On This Day

Saturday, July 14, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 55 26 .679 --
White Sox 43 33 .566 9.5
Indians 44 34 .564 9.5
Red Sox 43 35 .551 10.5
Tigers 36 43 .456 18.0
Orioles 35 44 .443 19.0
Senators 32 52 .381 24.5
Athletics 29 50 .367 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 45 30 .600 --
Redlegs 44 33 .571 2.0
Dodgers 42 36 .538 4.5
Cardinals 40 39 .506 7.0
Pirates 37 41 .474 9.5
Phillies 35 43 .449 11.5
Cubs 34 42 .447 11.5
Giants 31 44 .413 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Gene Baker 4
1 Don Hoak 4
4 Ernie Banks 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Gene Baker 1
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Baker 3
1 Al Dark 3
1 Jim King 3
4 Joe Adcock 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Amoros 1
1 Hoot Evers 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Bob Kennedy 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mel Parnell 2.00
2 Mike Fornieles 1.75
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.71
4 Gene Conley 0.54
5 4 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Conley 7
1 Mike Fornieles 7
3 Frank Lary 6
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 5
4 Red Munger 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walt Masterson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .371
2 Charlie Maxwell .353
3 Harvey Kuenn .352
4 George Kell .329
5 Bill Skowron .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 30
2 Ernie Banks 22
2 Ted Kluszewski 22
4 Ken Boyer 20
4 Duke Snider 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 74
2 Stan Musial 65
3 Ken Boyer 62
4 Vic Wertz 61
5 2 tied 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 2.65
4 Warren Spahn 2.80
5 Jack Harshman 2.98

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 122
2 Bob Friend 96
2 Billy Pierce 96
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 94
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 .478
2 Don Blasingame .426
3 Hank Aaron .420
4 Joe Adcock .415
5 Gil McDougald .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 8
2 Joe Adcock 7
3 Ernie Banks 5
3 Jim Lemon 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 18
2 Ted Kluszewski 17
3 Jim Busby 15
4 Joe Adcock 14
4 Jim Lemon 14

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 Don Drysdale 0.69
2 Ike Delock 0.75
2 Vito Valentinetti 0.75
4 Mike Fornieles 1.02
5 Warren Spahn 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Turk Lown 3
1 Tom Sturdivant 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Foytack 19
1 Sam Jones 19
3 Carl Erskine 17
3 Billy Hoeft 17
3 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
2 Hersh Freeman 2
2 Marv Grissom 2
2 Jim Konstanty 2
2 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .391
2 George Kell .380
3 Al Smith .371
4 Carl Furillo .366
5 Gil McDougald .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 11
2 Ted Kluszewski 10
3 Mickey Mantle 9
4 Ernie Banks 8
4 Larry Doby 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 25
1 Al Smith 25
3 Al Kaline 24
4 Stan Musial 23
5 Ted Kluszewski 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 Billy Hoeft 42
2 Paul Foytack 37
2 Billy Pierce 37
2 Tom Sturdivant 37
5 Herb Score 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 4
2 Hersh Freeman 3
2 Jim Konstanty 3
2 Tom Morgan 3
2 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .354
2 Mickey Mantle .338
3 George Kell .328
4 Stan Musial .327
5 Carl Furillo .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Ted Kluszewski 40
4 Willie Mays 38
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 121
2 Ernie Banks 115
3 Mickey Mantle 112
4 Del Ennis 110
5 Stan Musial 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 34
2 Jim Rivera 21
3 Bill Bruton 19
4 Johnny Temple 16
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 2.71
5 Warren Spahn 2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 228
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