On This Day

Wednesday, August 22, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	42	.650	--
Indians	68	49	.581	8.5
White Sox	63	52	.548	12.5
Red Sox	64	54	.542	13.0
Tigers	57	62	.479	20.5
Orioles	53	65	.449	24.0
Senators	49	68	.419	27.5
Athletics	39	79	.331	38.0

Games

Athletics 7, Orioles 2

White Sox 6, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 7, White Sox 6

Yankees 3, Indians 2

Tigers 9, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	72	46	.610	--
Dodgers	69	47	.595	2.0
Redlegs	70	50	.583	3.0
Cardinals	58	60	.492	14.0
Phillies	55	61	.474	16.0
Pirates	51	68	.429	21.5
Cubs	49	67	.422	22.0
Giants	45	70	.391	25.5

Games

Redlegs 6, Pirates 3

Giants 2, Braves 1

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 3

Cubs 8, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	5
2	Ted Lepcio	4
2	Jim Piersall	4
4	Joe Adcock	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Dick Gernert	1
1	Johnny Groth	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Gernert	4
2	Larry Doby	3
2	Al Kaline	3
2	Vic Power	3
2	Eddie Yost	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nellie Fox	2
2	Bobby Avila	1
2	Joe DeMaestri	1
2	Don Hoak	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Sturdivant	0.88
2	Frank Sullivan	0.86
3	Harvey Haddix	0.75
4	Tom Poholsky	0.71
5	2 tied	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wally Burnette	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	7
1	Tom Sturdivant	7
1	Jim Wilson	7
4	Harvey Haddix	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	1
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.358
2	Ted Williams	.347
3	Charlie Maxwell	.334
4	Hank Aaron	.332
5	Wally Moon	.332

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	108
2	Al Kaline	97
3	Stan Musial	90
4	Harry Simpson	88
5	Ted Kluszewski	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	28
2	Jim Gilliam	17
3	Jim Rivera	16
4	Luis Aparicio	12
4	2 others tied	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	18
3	Tom Brewer	16
3	Lew Burdette	16
3	3 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	199
2	Billy Pierce	143
3	Paul Foytack	139
4	Harvey Haddix	135
5	Bob Friend	132

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Gilliam	.436
2	Al Kaline	.400
3	Minnie Minoso	.392
4	Frank Bolling	.380
5	Monte Irvin	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	7
1	Ted Kluszewski	7
1	Willie Mays	7
4	Jim Lemon	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	17
2	Billy Martin	16
3	Mickey Mantle	15
4	Ted Kluszewski	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	4
1	Jim Gilliam	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	0.00
2	Frank Lary	0.31
3	Jim Davis	0.47
4	Johnny Antonelli	0.82
5	Dick Donovan	0.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Frank Lary	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	32
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Connie Johnson	24
4	Paul Foytack	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	3
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Turk Lown	3
4	Tom Gorman	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.404
2	Al Kaline	.403
3	Ted Kluszewski	.393
4	Bill Virdon	.359
5	Ray Boone	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	12
1	Duke Snider	12
3	Joe Adcock	10
3	Mickey Mantle	10
3	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	36
2	Al Kaline	32
3	Eddie Mathews	31
4	Jackie Jensen	27
5	Mickey Mantle	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
1	Jim Gilliam	7
1	Willie Mays	7
4	Minnie Minoso	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Newcombe	0.74
2	Jim Davis	1.16
3	Bob Lemon	1.30
4	Curt Simmons	1.51
5	Herb Score	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Herb Score	6
3	Frank Lary	5
3	Pedro Ramos	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	69
2	Paul Foytack	50
3	Billy Hoeft	38
4	Sam Jones	37
5	Connie Johnson	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.360
2	Mickey Mantle	.346
3	Bob Nieman	.340
4	Hank Aaron	.327
5	Mickey Vernon	.324

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	122
2	Al Kaline	113
3	Stan Musial	110
4	Roy Sievers	104
5	Ted Kluszewski	103

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	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	23
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	189
3	Sam Jones	175
4	Harvey Haddix	161
5	Bob Friend	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	23
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Hersh Freeman	13
4	Turk Lown	12
5	3 tied	11