On This Day

Sunday, July 29, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 30 .688 --
Indians 56 38 .596 9.0
Red Sox 53 42 .558 12.5
White Sox 48 44 .522 16.0
Tigers 43 53 .448 23.0
Orioles 43 53 .448 23.0
Senators 38 60 .388 29.0
Athletics 34 61 .358 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 56 34 .622 --
Redlegs 56 39 .589 2.5
Dodgers 54 40 .574 4.0
Cardinals 46 47 .495 11.5
Pirates 43 51 .457 15.0
Phillies 43 51 .457 15.0
Cubs 40 52 .435 17.0
Giants 33 57 .367 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Dark 4
1 Larry Doby 4
1 Herb Plews 4
1 Johnny Temple 4
5 21 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 2
1 Bill Skowron 2
3 Sandy Amoros 1
3 Hank Bauer 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 8
2 Walt Dropo 5
3 Bill Skowron 3
3 Vic Wertz 3
3 Red Wilson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 2
2 Andy Carey 1
2 Foster Castleman 1
2 Sherm Lollar 1
2 Dick Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Score 1.50
2 Billy Hoeft 1.20
3 Erv Palica 1.17
4 Don Gross 0.88
5 Billy Pierce 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Billy Hoeft 1
1 Paul LaPalme 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 12
2 Herb Score 9
2 Bob Turley 9
4 Art Ditmar 8
4 Billy Pierce 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rip Coleman 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Turk Lown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .370
2 Charlie Maxwell .342
3 Harvey Kuenn .342
4 Hank Aaron .338
5 Bill Skowron .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 83
2 Vic Wertz 78
3 Stan Musial 76
4 Harry Simpson 75
5 Ken Boyer 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 22
2 Jim Rivera 13
3 Jim Gilliam 12
4 Wally Moon 11
5 Bill White 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.17
2 Don Kaiser 2.43
3 Bob Buhl 2.66
4 Lew Burdette 2.80
5 Warren Spahn 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 16
2 Brooks Lawrence 15
2 Don Newcombe 15
4 Tom Brewer 14
4 Johnny Kucks 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 149
2 Billy Pierce 125
3 Bob Friend 115
4 Paul Foytack 108
5 2 tied 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 15
2 Clem Labine 13
3 Hersh Freeman 9
4 Jim Konstanty 8
4 2 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vic Power .447
2 Hank Aaron .406
3 Lou Skizas .405
4 Ernie Banks .400
5 Red Schoendienst .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Skowron 8
2 Joe Adcock 6
2 Frank Robinson 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Skowron 24
2 Tito Francona 21
3 Joe Adcock 19
4 Eddie Mathews 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
1 Jim Rivera 4
3 Frank Bolling 3
3 Jim Gilliam 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Porterfield 0.00
2 Marv Grissom 0.57
3 Taylor Phillips 0.75
4 Early Wynn 0.95
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 4
2 Tom Brewer 3
2 Bob Buhl 3
2 Carl Erskine 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Foytack 29
1 Billy Pierce 29
3 Herb Score 27
4 Tom Brewer 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Jackson 2
1 Clem Labine 2
1 Billy Loes 2
1 Tom Morgan 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .407
2 Nellie Fox .375
3 George Kell .364
4 Ernie Banks .364
5 Bill Skowron .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 13
2 Bill Skowron 12
3 Ted Kluszewski 11
4 Duke Snider 10
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Skowron 37
2 Joe Adcock 34
3 Al Kaline 30
3 Ted Kluszewski 30
5 Gil Hodges 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 7
1 Willie Mays 7
1 Jim Rivera 7
4 Pee Wee Reese 6
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Grissom 0.98
2 Whitey Ford 1.26
3 Wally Burnette 1.36
4 Bob Buhl 1.40
5 Don Kaiser 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Lown 6
1 Don Newcombe 6
3 Tom Brewer 5
3 Bob Buhl 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 50
2 Herb Score 49
3 Paul Foytack 48
4 Billy Hoeft 41
5 Sam Jones 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 4
1 Tom Morgan 4
1 Don Mossi 4
4 Roy Face 3
4 7 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .370
2 Mickey Mantle .354
3 Stan Musial .336
4 Hank Aaron .334
5 Mickey Vernon .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Ted Kluszewski 39
3 Ernie Banks 37
4 Willie Mays 35
5 Eddie Mathews 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 116
2 Stan Musial 112
3 Ted Kluszewski 108
4 Roy Sievers 107
5 Ernie Banks 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 34
2 Jim Rivera 23
3 Richie Ashburn 15
3 Jim Gilliam 15
5 4 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.22
2 Billy Pierce 2.75
3 Herb Score 2.81
4 Warren Spahn 2.83
5 Bob Buhl 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 24
2 Whitey Ford 19
2 Bob Friend 19
2 Bob Lemon 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 239
2 Billy Pierce 197
3 Sam Jones 161
4 Bob Friend 158
4 Harvey Haddix 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 22
2 George Zuverink 19
3 Hersh Freeman 15
4 Ray Narleski 14
5 2 tied 11