On This Day

Thursday, July 12, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	26	.671	--
White Sox	43	31	.581	7.5
Indians	44	32	.579	7.5
Red Sox	41	35	.539	10.5
Tigers	35	42	.455	17.0
Orioles	34	43	.442	18.0
Senators	31	51	.378	23.5
Athletics	28	49	.364	24.0

Games

Orioles 4, Athletics 0

Red Sox 3, White Sox 1

Yankees 9, Indians 5

Tigers 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	44	31	.587	--
Braves	42	30	.583	0.5
Dodgers	42	33	.560	2.0
Cardinals	38	39	.494	7.0
Pirates	37	38	.493	7.0
Phillies	33	43	.434	11.5
Giants	31	42	.425	12.0
Cubs	31	42	.425	12.0

Games

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Phillies 7, Redlegs 4

Braves 2, Dodgers 0

Cardinals 5, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Marv Blaylock	4
2	Harry Chiti	3
2	Dale Long	3
2	Bill Virdon	3
5	30 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Bauer	4
1	Dale Long	4
3	Walt Moryn	3
3	Stan Musial	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Andy Carey	1
1	Wally Moon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Jones	0.90
2	Bill Wight	0.71
3	Harvey Haddix	0.67
3	Jack Harshman	0.67
5	3 tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	9
2	Roy Face	7
3	Harvey Haddix	6
3	Jack Harshman	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	Ron Negray	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.371
2	Charlie Maxwell	.360
3	Harvey Kuenn	.352
4	Mickey Vernon	.324
5	Bill Skowron	.323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	19
2	Wally Moon	10
3	Jim Gilliam	9
3	Jim Rivera	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.13
2	Whitey Ford	2.43
3	Roy Face	2.47
4	Warren Spahn	2.80
5	Herb Score	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	13
2	Johnny Kucks	12
2	Brooks Lawrence	12
4	Tom Brewer	11
4	4 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	Harvey Haddix	88

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.429
2	Gil McDougald	.410
3	Johnny Logan	.409
4	Willie Jones	.405
5	Don Blasingame	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	8
2	Ernie Banks	6
3	Harvey Kuenn	5
4	Joe Adcock	4
4	8 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	17
2	Al Kaline	16
3	Jim Busby	15
4	Harvey Kuenn	13
4	Minnie Minoso	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	4
1	Willie Mays	4
3	Ernie Banks	3
3	Dee Fondy	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ike Delock	0.69
2	Vito Valentinetti	0.75
3	Lew Burdette	0.78
4	Warren Spahn	1.06
5	Roy Face	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Hoeft	3
2	Johnny Antonelli	2
2	Tom Brewer	2
2	Bob Buhl	2
2	21 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	21
1	Billy Pierce	21
3	Sam Jones	19
4	Herb Score	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
2	Roy Face	2
2	Hersh Freeman	2
2	Marv Grissom	2
2	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.404
2	Willie Mays	.371
3	Al Smith	.364
4	Jim Piersall	.360
5	George Kell	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	10
2	Larry Doby	9
2	Willie Mays	9
4	Joe Adcock	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Smith	25
2	Al Kaline	23
2	Ted Kluszewski	23
2	Vic Wertz	23
5	2 tied	22

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	Virgil Trucks	0.99
2	Jack Harshman	1.20
3	Lew Burdette	1.66
4	Warren Spahn	1.71
5	Roy Face	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Billy Hoeft	5
1	Johnny Kucks	5
1	Brooks Lawrence	5
1	Billy Pierce	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	48
2	Paul Foytack	40
2	Harvey Haddix	40
4	Billy Pierce	37
5	Art Ditmar	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	5
2	Turk Lown	4
3	Hersh Freeman	3
3	Tom Morgan	3
3	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.348
2	Mickey Mantle	.335
3	George Kell	.332
4	Mickey Vernon	.327
5	Stan Musial	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	45
2	Ernie Banks	43
3	Ted Kluszewski	40
4	Willie Mays	38
5	Wally Post	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	118
2	Ernie Banks	112
3	Del Ennis	109
3	Mickey Mantle	109
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Jim Rivera	22
3	Bill Bruton	19
4	Johnny Temple	17
5	Wally Moon	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Zuverink	2.49
2	Whitey Ford	2.50
3	Billy Pierce	2.55
4	Bob Friend	2.67
5	Roy Face	2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	224
2	Billy Pierce	180
3	Sam Jones	160
4	Harvey Haddix	157
5	Bob Friend	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	20
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Ray Narleski	17
4	Hersh Freeman	15
5	Ellis Kinder	14