On This Day

Wednesday, August 1, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 32 .677 --
Indians 58 39 .598 8.0
Red Sox 54 44 .551 12.5
White Sox 48 46 .511 16.5
Tigers 45 54 .455 22.0
Orioles 45 54 .455 22.0
Senators 40 60 .400 27.5
Athletics 35 63 .357 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 57 36 .613 --
Redlegs 58 41 .586 2.0
Dodgers 56 41 .577 3.0
Cardinals 48 47 .505 10.0
Phillies 46 52 .469 13.5
Pirates 43 54 .443 16.0
Cubs 41 55 .427 17.5
Giants 35 58 .376 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marv Blaylock 4
1 Don Hoak 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Sammy Esposito 1
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Billy Gardner 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Jones 4
2 Dee Fondy 3
2 Stan Lopata 3
2 Al Pilarcik 3
2 Ted Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Don Buddin 1
1 Joe Ginsberg 1
1 Don Hoak 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lou Kretlow 0.83
2 Lew Burdette 0.77
3 Jim Wilson 0.57
4 Sal Maglie 0.55
5 Connie Johnson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Lou Kretlow 1
1 Clem Labine 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lew Burdette 10
2 Jim Wilson 8
3 Mickey McDermott 7
4 Sal Maglie 6
5 Lou Kretlow 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger Craig 1
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Tom Hurd 1
1 Bobby Shantz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .368
2 Hank Aaron .344
3 Charlie Maxwell .340
4 Mickey Vernon .337
5 Harvey Kuenn .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 34
2 Duke Snider 26
3 Ted Kluszewski 25
4 Joe Adcock 24
4 3 others tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 89
2 Vic Wertz 80
3 Stan Musial 79
4 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 2.77
4 Early Wynn 2.92
5 Warren Spahn 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 16
2 Tom Brewer 15
2 Brooks Lawrence 15
2 Don Newcombe 15
5 4 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 110

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 .443
2 Ernie Banks .439
3 Nellie Fox .435
4 Mickey Vernon .419
5 Vic Power .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 7
1 Bill Skowron 7
3 Stan Lopata 6
3 Eddie Mathews 6
3 Duke Snider 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 21
1 Bill Skowron 21
3 Harry Simpson 17
3 Mickey Vernon 17
3 Vic Wertz 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Bolling 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Jim Rivera 3
1 Frank Robinson 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 0.59
2 Early Wynn 0.64
3 Don Newcombe 0.67
4 Hersh Freeman 1.42
5 Chuck Stobbs 1.52

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 31
2 Herb Score 27
3 Billy Pierce 24
4 Sal Maglie 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 3
2 Hersh Freeman 2
2 Marv Grissom 2
2 Billy Loes 2
2 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .422
2 Nellie Fox .392
3 Mickey Vernon .378
4 Billy Martin .371
5 2 tied .367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Skowron 37
2 Joe Adcock 36
3 Al Kaline 31
4 Hank Aaron 28
5 Mickey Vernon 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Grissom 0.98
2 Bob Buhl 1.47
3 Wally Burnette 1.88
4 Whitey Ford 2.01
5 Tom Acker 2.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Foytack 44
2 Herb Score 43
3 Harvey Haddix 41
4 Billy Pierce 40
5 Sam Jones 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .365
2 Mickey Mantle .355
3 Hank Aaron .341
4 Stan Musial .339
5 Mickey Vernon .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 48
2 Ernie Banks 37
2 Ted Kluszewski 37
4 Eddie Mathews 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 120
2 Stan Musial 114
3 Roy Sievers 108
4 Ernie Banks 106
5 Ted Kluszewski 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 34
2 Jim Rivera 21
3 Richie Ashburn 15
3 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
2 Bob Lemon 20
4 Bob Buhl 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 229
2 Billy Pierce 188
3 Harvey Haddix 166
4 Sam Jones 164
5 Bob Friend 157

Saves

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