On This Day

Thursday, June 7, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 17 .646 --
Indians 25 20 .556 4.5
White Sox 22 18 .550 5.0
Red Sox 23 22 .511 6.5
Tigers 22 23 .489 7.5
Orioles 21 26 .447 9.5
Senators 20 29 .408 11.5
Athletics 18 27 .400 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 27 18 .600 --
Cardinals 27 19 .587 0.5
Pirates 25 19 .568 1.5
Braves 21 16 .568 2.0
Dodgers 23 20 .535 3.0
Giants 17 26 .395 9.0
Phillies 16 27 .372 10.0
Cubs 15 26 .366 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Miksis 4
1 Mickey Vernon 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Gene Baker 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Marv Blaylock 1
1 Frank Bolling 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Lepcio 3
2 Yogi Berra 2
2 Marv Blaylock 2
2 Bob Buhl 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Tito Francona 1
1 Jim King 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Rush 0.88
2 Bill Wight 0.71
3 Harvey Haddix 0.50
4 Dick Donovan 0.36
5 Frank Lary 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Joe Nuxhall 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 Bob Rush 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Rush 7
2 Harvey Haddix 5
2 Frank Lary 5
2 Bill Wight 5
5 Dick Donovan 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 George Zuverink 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .403
2 Charlie Maxwell .381
3 Dale Long .380
4 Mickey Vernon .379
5 Ken Boyer .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 21
2 Yogi Berra 16
2 Dale Long 16
4 Ken Boyer 14
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 52
2 Ken Boyer 48
3 Dale Long 43
4 Yogi Berra 42
5 2 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 12
2 Wally Moon 8
3 Harvey Kuenn 7
4 Jim Busby 6
5 Johnny Temple 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.55
2 Bob Keegan 1.90
3 Bob Lemon 2.46
4 Tom Brewer 2.55
5 Early Wynn 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 9
2 Tom Brewer 8
2 Don Newcombe 8
4 Whitey Ford 7
4 4 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 12
2 Ellis Kinder 6
3 Hersh Freeman 5
3 Clem Labine 5
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .415
2 Harvey Kuenn .410
3 Charlie Maxwell .406
4 Mickey Vernon .405
5 Randy Jackson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 7
2 Stan Lopata 6
3 Ray Boone 5
3 Ken Boyer 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 18
2 Stan Lopata 16
2 Mickey Mantle 16
2 Bobby Thomson 16
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Kuenn 4
2 Lyle Luttrell 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Johnny Temple 3
5 12 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Narleski 0.00
2 Roger Craig 0.38
3 Don Kaiser 0.75
4 Steve Ridzik 1.20
5 Roy Face 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 3
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 3
1 Billy Pierce 3
1 Bob Rush 3
1 Jim Wilson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 24
2 Don Newcombe 22
3 Frank Lary 19
3 Joe Nuxhall 19
3 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Chakales 2
1 Sandy Consuegra 2
1 Hersh Freeman 2
1 Nellie King 2
1 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .421
2 Mickey Vernon .420
3 Mickey Mantle .391
3 Charlie Maxwell .391
5 Dale Long .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 12
2 Dale Long 10
2 Stan Lopata 10
4 Ken Boyer 9
4 Roy Sievers 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 30
1 Dale Long 30
3 Mickey Mantle 29
4 Stan Lopata 26
5 Bobby Thomson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Harvey Kuenn 6
3 Jim Busby 5
3 Wally Moon 5
5 Andy Carey 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 1.75
2 Bob Keegan 2.09
3 Tom Gorman 2.20
3 Steve Gromek 2.20
5 Whitey Ford 2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 53
2 Bob Friend 41
2 Robin Roberts 41
4 Don Newcombe 35
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 6
2 Hersh Freeman 4
2 Clem Labine 4
4 Bob Chakales 3
4 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .341
2 Gus Bell .330
3 George Kell .326
4 Richie Ashburn .325
5 Billy Goodman .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 44
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Ted Kluszewski 42
4 Wally Post 41
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 120
2 Ernie Banks 117
3 Mickey Mantle 113
4 Yogi Berra 111
4 Stan Musial 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 33
2 Bill Bruton 22
3 Jim Rivera 19
4 Johnny Temple 17
5 3 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.39
2 Billy Pierce 2.48
3 Frank Sullivan 2.70
4 Herb Score 2.75
5 Roger Craig 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 20
1 Robin Roberts 20
3 Don Newcombe 19
4 Whitey Ford 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 239
2 Bob Turley 165
3 Billy Pierce 161
4 Robin Roberts 158
5 Sam Jones 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 19
1 Ray Narleski 19
3 Tom Gorman 17
4 George Zuverink 16
5 Clem Labine 15