On This Day

Friday, July 20, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	28	.682	--
Indians	47	37	.560	11.0
Red Sox	47	39	.547	12.0
White Sox	44	38	.537	13.0
Orioles	40	45	.471	18.5
Tigers	39	47	.453	20.0
Senators	35	54	.393	25.5
Athletics	31	55	.360	28.0

Games

Tigers 9, Red Sox 6

Yankees 6, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	51	31	.622	--
Redlegs	50	34	.595	2.0
Dodgers	46	38	.548	6.0
Cardinals	41	43	.488	11.0
Pirates	38	45	.458	13.5
Phillies	39	47	.453	14.0
Cubs	37	46	.446	14.5
Giants	32	50	.390	19.0

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 4

Braves 10, Phillies 0

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 1

Redlegs 6, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	Frank House	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Monte Irvin	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Toby Atwell	1
2	Smoky Burgess	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	4
2	Billy Goodman	3
2	Ted Kluszewski	3
4	Joe Adcock	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Bill Virdon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	1.00
2	Jim Brosnan	0.86
2	Bob Buhl	0.86
4	Ron Kline	0.64
5	Don Gross	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Acker	8
1	Whitey Ford	8
3	Ron Kline	7
4	Jim Brosnan	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Davis	1
1	Steve Gromek	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.366
2	Charlie Maxwell	.354
3	Harvey Kuenn	.348
4	Hank Aaron	.338
5	Stan Musial	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	31
2	Ted Kluszewski	24
3	Ernie Banks	22
4	Vic Wertz	21
5	4 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	79
2	Stan Musial	71
3	Vic Wertz	68
4	Ken Boyer	64
4	Harry Simpson	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	21
2	Jim Gilliam	10
2	Wally Moon	10
2	Jim Rivera	10
5	Bill White	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.24
2	Lew Burdette	2.37
3	Roy Face	2.44
4	Bob Buhl	2.71
5	Warren Spahn	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Kucks	14
1	Billy Pierce	14
3	Brooks Lawrence	13
3	Don Newcombe	13
5	4 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	Hank Aaron	.500
2	Stan Musial	.455
3	Carl Furillo	.418
4	Al Dark	.412
5	Joe Adcock	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	10
2	Hank Aaron	4
2	Carl Furillo	4
2	Al Kaline	4
2	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	26
2	Al Kaline	19
3	Bill Skowron	15
4	Ted Kluszewski	14
4	Stan Musial	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sandy Amoros	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
4	Gus Bell	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Acker	0.00
1	Marv Grissom	0.00
3	Mel Parnell	0.50
4	Tom Gorman	0.57
5	Bob Buhl	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Turk Lown	5
2	Johnny Kucks	4
3	Bob Buhl	3
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Brewer	21
1	Camilo Pascual	21
3	Sam Jones	19
3	Ron Kline	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	3
2	Ike Delock	2
2	Roy Face	2
2	Hersh Freeman	2
2	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Smith	.386
2	Ted Williams	.380
3	Hank Aaron	.378
4	George Kell	.373
5	Carl Furillo	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	12
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	31
2	Ted Kluszewski	28
3	Al Kaline	27
4	Al Smith	23
5	5 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	8
2	Jim Gilliam	7
3	Willie Mays	6
4	Bobby Avila	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Lown	1.71
2	Bob Buhl	1.82
3	Warren Spahn	1.88
4	Jack Harshman	1.96
5	Lew Burdette	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	6
1	Johnny Kucks	6
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Brooks Lawrence	5
3	Turk Lown	5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	6
2	Tom Morgan	4
3	Ike Delock	3
3	Roy Face	3
3	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.365
2	Mickey Mantle	.344
3	Stan Musial	.339
4	Carl Furillo	.333
5	Hank Aaron	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Ted Kluszewski	41
3	Ernie Banks	40
4	Willie Mays	38
5	Wally Post	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	117
2	Roy Sievers	112
3	Ernie Banks	109
3	Stan Musial	109
5	Ted Kluszewski	106

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.40
2	Billy Pierce	2.60
3	Roy Face	2.67
4	Warren Spahn	2.71
5	Bob Friend	2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	223
2	Billy Pierce	190
3	Sam Jones	161
4	Harvey Haddix	159
5	Whitey Ford	152

Saves

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