On This Day

Thursday, July 19, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 28 .678 --
Indians 47 37 .560 10.5
Red Sox 47 38 .553 11.0
White Sox 44 38 .537 12.5
Orioles 40 45 .471 18.0
Tigers 38 47 .447 20.0
Senators 35 54 .393 25.0
Athletics 31 54 .365 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 50 31 .617 --
Redlegs 49 34 .590 2.0
Dodgers 45 38 .542 6.0
Cardinals 41 42 .494 10.0
Pirates 38 44 .463 12.5
Phillies 39 46 .459 13.0
Cubs 36 46 .439 14.5
Giants 32 49 .395 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Adcock 4
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Hank Bauer 3
2 Jackie Brandt 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 2
1 Eddie Yost 2
3 Gus Bell 1
3 Dee Fondy 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 8
2 Harry Simpson 4
3 Clint Courtney 3
3 Eddie Mathews 3
3 Vic Power 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Amoros 1
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Rocky Bridges 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Wally Post 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Pierce 1.12
2 Sal Maglie 0.67
2 Saul Rogovin 0.67
4 Warren Spahn 0.50
5 Mike Garcia 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wally Burnette 1
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 Turk Lown 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 9
2 Mike Garcia 5
2 Dick Littlefield 5
2 Bob Rush 5
2 Warren Spahn 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Tom Morgan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .364
2 Harvey Kuenn .349
3 Charlie Maxwell .348
4 Hank Aaron .332
5 Ed Bailey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 31
2 Ted Kluszewski 23
3 Ernie Banks 22
4 Vic Wertz 21
5 4 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 77
2 Stan Musial 70
3 Vic Wertz 68
4 Ken Boyer 64
4 Harry Simpson 64

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 Whitey Ford 2.33
2 Lew Burdette 2.37
3 Roy Face 2.52
4 Warren Spahn 2.76
5 Tom Brewer 2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 122
2 Billy Pierce 110
3 Bob Friend 100
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 100
3 Camilo Pascual 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 15
2 Clem Labine 13
3 Hersh Freeman 8
4 Jim Konstanty 7
4 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .439
2 Hank Aaron .435
3 Carl Furillo .431
4 Al Dark .426
5 Gil McDougald .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 10
2 Jim Busby 4
2 Carl Furillo 4
2 Al Kaline 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 24
2 Al Kaline 19
3 Jim Busby 16
4 Gil McDougald 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Amoros 3
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 Gus Bell 2
3 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Grissom 0.00
2 Mel Parnell 0.50
3 Tom Gorman 0.57
4 Wally Burnette 1.00
4 Whitey Ford 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Lown 5
2 Johnny Kucks 4
2 Frank Lary 4
4 Lew Burdette 3
4 Warren Spahn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Brewer 21
1 Camilo Pascual 21
3 Sam Jones 19
4 Carl Erskine 18
4 Paul Foytack 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 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 Al Smith .400
2 Ted Williams .385
3 George Kell .373
4 Stan Musial .373
5 Gil McDougald .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 11
2 Joe Adcock 10
3 Gil Hodges 9
4 Ed Bailey 8
4 Ernie Banks 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 29
2 Al Kaline 27
3 Al Smith 26
4 Ted Kluszewski 25
5 Stan Musial 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 8
2 Jim Gilliam 7
3 Bobby Avila 5
3 Dee Fondy 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Turk Lown 1.65
2 Warren Spahn 1.88
3 Jack Harshman 1.96
4 Lew Burdette 1.98
5 Bob Buhl 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 6
1 Johnny Kucks 6
3 Bob Buhl 5
3 Brooks Lawrence 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 48
2 Billy Hoeft 41
3 Paul Foytack 40
4 Harvey Haddix 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .362
2 Mickey Mantle .342
3 Stan Musial .338
4 Carl Furillo .330
5 George Kell .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Ernie Banks 40
2 Ted Kluszewski 40
4 Willie Mays 38
5 Wally Post 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 115
2 Roy Sievers 112
3 Stan Musial 111
4 Ernie Banks 109
5 Del Ennis 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 34
2 Jim Rivera 21
3 Bill Bruton 17
4 Johnny Temple 16
5 Wally Moon 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.45
2 Billy Pierce 2.59
3 Warren Spahn 2.71
4 Roy Face 2.72
5 Bob Friend 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 23
2 Bob Friend 20
3 Whitey Ford 19
3 Warren Spahn 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 223
2 Billy Pierce 190
3 Sam Jones 166
4 Harvey Haddix 159
5 Bob Friend 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 22
2 George Zuverink 19
3 Ray Narleski 17
4 Hersh Freeman 14
5 Ellis Kinder 13