On This Day

Thursday, August 16, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	39	.658	--
Indians	64	47	.577	9.5
Red Sox	63	49	.563	11.0
White Sox	59	50	.541	13.5
Tigers	54	59	.478	20.5
Orioles	50	62	.446	24.0
Senators	45	66	.405	28.5
Athletics	37	75	.330	37.0

Games

Indians 5, Tigers 4

White Sox 6, Athletics 5

Red Sox 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	68	43	.613	--
Dodgers	65	46	.586	3.0
Redlegs	66	48	.579	3.5
Cardinals	56	56	.500	12.5
Phillies	54	57	.486	14.0
Pirates	50	63	.442	19.0
Cubs	45	65	.409	22.5
Giants	41	67	.380	25.5

Games

Dodgers 10, Giants 9

Cubs 4, Redlegs 2

Pirates 4, Phillies 1

Braves 8, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Campanella	3
1	Solly Drake	3
1	Randy Jackson	3
1	Bill Mazeroski	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	Hank Thompson	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Mathews	1
1	Jim Piersall	1
1	Harry Simpson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Jones	1.44
2	Willard Nixon	1.33
3	Don Larsen	0.62
4	Herb Score	0.55
5	Robin Roberts	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Sam Jones	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	13
2	Herb Score	6
3	Don Larsen	5
3	Brooks Lawrence	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Early Wynn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.373
2	Ted Williams	.344
3	Hank Aaron	.339
4	Mickey Vernon	.332
5	Charlie Maxwell	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	42
2	Duke Snider	33
3	Joe Adcock	28
4	Ted Kluszewski	27
4	Frank Robinson	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	106
2	Al Kaline	93
3	Harry Simpson	88
4	Stan Musial	87
5	Vic Wertz	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	26
2	Jim Rivera	16
3	Jim Gilliam	13
4	Luis Aparicio	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.50
2	Lew Burdette	2.53
3	Warren Spahn	2.82
4	Herb Score	2.82
5	Bob Buhl	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	18
2	Billy Pierce	17
3	Tom Brewer	16
3	Johnny Kucks	16
3	Brooks Lawrence	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	188
2	Billy Pierce	134
3	Paul Foytack	128
3	Camilo Pascual	128
5	Bob Friend	127

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	Sherm Lollar	.452
2	Pete Runnels	.442
3	Wally Moon	.438
4	Frank Thomas	.431
5	Al Kaline	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	8
2	Duke Snider	7
3	Al Kaline	6
3	Willie Mays	6
3	Wally Post	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	20
2	Mickey Mantle	17
2	Eddie Mathews	17
4	Larry Doby	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Willie Mays	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
4	Bill Bruton	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Davis	0.00
2	Curt Simmons	0.67
3	Don Newcombe	0.77
4	Sal Maglie	1.02
5	Steve Gromek	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Jack Harshman	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	39
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Johnny Antonelli	23
4	Don Newcombe	22
5	Camilo Pascual	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	3
1	Larry Jackson	3
3	Marv Grissom	2
3	Early Wynn	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.393
2	Ernie Banks	.382
3	Hank Aaron	.375
4	Wally Moon	.371
5	Al Kaline	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	13
2	Mickey Mantle	12
3	Joe Adcock	11
3	Eddie Mathews	11
5	4 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	34
1	Al Kaline	34
3	Eddie Mathews	33
4	Mickey Mantle	32
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Jim Rivera	6
4	Frank Robinson	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Newcombe	0.73
2	Taylor Phillips	1.04
3	Curt Simmons	1.17
4	Bob Lemon	1.43
5	Don Larsen	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Curt Simmons	6
3	Tom Brewer	5
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	66
2	Paul Foytack	49
3	Sam Jones	43
4	Tom Brewer	40
5	Camilo Pascual	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	4
1	Larry Jackson	4
1	Tom Morgan	4
4	Al Aber	3
4	Billy Loes	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.357
2	Mickey Mantle	.356
3	Hank Aaron	.339
4	Mickey Vernon	.330
5	Stan Musial	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	49
2	Duke Snider	37
3	Willie Mays	36
4	Eddie Mathews	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	124
2	Al Kaline	112
3	Stan Musial	109
4	Stan Lopata	101
5	Harry Simpson	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Jim Gilliam	16
3	Harvey Kuenn	16
5	Bill Bruton	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.32
2	Warren Spahn	2.60
3	Lew Burdette	2.69
4	Herb Score	2.89
5	Billy Pierce	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	23
2	Lew Burdette	20
2	Bob Lemon	20
2	Don Newcombe	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	253
2	Billy Pierce	186
3	Sam Jones	175
4	Bob Friend	154
5	Harvey Haddix	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Hersh Freeman	13
4	Tom Morgan	11
5	3 tied	10