On This Day

Sunday, July 15, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	26	.687	--
Indians	45	35	.563	10.5
White Sox	43	35	.551	11.5
Red Sox	44	36	.550	11.5
Orioles	37	44	.457	19.0
Tigers	36	45	.444	20.0
Senators	33	53	.384	25.5
Athletics	30	51	.370	26.0

Games

Orioles 7, Tigers 2

Orioles 6, Tigers 3

Indians 10, Red Sox 7

Red Sox 3, Indians 1

Yankees 2, White Sox 1

Yankees 6, White Sox 5

Athletics 8, Senators 0

Senators 7, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	47	30	.610	--
Redlegs	46	33	.582	2.0
Dodgers	43	36	.544	5.0
Cardinals	41	40	.506	8.0
Pirates	37	43	.463	11.5
Phillies	36	44	.450	12.5
Cubs	34	43	.442	13.0
Giants	31	46	.403	16.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Cubs 8

Redlegs 4, Giants 3

Redlegs 4, Giants 3

Braves 3, Pirates 2

Braves 4, Pirates 1

Cardinals 9, Phillies 1

Phillies 7, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Musial	7
2	Joe DeMaestri	6
2	Red Schoendienst	6
2	Dick Williams	6
5	Ray Jablonski	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DeMaestri	2
1	Tito Francona	2
1	Carl Furillo	2
1	Fred Hatfield	2
5	17 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tito Francona	6
1	Carl Furillo	6
3	Gene Baker	4
3	Al Dark	4
3	4 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Bressoud	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	2.33
2	Lou Kretlow	2.00
3	Billy Pierce	1.00
4	Bob Trowbridge	0.75
5	Dave Sisler	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hersh Freeman	2
2	Hal Brown	1
2	Wally Burnette	1
2	Murry Dickson	1
2	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	7
2	Dick Donovan	6
2	Ray Moore	6
4	Murry Dickson	5
4	6 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Don Mossi	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.365
2	Charlie Maxwell	.351
3	Harvey Kuenn	.349
4	George Kell	.330
5	Bill Skowron	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	30
2	Ted Kluszewski	23
3	Ernie Banks	22
4	Ken Boyer	20
4	Duke Snider	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	74
2	Stan Musial	69
3	Ken Boyer	63
4	Vic Wertz	62
5	2 tied	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	20
2	Jim Gilliam	10
2	Wally Moon	10
2	Jim Rivera	10
5	5 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.32
2	Whitey Ford	2.33
3	Roy Face	2.59
4	Warren Spahn	2.75
5	Jack Harshman	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Kucks	13
1	Billy Pierce	13
3	Brooks Lawrence	12
3	Don Newcombe	12
5	5 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	122
2	Billy Pierce	101
3	Bob Friend	96
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	94
5	Camilo Pascual	89

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	15
2	Clem Labine	12
3	Hersh Freeman	8
4	Jim Konstanty	7
4	Turk Lown	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.512
2	Ted Williams	.408
3	Hank Aaron	.404
4	Gil McDougald	.400
4	Elmer Valo	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	9
2	Joe Adcock	8
3	Willie Mays	5
3	Bill Skowron	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	19
2	Jim Busby	17
2	Al Kaline	17
4	Joe Adcock	15
4	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	5
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Dee Fondy	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ike Delock	0.69
1	Don Drysdale	0.69
3	Robin Roberts	1.00
4	Mike Fornieles	1.06
5	Frank Sullivan	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Johnny Kucks	3
1	Frank Lary	3
1	Turk Lown	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	17
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	17
1	Camilo Pascual	17
1	Early Wynn	17
5	4 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Mossi	3
2	Ike Delock	2
2	Hersh Freeman	2
2	Marv Grissom	2
2	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.398
2	George Kell	.384
3	Al Smith	.380
4	Gil McDougald	.369
5	Carl Furillo	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	12
2	Ted Kluszewski	11
3	Ernie Banks	8
3	Larry Doby	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	27
2	Joe Adcock	26
3	Al Kaline	25
3	Al Smith	25
5	Ted Kluszewski	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	8
1	Jim Rivera	8
3	Jim Gilliam	7
4	Dee Fondy	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	1.20
2	Warren Spahn	1.71
3	Tom Sturdivant	1.77
4	Don Drysdale	2.03
5	Gene Conley	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Kucks	6
2	Bob Buhl	5
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Brooks Lawrence	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	42
1	Billy Pierce	42
3	Paul Foytack	37
3	Tom Sturdivant	37
5	Herb Score	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	5
2	Don Mossi	4
3	Ike Delock	3
3	Hersh Freeman	3
3	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.355
2	Mickey Mantle	.337
3	Stan Musial	.335
4	George Kell	.330
5	Carl Furillo	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Ernie Banks	43
3	Ted Kluszewski	41
4	Willie Mays	39
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	120
2	Ernie Banks	115
3	Mickey Mantle	112
4	Del Ennis	111
5	Stan Musial	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Bill Bruton	19
4	Johnny Temple	16
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.44
2	George Zuverink	2.49
3	Billy Pierce	2.52
4	Roy Face	2.68
5	Warren Spahn	2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	228
2	Billy Pierce	185
3	Sam Jones	159
4	Harvey Haddix	157
5	Whitey Ford	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Ray Narleski	17
4	Hersh Freeman	14
4	Ellis Kinder	14