On This Day

Tuesday, June 26, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	42	24	.636	--
White Sox	37	22	.627	1.5
Indians	35	27	.565	5.0
Red Sox	31	31	.500	9.0
Orioles	31	34	.477	10.5
Tigers	27	35	.435	13.0
Senators	27	42	.391	16.5
Athletics	25	40	.385	16.5

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 1

Indians 4, Orioles 3

Senators 2, Tigers 2

Yankees 8, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	35	23	.603	--
Redlegs	35	26	.574	1.5
Dodgers	34	27	.557	2.5
Cardinals	33	31	.516	5.0
Pirates	31	30	.508	5.5
Phillies	27	36	.429	10.5
Cubs	24	34	.414	11.0
Giants	24	36	.400	12.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Cubs 5

Giants 3, Cardinals 0

Phillies 4, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Andy Carey	3
1	Del Ennis	3
1	Carl Furillo	3
1	Stan Lopata	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Robinson	2
2	Gene Baker	1
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Andy Carey	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rube Walker	6
2	Gene Baker	3
3	Luis Aparicio	2
3	Andy Carey	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Mantle	1
1	Jim Rivera	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1
1	Duke Snider	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	1.40
2	Ruben Gomez	1.25
3	Jack Harshman	0.75
4	Early Wynn	0.71
5	Tom Brewer	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	Sal Maglie	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	7
2	Jack Harshman	6
3	Ruben Gomez	5
3	Connie Johnson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.381
2	Charlie Maxwell	.359
3	Harvey Kuenn	.355
4	Mickey Vernon	.339
5	Ken Boyer	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	27
2	Yogi Berra	18
3	Ken Boyer	17
3	Dale Long	17
3	Roy Sievers	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	67
2	Harry Simpson	55
3	Ken Boyer	54
3	Stan Musial	54
5	Vic Wertz	52

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.45
2	Whitey Ford	2.55
3	George Zuverink	2.58
4	Bob Friend	2.85
5	Johnny Kucks	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	11
1	Billy Pierce	11
3	Johnny Kucks	10
3	Jim Wilson	10
5	5 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	100
2	Bob Friend	79
3	Robin Roberts	76
4	Billy Pierce	75
5	2 tied	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	14
2	Clem Labine	9
3	Ellis Kinder	6
4	Hersh Freeman	5
4	4 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.444
2	Willie Mays	.431
3	Harry Simpson	.426
4	Gene Woodling	.414
5	Ted Williams	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	7
2	Mickey Mantle	6
3	Ed Bailey	5
3	Del Ennis	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Simpson	16
2	Mickey Mantle	15
3	Jackie Jensen	14
3	Hector Lopez	14
3	Vic Wertz	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	4
2	Willie Mays	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
2	Pete Runnels	3
2	Bill White	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.33
2	Virgil Trucks	0.75
3	Gene Conley	1.07
4	Sam Jones	1.29
5	Jim Wilson	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Ray Crone	3
1	Jack Harshman	3
1	Johnny Kucks	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	27
2	Paul Foytack	23
3	Harvey Haddix	22
4	Joe Nuxhall	20
4	2 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
2	Bud Byerly	2
2	Dixie Howell	2
2	Ernie Johnson	2
2	Turk Lown	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Maxwell	.367
2	Gus Triandos	.363
3	Stan Musial	.358
4	Harry Simpson	.356
5	Tim Thompson	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	10
1	Mickey Mantle	10
1	Vic Wertz	10
4	Gus Bell	9
4	Duke Snider	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	32
2	Stan Lopata	28
2	Stan Musial	28
2	Harry Simpson	28
2	Bobby Thomson	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.67
2	Jim Wilson	1.24
3	Johnny Kucks	1.98
4	Lew Burdette	2.04
5	Roy Face	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	6
1	Jim Wilson	6
3	Bob Buhl	5
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Johnny Kucks	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	41
2	Harvey Haddix	39
2	Joe Nuxhall	39
4	Connie Johnson	38
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	6
2	Turk Lown	4
3	Dixie Howell	3
3	Ernie Johnson	3
3	6 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.349
2	Ted Williams	.346
3	Willie Mays	.327
4	Carl Furillo	.326
5	Mickey Vernon	.325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	119
2	Ernie Banks	118
3	Mickey Mantle	115
4	Stan Musial	114
5	Willie Mays	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	33
2	Bill Bruton	21
3	Jim Rivera	19
3	Johnny Temple	19
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.34
2	George Zuverink	2.69
3	Bob Friend	2.70
4	Whitey Ford	2.75
5	Herb Score	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	21
1	Billy Pierce	21
1	Robin Roberts	21
4	Whitey Ford	18
4	Warren Spahn	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	225
2	Billy Pierce	169
3	Sam Jones	162
4	Robin Roberts	152
5	Bob Turley	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	20
2	Clem Labine	19
3	George Zuverink	18
4	Ellis Kinder	16
5	2 tied	13