On This Day

Thursday, June 21, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	20	.667	--
White Sox	32	22	.593	5.0
Indians	31	27	.534	8.0
Red Sox	29	29	.500	10.0
Tigers	27	31	.466	12.0
Orioles	28	33	.459	12.5
Athletics	24	36	.400	16.0
Senators	26	39	.400	16.5

Games

White Sox 1, Orioles 0

Indians 5, Red Sox 0

Athletics 15, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	30	22	.577	--
Dodgers	31	24	.564	0.5
Redlegs	31	25	.554	1.0
Cardinals	32	27	.542	1.5
Pirates	30	27	.526	2.5
Giants	23	32	.418	8.5
Cubs	22	31	.415	8.5
Phillies	23	34	.404	9.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 8

Braves 7, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Dark	4
1	Stan Musial	4
1	Del Rice	4
4	Danny O'Connell	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	2
1	Stan Musial	2
3	Bill Bruton	1
3	Joe DeMaestri	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	6
2	Harmon Killebrew	4
2	Stan Musial	4
2	Danny O'Connell	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	Fred Hatfield	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	Jim Rivera	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Connie Johnson	1.75
2	Jack Harshman	0.80
3	Early Wynn	0.38
4	Jose Santiago	0.27
5	2 tied	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	Ken Lehman	1
1	Jose Santiago	1
1	Early Wynn	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	7
2	Jack Harshman	4
3	Don Bessent	3
3	Jose Santiago	3
3	Early Wynn	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Shantz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.380
2	Charlie Maxwell	.370
3	Harvey Kuenn	.358
4	Mickey Vernon	.349
5	Dale Long	.340

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	Stan Musial	53
3	Ken Boyer	51
3	Vic Wertz	51
5	2 tied	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	Bob Friend	2.77
4	Bob Keegan	2.82
5	Johnny Kucks	2.84

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	Camilo Pascual	70
4	Billy Pierce	70

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	Stan Musial	.426
2	Ted Williams	.413
3	Andy Carey	.409
4	Dick Gernert	.407
5	3 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	6
1	Stan Musial	6
1	Vic Wertz	6
4	Willie Mays	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	17
1	Vic Wertz	17
3	Jackie Jensen	15
3	Ted Lepcio	15
3	Roy Sievers	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tito Francona	4
2	Willie Mays	3
3	Richie Ashburn	2
3	Dee Fondy	2
3	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.00
2	Vito Valentinetti	0.67
3	Johnny Kucks	0.70
4	Ed Roebuck	1.15
5	Lou Kretlow	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	3
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Billy Hoeft	3
1	Johnny Kucks	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Turk Lown	3
3	Bud Byerly	2
3	Jim Konstanty	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.387
2	Stan Musial	.365
3	Tim Thompson	.359
4	Charlie Maxwell	.354
5	Billy Martin	.351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	33
2	Mickey Mantle	31
3	Stan Musial	30
4	Roy Sievers	29
5	Harry Simpson	28

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 Buhl	5
2	Bob Friend	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Nuxhall	40
1	Herb Score	40
3	Billy Hoeft	38
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	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	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.342
2	Stan Musial	.327
3	Billy Goodman	.326
4	Willie Mays	.323
5	George Kell	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Ernie Banks	43
2	Willie Mays	43
4	Wally Post	40
5	Ted Kluszewski	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	124
2	Stan Musial	120
3	Ernie Banks	119
4	Mickey Mantle	115
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	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	234
2	Billy Pierce	166
3	Sam Jones	161
4	Bob Turley	154
5	Whitey Ford	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	20
2	Clem Labine	18
3	George Zuverink	17
4	Ellis Kinder	16
5	Tom Gorman	15