On This Day

Friday, June 8, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	31	18	.633	--
Indians	26	20	.565	3.5
White Sox	22	19	.537	5.0
Red Sox	24	22	.522	5.5
Tigers	23	23	.500	6.5
Orioles	22	26	.458	8.5
Senators	20	30	.400	11.5
Athletics	18	28	.391	11.5

Games

Orioles 6, Athletics 3

Red Sox 5, White Sox 3

Indians 9, Yankees 0

Tigers 7, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	28	18	.609	--
Pirates	26	19	.578	1.5
Cardinals	27	20	.574	1.5
Braves	21	17	.553	3.0
Dodgers	23	21	.523	4.0
Giants	18	26	.409	9.0
Cubs	16	26	.381	10.0
Phillies	16	28	.364	11.0

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 4

Redlegs 6, Dodgers 4

Giants 7, Braves 2

Pirates 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wayne Belardi	3
1	Jim Busby	3
1	George Kell	3
1	Roy McMillan	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Wayne Belardi	1
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	3
1	Chico Carrasquel	3
1	Al Rosen	3
1	Harry Simpson	3
1	Johnny Temple	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Finigan	1
1	Al Kaline	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Friend	0.90
2	Billy Hoeft	0.70
3	Murry Dickson	0.67
4	Early Wynn	0.56
5	Al Worthington	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Friend	9
2	Murry Dickson	8
3	Billy Hoeft	7
4	Bunky Stewart	5
4	Early Wynn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Windy McCall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.400
2	Charlie Maxwell	.381
3	Dale Long	.380
4	Mickey Vernon	.370
5	Harvey Kuenn	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	52
2	Ken Boyer	48
3	Dale Long	44
4	Yogi Berra	42
5	Harry Simpson	38

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	2.13
2	Early Wynn	2.34
3	Bob Lemon	2.46
4	Bob Keegan	2.54
5	Tom Brewer	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	10
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	71
3	Camilo Pascual	60
4	Robin Roberts	59
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	58

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	Charlie Maxwell	.455
2	Randy Jackson	.426
3	Harvey Kuenn	.421
4	Gus Triandos	.380
4	Sammy White	.380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	18
2	Stan Lopata	17
3	Ernie Banks	16
3	Bobby Thomson	16
5	5 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyle Luttrell	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Johnny Temple	3
4	Ed Bailey	2
4	12 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.00
2	Roger Craig	0.38
3	Steve Ridzik	1.02
4	Roy Face	1.35
5	Jim Wilson	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Billy Hoeft	3
1	Johnny Klippstein	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	25
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	24
3	Bob Friend	22
3	Don Newcombe	22
5	Billy Hoeft	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Windy McCall	3
2	Bob Chakales	2
2	Sandy Consuegra	2
2	Hersh Freeman	2
2	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.410
2	Harvey Kuenn	.404
3	Mickey Mantle	.383
4	Dale Long	.378
5	Charlie Maxwell	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	11
2	Dale Long	10
2	Stan Lopata	10
4	Ken Boyer	9
4	Duke Snider	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Long	31
2	Ken Boyer	30
3	Mickey Mantle	28
4	Stan Lopata	27
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Craig	1.75
2	Tom Gorman	2.20
3	Bob Friend	2.22
4	Bob Chakales	2.25
5	Steve Gromek	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	7
2	Tom Brewer	5
2	Herb Score	5
4	Paul Foytack	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	53
2	Bob Friend	46
3	Robin Roberts	41
4	Murry Dickson	34
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.339
2	George Kell	.332
3	Gus Bell	.329
4	Billy Goodman	.324
5	Richie Ashburn	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	44
1	Mickey Mantle	44
3	Ted Kluszewski	41
3	Wally Post	41
5	Willie Mays	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	120
1	Roy Sievers	120
3	Mickey Mantle	112
4	Yogi Berra	111
4	Stan Musial	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Bill Bruton	22
3	Jim Rivera	19
4	Johnny Temple	17
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.48
2	Whitey Ford	2.55
3	Frank Sullivan	2.70
4	Early Wynn	2.73
5	Herb Score	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	21
2	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	Billy Pierce	161
3	Robin Roberts	160
3	Bob Turley	160
5	Sam Jones	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	19
2	Ellis Kinder	18
3	Tom Gorman	17
4	George Zuverink	16
5	Clem Labine	15