On This Day

Saturday, June 2, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 14 .674 --
Indians 21 18 .538 6.0
White Sox 18 16 .529 6.5
Red Sox 21 20 .512 7.0
Orioles 20 21 .488 8.0
Tigers 19 21 .475 8.5
Senators 17 26 .395 12.0
Athletics 16 25 .390 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 19 12 .613 --
Pirates 23 16 .590 0.0
Redlegs 22 17 .564 1.0
Cardinals 23 18 .561 1.0
Dodgers 19 19 .500 3.5
Giants 16 22 .421 6.5
Phillies 15 22 .405 7.0
Cubs 13 24 .351 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walt Moryn 5
2 Gene Baker 4
2 Dee Fondy 4
4 Chico Carrasquel 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Jim Hegan 1
1 Sam Mele 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1
1 Vic Wertz 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dee Fondy 4
1 Jim Hegan 4
1 Sam Mele 4
1 Bill Sarni 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Bill Virdon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Score 1.18
2 Don Kaiser 0.83
3 Gene Conley 0.50
4 Don Newcombe 0.45
4 Dean Stone 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Don Kaiser 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 13
2 Gene Conley 6
3 Don Kaiser 5
3 Don Newcombe 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Turk Lown 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Bobby Shantz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .419
2 Dale Long .379
3 Charlie Maxwell .375
4 Ken Boyer .368
5 Mickey Vernon .355

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 Early Wynn 2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 86
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 Frank Torre .459
2 Hank Aaron .442
3 Mickey Mantle .440
4 Charlie Maxwell .389
5 Bill Sarni .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Long 9
2 Roy Sievers 7
3 Hank Bauer 5
3 Del Ennis 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Long 22
2 Mickey Mantle 18
3 Stan Musial 16
3 Bobby Thomson 16
5 2 tied 15

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
1 Bob Miller 0.00
3 Steve Ridzik 0.71
4 Virgil Trucks 0.75
5 Ray Moore 0.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 41
2 Bob Friend 24
3 Joe Nuxhall 23
4 Don Newcombe 21
4 Bob Turley 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 3
2 Dave Jolly 2
2 Bob Miller 2
4 Joe Black 1
4 27 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .432
2 Rip Repulski .405
3 Harvey Kuenn .390
4 Hank Aaron .386
5 Charlie Maxwell .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 14
2 Dale Long 10
3 Hank Bauer 9
3 Ken Boyer 9
3 Roy Sievers 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 33
2 Ken Boyer 32
3 Dale Long 30
4 Harry Simpson 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 11
2 Harvey Kuenn 6
3 Wally Moon 5
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 Bob Lemon 2.34
5 Steve Gromek 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 7
2 Tom Brewer 5
2 Don Newcombe 5
2 Herb Score 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 55
2 Bob Friend 46
3 Robin Roberts 37
4 Joe Nuxhall 34
5 Warren Spahn 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 8
2 Clem Labine 4
3 Jackie Collum 3
3 Tom Hurd 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .340
2 George Kell .326
3 Gus Bell .326
4 Hank Aaron .324
5 Richie Ashburn .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Ted Kluszewski 42
3 Eddie Mathews 42
5 2 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 124
2 Stan Musial 117
3 Ernie Banks 116
4 Mickey Mantle 114
5 Duke Snider 110

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 2.62
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 239
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