On This Day

Saturday, August 4, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	35	.657	--
Indians	59	41	.590	7.0
Red Sox	57	44	.564	9.5
White Sox	51	46	.526	13.5
Tigers	47	55	.461	20.0
Orioles	45	57	.441	22.0
Senators	42	61	.408	25.5
Athletics	36	65	.356	30.5

Games

White Sox 15, Orioles 4

Red Sox 6, Indians 5

Tigers 5, Yankees 4

Senators 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	58	38	.604	--
Dodgers	58	42	.580	2.0
Redlegs	59	43	.578	2.0
Cardinals	50	48	.510	9.0
Phillies	48	52	.480	12.0
Pirates	44	56	.440	16.0
Cubs	42	57	.424	17.5
Giants	37	60	.381	21.5

Games

Dodgers 12, Cardinals 4

Phillies 10, Redlegs 6

Braves 7, Pirates 3

Giants 3, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	4
2	Marv Blaylock	3
2	Al Kaline	3
2	Stan Lopata	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	2
1	Mickey Mantle	2
1	Jim Rivera	2
4	George Crowe	1
4	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	5
2	Chico Fernandez	4
2	Stan Lopata	4
2	Jim Rivera	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Mickey Mantle	1
1	Johnny Temple	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	0.38
2	Art Fowler	0.33
3	Frank Sullivan	0.31
4	Wally Burnette	0.30
4	Jack Harshman	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Aber	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ike Delock	5
2	Frank Sullivan	4
2	Early Wynn	4
4	Wally Burnette	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dean Stone	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.368
2	Ted Williams	.350
3	Mickey Vernon	.344
4	Charlie Maxwell	.341
5	Hank Aaron	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	36
2	Duke Snider	27
3	Ted Kluszewski	25
3	Frank Robinson	25
5	3 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	92
2	Al Kaline	82
3	Stan Musial	81
3	Vic Wertz	81
5	Harry Simpson	79

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.45
2	Lew Burdette	2.77
3	Herb Score	2.84
4	Bob Buhl	2.85
5	Roy Face	2.95

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	.487
2	Stan Lopata	.431
3	Ernie Banks	.417
4	Al Kaline	.406
5	Ray Boone	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Skowron	21
2	Larry Doby	20
3	Jackie Jensen	19
3	Al Kaline	19
5	Ray Jablonski	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Bolling	4
1	Mickey Mantle	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Newcombe	0.33
2	Jim Hearn	1.13
3	Mel Parnell	1.27
4	Herb Score	1.29
5	Curt Simmons	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Ike Delock	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	34
2	Art Ditmar	24
2	Billy Hoeft	24
4	Paul Foytack	21
4	Don Newcombe	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	Mickey Vernon	.415
2	Lou Skizas	.405
3	Hank Aaron	.402
4	Ray Boone	.394
5	Gil McDougald	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	15
2	Bill Skowron	12
3	Al Kaline	10
3	Eddie Mathews	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	38
2	Joe Adcock	36
2	Bill Skowron	36
4	Eddie Mathews	27
4	Mickey Vernon	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	6
2	Jim Rivera	5
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Frank Bolling	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Parnell	0.92
2	Curt Simmons	1.60
3	Bob Buhl	2.05
4	Tom Acker	2.12
5	Joe Nuxhall	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	6
1	Turk Lown	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
4	Tom Brewer	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	42
2	Billy Hoeft	40
3	Paul Foytack	39
4	Tom Brewer	36
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	5
2	Hersh Freeman	4
2	Larry Jackson	4
4	Don Mossi	3
5	13 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.362
2	Mickey Mantle	.355
3	Stan Musial	.343
4	Mickey Vernon	.341
5	Hank Aaron	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	49
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
3	Eddie Mathews	34
3	Willie Mays	34
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	122
2	Stan Musial	115
3	Ted Kluszewski	106
3	Roy Sievers	106
5	Al Kaline	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	34
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Jim Gilliam	16
4	Richie Ashburn	15
5	4 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.38
2	Billy Pierce	2.74
3	Warren Spahn	2.75
4	Herb Score	2.79
5	Lew Burdette	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	25
2	Whitey Ford	20
2	Bob Lemon	20
4	Bob Buhl	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	231
2	Billy Pierce	191
3	Harvey Haddix	166
4	Sam Jones	160
5	Bob Friend	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	20
1	George Zuverink	20
3	Hersh Freeman	14
4	Ray Narleski	13
5	Tom Morgan	11