On This Day

Saturday, June 16, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	36	20	.643	--
White Sox	27	21	.563	5.0
Red Sox	28	26	.519	7.0
Indians	28	26	.519	7.0
Tigers	27	27	.500	8.0
Orioles	27	29	.482	9.0
Athletics	22	33	.400	13.5
Senators	23	36	.390	14.5

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 0

Yankees 3, Indians 1

Red Sox 6, Tigers 5

Orioles 6, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	30	21	.588	--
Dodgers	29	21	.580	0.5
Redlegs	29	22	.569	1.0
Cardinals	29	25	.537	2.5
Braves	24	22	.522	3.5
Cubs	21	28	.429	8.0
Giants	20	31	.392	10.0
Phillies	20	32	.385	10.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Redlegs 3, Giants 1

Pirates 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Connie Johnson	3
1	Billy Klaus	3
1	Charlie Maxwell	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Mickey Vernon	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	Mickey Mantle	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Rivera	3
1	Mickey Vernon	3
3	Luis Aparicio	2
3	Randy Jackson	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Bill White	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Sturdivant	2.20
2	Jack Harshman	0.75
3	Herm Wehmeier	0.67
4	Gene Conley	0.56
5	Herb Score	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	Connie Johnson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Sturdivant	11
2	Jack Harshman	6
3	Gene Conley	5
4	Connie Johnson	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.385
2	Charlie Maxwell	.371
3	Mickey Vernon	.363
4	Dale Long	.363
5	Harvey Kuenn	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	24
2	Dale Long	17
3	Yogi Berra	16
4	Ken Boyer	15
4	2 others tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	59
2	Ken Boyer	49
3	Dale Long	46
4	Vic Wertz	45
5	Harry Simpson	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Wally Moon	9
3	Tito Francona	7
3	Harvey Kuenn	7
3	Johnny Temple	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.12
2	George Zuverink	2.54
3	Bob Keegan	2.56
4	Bob Friend	2.63
5	Lew Burdette	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	11
2	Tom Brewer	9
2	Don Newcombe	9
2	Billy Pierce	9
5	4 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	90
2	Bob Friend	75
3	Camilo Pascual	68
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	66
5	Billy Pierce	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	13
2	Clem Labine	7
3	Ellis Kinder	6
4	Hersh Freeman	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.450
2	Harry Simpson	.415
3	Gene Baker	.415
4	Ed Bailey	.394
5	Mickey Vernon	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Wertz	7
2	Duke Snider	6
3	Yogi Berra	4
3	Mickey Mantle	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	22
2	Randy Jackson	18
3	Johnny Groth	15
4	Jackie Jensen	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tito Francona	5
1	Johnny Temple	5
3	Willie Mays	4
4	Dee Fondy	3
4	Pete Whisenant	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.00
2	Billy Hoeft	1.24
3	Jack Harshman	1.29
4	Johnny Kucks	1.38
5	Jim Wilson	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Hoeft	4
2	Billy Pierce	3
2	Bob Rush	3
2	Vito Valentinetti	3
5	25 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	24
2	Gene Conley	19
3	Murry Dickson	18
3	Mike Garcia	18
3	Al Worthington	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	4
2	Clem Labine	3
2	Ray Narleski	3
4	Bob Chakales	2
4	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.394
2	Mickey Mantle	.372
3	Charlie Maxwell	.370
4	Harvey Kuenn	.368
5	Bill Skowron	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Long	11
1	Mickey Mantle	11
1	Duke Snider	11
4	Vic Wertz	10
5	Roy Sievers	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	32
2	Dale Long	30
3	Vic Wertz	29
4	Harry Simpson	27
5	Bob Nieman	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Tito Francona	5
2	Johnny Temple	5
2	Pete Whisenant	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.33
2	Roy Face	1.16
3	Tom Sturdivant	1.69
4	Ray Moore	1.89
5	Roger Craig	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	6
1	Bob Friend	6
1	Billy Hoeft	6
4	Johnny Kucks	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	45
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	40
3	Bob Friend	39
4	Billy Hoeft	34
5	Murry Dickson	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	5
2	Hersh Freeman	4
2	Clem Labine	4
4	Bob Chakales	3
4	7 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.346
2	Mickey Mantle	.338
3	Billy Goodman	.331
4	Gus Bell	.329
5	George Kell	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Ernie Banks	44
3	Willie Mays	42
3	Wally Post	42
5	Ted Kluszewski	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	121
2	Roy Sievers	117
3	Mickey Mantle	114
4	Ray Boone	113
5	Stan Musial	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	34
2	Bill Bruton	23
3	Johnny Temple	19
4	Jim Rivera	18
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.42
2	Billy Pierce	2.56
3	Bob Friend	2.70
4	Frank Sullivan	2.84
5	Billy Hoeft	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	22
2	Whitey Ford	19
2	Don Newcombe	19
2	Billy Pierce	19
2	Robin Roberts	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	228
2	Billy Pierce	161
3	Sam Jones	160
4	Bob Turley	157
5	Whitey Ford	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	21
2	Tom Gorman	17
2	Ellis Kinder	17
2	Clem Labine	17
2	George Zuverink	17