On This Day

Monday, August 27, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 46 .635 --
Indians 71 51 .582 7.0
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 71 .418 27.0
Athletics 41 82 .333 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 48 .610 --
Dodgers 72 49 .595 2.0
Redlegs 72 53 .576 4.0
Cardinals 63 61 .508 12.5
Phillies 57 64 .471 17.0
Pirates 53 72 .424 23.0
Giants 50 71 .413 24.0
Cubs 49 73 .402 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Avila 3
1 Chico Carrasquel 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Rocky Colavito 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chico Carrasquel 2
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 Rocky Colavito 1
2 Duke Snider 1
2 Bobby Thomson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 3
1 Chico Carrasquel 3
3 Duke Snider 2
3 Bobby Thomson 2
5 6 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Logan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Newcombe 0.71
2 Bob Lemon 0.67
3 Hal Griggs 0.33
4 Gene Conley 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Bessent 1
1 Bob Lemon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 6
2 Don Newcombe 5
3 Gene Conley 3
4 Hal Griggs 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .364
2 Ted Williams .342
3 Wally Moon .333
4 Hank Aaron .330
5 Harvey Kuenn .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 44
2 Duke Snider 35
3 Joe Adcock 33
3 Ted Kluszewski 33
5 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
3 Bob Lemon 17
5 4 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 .404
2 Minnie Minoso .382
3 Ted Kluszewski .381
3 Bob Nieman .381
5 Wally Moon .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 7
2 Ted Kluszewski 6
2 Wally Post 6
4 Joe Adcock 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 16
2 Ted Kluszewski 15
2 Wally Post 15
2 Frank Robinson 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Bessent 0.00
1 Turk Lown 0.00
3 Johnny Antonelli 0.33
4 Tom Sturdivant 0.93
5 2 tied 0.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
1 Tom Sturdivant 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 26
2 Harvey Haddix 24
3 Johnny Antonelli 23
4 Tom Sturdivant 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Lown 3
2 Al Aber 2
2 Don Bessent 2
2 Tom Gorman 2
2 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .410
2 Wally Moon .392
3 Pete Runnels .371
4 Ted Kluszewski .370
5 Richie Ashburn .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 12
1 Eddie Mathews 12
3 Joe Adcock 11
3 Rocky Colavito 11
3 Duke Snider 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 31
1 Al Kaline 31
3 Mickey Mantle 30
3 Eddie Mathews 30
5 2 tied 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 0.91
2 Bob Miller 1.41
3 Bob Lemon 1.54
4 Lew Burdette 1.56
5 Don Newcombe 1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Jackson 5
1 Turk Lown 5
3 Al Aber 4
4 Tom Gorman 3
4 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .359
2 Ted Williams .353
3 Bob Nieman .342
4 Mickey Vernon .331
5 Hank Aaron .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 48
2 Ted Kluszewski 39
2 Duke Snider 39
4 Eddie Mathews 38
5 Willie Mays 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 125
2 Al Kaline 111
3 Stan Musial 108
4 Ted Kluszewski 107
5 Roy Sievers 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 38
2 Jim Gilliam 19
2 Jim Rivera 19
4 Luis Aparicio 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.44
2 Warren Spahn 2.49
3 Herb Score 2.57
4 Lew Burdette 2.72
5 Early Wynn 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 250
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