On This Day

Tuesday, June 5, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 17 .630 --
Indians 24 19 .558 3.5
White Sox 21 17 .553 4.0
Tigers 22 21 .512 5.5
Red Sox 21 22 .488 6.5
Orioles 20 25 .444 8.5
Athletics 18 25 .419 9.5
Senators 19 28 .404 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 25 18 .581 --
Cardinals 26 19 .578 0.0
Braves 20 15 .571 1.0
Pirates 24 18 .571 0.5
Dodgers 22 19 .537 2.0
Giants 17 25 .405 7.5
Phillies 16 25 .390 8.0
Cubs 14 25 .359 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Boone 4
2 Chico Carrasquel 3
2 Jim Gilliam 3
2 Randy Jackson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Post 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Ray Boone 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 5
2 Wally Post 4
3 Don Buddin 3
3 Frank House 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Jim Rivera 1
1 Pete Whisenant 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Stobbs 1.17
2 Roger Craig 1.00
3 Willard Schmidt 0.80
4 Virgil Trucks 0.50
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Craig 1
1 Warren Hacker 1
1 Lou Kretlow 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Stobbs 7
2 Red Murff 5
2 Virgil Trucks 5
4 Walt Masterson 4
4 Willard Schmidt 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Aber 1
1 Bobby Shantz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .407
2 Charlie Maxwell .376
3 Dale Long .374
4 Ken Boyer .367
5 Mickey Vernon .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 21
2 Dale Long 15
3 Yogi Berra 14
3 Ken Boyer 14
5 Wally Post 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 52
2 Ken Boyer 47
3 Dale Long 41
4 Yogi Berra 38
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 2.46
5 Early Wynn 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 9
2 Tom Brewer 7
2 Whitey Ford 7
2 Bob Lemon 7
2 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 86
2 Bob Friend 62
3 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 Randy Jackson .436
2 Tim Thompson .412
3 Mickey Mantle .404
4 Harvey Kuenn .403
5 Gus Triandos .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 6
1 Dale Long 6
1 Roy Sievers 6
4 Ray Boone 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 19
1 Mickey Mantle 19
3 Bobby Thomson 17
4 Vic Wertz 16
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Kuenn 4
2 Jim Busby 3
2 Lyle Luttrell 3
2 Willie Mays 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Face 0.00
2 Roger Craig 0.38
3 Al Aber 0.64
4 Don Kaiser 0.75
5 Steve Ridzik 1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 26
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 24
2 Joe Nuxhall 24
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 Vernon .403
2 Mickey Mantle .393
3 Rip Repulski .392
4 Harvey Kuenn .390
5 Dale Long .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 12
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 32
2 Mickey Mantle 29
3 Dale Long 28
4 Harry Simpson 25
4 Bobby Thomson 25

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 Roger Craig 1.75
2 Whitey Ford 1.86
3 Bob Keegan 1.90
4 Bob Lemon 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 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 53
2 Bob Friend 42
3 Robin Roberts 41
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 .339
2 Gus Bell .331
3 George Kell .327
4 Richie Ashburn .326
5 Billy Goodman .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 118
2 Ernie Banks 115
3 Mickey Mantle 114
3 Stan Musial 114
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 32
2 Bill Bruton 23
3 Jim Rivera 19
4 Johnny Temple 16
5 Ken Boyer 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.39
2 Billy Pierce 2.48
3 Frank Sullivan 2.66
4 Roger Craig 2.76
5 Early Wynn 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 20
1 Robin Roberts 20
3 Whitey Ford 18
3 Bob Lemon 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 239
2 Bob Turley 163
3 Billy Pierce 161
4 Robin Roberts 158
5 Sam Jones 151

Saves

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