On This Day

Tuesday, June 19, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	39	20	.661	--
White Sox	30	22	.577	5.5
Red Sox	29	27	.518	8.5
Indians	29	27	.518	8.5
Orioles	28	31	.475	11.0
Tigers	27	30	.474	11.0
Senators	25	38	.397	16.0
Athletics	23	35	.397	15.5

Games

White Sox 5, Orioles 1

Indians 9, Red Sox 7

Yankees 5, Tigers 3

Senators 10, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	31	24	.564	--
Cardinals	32	25	.561	0.0
Braves	28	22	.560	0.5
Dodgers	29	24	.547	1.0
Pirates	30	25	.545	1.0
Cubs	22	30	.423	7.5
Giants	22	32	.407	8.5
Phillies	22	34	.393	9.5

Games

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 0

Giants 2, Cubs 0

Phillies 4, Redlegs 2

Braves 5, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Dark	3
1	Charlie Maxwell	3
1	Stan Musial	3
1	Vic Power	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	2
2	Tommy Byrne	1
2	Joe DeMaestri	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	5
2	Vic Wertz	4
3	Billy Klaus	3
3	Stan Musial	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Antonelli	1.40
2	Murry Dickson	1.17
3	Billy Pierce	0.73
4	Johnny Klippstein	0.50
5	Ray Moore	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	8
2	Johnny Antonelli	7
2	Murry Dickson	7
4	Dave Sisler	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Mossi	1
1	Lou Sleater	1
1	Tom Sturdivant	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.378
2	Charlie Maxwell	.373
3	Mickey Vernon	.358
4	Harvey Kuenn	.354
5	Dale Long	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	25
2	Yogi Berra	17
2	Dale Long	17
2	Roy Sievers	17
5	Vic Wertz	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	62
2	Ken Boyer	50
3	Stan Musial	49
3	Roy Sievers	49
3	Vic Wertz	49

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	Lew Burdette	2.49
3	Tom Brewer	2.68
4	Bob Friend	2.77
5	Bob Keegan	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	11
2	Billy Pierce	10
3	Tom Brewer	9
3	Don Newcombe	9
3	Jim Wilson	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	90
2	Bob Friend	76
3	Billy Pierce	70
4	Camilo Pascual	68
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	66

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	Wayne Belardi	.405
2	Stan Musial	.392
3	Jim Gilliam	.389
4	Willie Mays	.388
5	Minnie Minoso	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	6
1	Vic Wertz	6
3	Mickey Mantle	5
3	Willie Mays	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	17
2	Jackie Jensen	16
2	Ted Lepcio	16
4	Roy Sievers	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tito Francona	5
2	Willie Mays	4
3	Johnny Temple	3
3	Pete Whisenant	3
5	6 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.00
2	Hal Brown	0.98
3	Ed Roebuck	1.15
4	Herm Wehmeier	1.20
5	Jack Harshman	1.29

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	Murry Dickson	19
1	Paul Foytack	19
1	Billy Hoeft	19
1	Sam Jones	19
1	Warren Spahn	19

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	.395
2	Tim Thompson	.378
3	Charlie Maxwell	.370
4	Mickey Vernon	.366
5	Mickey Mantle	.355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	33
2	Mickey Mantle	30
3	Roy Sievers	29
4	Stan Musial	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Tito Francona	5
2	Johnny Temple	5
4	Andy Carey	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.75
2	Roger Craig	1.91
3	Johnny Kucks	1.94
4	Lew Burdette	2.05
5	Hal Brown	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	6
1	Billy Pierce	6
3	Tom Brewer	5
3	Billy Hoeft	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Friend	40
1	Joe Nuxhall	40
3	Harvey Haddix	38
4	Murry Dickson	36
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
1	Turk Lown	4
3	Bob Chakales	3
3	Nellie King	3
3	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.341
2	Billy Goodman	.326
3	Gus Bell	.323
4	Willie Mays	.323
5	Stan Musial	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Ernie Banks	44
3	Willie Mays	43
4	Wally Post	41
5	Ted Kluszewski	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	125
2	Ernie Banks	120
3	Stan Musial	118
4	Ray Boone	114
4	Mickey Mantle	114

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.38
2	Whitey Ford	2.42
3	Herb Score	2.70
4	Bob Friend	2.79
5	Frank Sullivan	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	21
2	Billy Pierce	20
2	Robin Roberts	20
4	Whitey Ford	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	224
2	Billy Pierce	166
3	Sam Jones	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