On This Day

Tuesday, September 4, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 48 .639 --
Indians 75 56 .573 9.0
White Sox 73 58 .557 11.0
Red Sox 72 59 .550 12.0
Tigers 65 67 .492 19.5
Orioles 58 72 .446 25.5
Senators 54 77 .412 30.0
Athletics 43 88 .328 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 51 .614 --
Redlegs 79 54 .594 2.5
Dodgers 78 54 .591 3.0
Cardinals 64 68 .485 17.0
Phillies 61 69 .469 19.0
Pirates 58 75 .436 23.5
Giants 54 77 .412 26.5
Cubs 52 79 .397 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Don Buddin 3
1 Nellie Fox 3
1 Fred Hatfield 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Buddin 1
1 Foster Castleman 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Frank House 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Ted Lepcio 3
1 Minnie Minoso 3
4 Ed Bailey 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Crimian 0.80
2 Camilo Pascual 0.50
2 Max Surkont 0.50
4 Taylor Phillips 0.43
5 Dick Donovan 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Crimian 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Frank Sullivan 1
1 Max Surkont 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 5
2 Jack Crimian 4
3 Bud Byerly 3
3 Dick Donovan 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Ditmar 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .362
2 Ted Williams .340
3 Bob Nieman .333
4 Harvey Kuenn .333
5 Hank Aaron .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Frank Robinson 37
2 Duke Snider 37
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 99
4 Stan Musial 96
5 Harry Simpson 94

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 2.82
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 211
2 Billy Pierce 160
3 Camilo Pascual 151
4 Paul Foytack 149
5 Harvey Haddix 144

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 Bill Virdon .400
3 Ray Katt .386
4 Bob Boyd .386
5 Harvey Kuenn .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 7
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Ted Lepcio 6
2 Eddie Mathews 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 17
1 Jim Piersall 17
3 Roy Campanella 16
4 Dick Gernert 15
4 4 others tied 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 Dick Donovan 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
1 Joe Nuxhall 3
1 Chuck Stobbs 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 23
1 Herb Score 23
3 Tom Sturdivant 21
3 Frank Sullivan 21
5 3 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 .388
2 Bob Nieman .385
3 Ted Kluszewski .367
4 Jim Gilliam .352
5 Pete Runnels .351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 34
2 Al Kaline 29
3 Ted Kluszewski 27
4 Joe Adcock 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Bobby Avila 7
4 Jim Gilliam 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Bessent 0.26
2 Bob Miller 1.23
3 Bob Lemon 1.41
4 Tommy Byrne 1.44
5 Lew Burdette 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 6
1 Dick Donovan 6
1 Don Newcombe 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 55
2 Sam Jones 43
3 Camilo Pascual 40
4 Paul Foytack 39
4 Jack Harshman 39

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 .356
2 Bob Nieman .346
3 Ted Williams .346
4 Harvey Kuenn .331
5 Hank Aaron .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Eddie Mathews 39
3 Willie Mays 38
3 Duke Snider 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 121
2 Al Kaline 120
3 Stan Musial 110
4 Ted Kluszewski 108
5 Roy Sievers 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 39
2 Jim Gilliam 19
3 Jim Rivera 17
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 2.68
4 Whitey Ford 2.70
5 Early Wynn 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 23
2 Billy Pierce 21
3 Tom Brewer 20
3 Lew Burdette 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 246
2 Billy Pierce 189
3 Sam Jones 173
4 Bob Friend 163
5 Harvey Haddix 161

Saves

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