On This Day

Thursday, September 6, 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 66 67 .496 19.5
Orioles 58 74 .439 27.0
Senators 56 77 .421 29.5
Athletics 43 89 .326 42.0

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Gardner 4
2 Ray Boone 3
2 Dick Williams 3
4 Bob Boyd 2
4 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Belardi 1
1 Ray Boone 1
1 George Kell 1
1 Charlie Maxwell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Valdivielso 3
2 Ray Boone 2
2 George Kell 2
2 Charlie Maxwell 2
5 8 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Lary 1.00
2 Dean Stone 0.29
3 Ray Moore 0.14
4 Art Ditmar 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lary 1
1 Dean Stone 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dean Stone 5
2 Frank Lary 4
2 Billy O'Dell 4
4 Don Ferrarese 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bud Byerly 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .361
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Harvey Kuenn .333
3 Bob Nieman .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 .409
3 Ray Katt .390
4 Bob Boyd .389
5 Mickey Mantle .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Walt Moryn 6
1 Frank Robinson 6
4 Ray Katt 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Piersall 16
2 Minnie Minoso 15
3 Roy Campanella 14
3 Al Kaline 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 5
2 Willie Mays 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Bobby Avila 3
3 Whitey Herzog 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.44
2 Don Bessent 0.50
3 Early Wynn 0.66
4 Art Fowler 0.71
5 Johnny Kucks 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Stobbs 4
2 Dick Donovan 3
2 Frank Lary 3
2 Sal Maglie 3
2 Don Newcombe 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Lary 23
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 20
2 Camilo Pascual 20
4 Jack Harshman 19
4 Dean Stone 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Bessent 3
2 Ike Delock 2
2 Bob Friend 2
2 Ellis Kinder 2
2 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Nieman .386
2 Bill Virdon .375
3 Jim Gilliam .368
4 Ted Kluszewski .364
5 Bob Boyd .356

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 30
2 Joe Adcock 28
3 Ted Kluszewski 26
4 Al Kaline 25
4 3 others 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 Frank Lary 1.30
5 Dick Donovan 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 6
1 Frank Lary 6
1 Don Newcombe 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 44
2 Frank Lary 42
3 Camilo Pascual 40
4 Jack Harshman 39
5 2 tied 38

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 .330
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 104

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