On This Day

Sunday, July 8, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	26	.667	--
White Sox	43	30	.589	6.5
Indians	44	31	.587	6.5
Red Sox	40	35	.533	10.5
Tigers	34	42	.447	17.0
Orioles	33	43	.434	18.0
Senators	31	50	.383	22.5
Athletics	28	48	.368	23.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Orioles 0

Red Sox 8, Orioles 4

Tigers 17, White Sox 5

Tigers 8, White Sox 6

Indians 17, Athletics 3

Yankees 8, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	44	30	.595	--
Braves	41	30	.577	1.5
Dodgers	42	32	.568	2.0
Cardinals	37	39	.487	8.0
Pirates	35	38	.479	8.5
Cubs	31	40	.437	11.5
Giants	31	41	.431	12.0
Phillies	32	43	.427	12.5

Games

Redlegs 3, Cardinals 2

Giants 11, Pirates 1

Pirates 5, Giants 2

Dodgers 9, Phillies 2

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Cubs 10, Braves 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Kaline	6
1	Bill Tuttle	6
3	Billy Klaus	5
4	Ray Boone	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	2
1	Hank Bauer	2
1	George Kell	2
1	Willie Mays	2
1	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	7
2	Ted Williams	5
3	Monte Irvin	4
3	George Kell	4
3	Al Smith	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Baker	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Gino Cimoli	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Rush	0.86
1	Frank Sullivan	0.86
3	Ron Kline	0.71
4	Don Newcombe	0.60
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Tom Hurd	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	6
1	Bob Rush	6
1	Frank Sullivan	6
4	Gene Conley	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.371
2	Charlie Maxwell	.361
3	Harvey Kuenn	.354
4	Mickey Vernon	.324
5	Bill Skowron	.323

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
3	Harry Simpson	60
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	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.13
2	Whitey Ford	2.43
3	Warren Spahn	2.80
4	Jack Harshman	2.96
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	3 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	118
2	Billy Pierce	96
3	Bob Friend	94
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	89
5	Camilo Pascual	84

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	15
2	Clem Labine	11
3	Hersh Freeman	8
4	Turk Lown	7
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.426
2	Johnny Logan	.421
2	Al Smith	.421
4	Ted Williams	.407
5	Gil McDougald	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	10
2	Ernie Banks	6
3	Ken Boyer	5
3	Harvey Kuenn	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	20
2	Al Kaline	17
3	Jim Busby	15
3	Larry Doby	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.81
2	Lew Burdette	1.11
3	Jack Harshman	1.37
4	Marv Grissom	1.38
5	Turk Lown	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Ike Delock	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Ruben Gomez	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	26
1	Billy Pierce	26
3	Paul Foytack	21
4	Early Wynn	20
5	Herb Score	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hersh Freeman	3
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
4	Roy Face	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.412
2	Gil McDougald	.360
3	George Kell	.360
4	Bill Virdon	.356
5	Willie Mays	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	12
2	Ernie Banks	9
2	Larry Doby	9
2	Willie Mays	9
2	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	29
2	Vic Wertz	27
3	Al Kaline	26
3	Al Rosen	26
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	7
1	Willie Mays	7
1	Jim Rivera	7
4	Jim Gilliam	6
5	Bill White	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.81
2	Lew Burdette	1.40
3	Virgil Trucks	1.62
4	Jack Meyer	1.78
5	Vito Valentinetti	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Billy Hoeft	5
2	Johnny Kucks	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	50
2	Billy Pierce	44
3	Paul Foytack	43
4	Art Ditmar	40
5	Early Wynn	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	6
2	Turk Lown	5
3	Hersh Freeman	3
3	Jim Konstanty	3
3	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.347
2	Mickey Mantle	.343
3	George Kell	.332
4	Stan Musial	.325
5	Mickey Vernon	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Ernie Banks	42
3	Ted Kluszewski	41
4	Willie Mays	37
4	Wally Post	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	118
2	Mickey Mantle	113
3	Ernie Banks	112
4	Del Ennis	109
5	Stan Musial	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Jim Rivera	22
3	Bill Bruton	19
4	Johnny Temple	18
5	4 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Zuverink	2.49
2	Billy Pierce	2.55
3	Whitey Ford	2.60
4	Bob Friend	2.70
5	Lew Burdette	2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	231
2	Billy Pierce	180
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	17
4	Hersh Freeman	15
4	Ellis Kinder	15