On This Day

Wednesday, September 5, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 48 .642 --
Indians 75 56 .573 9.5
White Sox 73 58 .557 11.5
Red Sox 72 60 .545 13.0
Tigers 65 67 .492 20.0
Orioles 58 73 .443 26.5
Senators 55 77 .417 30.0
Athletics 43 88 .328 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 52 .609 --
Redlegs 80 54 .597 1.5
Dodgers 79 54 .594 2.0
Cardinals 65 68 .489 16.0
Phillies 61 70 .466 19.0
Pirates 58 76 .433 23.5
Giants 55 77 .417 25.5
Cubs 52 80 .394 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Baker 3
1 Pete Daley 3
1 Al Dark 3
1 Alex Grammas 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Pete Daley 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Grammas 4
2 Jackie Brandt 3
2 Roy McMillan 3
4 Joe Adcock 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Acker 0.60
2 Connie Johnson 0.56
3 Ron Kline 0.50
3 Willard Nixon 0.50
5 Whitey Ford 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Dick Littlefield 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willard Nixon 7
2 Joe Margoneri 6
3 Whitey Ford 5
3 Connie Johnson 5
5 Dick Littlefield 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Bessent 1
1 Larry Jansen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .361
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Bob Nieman .333
4 Harvey Kuenn .333
5 Hank Aaron .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Duke Snider 38
3 Frank Robinson 37
4 Joe Adcock 35
5 2 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 Joe Adcock 95

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 Whitey Ford 2.66
3 Warren Spahn 2.81
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 Alex Grammas .433
2 Bob Nieman .417
3 Harvey Kuenn .385
4 Ray Katt .378
5 2 tied .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Ted Lepcio 6
1 Walt Moryn 6
1 Frank Robinson 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.44
2 Don Bessent 0.50
3 Art Fowler 0.71
4 Johnny Kucks 0.75
5 Jim Brosnan 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Stobbs 4
2 Dick Donovan 3
2 Dick Littlefield 3
2 Sal Maglie 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 23
2 Tom Sturdivant 21
2 Frank Sullivan 21
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 20
4 Camilo Pascual 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 Bob Nieman .386
2 Bill Virdon .375
3 Ted Kluszewski .368
4 Jim Gilliam .368
5 Bob Boyd .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 12
2 Joe Adcock 11
3 Jim Lemon 10
3 Mickey Mantle 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 31
2 Joe Adcock 28
3 Ted Kluszewski 27
4 Al Kaline 26
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Bessent 0.26
2 Bob Miller 1.14
3 Bob Lemon 1.23
4 Dick Donovan 1.30
5 Tommy Byrne 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 6
1 Don Newcombe 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
4 Johnny Antonelli 5
4 3 others 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 Don Bessent 4
1 Clem Labine 4
3 Al Aber 3
3 Larry Jackson 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .356
2 Ted Williams .349
3 Bob Nieman .345
4 Harvey Kuenn .329
5 Hank Aaron .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Eddie Mathews 39
3 Duke Snider 38
4 Ted Kluszewski 37
4 Frank Robinson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 119
1 Mickey Mantle 119
3 Stan Musial 109
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 Lew Burdette 2.50
2 Warren Spahn 2.65
3 Whitey Ford 2.71
3 Herb Score 2.71
5 Early Wynn 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 22
2 Billy Pierce 21
3 Lew Burdette 20
3 Bob Lemon 20
3 Warren Spahn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 235
2 Billy Pierce 187
3 Sam Jones 164
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