On This Day

Friday, August 3, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	34	.663	--
Indians	59	40	.596	7.0
Red Sox	56	44	.560	10.5
White Sox	50	46	.521	14.5
Tigers	46	55	.455	21.0
Orioles	45	56	.446	22.0
Senators	41	61	.402	26.5
Athletics	36	64	.360	30.5

Games

White Sox 13, Orioles 3

Red Sox 7, Indians 1

Tigers 10, Yankees 4

Senators 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	57	38	.600	--
Redlegs	59	42	.584	1.0
Dodgers	57	42	.576	2.0
Cardinals	50	47	.515	8.0
Phillies	47	52	.475	12.0
Pirates	44	55	.444	15.0
Cubs	42	56	.429	16.5
Giants	36	60	.375	21.5

Games

Cardinals 11, Dodgers 8

Giants 7, Cubs 1

Cubs 2, Giants 0

Pirates 4, Braves 3

Phillies 6, Redlegs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gil Hodges	4
1	Charlie Maxwell	4
1	Wally Moon	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
1	Johnny Temple	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Foster Castleman	2
2	Jackie Brandt	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Dee Fondy	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Foster Castleman	4
1	Walker Cooper	4
1	Les Moss	4
4	Frank Bolling	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Wes Covington	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Littlefield	1.75
2	Jim Hearn	0.89
3	Billy Hoeft	0.82
4	Bob Rush	0.75
5	Don Kaiser	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Vern Law	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	9
2	Art Ditmar	8
2	Jim Hearn	8
4	Don Kaiser	7
4	Dick Littlefield	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.362
2	Ted Williams	.349
3	Mickey Vernon	.344
4	Charlie Maxwell	.343
5	Hank Aaron	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	34
2	Duke Snider	26
3	Ted Kluszewski	25
3	Frank Robinson	25
5	3 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	89
2	Stan Musial	81
3	Vic Wertz	80
4	Harry Simpson	79
5	Al Kaline	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	24
2	Jim Rivera	13
3	Jim Gilliam	12
4	Wally Moon	11
5	Bill White	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.45
2	Bob Buhl	2.77
3	Lew Burdette	2.77
4	Herb Score	2.84
5	Early Wynn	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	17
2	Don Newcombe	16
3	Tom Brewer	15
3	Brooks Lawrence	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	156
2	Billy Pierce	128
3	Bob Friend	118
4	Harvey Haddix	115
5	Camilo Pascual	111

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	Mickey Vernon	.474
2	Ray Boone	.426
3	Nellie Fox	.417
4	Lou Skizas	.414
5	Ernie Banks	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Skowron	8
2	Eddie Mathews	7
3	Stan Lopata	6
3	Duke Snider	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Skowron	22
2	Jackie Jensen	19
3	Larry Doby	18
3	Ray Jablonski	18
5	Roberto Clemente	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Bolling	4
1	Willie Mays	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
4	Mickey Mantle	3
4	Jim Rivera	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Newcombe	0.50
2	Early Wynn	0.68
3	Don Larsen	1.06
4	Mel Parnell	1.27
5	Herb Score	1.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	34
2	Art Ditmar	24
2	Billy Hoeft	24
4	Whitey Ford	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hersh Freeman	2
1	Marv Grissom	2
1	Larry Jackson	2
1	Billy Loes	2
1	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Skizas	.434
2	Hank Aaron	.405
3	Mickey Vernon	.405
4	Ray Boone	.373
5	Al Kaline	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	15
2	Bill Skowron	13
3	Eddie Mathews	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Skowron	39
2	Joe Adcock	35
3	Al Kaline	34
4	Hank Aaron	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Jim Rivera	5
4	Ernie Banks	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Buhl	1.47
2	Marv Grissom	1.57
3	Curt Simmons	1.60
4	Wally Burnette	1.88
5	Mel Parnell	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	7
2	Bob Buhl	6
2	Frank Lary	6
2	Turk Lown	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	50
2	Paul Foytack	44
3	Billy Pierce	43
4	Harvey Haddix	41
5	Billy Hoeft	40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.361
2	Mickey Mantle	.352
3	Hank Aaron	.341
4	Stan Musial	.341
5	Mickey Vernon	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
3	Ernie Banks	35
4	Willie Mays	34
5	Eddie Mathews	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	120
2	Stan Musial	116
3	Roy Sievers	106
4	Ted Kluszewski	105
5	Jackie Jensen	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	2.40
2	Warren Spahn	2.75
3	Billy Pierce	2.81
4	Herb Score	2.81
5	Bob Buhl	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	25
2	Whitey Ford	20
2	Bob Lemon	20
4	Bob Buhl	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	236
2	Billy Pierce	191
3	Harvey Haddix	166
4	Sam Jones	160
5	Bob Friend	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	George Zuverink	20
3	Hersh Freeman	14
4	Ray Narleski	13
5	2 tied	11