On This Day

Friday, September 7, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	49	.637	--
Indians	75	57	.568	9.5
White Sox	74	58	.561	10.5
Red Sox	73	61	.545	12.5
Tigers	67	67	.500	18.5
Orioles	59	75	.440	26.5
Senators	57	77	.425	28.5
Athletics	43	90	.323	42.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Orioles 5

Orioles 5, Red Sox 0

White Sox 2, Indians 1

Tigers 12, Athletics 8

Senators 6, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	81	53	.604	--
Dodgers	80	55	.593	1.5
Redlegs	80	55	.593	1.5
Cardinals	66	68	.493	15.0
Phillies	62	70	.470	18.0
Pirates	58	77	.430	23.5
Giants	56	78	.418	25.0
Cubs	53	80	.398	27.5

Games

Giants 6, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 3, Giants 1

Cubs 5, Braves 0

Phillies 5, Pirates 2

Cardinals 1, Redlegs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Gardner	4
1	Herb Plews	4
1	Roy Sievers	4
1	Hal Smith	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Bob Boyd	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Smith	5
2	Yogi Berra	4
2	Harvey Kuenn	4
4	Carl Furillo	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Wally Post	1
1	Pete Whisenant	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Nuxhall	1.50
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.20
3	Jack Harshman	1.00
3	Robin Roberts	1.00
5	Don Newcombe	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	8
2	Sam Jones	7
2	Robin Roberts	7
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	6
4	Joe Nuxhall	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	1
1	Hal Griggs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.359
2	Ted Williams	.347
3	Bob Nieman	.337
4	Harvey Kuenn	.336
5	Charlie Maxwell	.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	112
3	Ted Kluszewski	99
4	Stan Musial	96
5	2 tied	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	23
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
4	Sam Jones	149

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	.444
2	Alex Grammas	.406
3	Harvey Kuenn	.385
4	Pete Runnels	.383
5	Roberto Clemente	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walt Moryn	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Ted Lepcio	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Piersall	17
2	Al Kaline	15
3	Roy Campanella	14
3	Ted Lepcio	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Bobby Avila	3
2	Willie Mays	3
4	Bill Bruton	2
4	8 others tied	2

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	Jim Brosnan	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Jack Harshman	3
1	Billy Hoeft	3
1	Frank Lary	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	27
2	Camilo Pascual	20
3	Sam Jones	19
3	Frank Lary	19
3	Dean Stone	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Nieman	.398
2	Bill Virdon	.360
3	Minnie Minoso	.357
4	Ted Kluszewski	.355
5	Jim Gilliam	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
1	Frank Robinson	12
3	Joe Adcock	11
4	Jim Lemon	10
4	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	29
2	Joe Adcock	26
2	Al Kaline	26
2	Ted Kluszewski	26
5	5 tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	0.26
2	Frank Lary	0.99
3	Bob Miller	1.17
4	Dick Donovan	1.30
5	Bob Lemon	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	6
1	Dick Donovan	6
1	Frank Lary	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	47
2	Sam Jones	45
3	Herb Score	44
4	Camilo Pascual	40
5	Connie Johnson	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	4
1	Don Bessent	4
1	Clem Labine	4
4	Ellis Kinder	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.354
2	Mickey Mantle	.354
3	Bob Nieman	.348
4	Harvey Kuenn	.334
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	Al Kaline	119
1	Mickey Mantle	119
3	Stan Musial	108
4	Ted Kluszewski	107
5	Roy Sievers	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	37
2	Jim Gilliam	19
3	Jim Rivera	17
4	Luis Aparicio	15
4	Bobby Avila	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.42
2	Warren Spahn	2.65
3	Herb Score	2.71
4	Whitey Ford	2.78
5	Early Wynn	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	23
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	171
4	Harvey Haddix	161
5	Bob Friend	158

Saves

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