On This Day

Saturday, September 15, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	91	51	.641	--
Indians	79	62	.560	11.5
White Sox	78	62	.557	12.0
Red Sox	79	63	.556	12.0
Tigers	73	68	.518	17.5
Orioles	61	80	.433	29.5
Senators	58	83	.411	32.5
Athletics	45	95	.321	45.0

Games

Orioles 4, White Sox 1

Red Sox 5, Indians 3

Tigers 6, Yankees 2

Athletics 10, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	85	56	.603	--
Braves	86	57	.601	0.0
Redlegs	83	58	.589	2.0
Cardinals	71	69	.507	13.5
Phillies	65	75	.464	19.5
Pirates	61	81	.430	24.5
Giants	58	83	.411	27.0
Cubs	55	85	.393	29.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Cubs 0

Cardinals 9, Giants 4

Phillies 6, Braves 5

Redlegs 6, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Bell	4
1	Al Dark	4
1	Vic Power	4
1	Pete Runnels	4
1	Lou Skizas	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Rocky Colavito	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Al Dark	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Caffie	2
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Jim Gilliam	1
2	Gil Hodges	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Lary	1.00
1	Don Newcombe	1.00
3	Jim Wilson	0.86
4	Don Kaiser	0.60
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Carl Duser	1
1	Frank Lary	1
1	Brooks Lawrence	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Lary	7
2	Ike Delock	6
2	Bob Feller	6
2	Don Kaiser	6
2	Jim Wilson	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Robin Roberts	1
1	Bobby Shantz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.352
2	Mickey Mantle	.349
3	Harvey Kuenn	.330
4	Hank Aaron	.327
5	Charlie Maxwell	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Frank Robinson	38
2	Duke Snider	38
4	Joe Adcock	37
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	119
2	Al Kaline	117
3	Stan Musial	103
4	Ted Kluszewski	102
5	Harry Simpson	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Jim Gilliam	20
3	Jim Rivera	19
4	Bobby Avila	17
5	Luis Aparicio	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.56
2	Lew Burdette	2.59
3	Herb Score	2.71
4	Early Wynn	2.81
5	Bob Lemon	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	24
2	Billy Pierce	20
3	Tom Brewer	19
3	Brooks Lawrence	19
3	Bob Lemon	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	228
2	Billy Pierce	176
3	Paul Foytack	159
4	Harvey Haddix	154
4	Camilo Pascual	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	18
2	George Zuverink	16
3	Hersh Freeman	13
4	Turk Lown	12
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ray Boone	.411
2	Yogi Berra	.408
3	Harry Simpson	.405
4	Vic Power	.393
5	Ted Williams	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Hank Aaron	6
2	Yogi Berra	6
4	Hank Bauer	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Piersall	18
2	Yogi Berra	16
3	Hank Aaron	15
3	Willie Mays	15
5	Ted Williams	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	4
1	Willie Mays	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
4	Al Pilarcik	3
5	6 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ruben Gomez	0.47
2	Don Larsen	0.47
3	Cholly Naranjo	0.63
4	Frank Lary	0.75
4	Don Bessent	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	4
2	Johnny Antonelli	3
2	Don Bessent	3
2	Ike Delock	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	22
1	Frank Lary	22
3	Jack Harshman	20
4	Connie Johnson	19
4	3 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hersh Freeman	3
2	Don Bessent	2
2	Clem Labine	2
2	Bobby Shantz	2
5	23 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ray Boone	.377
2	Bill Virdon	.375
3	Ted Williams	.359
4	Vic Power	.357
5	Pete Runnels	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
1	Frank Robinson	12
3	Eddie Mathews	10
4	Hank Aaron	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	27
2	Carl Furillo	26
3	Rocky Colavito	25
3	Al Kaline	25
3	3 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Bobby Avila	8
3	Jim Gilliam	7
4	Minnie Minoso	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	0.57
2	Frank Lary	1.28
3	Johnny Antonelli	1.35
4	Early Wynn	1.35
5	Bob Lemon	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
3	Johnny Antonelli	5
3	Dick Donovan	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	46
2	Billy Pierce	42
3	Sam Jones	41
4	Frank Lary	40
5	Jack Harshman	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.355
2	Mickey Mantle	.348
3	Bob Nieman	.329
4	Harvey Kuenn	.329
5	Hank Aaron	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Willie Mays	39
3	Eddie Mathews	38
3	Frank Robinson	38
3	Duke Snider	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	123
2	Mickey Mantle	119
3	Stan Musial	107
4	Ted Kluszewski	106
5	2 tied	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	39
2	Jim Gilliam	20
3	Jim Rivera	19
4	Bobby Avila	17
5	Luis Aparicio	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.56
2	Herb Score	2.61
3	Whitey Ford	2.67
4	Early Wynn	2.73
5	Warren Spahn	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	24
2	Billy Pierce	22
3	Lew Burdette	20
4	Tom Brewer	19
4	5 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	237
2	Billy Pierce	196
3	Sam Jones	166
4	Harvey Haddix	162
5	Paul Foytack	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	20
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Hersh Freeman	13
4	Turk Lown	12
4	Tom Morgan	12