On This Day

Monday, August 13, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 66 42 .611 --
Dodgers 64 44 .593 2.0
Redlegs 63 47 .573 4.0
Cardinals 55 54 .505 11.5
Phillies 52 55 .486 13.5
Pirates 48 61 .440 18.5
Cubs 44 62 .415 21.0
Giants 39 66 .371 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Robinson 4
2 Del Crandall 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Joe Adcock 1
3 6 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Crandall 1
1 Frank Robinson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Crandall 3
2 Danny O'Connell 2
3 Frank Robinson 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Klippstein 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Taylor Phillips 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Klippstein 3
2 Art Fowler 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .371
2 Ted Williams .354
3 Hank Aaron .339
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 Frank Robinson 26

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 .453
2 Sherm Lollar .436
3 Wally Moon .433
4 Marv Blaylock .422
5 Frank Thomas .415

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 23
2 Mickey Mantle 21
3 Eddie Mathews 18
4 Jackie Jensen 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Willie Mays 4
3 Billy Gardner 3
3 Frank Robinson 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Parnell 0.00
1 Curt Simmons 0.00
3 Don Newcombe 0.67
4 Sal Maglie 1.06
5 2 tied 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 4
2 Don Newcombe 3
2 Pedro Ramos 3
4 Tom Brewer 2
4 25 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 33
2 Robin Roberts 20
3 Tom Brewer 17
3 Early Wynn 17
5 6 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Jackson 3
2 Al Aber 2
2 Marv Grissom 2
2 Ernie Johnson 2
2 Tom Morgan 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .387
2 Wally Moon .383
3 Ray Boone .374
4 Mickey Vernon .371
5 Mickey Mantle .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 13
1 Duke Snider 13
3 Mickey Mantle 12
3 Eddie Mathews 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 35
1 Eddie Mathews 35
3 Joe Adcock 33
3 Bill Skowron 33
5 Mickey Mantle 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
1 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 1.00
3 Don Newcombe 1.05
4 Taylor Phillips 1.13
5 Bob Lemon 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 7
2 Pedro Ramos 6
2 Robin Roberts 6
4 Tom Brewer 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 64
2 Paul Foytack 42
3 Tom Brewer 38
3 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 .365
2 Mickey Mantle .359
3 Mickey Vernon .338
4 Hank Aaron .338
5 Stan Musial .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 52
2 Eddie Mathews 36
2 Duke Snider 36
4 Ted Kluszewski 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 132
2 Stan Musial 113
3 Al Kaline 112
4 Roy Sievers 105
5 Harry Simpson 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 36
2 Jim Rivera 20
3 Jim Gilliam 16
3 Harvey Kuenn 16
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.37
2 Warren Spahn 2.60
3 Lew Burdette 2.80
4 Herb Score 2.81
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 247
2 Billy Pierce 192
3 Sam Jones 162
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 4 tied 10