On This Day

Sunday, June 3, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 16 .644 --
White Sox 20 16 .556 4.5
Indians 22 19 .537 5.0
Tigers 21 21 .500 6.5
Red Sox 21 21 .500 6.5
Orioles 20 23 .465 8.0
Athletics 17 25 .405 10.5
Senators 18 27 .400 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 20 13 .606 --
Pirates 24 17 .585 0.0
Redlegs 23 18 .561 1.0
Cardinals 24 19 .558 1.0
Dodgers 20 19 .513 3.0
Giants 17 23 .425 6.5
Phillies 16 23 .410 7.0
Cubs 13 25 .342 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 5
1 Harvey Kuenn 5
1 Vic Wertz 5
4 Don Blasingame 4
4 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 2
1 Stan Lopata 2
3 Bobby Avila 1
3 Gene Baker 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Lopata 5
1 Vic Wertz 5
3 Eddie Yost 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Gene Freese 1
1 Lyle Luttrell 1
1 Elmer Valo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Face 0.88
2 Camilo Pascual 0.78
3 Murry Dickson 0.75
3 Hal Griggs 0.75
5 Robin Roberts 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Aber 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Griggs 9
2 Roy Face 7
2 Billy Hoeft 7
2 Camilo Pascual 7
2 Robin Roberts 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nellie King 1
1 Clem Labine 1
1 Windy McCall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .411
2 Dale Long .377
3 Charlie Maxwell .376
4 Mickey Vernon .360
5 Ken Boyer .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 20
2 Dale Long 15
3 Yogi Berra 13
4 Ernie Banks 12
4 3 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 50
2 Ken Boyer 41
2 Dale Long 41
4 Yogi Berra 37
5 Stan Musial 35

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.55
2 Bob Keegan 1.90
3 Tom Brewer 2.34
4 Bob Lemon 2.52
5 Bob Friend 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 9
2 Tom Brewer 7
2 Whitey Ford 7
2 Don Newcombe 7
2 Jim Wilson 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 86
2 Bob Friend 60
2 Camilo Pascual 60
4 Robin Roberts 57
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 50

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .434
2 Frank Torre .432
3 Hank Aaron .429
4 Harvey Kuenn .413
5 Randy Jackson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Long 8
2 Gus Bell 6
2 Roy Sievers 6
4 Hank Bauer 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Long 19
2 Mickey Mantle 18
3 Bobby Thomson 17
4 Hank Bauer 15
4 Harry Simpson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Kuenn 4
1 Willie Mays 4
3 Jim Busby 3
3 Andy Carey 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Face 0.00
1 Roger Craig 0.00
3 Ray Moore 0.64
4 Al Aber 0.66
5 Steve Ridzik 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 4
2 Tom Brewer 3
2 Johnny Kucks 3
2 Frank Lary 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 27
2 Herb Score 26
3 Bob Friend 24
4 Joe Nuxhall 23
5 Harvey Haddix 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Jolly 2
1 Nellie King 2
1 Clem Labine 2
1 Windy McCall 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .417
2 Harvey Kuenn .398
3 Rip Repulski .397
4 Mickey Vernon .397
5 Charlie Maxwell .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 13
2 Gus Bell 9
2 Ken Boyer 9
2 Dale Long 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 32
1 Mickey Mantle 32
3 Dale Long 29
4 Harry Simpson 25
4 Bobby Thomson 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.86
2 Bob Keegan 1.90
3 Bob Lemon 2.34
4 Roy Face 2.36
5 Warren Spahn 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 6
2 Tom Brewer 5
2 Herb Score 5
2 Jim Wilson 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 55
2 Robin Roberts 44
3 Bob Friend 40
4 Warren Spahn 32
5 3 tied 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .339
2 George Kell .328
3 Richie Ashburn .326
4 Gus Bell .326
5 Hank Aaron .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 45
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Ted Kluszewski 42
3 Eddie Mathews 42
5 Willie Mays 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 122
2 Ernie Banks 116
3 Stan Musial 114
4 Mickey Mantle 113
5 Willie Mays 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 32
2 Bill Bruton 22
3 Jim Rivera 19
4 Ken Boyer 17
5 Johnny Temple 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.36
2 Billy Pierce 2.42
3 Frank Sullivan 2.62
4 Early Wynn 2.79
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 Robin Roberts 165
3 Bob Turley 163
4 Sam Jones 162
5 Billy Pierce 161

Saves

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