On This Day

Wednesday, June 20, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	20	.667	--
White Sox	31	22	.585	5.5
Indians	30	27	.526	8.5
Red Sox	29	28	.509	9.5
Orioles	28	32	.467	12.0
Tigers	27	31	.466	12.0
Senators	26	38	.406	16.0
Athletics	23	36	.390	16.5

Games

White Sox 12, Orioles 8

Indians 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 4, Tigers 1

Senators 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	29	22	.569	--
Dodgers	30	24	.556	0.5
Redlegs	31	25	.554	0.5
Cardinals	32	26	.552	0.5
Pirates	30	26	.536	1.5
Giants	23	32	.418	8.0
Cubs	22	31	.415	8.0
Phillies	23	34	.404	9.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 2

Giants 4, Cubs 1

Braves 7, Pirates 3

Phillies 3, Redlegs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Bolling	3
1	Chico Carrasquel	3
1	Roberto Clemente	3
1	Billy Gardner	3
1	Dave Philley	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	2
2	Andy Carey	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	Jackie Jensen	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Rivera	4
2	Vic Power	3
2	Hank Thompson	3
4	Andy Carey	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Jim Rivera	1
1	Pete Runnels	1
1	Bill White	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Score	1.11
2	Al Worthington	1.00
3	Curt Simmons	0.78
4	Troy Herriage	0.70
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Connie Grob	1
1	Johnny Kucks	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	10
2	Troy Herriage	7
2	Curt Simmons	7
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	6
4	Al Worthington	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bud Byerly	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Clem Labine	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.380
2	Charlie Maxwell	.370
3	Mickey Vernon	.358
4	Harvey Kuenn	.358
5	Dale Long	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	27
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	64
2	Ken Boyer	50
2	Vic Wertz	50
4	Stan Musial	49
4	Roy Sievers	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	2.05
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	Johnny Kucks	9
3	2 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	100
2	Bob Friend	76
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	72
4	Billy Pierce	70
5	Camilo Pascual	68

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	13
2	Clem Labine	8
3	Ellis Kinder	6
4	Hersh Freeman	5
4	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.400
2	Andy Carey	.396
3	Wayne Belardi	.391
3	Minnie Minoso	.391
5	Ed Bailey	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	6
1	Duke Snider	6
1	Vic Wertz	6
4	Willie Mays	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Lepcio	16
1	Vic Wertz	16
3	Jackie Jensen	15
3	Jim Rivera	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tito Francona	5
2	Willie Mays	4
3	Johnny Temple	3
3	Bill White	3
5	7 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Kucks	0.70
2	Ray Narleski	1.08
3	Ed Roebuck	1.15
4	Herm Wehmeier	1.20
5	Lou Kretlow	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	3
1	Billy Hoeft	3
1	Johnny Kucks	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	24
2	Al Worthington	20
3	Murry Dickson	19
3	Art Ditmar	19
3	4 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Turk Lown	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
4	Bud Byerly	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.387
2	Tim Thompson	.366
3	Mickey Mantle	.360
4	Charlie Maxwell	.354
5	Bill Skowron	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	12
2	Roy Sievers	11
3	Duke Snider	10
3	Vic Wertz	10
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	32
1	Vic Wertz	32
3	Roy Sievers	29
4	Harry Simpson	28
5	Bob Nieman	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Tito Francona	5
2	Johnny Temple	5
4	Harvey Kuenn	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.70
2	Roy Face	0.75
3	Jim Wilson	1.50
4	Johnny Kucks	1.80
5	Roger Craig	1.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	41
2	Joe Nuxhall	40
2	Herb Score	40
4	Billy Hoeft	38
5	Harvey Haddix	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	5
2	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	.342
2	Billy Goodman	.326
3	Stan Musial	.323
4	Mickey Vernon	.322
5	George Kell	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
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	Mickey Mantle	116
5	Ray Boone	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	34
2	Bill Bruton	22
3	Jim Rivera	19
4	Johnny Temple	18
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.38
2	Whitey Ford	2.40
3	Herb Score	2.70
4	Bob Friend	2.79
5	Johnny Kucks	2.84

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	234
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	Clem Labine	18
3	Ellis Kinder	17
3	George Zuverink	17
5	Tom Gorman	15