
2	Bob Friend	19
2	Don Newcombe	19
4	Whitey Ford	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	235
2	Robin Roberts	167
3	Bob Turley	166
4	Billy Pierce	165
5	Sam Jones	156

Saves

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