On This Day

Friday, August 24, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	44	.642	--
Indians	69	50	.580	8.0
White Sox	65	53	.551	11.5
Red Sox	65	55	.542	12.5
Tigers	58	63	.479	20.0
Orioles	54	66	.450	23.5
Senators	50	69	.420	27.0
Athletics	40	80	.333	37.5

Games

Tigers 4, Orioles 1

Indians 5, Red Sox 3

Yankees 2, White Sox 0

Athletics 8, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	74	46	.617	--
Dodgers	71	47	.602	2.0
Redlegs	70	52	.574	5.0
Cardinals	61	60	.504	13.5
Phillies	55	63	.466	18.0
Pirates	51	71	.418	24.0
Cubs	49	70	.412	24.5
Giants	48	70	.407	25.0

Games

Giants 5, Cubs 4

Dodgers 6, Redlegs 4

Braves 6, Phillies 1

Cardinals 6, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Mueller	4
2	Joe Adcock	3
2	Gene Baker	3
2	Gus Bell	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Skizas	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Gus Bell	1
2	Hank Foiles	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Skizas	4
1	Duke Snider	4
3	Don Mueller	3
3	George Strickland	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Harshman	0.57
2	Sal Maglie	0.56
3	Johnny Kucks	0.50
4	Billy Hoeft	0.43
5	Tom Brewer	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Johnny Kucks	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	6
2	Sal Maglie	5
3	Tom Brewer	4
3	Ruben Gomez	4
3	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Bessent	1
1	Dick Littlefield	1
1	Don Mossi	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.359
2	Ted Williams	.348
3	Wally Moon	.334
4	Hank Aaron	.330
5	Harvey Kuenn	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	43
2	Duke Snider	34
3	Joe Adcock	32
3	Ted Kluszewski	32
3	Frank Robinson	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	110
2	Al Kaline	98
3	Stan Musial	90
3	Harry Simpson	90
5	Ted Kluszewski	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	29
2	Jim Gilliam	17
2	Jim Rivera	17
4	Luis Aparicio	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.46
2	Whitey Ford	2.50
3	Warren Spahn	2.66
4	Herb Score	2.69
5	Bob Buhl	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	20
2	Billy Pierce	18
3	Johnny Kucks	17
4	Tom Brewer	16
4	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	.411
2	Bob Nieman	.409
3	Monte Irvin	.395
4	Minnie Minoso	.382
5	Eddie Mathews	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Post	8
2	Frank Robinson	7
3	Jim Lemon	6
3	Eddie Mathews	6
3	Willie Mays	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	17
2	Wally Post	16
3	Stan Lopata	13
3	Mickey Mantle	13
3	Willie Mays	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nellie Fox	5
1	Minnie Minoso	5
3	Bobby Avila	4
3	Jim Gilliam	4
3	Willie Mays	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	0.00
2	Jim Davis	0.51
3	Frank Lary	0.75
4	Johnny Antonelli	0.87
5	Dick Donovan	0.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Murry Dickson	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	31
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Johnny Antonelli	24
4	Don Larsen	22
5	3 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Turk Lown	3
3	Al Aber	2
3	Don Bessent	2
3	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.407
2	Al Kaline	.393
3	Ted Kluszewski	.387
4	Ray Boone	.372
5	Bill Virdon	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	13
2	Joe Adcock	11
2	Mickey Mantle	11
2	Frank Robinson	11
2	Duke Snider	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	33
1	Eddie Mathews	33
3	Al Kaline	31
4	Jackie Jensen	28
4	3 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
1	Willie Mays	8
3	Jim Gilliam	7
4	Minnie Minoso	6
4	Jim Rivera	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	1.05
2	Jim Davis	1.16
3	Don Newcombe	1.29
4	Bob Lemon	1.44
5	Herb Score	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	7
2	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	49
3	Billy Hoeft	44
4	Don Newcombe	41
5	Connie Johnson	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.361
2	Mickey Mantle	.349
3	Bob Nieman	.341
4	Mickey Vernon	.329
5	Hank Aaron	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	123
2	Al Kaline	111
3	Stan Musial	110
4	Roy Sievers	104
5	2 tied	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Jim Gilliam	19
2	Jim Rivera	19
4	Harvey Kuenn	15
5	Luis Aparicio	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.41
2	Warren Spahn	2.48
3	Herb Score	2.68
4	Lew Burdette	2.71
5	Early Wynn	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	22
1	Billy Pierce	22
3	Bob Lemon	21
4	Lew Burdette	20
4	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	249
2	Billy Pierce	180
3	Sam Jones	175
4	Harvey Haddix	161
5	Bob Friend	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	22
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Hersh Freeman	13
4	Turk Lown	12
4	Don Mossi	12