On This Day

Tuesday, May 29, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 13 .667 --
Indians 20 15 .571 4.0
Red Sox 19 17 .528 5.5
White Sox 16 15 .516 6.0
Orioles 17 20 .459 8.0
Tigers 16 21 .432 9.0
Senators 16 22 .421 9.5
Athletics 15 22 .405 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 17 9 .654 --
Cardinals 22 14 .611 0.0
Pirates 19 15 .559 2.0
Redlegs 19 15 .559 2.0
Dodgers 18 15 .545 2.5
Giants 14 19 .424 6.5
Phillies 12 21 .364 8.5
Cubs 9 22 .290 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Bell 5
2 Billy Goodman 3
2 Randy Jackson 3
2 Gus Triandos 3
2 Sammy White 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 3
2 Harmon Killebrew 2
3 Ed Bailey 1
3 Billy Goodman 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 7
2 Gus Triandos 4
3 Billy Goodman 3
3 Harmon Killebrew 3
3 Don Newcombe 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Ray Jablonski 1
1 Frank Malzone 1
1 Wally Post 1
1 Eddie Yost 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Willard Nixon 1.50
2 Don Newcombe 1.00
3 Sam Jones 0.88
4 Dean Stone 0.50
5 Tom Gorman 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 Don Newcombe 1
1 Willard Nixon 1
1 Dean Stone 1
1 Jim Wilson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 7
1 Don Newcombe 7
3 Willard Nixon 6
4 Tom Gorman 5
4 Dean Stone 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Connie Grob 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .421
2 Dale Long .398
3 Rip Repulski .391
4 Ken Boyer .361
5 Charlie Maxwell .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 18
2 Dale Long 14
3 Yogi Berra 12
4 Ken Boyer 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 45
2 Ken Boyer 37
2 Dale Long 37
4 Yogi Berra 35
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Wally Moon 7
3 Harvey Kuenn 6
4 Jim Busby 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.01
2 Bob Keegan 1.47
3 Ray Crone 1.80
3 George Zuverink 1.80
5 Bob Chakales 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 8
2 Whitey Ford 7
2 Don Newcombe 7
4 Tom Brewer 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 73
2 Bob Friend 52
3 Robin Roberts 48
4 Camilo Pascual 47
5 Whitey Ford 45

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 Hank Aaron .511
2 Mickey Mantle .490
3 Duke Snider .429
4 Mickey Vernon .405
5 Gus Triandos .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Long 8
2 Mickey Mantle 6
2 Roy Sievers 6
4 Hector Lopez 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Long 22
2 Mickey Mantle 19
3 Stan Musial 15
3 Roy Sievers 15
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Crone 0.53
2 Lindy McDaniel 1.00
3 Whitey Ford 1.04
4 Tom Gorman 1.21
5 Bob Friend 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 4
2 Tom Brewer 3
2 Tom Sturdivant 3
2 Jim Wilson 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 28
1 Herb Score 28
3 Bob Friend 22
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 18
5 5 tied 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .423
2 Duke Snider .393
3 Dale Long .392
4 Rip Repulski .386
5 Harvey Kuenn .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 14
2 Roy Sievers 10
3 Dale Long 9
4 Ernie Banks 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 30
2 Ken Boyer 29
2 Dale Long 29
4 Roy Sievers 28
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Harvey Kuenn 6
2 Wally Moon 6
4 Jim Busby 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Crone 0.69
2 Whitey Ford 1.19
3 Bob Keegan 1.47
4 Warren Spahn 1.97
5 Bob Chakales 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 7
2 Tom Brewer 5
2 Whitey Ford 5
2 Bob Lemon 5
2 Don Newcombe 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 55
2 Bob Friend 45
3 Robin Roberts 35
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 34
5 3 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 Mickey Mantle .331
2 George Kell .325
3 Gus Bell .323
4 Hank Aaron .322
5 Al Kaline .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 123
2 Ernie Banks 118
2 Stan Musial 118
4 Duke Snider 115
5 Willie Mays 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 31
2 Bill Bruton 22
3 Jim Rivera 19
4 Ken Boyer 17
5 Johnny Temple 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.18
2 Billy Pierce 2.31
3 Early Wynn 2.60
4 Frank Sullivan 2.66
5 Ray Crone 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 21
2 Bob Friend 20
2 Don Newcombe 20
4 Whitey Ford 19
5 Bob Lemon 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 236
2 Bob Turley 166
3 Billy Pierce 165
4 Robin Roberts 164
5 Sam Jones 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 19
2 Ray Narleski 18
3 Tom Gorman 17
4 George Zuverink 15
5 3 tied 13