On This Day

Friday, August 17, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	40	.652	--
Indians	64	48	.571	9.5
Red Sox	63	50	.558	11.0
White Sox	60	50	.545	12.5
Tigers	54	60	.474	20.5
Orioles	51	62	.451	23.0
Senators	46	66	.411	27.5
Athletics	38	75	.336	36.0

Games

Orioles 6, Yankees 4

Senators 6, Red Sox 5

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Athletics 9, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	68	44	.607	--
Redlegs	67	48	.583	2.5
Dodgers	65	47	.580	3.0
Cardinals	57	56	.504	11.5
Phillies	55	57	.491	13.0
Pirates	50	64	.439	19.0
Cubs	45	66	.405	22.5
Giants	42	67	.385	24.5

Games

Redlegs 8, Braves 2

Giants 5, Pirates 3

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Walt Dropo	3
1	Nellie Fox	3
1	Billy Gardner	3
1	Ted Kluszewski	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Jim King	1
1	Ted Kluszewski	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	4
1	Dick Williams	4
3	Smoky Burgess	3
3	Rocky Colavito	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herm Wehmeier	0.80
2	Larry Jansen	0.78
3	Bob Miller	0.75
4	Roger Craig	0.50
4	3 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Crimian	1
1	Dixie Howell	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Joe Margoneri	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jansen	7
2	Bob Miller	6
2	Taylor Phillips	6
4	Ray Moore	5
4	Virgil Trucks	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Windy McCall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.369
2	Ted Williams	.342
3	Hank Aaron	.338
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
3	Ted Kluszewski	28
5	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	14
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	137
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	Pete Runnels	.455
2	Wally Moon	.453
3	Al Kaline	.420
4	Sherm Lollar	.413
5	Mickey Mantle	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	8
2	Willie Mays	7
2	Wally Post	7
2	Duke Snider	7
5	Eddie Mathews	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	19
1	Eddie Mathews	19
3	Mickey Mantle	17
4	Duke Snider	16
5	Larry Doby	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Willie Mays	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
2	Eddie Yost	3
5	11 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Davis	0.00
2	Curt Simmons	0.67
3	Steve Gromek	0.73
4	Herm Wehmeier	0.87
5	Willard Nixon	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Jack Harshman	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	32
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Camilo Pascual	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.397
2	Ernie Banks	.396
3	Mickey Mantle	.385
4	Al Kaline	.378
5	Nellie Fox	.372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	35
2	Joe Adcock	34
2	Al Kaline	34
4	Larry Doby	32
4	Mickey Mantle	32

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	Curt Simmons	1.17
3	Bob Lemon	1.43
4	Don Larsen	1.84
5	Mel Parnell	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Pedro Ramos	6
1	Curt Simmons	6
4	Lew Burdette	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	66
2	Paul Foytack	49
3	Sam Jones	43
4	Camilo Pascual	39
5	Billy Pierce	36

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	.354
2	Mickey Mantle	.354
3	Hank Aaron	.336
4	Mickey Vernon	.330
5	Stan Musial	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	49
2	Willie Mays	37
2	Duke Snider	37
4	Eddie Mathews	35
4	Wally Post	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	124
2	Al Kaline	110
3	Stan Musial	108
4	Stan Lopata	101
5	Harry Simpson	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Jim Gilliam	17
4	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	2.96

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	189
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