On This Day

Monday, July 30, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 30 .691 --
Indians 56 39 .589 10.0
Red Sox 53 43 .552 13.5
White Sox 48 44 .522 16.5
Tigers 44 53 .454 23.0
Orioles 44 53 .454 23.0
Senators 38 60 .388 29.5
Athletics 34 62 .354 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 57 34 .626 --
Redlegs 57 39 .594 2.5
Dodgers 54 41 .568 5.0
Cardinals 46 47 .495 12.0
Phillies 45 51 .469 14.5
Pirates 43 52 .453 16.0
Cubs 40 54 .426 18.5
Giants 33 57 .367 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Gus Bell 3
1 Marv Blaylock 3
1 Jim Busby 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 2
1 Walt Moryn 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Joe Adcock 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 6
2 Hank Aaron 4
3 Rocky Colavito 3
3 Walt Moryn 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Billy Gardner 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1
1 Hal Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harvey Haddix 2.25
2 Robin Roberts 0.78
3 Whitey Ford 0.62
4 Tom Acker 0.60
5 Bob Buhl 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 10
2 Harvey Haddix 9
3 Robin Roberts 7
4 Bob Buhl 5
5 Hersh Freeman 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 Tom Morgan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .371
2 Hank Aaron .342
3 Charlie Maxwell .341
4 Harvey Kuenn .338
5 Mickey Vernon .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 34
2 Ted Kluszewski 25
2 Duke Snider 25
4 Ernie Banks 24
4 2 others tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 89
2 Vic Wertz 78
3 Stan Musial 76
3 Harry Simpson 76
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 2.40
2 Bob Buhl 2.77
3 Lew Burdette 2.80
4 Warren Spahn 2.93
5 Gene Conley 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 16
2 Brooks Lawrence 15
2 Don Newcombe 15
4 Tom Brewer 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 149
2 Billy Pierce 125
3 Bob Friend 115
3 Harvey Haddix 115
5 Paul Foytack 108

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .444
2 Frank House .442
3 Vic Power .431
4 Frank Bolling .412
5 Nellie Fox .410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Skowron 22
2 Hank Aaron 20
2 Joe Adcock 20
4 Roberto Clemente 16
4 4 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
2 Frank Bolling 3
2 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Jim Rivera 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Porterfield 0.00
2 Hank Aguirre 0.59
3 Marv Grissom 0.66
4 Don Newcombe 0.67
5 Early Wynn 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 4
2 Tom Brewer 3
2 Carl Erskine 3
2 Whitey Ford 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Foytack 29
2 Harvey Haddix 27
2 Herb Score 27
4 Billy Pierce 24
5 Whitey Ford 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 3
2 Billy Loes 2
2 Howie Pollet 2
4 Tom Acker 1
4 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .420
2 Nellie Fox .381
3 Billy Martin .370
4 Gil McDougald .363
5 Ernie Banks .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 14
2 Bill Skowron 12
3 Ted Kluszewski 11
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Skowron 37
2 Joe Adcock 35
3 Ted Kluszewski 30
4 Al Kaline 29
5 Hank Aaron 28

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 Bob Buhl 1.83
3 Don Kaiser 1.84
4 Wally Burnette 1.88
5 Tom Acker 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 6
1 Turk Lown 6
1 Don Newcombe 6
4 Tom Brewer 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Foytack 48
2 Herb Score 43
3 Harvey Haddix 41
4 Billy Pierce 40
5 Sam Jones 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .363
2 Mickey Mantle .357
3 Hank Aaron .336
4 Stan Musial .336
5 Mickey Vernon .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 49
2 Ernie Banks 38
2 Ted Kluszewski 38
4 Willie Mays 35
5 Eddie Mathews 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 121
2 Stan Musial 112
3 Ted Kluszewski 107
3 Roy Sievers 107
5 Ernie Banks 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 34
2 Jim Rivera 21
3 Richie Ashburn 15
3 Jim Gilliam 15
5 4 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.36
2 Billy Pierce 2.80
3 Warren Spahn 2.83
4 Herb Score 2.93
5 Bob Buhl 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 24
2 Whitey Ford 20
3 Bob Buhl 19
3 Bob Friend 19
3 Bob Lemon 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 229
2 Billy Pierce 188
3 Harvey Haddix 167
4 Sam Jones 161
5 Bob Friend 157

Saves

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