On This Day

Sunday, August 26, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	46	.635	--
Indians	70	51	.579	7.5
White Sox	67	54	.554	10.5
Red Sox	67	56	.545	11.5
Tigers	60	64	.484	19.0
Orioles	55	68	.447	23.5
Senators	51	70	.421	26.5
Athletics	41	82	.333	37.5

Games

Orioles 8, White Sox 1

White Sox 5, Orioles 1

Red Sox 2, Athletics 1

Athletics 7, Red Sox 6

Yankees 7, Tigers 0

Tigers 5, Yankees 4

Indians 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	75	47	.615	--
Dodgers	71	49	.592	3.0
Redlegs	72	53	.576	4.5
Cardinals	63	61	.508	13.0
Phillies	57	64	.471	17.5
Pirates	53	72	.424	23.5
Giants	50	71	.413	24.5
Cubs	49	73	.402	26.0

Games

Pirates 2, Cubs 0

Redlegs 10, Phillies 5

Phillies 11, Redlegs 4

Braves 6, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Giants 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Ennis	5
1	Frank Robinson	5
1	Johnny Temple	5
1	Gus Zernial	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Lopata	2
1	Gus Zernial	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Sandy Amoros	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	4
1	Del Ennis	4
1	Ted Kluszewski	4
4	Gus Bell	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tito Francona	1
1	Whitey Herzog	1
1	Sherm Lollar	1
1	Billy Martin	1
1	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Sturdivant	1.00
2	Bob Friend	0.83
3	Harvey Haddix	0.78
4	Early Wynn	0.75
5	Sam Jones	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	8
1	Billy Pierce	8
1	Tom Sturdivant	8
4	Harvey Haddix	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Frank Lary	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.364
2	Ted Williams	.342
3	Wally Moon	.333
4	Hank Aaron	.328
5	Harvey Kuenn	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	44
2	Duke Snider	34
3	Ted Kluszewski	33
4	Joe Adcock	32
4	Frank Robinson	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	112
2	Al Kaline	99
3	Ted Kluszewski	93
4	Harry Simpson	92
5	Stan Musial	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	31
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	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	20
2	Billy Pierce	18
3	Johnny Kucks	17
4	Tom Brewer	16
4	4 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	202
2	Billy Pierce	151
3	Paul Foytack	142
3	Harvey Haddix	142
5	Sam Jones	138

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	.396
3	Minnie Minoso	.379
4	Ted Kluszewski	.373
5	Pete Runnels	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Post	7
1	Frank Robinson	7
3	Ted Kluszewski	6
3	Willie Mays	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	16
1	Wally Post	16
3	Ted Kluszewski	15
3	Stan Lopata	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Lown	0.00
2	Johnny Antonelli	0.33
3	Tom Sturdivant	0.93
4	Frank Lary	0.99
4	Warren Spahn	0.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Murry Dickson	3
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	34
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Harvey Haddix	24
4	Johnny Antonelli	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Turk Lown	3
3	Al Aber	2
3	Don Bessent	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.408
2	Ted Kluszewski	.382
3	Wally Moon	.379
4	Pete Runnels	.362
5	Lou Skizas	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	12
1	Eddie Mathews	12
3	Joe Adcock	11
3	Rocky Colavito	11
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	32
2	Al Kaline	31
3	Mickey Mantle	30
3	Eddie Mathews	30
5	Stan Lopata	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Luis Aparicio	8
3	Jim Gilliam	6
3	Minnie Minoso	6
3	Jim Rivera	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	1.05
2	Don Newcombe	1.33
3	Turk Lown	1.37
4	Bob Miller	1.41
5	Bob Lemon	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
2	Frank Lary	5
2	Willard Nixon	5
2	Pedro Ramos	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	62
2	Paul Foytack	49
3	Billy Hoeft	43
4	Sam Jones	42
5	3 tied	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.355
2	Ted Williams	.353
3	Bob Nieman	.343
4	Hank Aaron	.329
5	Mickey Vernon	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Ted Kluszewski	39
3	Eddie Mathews	38
3	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	Ted Kluszewski	107
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	38
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	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	22
1	Billy Pierce	22
3	Lew Burdette	20
3	Bob Friend	20
3	Bob Lemon	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	252
2	Billy Pierce	188
3	Sam Jones	178
4	Harvey Haddix	164
5	Bob Friend	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	22
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Turk Lown	12
3	Don Mossi	12
5	2 tied	11