On This Day

Tuesday, July 17, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 26 .690 --
Indians 46 35 .568 10.5
Red Sox 46 37 .554 11.5
White Sox 43 37 .538 13.0
Orioles 39 44 .470 18.5
Tigers 36 46 .439 21.0
Senators 33 53 .384 26.0
Athletics 30 53 .361 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 48 31 .608 --
Redlegs 48 33 .593 1.0
Dodgers 44 37 .543 5.0
Cardinals 41 42 .494 9.0
Pirates 38 44 .463 11.5
Phillies 37 45 .451 12.5
Cubs 35 44 .443 13.0
Giants 32 47 .405 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Goodman 4
1 Jackie Jensen 4
1 Jim Piersall 4
1 Gus Triandos 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Jackie Brandt 1
1 Don Buddin 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Gus Triandos 4
3 Don Buddin 3
3 Tito Francona 3
3 Carl Furillo 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gus Bell 1
1 Jerry Coleman 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Bill White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Brewer 1.29
2 Ron Negray 1.17
3 Don Kaiser 1.12
4 Don Ferrarese 0.80
5 Ray Crone 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Don Ferrarese 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Brewer 9
1 Don Kaiser 9
3 Sandy Koufax 7
3 Brooks Lawrence 7
3 Ron Negray 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .363
2 Charlie Maxwell .350
3 Harvey Kuenn .344
4 George Kell .332
5 Bill Skowron .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 74
2 Stan Musial 70
3 Ken Boyer 64
4 Vic Wertz 63
5 3 tied 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 20
2 Jim Gilliam 10
2 Wally Moon 10
2 Jim Rivera 10
5 Bill White 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Burdette 2.32
2 Whitey Ford 2.33
3 Roy Face 2.52
4 Warren Spahn 2.75
5 Tom Brewer 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Kucks 14
2 Brooks Lawrence 13
2 Billy Pierce 13
4 Tom Brewer 12
4 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 122
2 Billy Pierce 101
3 Bob Friend 100
4 Harvey Haddix 96
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 94

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 .467
2 Carl Furillo .442
3 Tito Francona .412
4 Gil McDougald .400
5 Hank Aaron .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 8
2 Ted Kluszewski 6
3 Jim Busby 5
3 Bill Skowron 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Busby 18
2 Carl Furillo 17
3 Al Kaline 16
3 Ted Kluszewski 16
3 Bill Skowron 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Dee Fondy 3
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
4 Sandy Amoros 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Drysdale 0.69
2 Bob Buhl 0.92
3 Whitey Ford 1.00
3 Robin Roberts 1.00
3 Warren Spahn 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Kucks 4
1 Turk Lown 4
3 Bob Buhl 3
3 Lew Burdette 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 22
2 Tom Brewer 21
2 Billy Hoeft 21
2 Sam Jones 21
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Mossi 3
2 Ike Delock 2
2 Roy Face 2
2 Hersh Freeman 2
2 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .400
1 Al Smith .400
3 Gil McDougald .388
4 Ted Williams .383
5 Stan Musial .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 11
1 Ted Kluszewski 11
3 Gil Hodges 9
4 Ed Bailey 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 28
2 Al Smith 26
3 Joe Adcock 25
3 Ted Kluszewski 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 8
2 Jim Gilliam 7
3 Dee Fondy 5
3 Jackie Jensen 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Grissom 0.69
2 Warren Spahn 1.71
2 Turk Lown 1.71
4 Lew Burdette 1.80
5 Jack Harshman 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 6
1 Johnny Kucks 6
1 Brooks Lawrence 6
4 Lew Burdette 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 43
2 Harvey Haddix 42
3 Sam Jones 39
3 Billy Pierce 39
5 Paul Foytack 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 5
2 Don Mossi 4
3 Ike Delock 3
3 Roy Face 3
3 6 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .362
2 Mickey Mantle .340
3 Stan Musial .337
4 George Kell .330
5 Carl Furillo .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Ted Kluszewski 41
3 Ernie Banks 40
4 Willie Mays 39
5 Eddie Mathews 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 116
2 Mickey Mantle 112
3 Stan Musial 111
4 Del Ennis 108
5 Ernie Banks 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 35
2 Jim Rivera 21
3 Bill Bruton 18
4 Johnny Temple 16
5 Wally Moon 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zuverink 2.39
2 Whitey Ford 2.45
3 Billy Pierce 2.61
4 Warren Spahn 2.66
5 Roy Face 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 22
2 Bob Friend 21
3 Whitey Ford 19
4 Billy Hoeft 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 223
2 Billy Pierce 181
3 Sam Jones 164
4 Harvey Haddix 159
5 Bob Friend 146

Saves

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