On This Day

Saturday, August 11, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	38	.651	--
Indians	62	45	.579	8.0
Red Sox	62	46	.574	8.5
White Sox	56	49	.533	13.0
Tigers	51	58	.468	20.0
Orioles	48	60	.444	22.5
Senators	44	64	.407	26.5
Athletics	37	71	.343	33.5

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 1

Indians 8, Athletics 5

Orioles 10, Yankees 5

Senators 6, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	64	42	.604	--
Dodgers	63	44	.589	1.5
Redlegs	63	45	.583	2.0
Cardinals	55	53	.509	10.0
Phillies	52	54	.491	12.0
Pirates	46	61	.430	18.5
Cubs	43	62	.410	20.5
Giants	39	64	.379	23.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Phillies 2

Cardinals 3, Cubs 1

Braves 6, Redlegs 3

Giants 4, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tito Francona	3
1	Sherm Lollar	3
1	Danny O'Connell	3
1	Wally Post	3
1	Red Schoendienst	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Lemon	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Ray Boone	1
2	Jim Busby	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Simpson	5
2	Gene Woodling	4
3	Joe Adcock	3
3	Randy Jackson	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Willie Mays	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Jones	1.33
2	Warren Spahn	0.46
3	Bob Miller	0.45
4	Ralph Terry	0.44
5	Hal Brown	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Frank Lary	1
1	Don Mossi	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	8
2	Warren Spahn	6
3	Hal Brown	5
3	Bob Miller	5
5	Ralph Terry	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	Early Wynn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.368
2	Ted Williams	.354
3	Hank Aaron	.342
4	Mickey Vernon	.338
5	Charlie Maxwell	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	40
2	Duke Snider	32
3	Joe Adcock	28
4	Ted Kluszewski	27
5	3 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	101
2	Al Kaline	92
3	Stan Musial	86
3	Harry Simpson	86
5	Vic Wertz	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	26
2	Jim Rivera	15
3	Jim Gilliam	13
4	Luis Aparicio	11
4	Wally Moon	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.57
2	Lew Burdette	2.68
3	Herb Score	2.71
4	Bob Buhl	2.81
5	Warren Spahn	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	18
2	Billy Pierce	17
3	Tom Brewer	16
3	Brooks Lawrence	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	168
2	Billy Pierce	132
3	Bob Friend	122
4	Paul Foytack	121
5	Harvey Haddix	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	16
2	Clem Labine	13
3	Hersh Freeman	10
3	Tom Morgan	10
5	Turk Lown	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.476
2	Wally Moon	.424
3	Sherm Lollar	.415
4	Herb Plews	.404
5	Marv Blaylock	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	8
1	Duke Snider	8
3	Al Kaline	7
3	Eddie Mathews	7
3	Bill Skowron	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	24
2	Larry Doby	19
2	Mickey Mantle	19
4	Jackie Jensen	18
4	Bill Skowron	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Willie Mays	4
2	Jim Rivera	4
4	Billy Gardner	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Score	0.31
2	Don Newcombe	0.50
3	Curt Simmons	0.67
4	Mel Parnell	0.77
5	Willard Nixon	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	4
1	Robin Roberts	4
3	Hersh Freeman	3
3	Willard Nixon	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	28
1	Herb Score	28
3	Billy Hoeft	22
4	Art Ditmar	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Jackson	4
2	Al Aber	2
2	Marv Grissom	2
2	Ernie Johnson	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.401
2	Lou Skizas	.380
3	Al Kaline	.373
4	Ray Boone	.373
5	Wally Moon	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	16
2	Duke Snider	13
3	Eddie Mathews	12
3	Bill Skowron	12
5	2 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	41
2	Al Kaline	38
3	Bill Skowron	36
4	Eddie Mathews	35
5	Mickey Mantle	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
1	Willie Mays	7
3	Jim Rivera	6
4	Pee Wee Reese	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Parnell	0.74
2	Curt Simmons	1.33
3	Bob Buhl	1.69
4	Don Newcombe	1.92
5	Tom Acker	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	7
2	Pedro Ramos	6
2	Robin Roberts	6
2	Curt Simmons	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	50
2	Sam Jones	45
3	Paul Foytack	44
4	Tom Brewer	42
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Jackson	6
2	Tom Morgan	5
3	Marv Grissom	3
3	Billy Loes	3
5	11 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.367
2	Mickey Mantle	.357
3	Hank Aaron	.342
4	Mickey Vernon	.341
5	Stan Musial	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	51
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
2	Eddie Mathews	37
4	Duke Snider	36
5	Stan Lopata	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	129
2	Stan Musial	114
3	Al Kaline	112
4	Roy Sievers	107
5	Harry Simpson	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Jim Rivera	20
3	Bill Bruton	16
3	Jim Gilliam	16
3	Harvey Kuenn	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.37
2	Warren Spahn	2.60
3	Herb Score	2.78
4	Lew Burdette	2.83
5	Billy Pierce	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	24
2	Bob Lemon	21
3	Whitey Ford	20
3	Don Newcombe	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	238
2	Billy Pierce	190
3	Sam Jones	166
4	Harvey Haddix	156
5	Bob Friend	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	20
1	George Zuverink	20
3	Hersh Freeman	13
4	Tom Morgan	12
4	Ray Narleski	12