On This Day

Friday, June 1, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	29	14	.674	--
White Sox	18	16	.529	6.5
Indians	20	18	.526	6.5
Red Sox	21	19	.525	6.5
Orioles	20	21	.488	8.0
Tigers	19	21	.475	8.5
Senators	17	25	.405	11.5
Athletics	15	25	.375	12.5

Games

Orioles 3, White Sox 2

Red Sox 5, Athletics 0

Tigers 6, Yankees 3

Senators 5, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	19	11	.633	--
Pirates	22	16	.579	1.0
Cardinals	23	17	.575	1.0
Redlegs	21	17	.553	2.0
Dodgers	19	17	.528	3.0
Giants	16	21	.432	6.5
Phillies	14	22	.389	8.0
Cubs	11	24	.314	10.5

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 2

Giants 3, Redlegs 2

Pirates 4, Braves 1

Phillies 5, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Bell	3
1	Randy Jackson	3
1	Ted Lepcio	3
1	Jim Piersall	3
5	27 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gene Baker	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Kennedy	4
2	Bob Nieman	3
2	Lee Walls	3
4	Gene Baker	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marv Blaylock	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Granny Hamner	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Brosnan	1.50
2	Bob Friend	1.33
3	Connie Johnson	1.00
4	Joe Nuxhall	0.92
5	Frank Lary	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Connie Johnson	1
1	Sam Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Nuxhall	11
2	Bob Friend	8
3	Connie Johnson	7
4	Frank Lary	6
4	Steve Ridzik	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nellie King	1
1	Windy McCall	1
1	Bob Miller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.419
2	Dale Long	.380
3	Charlie Maxwell	.375
4	Ken Boyer	.369
5	Mickey Vernon	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	20
2	Dale Long	15
3	Ernie Banks	12
3	Hank Bauer	12
3	3 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	50
2	Ken Boyer	41
3	Dale Long	40
4	Yogi Berra	35
4	Stan Musial	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	11
2	Harvey Kuenn	7
2	Wally Moon	7
4	Jim Busby	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.01
2	George Zuverink	1.72
3	Bob Keegan	1.90
4	Bob Chakales	2.17
5	2 tied	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	9
2	Tom Brewer	7
2	Whitey Ford	7
2	Don Newcombe	7
5	5 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	73
2	Bob Friend	60
3	Camilo Pascual	53
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	50
4	Robin Roberts	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	11
2	Ellis Kinder	6
3	Dave Jolly	4
3	Clem Labine	4
5	7 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.481
2	Hank Aaron	.469
3	Stan Musial	.385
4	Charlie Maxwell	.378
5	Gus Bell	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Long	9
2	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Roy Sievers	7
4	Hank Bauer	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Long	24
2	Mickey Mantle	21
3	Stan Musial	16
3	Roy Sievers	16
3	Bobby Thomson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Kuenn	4
1	Willie Mays	4
3	Jim Busby	3
3	Andy Carey	3
3	Jackie Robinson	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Craig	0.00
2	Steve Ridzik	0.71
3	Virgil Trucks	0.75
4	Ray Moore	0.95
5	Lindy McDaniel	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	4
2	Tom Brewer	3
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Johnny Kucks	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	28
2	Bob Friend	24
3	Joe Nuxhall	23
4	Bob Turley	21
5	Robin Roberts	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	3
2	Hersh Freeman	2
2	Tom Hurd	2
2	Dave Jolly	2
5	24 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.426
2	Hank Aaron	.400
3	Harvey Kuenn	.398
4	Rip Repulski	.392
5	Charlie Maxwell	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	15
2	Dale Long	10
3	Ernie Banks	9
3	Hank Bauer	9
3	4 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	34
2	Ken Boyer	33
3	Dale Long	30
4	Hector Lopez	24
4	3 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	11
2	Harvey Kuenn	7
3	Wally Moon	6
4	Jim Busby	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.02
2	Bob Keegan	1.90
3	Bob Chakales	2.23
4	Rip Coleman	2.33
5	Bob Lemon	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	7
2	Tom Brewer	6
3	Don Newcombe	5
4	Whitey Ford	4
4	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Friend	46
2	Herb Score	42
3	Robin Roberts	37
4	Joe Nuxhall	34
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	8
2	Clem Labine	4
3	Jackie Collum	3
3	Hersh Freeman	3
3	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.337
2	George Kell	.325
3	Gus Bell	.325
4	Hank Aaron	.323
5	Stan Musial	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Ernie Banks	44
3	Ted Kluszewski	43
3	Eddie Mathews	43
5	Willie Mays	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	124
2	Stan Musial	119
3	Ernie Banks	118
4	Mickey Mantle	114
5	Duke Snider	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Bill Bruton	22
3	Jim Rivera	19
4	Ken Boyer	16
5	Johnny Temple	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.22
2	Billy Pierce	2.42
3	Frank Sullivan	2.52
4	Early Wynn	2.70
5	Bob Friend	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	20
1	Robin Roberts	20
3	Don Newcombe	19
4	Whitey Ford	18
5	5 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	236
2	Bob Turley	166
3	Sam Jones	162
4	Billy Pierce	161
5	Robin Roberts	158

Saves

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