On This Day

Friday, July 6, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	26	.658	--
White Sox	43	27	.614	4.0
Indians	43	30	.589	5.5
Red Sox	37	35	.514	11.0
Orioles	33	40	.452	15.5
Tigers	31	42	.425	17.5
Senators	31	48	.392	20.5
Athletics	27	47	.365	22.0

Games

White Sox 14, Tigers 0

Indians 4, Athletics 2

Yankees 8, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	42	30	.583	--
Braves	40	29	.580	0.5
Dodgers	41	30	.577	0.5
Cardinals	37	37	.500	6.0
Pirates	34	36	.486	7.0
Cubs	30	39	.435	10.5
Giants	29	40	.420	11.5
Phillies	30	42	.417	12.0

Games

Redlegs 6, Cardinals 4

Dodgers 2, Phillies 1

Braves 5, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	3
1	Joe Ginsberg	3
3	Ed Bailey	2
3	Gene Baker	2
3	19 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Jim Busby	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Busby	4
1	Jack Harshman	4
1	Ted Kluszewski	4
4	Minnie Minoso	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Del Greco	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	0.80
2	Carl Erskine	0.78
3	Don Gross	0.56
4	Bob Turley	0.50
5	Bob Wiesler	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Don Gross	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	7
2	Bob Turley	6
3	Don Gross	5
4	Mike Garcia	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	Don Mossi	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.371
2	Charlie Maxwell	.357
3	Harvey Kuenn	.343
4	Ed Bailey	.335
5	Ken Boyer	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	29
2	Ernie Banks	21
2	Ted Kluszewski	21
4	Ken Boyer	20
5	Duke Snider	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	71
2	Ken Boyer	60
2	Vic Wertz	60
4	Harry Simpson	59
5	Stan Musial	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	18
2	Jim Gilliam	9
2	Wally Moon	9
4	Tito Francona	8
4	3 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.30
2	Whitey Ford	2.43
3	Herb Score	2.65
4	Warren Spahn	2.80
5	Billy Pierce	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	13
2	Bob Friend	11
2	Brooks Lawrence	11
2	Jim Wilson	11
5	5 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	114
2	Billy Pierce	93
3	Bob Friend	90
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	83
5	Harvey Haddix	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	15
2	Clem Labine	11
3	Hersh Freeman	7
3	Turk Lown	7
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Smith	.473
2	George Kell	.436
3	Ted Williams	.404
4	Johnny Logan	.397
5	Frank Robinson	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	9
2	Ernie Banks	7
3	Ed Bailey	6
3	Gil Hodges	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	18
2	Gil Hodges	16
3	Larry Doby	15
4	Al Smith	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	5
2	Bobby Avila	4
2	Jackie Jensen	4
2	Jim Rivera	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.81
2	George Zuverink	1.29
3	Jack Harshman	1.48
4	Jim Wilson	1.50
5	Lew Burdette	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Brooks Lawrence	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	23
2	Paul Foytack	22
3	Harvey Haddix	21
4	Billy Hoeft	20
4	Tom Sturdivant	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
2	Hersh Freeman	2
2	Marv Grissom	2
2	Turk Lown	2
2	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.396
2	Bill Virdon	.361
3	Elmer Valo	.359
4	George Kell	.357
5	Harry Simpson	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	11
2	Duke Snider	10
3	Ernie Banks	9
3	Larry Doby	9
5	6 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	28
2	Larry Doby	27
2	Ted Kluszewski	27
4	Vic Wertz	26
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Tito Francona	6
2	Jim Gilliam	6
2	Jim Rivera	6
2	Bill White	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.85
2	Jim Wilson	1.45
3	Virgil Trucks	1.62
4	Lew Burdette	1.66
5	Ray Narleski	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	6
2	Bob Buhl	5
2	Brooks Lawrence	5
4	Lew Burdette	4
4	14 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	44
2	Paul Foytack	41
2	Billy Pierce	41
4	Harvey Haddix	39
5	Connie Johnson	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	6
2	Turk Lown	5
3	Hersh Freeman	4
3	George Zuverink	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.349
2	Mickey Mantle	.343
3	George Kell	.331
4	Stan Musial	.324
5	Richie Ashburn	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Ernie Banks	44
3	Ted Kluszewski	40
4	Willie Mays	37
5	Wally Post	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	117
2	Ernie Banks	114
3	Mickey Mantle	113
4	Del Ennis	107
5	Stan Musial	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Bill Bruton	18
3	Johnny Temple	18
5	4 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.36
2	George Zuverink	2.43
3	Whitey Ford	2.60
4	Bob Friend	2.66
5	Herb Score	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	23
2	Bob Friend	20
3	Robin Roberts	19
4	Whitey Ford	18
4	Warren Spahn	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	227
2	Billy Pierce	182
3	Harvey Haddix	155
4	Sam Jones	153
5	2 tied	144

Saves

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