On This Day

Monday, August 6, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 36 .654 --
Indians 59 43 .578 8.0
Red Sox 58 45 .563 9.5
White Sox 51 48 .515 14.5
Tigers 49 55 .471 19.0
Orioles 47 57 .452 21.0
Senators 43 61 .413 25.0
Athletics 36 66 .353 31.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 60 39 .606 --
Dodgers 60 42 .588 1.5
Redlegs 60 43 .583 2.0
Cardinals 50 51 .495 11.0
Phillies 48 52 .480 12.5
Pirates 44 58 .431 17.5
Cubs 43 57 .430 17.5
Giants 37 60 .381 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Bell 4
2 Bill Bruton 3
2 Al Dark 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Gus Bell 1
1 Monte Irvin 1
1 Jim Piersall 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 3
2 Don Blasingame 2
2 Jerry Coleman 2
2 Monte Irvin 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Kuenn 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Score 1.57
2 Paul Foytack 1.00
3 Ray Crone 0.71
4 Tom Brewer 0.70
5 Sam Jones 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Davis 1
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Ralph Terry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 11
2 Paul Foytack 8
3 Tom Brewer 7
4 Ray Crone 5
4 Sam Jones 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tommy Byrne 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .365
2 Ted Williams .351
3 Mickey Vernon .345
4 Hank Aaron .345
5 Harvey Kuenn .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 37
2 Duke Snider 30
3 Ernie Banks 25
3 Ted Kluszewski 25
3 Frank Robinson 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 93
2 Al Kaline 86
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 2.68
3 Herb Score 2.77
4 Bob Buhl 2.85
5 Gene Conley 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 167
2 Billy Pierce 128
3 Bob Friend 120
4 Paul Foytack 118
5 Harvey Haddix 115

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 .475
2 Ted Kluszewski .444
3 Al Kaline .431
4 Stan Lopata .422
5 Lou Skizas .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 9
2 Bill Skowron 8
3 Eddie Mathews 7
4 Al Kaline 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 21
1 Al Kaline 21
3 Jackie Jensen 20
4 Bill Skowron 19
5 Ray Jablonski 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Mickey Mantle 4
1 Frank Robinson 4
4 Frank Bolling 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Newcombe 0.33
2 Herb Score 1.06
3 Jim Hearn 1.13
4 Mel Parnell 1.27
5 Gene Conley 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 3
1 Hersh Freeman 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 37
2 Paul Foytack 29
3 Billy Hoeft 22
3 Sal Maglie 22
5 Don Newcombe 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Loes 3
2 Hersh Freeman 2
2 Marv Grissom 2
2 Larry Jackson 2
2 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .424
2 Lou Skizas .423
3 Mickey Vernon .414
4 Ray Boone .404
5 Al Kaline .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 14
2 Bill Skowron 13
3 Eddie Mathews 12
4 Al Kaline 11
4 Duke Snider 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 42
2 Bill Skowron 37
3 Joe Adcock 35
4 Eddie Mathews 31
5 Mickey Vernon 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Jim Rivera 5
4 Frank Bolling 4
4 5 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 Don Newcombe 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Lown 6
1 Don Newcombe 6
3 Tom Brewer 5
3 Bob Buhl 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 53
2 Paul Foytack 47
3 Tom Brewer 43
4 Billy Hoeft 40
5 Sam Jones 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Jackson 4
1 Tom Morgan 4
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 Billy Loes 3
5 15 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .361
2 Mickey Mantle .351
3 Mickey Vernon .344
4 Hank Aaron .344
5 Stan Musial .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 50
2 Ted Kluszewski 36
2 Eddie Mathews 36
4 Willie Mays 34
4 Duke Snider 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 123
2 Stan Musial 115
3 Al Kaline 109
3 Roy Sievers 109
5 Ted Kluszewski 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 34
2 Jim Rivera 20
3 Jim Gilliam 16
3 Harvey Kuenn 16
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.35
2 Warren Spahn 2.62
3 Billy Pierce 2.74
4 Herb Score 2.75
5 Lew Burdette 2.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 242
2 Billy Pierce 191
3 Sam Jones 165
4 Harvey Haddix 159
5 Bob Friend 155

Saves

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