On This Day

Saturday, June 23, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	22	.645	--
White Sox	34	22	.607	3.0
Indians	33	27	.550	6.0
Red Sox	31	29	.517	8.0
Orioles	29	33	.468	11.0
Tigers	27	32	.458	11.5
Senators	26	41	.388	16.5
Athletics	24	38	.387	16.0

Games

White Sox 2, Yankees 0

Indians 9, Senators 8

Red Sox 6, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	32	22	.593	--
Dodgers	32	25	.561	1.5
Redlegs	32	26	.552	2.0
Cardinals	32	29	.525	3.5
Pirates	30	28	.517	4.0
Cubs	23	31	.426	9.0
Phillies	25	34	.424	9.5
Giants	23	34	.404	10.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Redlegs 6

Braves 2, Giants 1

Phillies 8, Cardinals 3

Cubs 9, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Smith	4
2	Whitey Herzog	3
2	Gil Hodges	3
2	Randy Jackson	3
2	Ted Kazanski	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	2
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Gus Bell	1
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Herzog	5
2	Del Ennis	4
2	Al Smith	4
4	Gus Bell	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	2
2	Al Dark	1
2	Don Hoak	1
2	Johnny Temple	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Antonelli	1.25
2	Harvey Haddix	0.73
3	Warren Spahn	0.50
4	Tom Gorman	0.40
5	Art Houtteman	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Davis	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Ray Narleski	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	8
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
3	Tom Gorman	4
4	Bob Friend	3
4	6 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.376
2	Charlie Maxwell	.367
3	Harvey Kuenn	.354
4	Mickey Vernon	.339
5	Dale Long	.338

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	65
2	Stan Musial	54
3	Ken Boyer	51
3	Vic Wertz	51
5	Harry Simpson	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Wally Moon	9
3	Johnny Temple	8
4	Tito Francona	7
4	Harvey Kuenn	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.05
2	Lew Burdette	2.49
3	Johnny Kucks	2.84
4	Bob Friend	2.85
5	Herb Score	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	11
2	Billy Pierce	10
2	Jim Wilson	10
4	Tom Brewer	9
4	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	100
2	Bob Friend	79
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	Minnie Minoso	.450
2	Stan Musial	.441
3	Carl Furillo	.421
4	Ted Williams	.409
5	Willie Mays	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	6
1	Stan Musial	6
1	Vic Wertz	6
4	Larry Doby	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	18
2	Vic Wertz	17
3	Del Ennis	14
3	Jackie Jensen	14
3	Hector Lopez	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	4
2	Tito Francona	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	Pete Runnels	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.00
2	Johnny Kucks	0.70
3	Jim Wilson	1.06
4	Ray Narleski	1.17
4	Ed Roebuck	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Crone	3
1	Johnny Kucks	3
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Ditmar	23
2	Paul Foytack	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
4	Harvey Haddix	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Turk Lown	3
3	Bud Byerly	2
3	Ernie Johnson	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.377
2	Stan Musial	.371
3	Charlie Maxwell	.364
4	Gus Triandos	.358
5	Tim Thompson	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	11
2	Roy Sievers	10
2	Duke Snider	10
2	Vic Wertz	10
5	Gus Bell	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	31
2	Stan Musial	30
3	Mickey Mantle	29
4	Bob Nieman	27
4	Roy Sievers	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Johnny Temple	6
3	Dee Fondy	5
3	Tito Francona	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.65
2	Jim Wilson	1.24
3	Roy Face	1.73
4	Johnny Kucks	1.80
5	Roger Craig	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	6
1	Jim Wilson	6
3	Ray Crone	5
3	Billy Hoeft	5
3	Johnny Kucks	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	38
1	Billy Hoeft	38
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	38
4	Murry Dickson	36
5	3 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	5
2	Turk Lown	4
3	Bob Chakales	3
3	Ernie Johnson	3
3	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.341
2	Willie Mays	.324
3	Stan Musial	.324
4	Mickey Vernon	.324
5	Billy Goodman	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Ernie Banks	44
3	Willie Mays	43
4	Wally Post	40
5	Ted Kluszewski	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	124
2	Ernie Banks	119
3	Stan Musial	118
4	Mickey Mantle	114
5	Ray Boone	112

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.38
2	Whitey Ford	2.46
3	Herb Score	2.70
4	Bob Friend	2.83
5	Johnny Kucks	2.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	234
2	Billy Pierce	166
3	Sam Jones	155
4	Bob Turley	148
5	Harvey Haddix	146

Saves

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