On This Day

Monday, June 4, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 16 .644 --
White Sox 21 16 .568 4.0
Indians 23 19 .548 4.5
Tigers 21 21 .500 6.5
Red Sox 21 21 .500 6.5
Orioles 20 24 .455 8.5
Athletics 17 25 .405 10.5
Senators 18 28 .391 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 20 14 .588 --
Pirates 24 17 .585 -0.5
Redlegs 24 18 .571 0.0
Cardinals 25 19 .568 0.0
Dodgers 21 19 .525 2.0
Giants 17 24 .415 6.5
Phillies 16 24 .400 7.0
Cubs 13 25 .342 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boyer 4
1 Nellie Fox 4
3 Dave Philley 3
3 Red Schoendienst 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Jim Busby 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 5
2 Dave Philley 4
3 Ed Bailey 3
3 Foster Castleman 3
3 Vic Wertz 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Temple 2
2 Bobby Avila 1
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 Lyle Luttrell 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sal Maglie 1.25
2 Mike Garcia 1.09
3 Art Fowler 1.00
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.73
5 Billy Pierce 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Fowler 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1
1 Billy Pierce 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Garcia 12
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 8
3 Billy Pierce 6
4 Lew Burdette 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sandy Consuegra 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .411
2 Dale Long .377
3 Charlie Maxwell .376
4 Ken Boyer .369
5 Mickey Vernon .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 20
2 Dale Long 15
3 Yogi Berra 13
3 Ken Boyer 13
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 50
2 Ken Boyer 46
3 Dale Long 41
4 Yogi Berra 37
5 Stan Musial 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 11
2 Wally Moon 8
3 Harvey Kuenn 7
4 Jim Busby 6
5 7 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 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 86
2 Bob Friend 60
2 Camilo Pascual 60
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 58
5 Robin Roberts 57

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 .440
2 Randy Jackson .412
3 Frank Torre .405
4 Gus Triandos .400
5 Harvey Kuenn .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 6
1 Dale Long 6
1 Roy Sievers 6
4 Stan Lopata 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 18
1 Mickey Mantle 18
3 Bobby Thomson 17
4 Harry Simpson 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Kuenn 4
2 Jim Busby 3
2 Lyle Luttrell 3
2 Willie Mays 3
5 9 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 Don Kaiser 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 4
2 Tom Brewer 3
2 Bob Friend 3
2 Frank Lary 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 27
2 Herb Score 26
3 Joe Nuxhall 23
4 Harvey Haddix 19
4 Robin Roberts 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sandy Consuegra 2
1 Dave Jolly 2
1 Nellie King 2
1 Clem Labine 2
1 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .411
2 Rip Repulski .400
3 Mickey Vernon .397
4 Charlie Maxwell .385
5 Harvey Kuenn .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 13
2 Ken Boyer 10
3 Gus Bell 9
3 Dale Long 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 35
2 Mickey Mantle 30
3 Dale Long 29
4 Bobby Thomson 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.86
2 Bob Keegan 1.90
3 Bob Lemon 2.34
4 Warren Spahn 2.52
5 Tom Gorman 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 6
2 Tom Brewer 5
2 Herb Score 5
4 Whitey Ford 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 53
2 Robin Roberts 41
3 Bob Friend 40
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 39
5 Warren Spahn 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 7
2 Clem Labine 4
3 Jackie Collum 3
3 Sandy Consuegra 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .338
2 Gus Bell .329
3 Richie Ashburn .327
4 George Kell .326
5 Billy Goodman .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 45
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Ted Kluszewski 42
4 Eddie Mathews 41
5 Wally Post 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 120
2 Stan Musial 115
3 Ernie Banks 114
4 Mickey Mantle 113
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 32
2 Bill Bruton 23
3 Jim Rivera 18
4 Ken Boyer 17
4 Johnny Temple 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.36
2 Billy Pierce 2.49
3 Frank Sullivan 2.66
4 Early Wynn 2.79
5 Bob Friend 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 20
1 Robin Roberts 20
3 Whitey Ford 18
3 Don Newcombe 18
3 Billy Pierce 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 239
2 Billy Pierce 167
3 Robin Roberts 165
4 Bob Turley 163
5 Sam Jones 162

Saves

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