On This Day

Saturday, August 25, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	45	.637	--
Indians	69	51	.575	8.0
White Sox	66	53	.555	10.5
Red Sox	66	55	.545	11.5
Tigers	59	63	.484	19.0
Orioles	54	67	.446	23.5
Senators	51	69	.425	26.0
Athletics	40	81	.331	37.5

Games

Tigers 7, Orioles 3

Red Sox 9, Indians 6

White Sox 4, Yankees 2

Senators 8, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	74	47	.612	--
Dodgers	71	48	.597	2.0
Redlegs	71	52	.577	4.0
Cardinals	62	60	.508	12.5
Phillies	56	63	.471	17.0
Pirates	51	72	.415	24.0
Giants	49	70	.412	24.0
Cubs	49	71	.408	24.5

Games

Giants 6, Cubs 0

Redlegs 5, Dodgers 2

Phillies 3, Braves 0

Cardinals 8, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harvey Kuenn	3
1	Mickey Mantle	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Ernie Oravetz	3
1	Harry Simpson	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Gernert	1
1	Ray Katt	1
1	Jim Lemon	1
1	Mickey Mantle	1
1	Roy Sievers	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Gernert	4
2	Jackie Brandt	3
2	Gene Woodling	3
4	Ken Boyer	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Jim Piersall	1
1	Jose Valdivielso	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Miller	1.00
2	Dick Donovan	0.67
3	Whitey Ford	0.60
4	Carl Erskine	0.50
4	3 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Blaylock	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	6
2	Camilo Pascual	5
2	Dave Sisler	5
4	Jim Davis	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Virgil Trucks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.362
2	Ted Williams	.347
3	Wally Moon	.336
4	Harvey Kuenn	.331
5	Hank Aaron	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	44
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	112
2	Al Kaline	99
3	Harry Simpson	92
4	Stan Musial	90
5	Ted Kluszewski	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	30
2	Jim Gilliam	17
2	Jim Rivera	17
4	Luis Aparicio	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.45
2	Whitey Ford	2.54
3	Warren Spahn	2.66
4	Herb Score	2.77
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	202
2	Billy Pierce	143
3	Paul Foytack	139
4	Camilo Pascual	136
5	Harvey Haddix	135

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	.418
2	Nellie Fox	.375
3	Frank Bolling	.373
4	Bob Nieman	.372
5	Wally Moon	.368

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	Wally Post	17
2	Eddie Mathews	16
3	Stan Lopata	14
3	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Willie Mays	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Lary	0.75
2	Johnny Antonelli	0.87
3	Bob Miller	1.09
4	Moe Drabowsky	1.13
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Murry Dickson	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	34
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Johnny Antonelli	24
4	Don Larsen	22
5	2 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	Al Kaline	.407
2	Wally Moon	.402
3	Ted Kluszewski	.387
4	Nellie Fox	.365
5	Mickey Mantle	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	12
1	Eddie Mathews	12
3	Joe Adcock	11
4	Rocky Colavito	10
4	3 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	32
2	Al Kaline	31
2	Eddie Mathews	31
4	Mickey Mantle	30
5	2 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	Don Newcombe	1.33
3	Bob Lemon	1.44
4	Herb Score	1.72
5	Sal Maglie	1.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	62
2	Paul Foytack	46
3	Billy Hoeft	44
4	Connie Johnson	38
5	2 tied	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.358
2	Mickey Mantle	.354
3	Bob Nieman	.342
4	Mickey Vernon	.327
5	Hank Aaron	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
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	125
2	Al Kaline	111
3	Stan Musial	109
4	Roy Sievers	106
5	Ted Kluszewski	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	37
2	Jim Gilliam	19
2	Jim Rivera	19
4	Luis Aparicio	14
5	4 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.44
2	Warren Spahn	2.49
3	Lew Burdette	2.69
4	Herb Score	2.75
5	Early Wynn	2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	252
2	Billy Pierce	180
3	Sam Jones	175
4	Bob Friend	159
5	Harvey Haddix	157

Saves

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