On This Day

Saturday, June 30, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	44	25	.638	--
White Sox	39	24	.619	2.0
Indians	37	29	.561	5.5
Red Sox	35	31	.530	7.5
Tigers	30	36	.455	12.5
Orioles	31	38	.449	13.0
Senators	29	43	.403	16.5
Athletics	25	44	.362	19.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Orioles 2

Red Sox 6, Orioles 3

White Sox 8, Indians 3

Tigers 14, Athletics 2

Senators 5, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	36	25	.590	--
Dodgers	37	28	.569	1.0
Redlegs	37	28	.569	1.0
Cardinals	36	31	.537	3.0
Pirates	32	33	.492	6.0
Phillies	28	38	.424	10.5
Cubs	25	36	.410	11.0
Giants	26	38	.406	11.5

Games

Dodgers 10, Phillies 7

Braves 4, Cubs 3

Cardinals 5, Redlegs 2

Giants 6, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Gilliam	4
1	Al Kaline	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Nellie Fox	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Clint Courtney	1
1	Wes Covington	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Wilson	5
2	Wes Covington	3
2	Gil Hodges	3
2	George Kell	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Don Hoak	1
2	Jackie Jensen	1
2	Jim Rivera	1
2	Frank Torre	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Foytack	0.55
2	Don Ferrarese	0.50
2	Chuck Stobbs	0.50
4	Sam Jones	0.44
5	Carl Erskine	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	6
2	Murry Dickson	5
2	Don Ferrarese	5
2	Chuck Stobbs	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.378
2	Charlie Maxwell	.366
3	Harvey Kuenn	.352
4	Ed Bailey	.337
5	Ken Boyer	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	27
2	Ken Boyer	19
3	Ernie Banks	18
3	Yogi Berra	18
5	3 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	67
2	Ken Boyer	58
3	Harry Simpson	55
3	Vic Wertz	55
5	Stan Musial	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Wally Moon	9
3	Tito Francona	8
3	Johnny Temple	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.52
2	Whitey Ford	2.55
3	Herb Score	2.60
4	George Zuverink	2.61
5	Tom Poholsky	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	12
2	Bob Friend	11
3	Tom Brewer	10
3	Johnny Kucks	10
3	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	106
2	Bob Friend	86
3	Billy Pierce	85
4	Robin Roberts	80
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	77

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	14
2	Clem Labine	10
3	Hersh Freeman	6
3	Ellis Kinder	6
3	Jim Konstanty	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Minnie Minoso	.442
2	Chico Carrasquel	.439
3	Frank Robinson	.431
4	Al Smith	.429
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	7
2	Gil Hodges	6
3	Ed Bailey	5
4	Joe Adcock	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	16
2	Dave Philley	14
3	Billy Klaus	13
3	Jim Rivera	13
3	Al Smith	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	5
2	Bobby Avila	4
3	Luis Aparicio	3
3	Willie Mays	3
3	Bill White	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.33
2	Virgil Trucks	0.44
3	Tom Poholsky	1.08
4	Joe Nuxhall	1.33
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Jack Harshman	3
1	Clem Labine	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	24
2	Billy Pierce	23
2	Tom Sturdivant	23
4	Billy Hoeft	22
5	3 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
2	Bud Byerly	2
2	Ernie Johnson	2
2	Jim Konstanty	2
5	21 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.358
2	Charlie Maxwell	.354
3	Minnie Minoso	.348
4	Harry Simpson	.347
5	2 tied	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	9
1	Duke Snider	9
3	Ed Bailey	8
3	Larry Doby	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	32
2	Larry Doby	27
3	Randy Jackson	25
3	Jackie Jensen	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tito Francona	6
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Jim Rivera	6
1	Johnny Temple	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.84
2	Herb Score	1.50
3	Ray Narleski	1.63
4	Jim Wilson	1.81
5	Tom Sturdivant	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	6
2	Bob Buhl	5
2	Billy Hoeft	5
4	Tom Brewer	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	46
2	Billy Pierce	39
3	Joe Nuxhall	37
4	Paul Foytack	36
4	Harvey Haddix	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	6
2	Turk Lown	4
3	Hersh Freeman	3
3	Nellie King	3
3	6 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.349
2	Mickey Mantle	.347
3	Carl Furillo	.326
4	George Kell	.322
5	Mickey Vernon	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	117
1	Roy Sievers	117
3	Mickey Mantle	114
4	Stan Musial	112
5	Del Ennis	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Bill Bruton	18
3	Johnny Temple	18
5	4 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.33
2	Herb Score	2.66
3	George Zuverink	2.70
4	Whitey Ford	2.75
5	Bob Friend	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	22
2	Robin Roberts	21
3	Bob Friend	20
4	Whitey Ford	18
4	Warren Spahn	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	231
2	Billy Pierce	179
3	Robin Roberts	156
4	Sam Jones	154
5	Harvey Haddix	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	20
2	Ray Narleski	19
3	George Zuverink	18
4	Ellis Kinder	15
5	Hersh Freeman	14