On This Day

Friday, July 13, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	54	26	.675	--
White Sox	43	32	.573	8.5
Indians	44	33	.571	8.5
Red Sox	42	35	.545	10.5
Tigers	35	43	.449	18.0
Orioles	34	44	.436	19.0
Senators	32	51	.386	23.5
Athletics	29	49	.372	24.0

Games

Athletics 3, Orioles 2

Red Sox 5, White Sox 4

Yankees 10, Indians 0

Senators 12, Tigers 11

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	44	30	.595	--
Redlegs	44	32	.579	1.0
Dodgers	42	35	.545	3.5
Cardinals	39	39	.500	7.0
Pirates	37	39	.487	8.0
Phillies	34	43	.442	11.5
Cubs	32	42	.432	12.0
Giants	31	43	.419	13.0

Games

Cubs 7, Pirates 6

Braves 8, Dodgers 6

Braves 6, Dodgers 5

Cardinals 7, Giants 5

Phillies 6, Redlegs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Adcock	4
1	Don Blasingame	4
1	Al Dark	4
1	Carl Furillo	4
1	Danny O'Connell	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	2
2	Sandy Amoros	1
2	Gus Bell	1
2	Frank Bolling	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	7
2	Roy Sievers	4
2	Bill Skowron	4
4	Gus Bell	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1
1	Earl Torgeson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Simmons	0.80
1	Tom Sturdivant	0.80
3	Johnny Antonelli	0.60
3	Lew Burdette	0.60
3	Carl Erskine	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Connie Grob	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	8
2	Lew Burdette	6
2	Carl Erskine	6
4	Ike Delock	5
4	Herm Wehmeier	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Chuck Stobbs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.371
2	Charlie Maxwell	.357
3	Harvey Kuenn	.355
4	Bill Skowron	.332
5	George Kell	.329

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	73
2	Stan Musial	64
3	Ken Boyer	62
4	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	2.32
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	Bob Friend	96
2	Billy Pierce	96
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	Jim Konstanty	7
4	Turk Lown	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.457
2	Don Blasingame	.434
3	Gil McDougald	.432
4	Bill Skowron	.417
5	Joe Adcock	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	8
2	Joe Adcock	6
2	Ernie Banks	6
4	Jim Busby	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	18
2	Ted Kluszewski	17
3	Jim Busby	15
3	Minnie Minoso	15
5	2 tied	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	0.56
2	Turk Lown	0.75
2	Vito Valentinetti	0.75
4	Warren Spahn	1.06
5	Roy Face	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Ike Delock	3
1	Billy Hoeft	3
1	Tom Sturdivant	3
5	23 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	21
1	Billy Pierce	21
3	Paul Foytack	19
3	Sam Jones	19
5	Herb Score	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
2	Roy Face	2
2	Hersh Freeman	2
2	Marv Grissom	2
2	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.386
2	George Kell	.382
3	Gil McDougald	.372
4	Al Smith	.368
5	Carl Furillo	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	10
1	Ted Kluszewski	10
3	Larry Doby	9
3	Willie Mays	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Smith	25
2	Joe Adcock	23
2	Al Kaline	23
4	Larry Doby	22
4	3 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.99
2	Jack Harshman	1.20
3	Warren Spahn	1.71
4	Tom Sturdivant	1.77
5	Don Drysdale	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Lew Burdette	5
1	Ike Delock	5
1	Johnny Kucks	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	42
2	Billy Hoeft	41
3	Billy Pierce	37
3	Tom Sturdivant	37
5	2 tied	35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.348
2	George Kell	.336
3	Mickey Mantle	.335
4	Stan Musial	.328
5	Mickey Vernon	.326

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	122
2	Ernie Banks	114
3	Mickey Mantle	111
4	Del Ennis	109
5	Stan Musial	107

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	Roy Face	2.77
5	Warren Spahn	2.79

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	145

Saves

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