On This Day

Sunday, August 12, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	38	.658	--
Indians	63	45	.583	8.5
Red Sox	62	47	.569	10.0
White Sox	56	50	.528	14.5
Tigers	52	58	.473	20.5
Orioles	48	62	.436	24.5
Senators	45	64	.413	27.0
Athletics	37	72	.339	35.0

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 2

Indians 6, Athletics 3

Yankees 6, Orioles 2

Yankees 4, Orioles 2

Senators 8, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	65	42	.607	--
Dodgers	64	44	.593	1.5
Redlegs	63	46	.578	3.0
Cardinals	55	54	.505	11.0
Phillies	52	55	.486	13.0
Pirates	48	61	.440	18.0
Cubs	44	62	.415	20.5
Giants	39	66	.371	25.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Phillies 3

Cubs 6, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 0, Cubs 0

Braves 8, Redlegs 2

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Pirates 11, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Thomas	5
2	Yogi Berra	4
2	Dick Groat	4
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	14 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Furillo	2
2	Bobby Avila	1
2	Frank Bolling	1
2	Rocky Colavito	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	3
1	Frank Bolling	3
1	Jim King	3
1	Mickey Mantle	3
1	Fred Waters	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Billy Gardner	1
1	Jerry Kindall	1
1	Roy McMillan	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Score	1.40
2	Don Larsen	0.70
3	Billy Hoeft	0.60
4	Bob Blaylock	0.50
5	Lou Kretlow	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Bud Byerly	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	14
2	Don Larsen	7
3	Billy Hoeft	6
3	Lou Kretlow	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Camilo Pascual	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.371
2	Ted Williams	.354
3	Hank Aaron	.340
4	Mickey Vernon	.337
5	Harvey Kuenn	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	41
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	104
2	Al Kaline	92
3	Stan Musial	87
3	Harry Simpson	87
5	Vic Wertz	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	26
2	Jim Rivera	15
3	Jim Gilliam	13
4	Luis Aparicio	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.57
2	Lew Burdette	2.65
3	Herb Score	2.72
4	Bob Buhl	2.81
5	Roy Face	2.88

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	182
2	Billy Pierce	134
3	Bob Friend	122
4	Paul Foytack	121
4	Camilo Pascual	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	16
2	Clem Labine	14
3	Hersh Freeman	10
3	Tom Morgan	10
5	Turk Lown	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.433
2	Marv Blaylock	.422
3	Wally Moon	.419
4	Frank Thomas	.417
5	Pete Runnels	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	9
2	Al Kaline	7
2	Eddie Mathews	7
2	Duke Snider	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	24
2	Mickey Mantle	22
3	Larry Doby	19
4	Eddie Mathews	18
5	Jackie Jensen	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Willie Mays	4
2	Jim Rivera	4
4	Billy Gardner	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Newcombe	0.50
2	Curt Simmons	0.67
3	Paul LaPalme	0.73
4	Mel Parnell	0.77
5	Herb Score	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	4
1	Robin Roberts	4
3	Hersh Freeman	3
3	Billy Hoeft	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	42
2	Billy Hoeft	28
3	Robin Roberts	20
4	Art Ditmar	19
4	Bob Turley	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.390
2	Lou Skizas	.375
3	Wally Moon	.374
4	Mickey Mantle	.372
5	Al Kaline	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	15
2	Duke Snider	13
3	Mickey Mantle	12
3	Eddie Mathews	12
3	Bill Skowron	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	40
2	Al Kaline	37
2	Bill Skowron	37
4	Eddie Mathews	35
5	Mickey Mantle	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Willie Mays	7
3	Jim Rivera	6
4	Pee Wee Reese	5
4	Bill Virdon	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Parnell	0.74
2	Curt Simmons	1.33
3	Bob Lemon	1.60
4	Don Newcombe	1.92
5	Tom Acker	2.00

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	64
2	Paul Foytack	44
3	Tom Brewer	42
4	Billy Pierce	38
5	Camilo Pascual	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Jackson	5
2	Tom Morgan	4
3	Marv Grissom	3
3	Clem Labine	3
3	Billy Loes	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.367
2	Mickey Mantle	.359
3	Mickey Vernon	.341
4	Hank Aaron	.339
5	Stan Musial	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	52
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
2	Eddie Mathews	37
4	Duke Snider	36
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	132
2	Stan Musial	114
3	Al Kaline	112
4	Roy Sievers	108
5	Harry Simpson	103

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	2.79
4	Lew Burdette	2.80
5	Billy Pierce	3.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	252
2	Billy Pierce	192
3	Sam Jones	166
4	Harvey Haddix	156
5	Bob Friend	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	George Zuverink	20
3	Hersh Freeman	13
4	Tom Morgan	12
5	Ray Narleski	11