On This Day

Saturday, July 7, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	26	.662	--
White Sox	43	28	.606	5.0
Indians	43	31	.581	6.5
Red Sox	38	35	.521	11.0
Orioles	33	41	.446	16.5
Tigers	32	42	.432	17.5
Senators	31	49	.388	21.5
Athletics	28	47	.373	22.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Orioles 3

Tigers 12, White Sox 8

Athletics 5, Indians 2

Yankees 8, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	43	30	.589	--
Braves	41	29	.586	0.5
Dodgers	41	31	.569	1.5
Cardinals	37	38	.493	7.0
Pirates	34	37	.479	8.0
Giants	30	40	.429	11.5
Cubs	30	40	.429	11.5
Phillies	31	42	.425	12.0

Games

Redlegs 5, Cardinals 2

Braves 5, Cubs 0

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Phillies 6, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Bell	3
1	Ed Fitz Gerald	3
1	Tito Francona	3
1	Al Kaline	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Marv Blaylock	1
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	Ted Kluszewski	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	3
1	Harvey Kuenn	3
1	Gil McDougald	3
1	Dave Philley	3
1	Bill Skowron	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Brideweser	2
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	Dee Fondy	1
2	Willie Mays	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Ditmar	0.86
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.86
3	Tom Brewer	0.80
4	Johnny Antonelli	0.71
5	Camilo Pascual	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Brewer	8
2	Art Ditmar	6
2	Billy Hoeft	6
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	6
5	Johnny Antonelli	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Bob Miller	1
1	Tom Sturdivant	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.371
2	Charlie Maxwell	.360
3	Harvey Kuenn	.349
4	Ed Bailey	.335
5	Bob Nieman	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	29
2	Ted Kluszewski	22
3	Ernie Banks	21
4	Ken Boyer	20
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	71
2	Vic Wertz	61
3	Ken Boyer	60
4	Harry Simpson	59
5	Stan Musial	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	19
2	Jim Gilliam	9
2	Wally Moon	9
2	Jim Rivera	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.13
2	Whitey Ford	2.43
3	Warren Spahn	2.80
4	Billy Pierce	2.84
5	Herb Score	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	13
2	Brooks Lawrence	12
3	Tom Brewer	11
3	Bob Friend	11
3	Jim Wilson	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	118
2	Bob Friend	94
3	Billy Pierce	93
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	89
5	2 tied	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	.410
3	Johnny Logan	.404
4	Frank Robinson	.385
4	Elmer Valo	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	10
2	Ernie Banks	7
3	Gil Hodges	6
4	Ken Boyer	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	20
2	Gil Hodges	16
3	Larry Doby	14
3	Minnie Minoso	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	5
1	Jim Rivera	5
3	Dee Fondy	4
3	Jackie Jensen	4
3	Willie Mays	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.81
2	Lew Burdette	1.11
3	Jack Harshman	1.48
4	Jim Wilson	1.50
5	Warren Spahn	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Ike Delock	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Brooks Lawrence	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	26
2	Billy Pierce	23
3	Harvey Haddix	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	19
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
3	Hersh Freeman	2
3	Marv Grissom	2
3	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.400
2	Willie Mays	.357
3	Gil McDougald	.353
3	Elmer Valo	.353
5	Jackie Jensen	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	12
2	Ernie Banks	9
2	Larry Doby	9
2	Duke Snider	9
2	Vic Wertz	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	29
2	Vic Wertz	27
3	Larry Doby	26
3	Al Rosen	26
5	Harry Simpson	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	7
1	Jim Rivera	7
3	Dee Fondy	6
3	Jim Gilliam	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.85
2	Lew Burdette	1.40
3	Jim Wilson	1.45
4	Virgil Trucks	1.62
5	Billy Pierce	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	6
2	Bob Buhl	5
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Billy Hoeft	5
2	Brooks Lawrence	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	50
2	Billy Pierce	41
3	Art Ditmar	40
4	Harvey Haddix	39
5	Paul Foytack	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.347
2	Mickey Mantle	.343
3	Stan Musial	.326
4	George Kell	.325
5	Mickey Vernon	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Ernie Banks	44
3	Ted Kluszewski	41
4	Wally Post	37
5	Willie Mays	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	118
2	Ernie Banks	114
3	Mickey Mantle	113
4	Del Ennis	108
5	Stan Musial	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	37
2	Jim Rivera	22
3	Bill Bruton	19
4	Johnny Temple	18
5	4 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.36
2	George Zuverink	2.36
3	Whitey Ford	2.60
4	Bob Friend	2.70
5	Lew Burdette	2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	231
2	Billy Pierce	182
3	Harvey Haddix	151
3	Sam Jones	151
5	Bob Friend	145

Saves

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