On This Day

Tuesday, September 11, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	49	.645	--
Indians	77	59	.566	11.0
White Sox	76	60	.559	12.0
Red Sox	76	61	.555	12.5
Tigers	70	67	.511	18.5
Orioles	59	78	.431	29.5
Senators	57	80	.416	31.5
Athletics	43	93	.316	45.0

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 3

Indians 3, Orioles 1

Tigers 12, Senators 0

Yankees 9, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	83	55	.601	--
Braves	83	55	.601	0.0
Redlegs	81	57	.587	2.0
Cardinals	69	68	.504	13.5
Phillies	63	73	.463	19.0
Pirates	61	78	.439	22.5
Giants	56	81	.409	26.5
Cubs	54	83	.394	28.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Braves 2

Redlegs 11, Giants 5

Cardinals 5, Phillies 3

Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Bauer	3
1	Gus Bell	3
1	Yogi Berra	3
1	Bobby Del Greco	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Bauer	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Bailey	4
2	Bill Sarni	3
3	Hank Bauer	2
3	Yogi Berra	2
3	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Lary	0.83
2	Sal Maglie	0.75
3	Bob Rush	0.55
4	Herm Wehmeier	0.43
5	3 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	Frank Lary	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sal Maglie	6
1	Bob Rush	6
3	Frank Lary	5
4	Art Fowler	4
4	Harvey Haddix	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Larry Jackson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.354
2	Ted Williams	.347
3	Harvey Kuenn	.335
4	Bob Nieman	.331
5	Hank Aaron	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Frank Robinson	38
2	Duke Snider	38
4	Joe Adcock	36
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	118
2	Al Kaline	116
3	Ted Kluszewski	101
4	Stan Musial	100
5	2 tied	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	34
2	Jim Gilliam	19
2	Jim Rivera	19
4	Bobby Avila	17
5	Luis Aparicio	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.37
2	Whitey Ford	2.58
3	Herb Score	2.74
4	Bob Lemon	2.84
5	Early Wynn	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	23
2	Tom Brewer	19
2	Bob Lemon	19
2	Billy Pierce	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	220
2	Billy Pierce	168
3	Paul Foytack	154
4	Camilo Pascual	152
5	2 tied	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	17
2	George Zuverink	16
3	Turk Lown	12
4	Hersh Freeman	11
4	Tom Morgan	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walt Moryn	.424
2	Ray Boone	.400
3	Yogi Berra	.396
4	Harvey Kuenn	.393
5	Ted Williams	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Walt Moryn	6
1	Frank Robinson	6
4	Yogi Berra	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	17
1	Jim Piersall	17
3	Carl Furillo	14
4	Minnie Minoso	13
5	5 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	5
1	Jackie Robinson	5
3	Willie Mays	3
4	Bill Bruton	2
4	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	0.67
2	Cholly Naranjo	0.69
3	Ray Crone	0.71
4	Frank Lary	1.00
5	Tom Brewer	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	4
1	Frank Lary	4
3	Tom Brewer	3
3	Whitey Ford	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Lary	24
2	Jack Harshman	23
3	Moe Drabowsky	18
3	Whitey Ford	18
3	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Bessent	2
1	Ike Delock	2
1	Ellis Kinder	2
4	Al Aber	1
4	23 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Nieman	.382
2	Ray Boone	.361
3	Minnie Minoso	.360
4	Bill Virdon	.360
5	Pete Runnels	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Willie Mays	12
3	Eddie Mathews	10
4	Ted Lepcio	9
4	Wally Post	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	26
1	Frank Robinson	26
3	Carl Furillo	25
3	Eddie Mathews	25
3	Willie Mays	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	8
1	Willie Mays	8
3	Minnie Minoso	7
4	Jim Gilliam	6
4	Jackie Robinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	0.31
2	Frank Lary	0.99
3	Johnny Antonelli	1.35
4	Tommy Byrne	1.44
5	Bob Lemon	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	6
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	52
2	Jack Harshman	42
3	Frank Lary	39
4	Connie Johnson	37
4	Sam Jones	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Bessent	4
1	Clem Labine	4
3	Al Aber	3
3	Ike Delock	3
3	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.355
2	Ted Williams	.349
3	Bob Nieman	.337
4	Harvey Kuenn	.334
5	Hank Aaron	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Eddie Mathews	38
2	Willie Mays	38
2	Frank Robinson	38
2	Duke Snider	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	122
2	Mickey Mantle	118
3	Stan Musial	109
4	Ted Kluszewski	105
5	Roy Sievers	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	38
2	Jim Gilliam	19
2	Jim Rivera	19
4	Bobby Avila	17
5	Luis Aparicio	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.36
2	Herb Score	2.64
3	Whitey Ford	2.70
4	Early Wynn	2.79
5	Warren Spahn	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	23
2	Billy Pierce	22
3	Tom Brewer	20
3	Lew Burdette	20
3	Bob Lemon	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	238
2	Billy Pierce	195
3	Sam Jones	165
4	Bob Friend	160
4	Harvey Haddix	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	19
1	George Zuverink	19
3	Turk Lown	12
3	Tom Morgan	12
5	Hersh Freeman	11