On This Day

Tuesday, August 7, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	68	37	.648	--
Indians	60	43	.583	7.0
Red Sox	59	45	.567	8.5
White Sox	53	48	.525	13.0
Tigers	49	56	.467	19.0
Orioles	47	57	.452	20.5
Senators	43	61	.413	24.5
Athletics	36	68	.346	31.5

Games

Red Sox 1, Yankees 0

White Sox 5, Athletics 4

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Indians 5, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	61	39	.610	--
Dodgers	61	42	.592	1.5
Redlegs	60	44	.577	3.0
Cardinals	51	51	.500	11.0
Phillies	50	52	.490	12.0
Pirates	44	59	.427	18.5
Cubs	43	58	.426	18.5
Giants	37	62	.374	23.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Pirates 0

Cardinals 8, Redlegs 4

Braves 6, Cubs 1

Phillies 4, Giants 3

Phillies 3, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Moon	5
1	Harry Simpson	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Del Ennis	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Wally Moon	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	3
2	Joe Adcock	2
2	Ed Bailey	2
2	Ray Boone	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marv Blaylock	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Stan Lopata	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Simmons	0.83
2	Don Newcombe	0.75
3	Alex Kellner	0.50
3	Jim McDonald	0.50
5	Frank Lary	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
3	Mike Garcia	5
3	Frank Lary	5
3	Curt Simmons	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Bob Miller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.363
2	Ted Williams	.347
3	Hank Aaron	.345
4	Mickey Vernon	.341
5	Harvey Kuenn	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	37
2	Duke Snider	31
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	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	25
2	Jim Rivera	14
3	Jim Gilliam	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	Warren Spahn	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	17
1	Billy Pierce	17
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	117

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	Ted Kluszewski	.455
2	Wally Moon	.448
3	Mickey Vernon	.442
4	Al Kaline	.406
5	Stan Lopata	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	10
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	24
2	Al Kaline	21
3	Jackie Jensen	20
4	Bill Skowron	19
5	Duke Snider	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	4
1	Mickey Mantle	4
1	Willie Mays	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Newcombe	0.25
2	Curt Simmons	1.00
3	Herb Score	1.06
4	Jim Hearn	1.13
5	Willard Nixon	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	4
1	Curt Simmons	4
3	Ike Delock	3
3	Hersh Freeman	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	37
2	Paul Foytack	29
3	Don Newcombe	27
4	Billy Hoeft	22
4	Sal Maglie	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Jackson	3
1	Billy Loes	3
3	Marv Grissom	2
3	Ernie Johnson	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.423
2	Ray Boone	.398
3	Lou Skizas	.393
4	Mickey Vernon	.384
5	Wally Moon	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	14
2	Eddie Mathews	12
2	Bill Skowron	12
2	Duke Snider	12
5	Al Kaline	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	39
2	Joe Adcock	37
3	Bill Skowron	34
4	Eddie Mathews	31
5	2 tied	26

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	1.33
3	Don Newcombe	1.92
4	Bob Buhl	2.05
5	Tom Acker	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	7
2	Turk Lown	6
2	Curt Simmons	6
4	Bob Buhl	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	49
2	Paul Foytack	47
3	Sam Jones	37
4	Tom Brewer	35
4	2 others tied	35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.358
2	Mickey Mantle	.347
3	Hank Aaron	.342
4	Mickey Vernon	.342
5	Stan Musial	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Ted Kluszewski	36
2	Eddie Mathews	36
4	Duke Snider	35
5	Willie Mays	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	121
2	Stan Musial	113
3	Roy Sievers	109
4	Al Kaline	107
5	Ted Kluszewski	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Jim Gilliam	16
3	Harvey Kuenn	16
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.35
2	Warren Spahn	2.56
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	Don Newcombe	19
4	Warren Spahn	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	242
2	Billy Pierce	191
3	Sam Jones	165
4	Harvey Haddix	161
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