On This Day

Monday, June 18, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 20 .655 --
White Sox 29 22 .569 5.5
Red Sox 29 26 .527 7.5
Indians 28 27 .509 8.5
Orioles 28 30 .483 10.0
Tigers 27 29 .482 10.0
Athletics 23 34 .404 14.5
Senators 24 38 .387 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 31 23 .574 --
Dodgers 29 23 .558 1.0
Pirates 30 24 .556 1.0
Cardinals 31 25 .554 1.0
Braves 27 22 .551 1.5
Cubs 22 29 .431 7.5
Giants 21 32 .396 9.5
Phillies 21 34 .382 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Robinson 3
2 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Ray Boone 2
2 Jim Brideweser 2
2 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Belardi 1
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Ray Jablonski 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Joe Adcock 2
2 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Wayne Belardi 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Carey 1
1 Jack Shepard 1
1 Bill Tuttle 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Warren Spahn 0.88
2 Paul Foytack 0.64
3 Alex Kellner 0.55
4 Harvey Haddix 0.44
5 Jim Wilson 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 Don Larsen 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 Warren Spahn 1
1 Jim Wilson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Foytack 7
1 Harvey Haddix 7
1 Warren Spahn 7
4 Roy Face 6
4 Alex Kellner 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .380
2 Mickey Vernon .363
3 Charlie Maxwell .361
4 Dale Long .357
5 Harvey Kuenn .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 25
2 Yogi Berra 17
2 Dale Long 17
4 Ken Boyer 15
4 3 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 62
2 Ken Boyer 50
3 Dale Long 46
3 Stan Musial 46
5 3 tied 45

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 2.08
2 Bob Friend 2.63
3 Lew Burdette 2.64
4 Tom Brewer 2.68
5 Bob Keegan 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 11
2 Tom Brewer 9
2 Don Newcombe 9
2 Billy Pierce 9
2 Jim Wilson 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 90
2 Bob Friend 75
3 Camilo Pascual 68
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 66
5 Robin Roberts 64

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Gilliam .415
2 Wayne Belardi .405
3 Ed Bailey .400
4 Harry Simpson .393
5 2 tied .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 6
2 Mickey Mantle 5
2 Willie Mays 5
2 Eddie Miksis 5
2 Vic Wertz 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 16
1 Vic Wertz 16
3 Randy Jackson 15
3 Ted Lepcio 15
3 Bob Nieman 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Narleski 0.00
1 Dave Sisler 0.00
3 Hal Brown 0.98
4 Herm Wehmeier 1.20
5 Ed Roebuck 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Brown 3
1 Billy Hoeft 3
1 Joe Nuxhall 3
1 Billy Pierce 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Foytack 19
1 Billy Hoeft 19
1 Sam Jones 19
1 Warren Spahn 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Lown 3
1 Ray Narleski 3
3 Bob Chakales 2
3 Hersh Freeman 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .376
2 Mickey Vernon .376
3 Tim Thompson .375
4 Charlie Maxwell .354
5 Mickey Mantle .351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 30
2 Vic Wertz 29
3 Dale Long 28
3 Bob Nieman 28
5 Stan Musial 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Face 0.74
2 Ray Moore 1.89
3 Roger Craig 1.91
4 Johnny Kucks 1.94
5 Bob Friend 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 6
2 Tom Brewer 5
2 Billy Hoeft 5
2 Johnny Kucks 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 45
2 Joe Nuxhall 40
3 Bob Friend 39
4 Harvey Haddix 38
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 4
1 Turk Lown 4
3 Bob Chakales 3
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 6 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .338
2 Billy Goodman .327
3 George Kell .325
4 Gus Bell .324
5 Mickey Vernon .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Ernie Banks 44
3 Willie Mays 43
4 Wally Post 41
5 Ted Kluszewski 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 121
2 Roy Sievers 120
3 Mickey Mantle 116
3 Stan Musial 116
5 Ray Boone 114

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.42
2 Billy Pierce 2.56
3 Bob Friend 2.70
4 Frank Sullivan 2.88
5 Herb Score 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 22
2 Robin Roberts 20
3 Whitey Ford 19
3 Billy Pierce 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 228
2 Sam Jones 161
2 Billy Pierce 161
4 Bob Turley 154
5 Harvey Haddix 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 21
2 Ellis Kinder 17
2 Clem Labine 17
2 George Zuverink 17
5 Tom Gorman 15