On This Day

Wednesday, July 25, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 30 .674 --
Indians 52 37 .584 8.5
Red Sox 50 40 .556 11.0
White Sox 46 41 .529 13.5
Tigers 41 50 .451 20.5
Orioles 41 50 .451 20.5
Senators 36 57 .387 26.5
Athletics 34 57 .374 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 55 32 .632 --
Redlegs 52 38 .578 4.5
Dodgers 50 39 .562 6.0
Cardinals 43 46 .483 13.0
Pirates 42 47 .472 14.0
Phillies 41 50 .451 16.0
Cubs 39 48 .448 16.0
Giants 32 54 .372 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ernie Banks 4
1 Stan Lopata 4
1 Eddie Mathews 4
1 Bill Virdon 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 5
2 Bobby Thomson 4
3 Bobby Avila 3
3 Yogi Berra 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Newcombe 1.50
2 Bob Friend 1.12
3 Herb Score 0.91
4 Camilo Pascual 0.88
5 Al Worthington 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 10
2 Bob Friend 9
2 Don Newcombe 9
4 Camilo Pascual 7
5 Al Worthington 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .365
2 Charlie Maxwell .350
3 Harvey Kuenn .350
4 Hank Aaron .336
5 Ed Bailey .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 32
2 Ted Kluszewski 24
2 Duke Snider 24
4 Vic Wertz 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 82
2 Stan Musial 75
2 Vic Wertz 75
4 Harry Simpson 69
5 Al Kaline 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 22
2 Jim Rivera 11
3 Jim Gilliam 10
3 Wally Moon 10
5 Bill White 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.17
2 Lew Burdette 2.59
3 Bob Buhl 2.66
4 Warren Spahn 2.78
5 Roy Face 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 15
2 Johnny Kucks 14
2 Brooks Lawrence 14
2 Don Newcombe 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 140
2 Billy Pierce 117
3 Bob Friend 112
4 Camilo Pascual 107
5 Harvey Haddix 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 15
2 Clem Labine 13
3 Hersh Freeman 9
4 Tom Morgan 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .473
2 Carl Furillo .456
3 Hank Aaron .441
4 Tito Francona .410
5 Eddie Yost .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 9
2 Carl Furillo 5
2 Eddie Mathews 5
2 Duke Snider 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 27
2 Eddie Mathews 17
2 Stan Musial 17
2 Mickey Vernon 17
5 Tito Francona 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Amoros 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
1 Bill Virdon 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Acker 0.00
1 Marv Grissom 0.00
1 Bob Porterfield 0.00
4 Mel Parnell 0.72
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 26
2 Harvey Haddix 24
3 Camilo Pascual 23
4 Herb Score 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 3
2 Larry Jackson 2
2 Clem Labine 2
2 Ron Negray 2
5 19 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .414
2 Ted Williams .384
3 George Kell .382
4 Carl Furillo .381
5 Billy Martin .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 12
2 Ted Kluszewski 11
3 Duke Snider 9
4 Al Kaline 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 33
2 Al Kaline 31
3 Ted Kluszewski 28
4 Bill Skowron 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
1 Jim Rivera 7
3 Jim Gilliam 6
4 Jackie Jensen 5
4 Pee Wee Reese 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Grissom 0.65
2 Don Kaiser 1.64
3 Wally Burnette 1.67
4 Whitey Ford 1.73
5 Bob Buhl 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 6
1 Turk Lown 6
3 Lew Burdette 5
3 Ike Delock 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 42
2 Herb Score 40
3 Billy Hoeft 38
4 Paul Foytack 37
4 2 others tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 5
1 Tom Morgan 5
3 Hersh Freeman 4
4 Roy Face 3
4 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .367
2 Mickey Mantle .345
3 Carl Furillo .339
4 Stan Musial .339
5 Hank Aaron .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 48
2 Ernie Banks 39
2 Ted Kluszewski 39
4 Willie Mays 36
5 Eddie Mathews 35

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 36
2 Jim Rivera 21
3 Richie Ashburn 15
3 Bill Bruton 15
3 Johnny Temple 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.18
2 Warren Spahn 2.71
3 Bob Buhl 2.77
4 Billy Pierce 2.77
5 George Zuverink 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 236
2 Billy Pierce 190
3 Sam Jones 163
4 Harvey Haddix 162
5 Bob Friend 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 22
2 George Zuverink 19
3 Hersh Freeman 15
3 Ray Narleski 15
5 Dixie Howell 12