On This Day

Tuesday, July 31, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	31	.684	--
Indians	57	39	.594	9.0
Red Sox	53	44	.546	13.5
White Sox	48	45	.516	16.5
Tigers	45	53	.459	22.0
Orioles	45	53	.459	22.0
Senators	39	60	.394	28.5
Athletics	34	63	.351	32.5

Games

Senators 4, White Sox 3

Indians 5, Yankees 0

Tigers 6, Red Sox 4

Orioles 5, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	57	35	.620	--
Redlegs	58	40	.592	2.0
Dodgers	55	41	.573	4.0
Cardinals	47	47	.500	11.0
Phillies	45	52	.464	14.5
Pirates	43	53	.448	16.0
Cubs	41	54	.432	17.5
Giants	34	58	.370	23.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Giants 5, Redlegs 1

Redlegs 7, Giants 3

Cubs 9, Phillies 4

Cardinals 7, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jackie Brandt	4
1	Monte Irvin	4
1	Don Mueller	4
4	Gus Bell	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Jackie Brandt	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Monte Irvin	5
2	Ray Jablonski	3
2	Al Kaline	3
2	Jackie Robinson	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Whitey Herzog	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Early Wynn	1.00
2	Troy Herriage	0.67
2	Dick Littlefield	0.67
4	Dick Donovan	0.60
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Sam Jones	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Donovan	6
1	Dick Littlefield	6
3	Early Wynn	5
4	Murry Dickson	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Bunky Stewart	1
1	George Zuverink	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.371
2	Hank Aaron	.342
3	Charlie Maxwell	.338
4	Harvey Kuenn	.337
5	Mickey Vernon	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	34
2	Ted Kluszewski	25
2	Duke Snider	25
4	Joe Adcock	24
4	3 others tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	89
2	Vic Wertz	78
3	Stan Musial	77
3	Harry Simpson	77
5	Ken Boyer	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	23
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	Early Wynn	2.92
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	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	16
2	Clem Labine	13
3	Hersh Freeman	10
4	Turk Lown	9
4	Tom Morgan	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.435
2	Ernie Banks	.426
3	Nellie Fox	.422
4	Lou Skizas	.413
5	Vic Power	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	7
1	Bill Skowron	7
3	Stan Lopata	6
3	Eddie Mathews	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Skowron	22
2	Joe Adcock	21
3	Hank Aaron	19
4	Mickey Vernon	18
5	Harry Simpson	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Bolling	3
1	Mickey Mantle	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
1	Jim Rivera	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	0.59
2	Early Wynn	0.64
3	Marv Grissom	0.66
4	Don Newcombe	0.67
5	Don Kaiser	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	29
2	Herb Score	27
3	Billy Pierce	24
4	Whitey Ford	22
5	Tom Brewer	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	3
2	Hersh Freeman	2
2	Billy Loes	2
2	Turk Lown	2
2	Howie Pollet	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.424
2	Nellie Fox	.379
3	Gil McDougald	.367
4	Billy Martin	.361
5	Ernie Banks	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	15
2	Bill Skowron	12
3	Ted Kluszewski	11
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Skowron	37
2	Joe Adcock	36
3	Al Kaline	30
3	Ted Kluszewski	30
5	Hank Aaron	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	7
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Jim Rivera	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	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	6
1	Frank Lary	6
1	Turk Lown	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	43
2	Paul Foytack	42
3	Harvey Haddix	41
4	Billy Pierce	40
5	2 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	5
2	Hersh Freeman	4
2	Turk Lown	4
2	Don Mossi	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.363
2	Mickey Mantle	.357
3	Hank Aaron	.339
4	Stan Musial	.336
5	Mickey Vernon	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Ernie Banks	37
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
4	Eddie Mathews	35
5	Willie Mays	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	120
2	Stan Musial	112
3	Roy Sievers	108
4	Ernie Banks	104
5	Ted Kluszewski	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Richie Ashburn	16
4	Jim Gilliam	15
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.36
2	Warren Spahn	2.70
3	Billy Pierce	2.80
4	Early Wynn	2.90
5	Herb Score	2.93

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	164
5	Bob Friend	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	22
2	George Zuverink	20
3	Hersh Freeman	15
4	Ray Narleski	14
5	2 tied	11