On This Day

Monday, September 3, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	48	.639	--
Indians	75	55	.577	8.5
White Sox	72	58	.554	11.5
Red Sox	71	59	.546	12.5
Tigers	65	66	.496	19.0
Orioles	58	72	.446	25.5
Senators	54	76	.415	29.5
Athletics	42	88	.323	41.5

Games

Tigers 11, White Sox 8

White Sox 5, Tigers 3

Indians 2, Athletics 1

Yankees 6, Orioles 1

Yankees 5, Orioles 0

Red Sox 7, Senators 5

Red Sox 16, Senators 0

Athletics 5, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	81	50	.618	--
Dodgers	78	54	.591	3.5
Redlegs	78	54	.591	3.5
Cardinals	64	68	.485	17.5
Phillies	61	68	.473	19.0
Pirates	58	75	.436	24.0
Giants	53	77	.408	27.5
Cubs	52	79	.397	29.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Pirates 3

Pirates 3, Dodgers 2

Braves 3, Redlegs 2

Redlegs 7, Braves 5

Phillies 5, Giants 1

Giants 2, Phillies 1

Cardinals 4, Cubs 2

Cubs 8, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Virdon	7
2	Harvey Kuenn	6
2	Jim Piersall	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Walt Moryn	3
3	Yogi Berra	2
3	Vic Power	2
5	17 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Piersall	8
2	Ray Boone	5
2	Ted Lepcio	5
4	Walt Moryn	4
4	Jim Small	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Jackie Brandt	1
1	Don Buddin	1
1	Jim Busby	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Miller	1.00
2	Don Larsen	0.83
3	Jim Brosnan	0.80
4	Mike Garcia	0.75
4	2 others tied	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Aber	1
1	Don Bessent	1
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Larsen	10
2	Jack Meyer	9
3	Jim Brosnan	8
3	Wally Burnette	8
3	Early Wynn	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	Bobby Shantz	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.362
2	Ted Williams	.343
3	Harvey Kuenn	.335
4	Bob Nieman	.333
5	Hank Aaron	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Duke Snider	37
3	Frank Robinson	36
4	Joe Adcock	34
4	2 others tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	118
2	Al Kaline	111
3	Ted Kluszewski	98
4	Stan Musial	96
5	2 tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Jim Gilliam	19
3	Jim Rivera	17
4	Luis Aparicio	15
4	Bobby Avila	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.38
2	Warren Spahn	2.63
3	Whitey Ford	2.64
4	Herb Score	2.73
5	Early Wynn	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	22
2	Tom Brewer	18
2	Lew Burdette	18
2	Johnny Kucks	18
2	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	210
2	Billy Pierce	160
3	Paul Foytack	148
4	Camilo Pascual	146
5	Bob Friend	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	17
2	George Zuverink	16
3	Turk Lown	12
4	Tom Morgan	11
5	2 tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Nieman	.412
2	Harvey Kuenn	.409
3	Bill Virdon	.400
4	Ray Katt	.386
5	Bob Boyd	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	7
1	Frank Robinson	7
3	Hank Aaron	6
4	Joe Adcock	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	17
1	Eddie Mathews	17
3	Roy Campanella	16
3	Jim Piersall	16
5	Dick Gernert	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Bobby Avila	4
2	Nellie Fox	4
2	Willie Mays	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	0.46
2	Bob Miller	0.50
3	Art Fowler	0.71
4	Johnny Kucks	0.75
5	Jim Brosnan	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Don Newcombe	3
1	Joe Nuxhall	3
1	Chuck Stobbs	3
5	30 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	23
2	Herb Score	22
3	Tom Sturdivant	21
4	Don Larsen	20
4	2 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Bessent	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
4	Ike Delock	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Virdon	.385
2	Bob Nieman	.384
3	Ted Kluszewski	.370
4	Mickey Mantle	.362
5	Al Kaline	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	13
1	Eddie Mathews	13
3	Frank Robinson	11
3	Duke Snider	11
5	4 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	37
2	Al Kaline	34
3	Mickey Mantle	29
3	Duke Snider	29
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
1	Willie Mays	8
3	Bobby Avila	7
3	Jim Gilliam	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	0.26
2	Bob Miller	1.23
3	Dick Donovan	1.34
4	Tommy Byrne	1.38
5	Bob Lemon	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
4	Johnny Antonelli	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	54
2	Sam Jones	43
3	Jack Harshman	42
4	Early Wynn	39
5	2 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	4
1	Clem Labine	4
3	Don Bessent	3
3	Larry Jackson	3
3	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.358
2	Ted Williams	.348
3	Bob Nieman	.345
4	Harvey Kuenn	.333
5	Hank Aaron	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Eddie Mathews	40
3	Willie Mays	38
3	Duke Snider	38
5	Ted Kluszewski	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	124
2	Al Kaline	120
3	Stan Musial	110
4	Ted Kluszewski	107
5	Roy Sievers	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	39
2	Jim Gilliam	19
3	Jim Rivera	18
4	Luis Aparicio	15
4	Bobby Avila	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.49
2	Lew Burdette	2.50
3	Herb Score	2.61
4	Whitey Ford	2.68
5	Early Wynn	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	23
2	Bob Lemon	21
2	Billy Pierce	21
4	Tom Brewer	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	245
2	Billy Pierce	189
3	Sam Jones	173
4	Bob Friend	163
5	Harvey Haddix	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	20
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Turk Lown	12
3	Tom Morgan	12
3	Don Mossi	12