On This Day

Tuesday, August 21, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	42	.647	--
Indians	68	48	.586	7.5
White Sox	62	51	.549	12.0
Red Sox	63	53	.543	12.5
Tigers	56	62	.475	20.5
Orioles	53	64	.453	23.0
Senators	49	67	.422	26.5
Athletics	38	79	.325	38.0

Games

Orioles 4, Athletics 3

Indians 3, Yankees 0

Tigers 8, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	72	45	.615	--
Dodgers	68	47	.591	3.0
Redlegs	69	50	.580	4.0
Cardinals	58	59	.496	14.0
Phillies	55	60	.478	16.0
Pirates	51	67	.432	21.5
Cubs	48	67	.417	23.0
Giants	44	70	.386	26.5

Games

Cubs 6, Phillies 4

Redlegs 7, Pirates 4

Braves 5, Giants 3

Braves 6, Giants 2

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Gilliam	4
1	Red Schoendienst	4
3	Frank Bolling	3
3	Bob Boyd	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim King	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Gus Bell	1
2	Ted Kluszewski	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim King	3
1	Harvey Kuenn	3
1	Eddie Mathews	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marv Blaylock	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Don Hoak	1
1	Hector Lopez	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Score	2.20
2	Carl Erskine	0.56
3	Hal Griggs	0.44
4	Steve Gromek	0.43
5	Bill Wight	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	11
2	Steve Gromek	6
3	Carl Erskine	5
3	Sam Jones	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Bessent	1
1	Turk Lown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.361
2	Ted Williams	.345
3	Hank Aaron	.334
4	Charlie Maxwell	.332
5	Wally Moon	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	42
2	Duke Snider	33
3	Ted Kluszewski	32
4	Joe Adcock	31
4	Frank Robinson	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	107
2	Al Kaline	94
3	Stan Musial	90
4	Harry Simpson	88
5	Ted Kluszewski	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	28
2	Jim Gilliam	17
3	Jim Rivera	16
4	Luis Aparicio	12
4	Bill White	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.46
2	Whitey Ford	2.50
3	Herb Score	2.69
4	Warren Spahn	2.73
5	Don Newcombe	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	19
2	Billy Pierce	17
3	Tom Brewer	16
3	Lew Burdette	16
3	3 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	199
2	Billy Pierce	137
3	Paul Foytack	132
4	Camilo Pascual	131
5	2 tied	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	16
2	Clem Labine	15
3	Turk Lown	12
4	Hersh Freeman	10
4	Tom Morgan	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Gilliam	.463
2	Wally Moon	.390
3	Sherm Lollar	.380
4	Eddie Mathews	.379
5	Bill Virdon	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	7
1	Ted Kluszewski	7
1	Willie Mays	7
1	Wally Post	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	18
2	Billy Martin	16
3	Joe Adcock	15
4	Ed Bailey	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	4
1	Willie Mays	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	0.00
2	Jim Davis	0.47
3	Dick Donovan	0.67
4	Tom Sturdivant	0.69
5	Willard Nixon	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	4
2	Johnny Antonelli	3
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	32
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Johnny Antonelli	25
4	Connie Johnson	24
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	3
2	Al Aber	2
2	Marv Grissom	2
2	Larry Jackson	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Banks	.400
1	Al Kaline	.400
3	Ted Kluszewski	.388
4	Bill Virdon	.382
5	Wally Moon	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	14
2	Duke Snider	13
3	Joe Adcock	12
4	Mickey Mantle	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	37
2	Larry Doby	33
3	Al Kaline	30
4	Mickey Mantle	28
4	Bill Skowron	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Newcombe	0.74
2	Jim Davis	1.16
3	Bob Lemon	1.30
4	Willard Nixon	1.42
5	Curt Simmons	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Herb Score	6
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Frank Lary	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	69
2	Sam Jones	46
3	Paul Foytack	43
4	Jack Harshman	39
5	Billy Hoeft	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	5
2	Marv Grissom	4
2	Larry Jackson	4
4	Al Aber	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.358
2	Mickey Mantle	.348
3	Bob Nieman	.339
4	Hank Aaron	.329
5	Stan Musial	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Ted Kluszewski	38
2	Eddie Mathews	38
4	Willie Mays	37
4	Duke Snider	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	121
2	Al Kaline	110
2	Stan Musial	110
4	Ted Kluszewski	102
4	Roy Sievers	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Jim Rivera	20
3	Jim Gilliam	19
4	Harvey Kuenn	16
5	Bill Bruton	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.41
2	Warren Spahn	2.52
3	Lew Burdette	2.72
4	Herb Score	2.81
5	Early Wynn	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	22
2	Bob Lemon	21
2	Don Newcombe	21
4	Lew Burdette	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	251
2	Billy Pierce	183
3	Sam Jones	175
4	Bob Friend	157
5	Harvey Haddix	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	22
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Hersh Freeman	13
4	Turk Lown	12
5	2 tied	11