On This Day

Thursday, July 26, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 30 .677 --
Indians 53 37 .589 8.5
Red Sox 51 40 .560 11.0
White Sox 46 42 .523 14.5
Orioles 42 50 .457 20.5
Tigers 41 51 .446 21.5
Senators 36 58 .383 27.5
Athletics 34 58 .370 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 56 32 .636 --
Redlegs 52 39 .571 5.5
Dodgers 51 39 .567 6.0
Cardinals 44 46 .489 13.0
Pirates 43 47 .478 14.0
Phillies 41 51 .446 17.0
Cubs 39 49 .443 17.0
Giants 32 55 .368 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Eddie Bressoud 3
1 Nellie Fox 3
1 Randy Jackson 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 George Kell 4
3 Ken Boyer 3
3 Roy Campanella 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 2
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Jim Gilliam 1
2 Bob Kennedy 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Waters 0.57
2 Tom Acker 0.50
2 Roger Craig 0.50
4 Bob Lemon 0.43
5 Gene Conley 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Roger Craig 1
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Don Larsen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Acker 4
1 Gene Conley 4
1 Roger Craig 4
1 Ike Delock 4
1 Fred Waters 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jackie Collum 1
1 Billy Loes 1
1 Howie Pollet 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .371
2 Harvey Kuenn .348
3 Charlie Maxwell .347
4 Hank Aaron .340
5 Stan Musial .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 32
2 Ted Kluszewski 25
3 Duke Snider 24
4 Frank Robinson 23
4 Vic Wertz 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 82
2 Stan Musial 75
2 Vic Wertz 75
4 Ken Boyer 70
4 Harry Simpson 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 22
2 Jim Gilliam 11
2 Wally Moon 11
2 Jim Rivera 11
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 4 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 .458
2 Hank Aaron .452
3 Carl Furillo .426
4 Eddie Yost .412
5 Tito Francona .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 9
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Carl Furillo 5
2 Stan Lopata 5
2 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 27
2 Hank Aaron 18
2 Eddie Mathews 18
4 Tito Francona 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Amoros 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
1 Bill Virdon 3
5 15 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Grissom 0.00
1 Bob Porterfield 0.00
3 Mel Parnell 0.72
4 Bob Buhl 0.75
4 Taylor Phillips 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Lown 5
2 Bob Buhl 4
3 Lew Burdette 3
3 Ike Delock 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 29
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
2 Howie Pollet 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .436
2 Ted Williams .385
3 George Kell .380
4 Carl Furillo .377
5 Gil McDougald .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 12
2 Ted Kluszewski 11
3 Duke Snider 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 Al Kaline 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 33
2 Al Kaline 31
3 Ted Kluszewski 29
4 Hank Aaron 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Grissom 0.65
2 Bob Buhl 1.40
3 Wally Burnette 1.67
4 Don Kaiser 1.71
5 Whitey Ford 1.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 42
2 Herb Score 40
3 Sam Jones 39
4 Paul Foytack 37
5 Harvey Haddix 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .369
2 Mickey Mantle .352
3 Stan Musial .340
4 Carl Furillo .337
5 Hank Aaron .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 48
2 Ted Kluszewski 40
3 Ernie Banks 38
4 Willie Mays 36
5 Eddie Mathews 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 117
2 Stan Musial 112
3 Ted Kluszewski 108
3 Roy Sievers 108
5 Ernie Banks 107

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 2.74
3 Bob Buhl 2.77
4 Billy Pierce 2.77
5 Bob Friend 2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 230
2 Billy Pierce 190
3 Sam Jones 166
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