On This Day

Sunday, September 23, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 53 .642 --
Indians 85 64 .570 10.5
White Sox 83 65 .561 12.0
Red Sox 80 69 .537 15.5
Tigers 78 70 .527 17.0
Orioles 65 83 .439 30.0
Senators 58 91 .389 37.5
Athletics 50 99 .336 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 89 59 .601 --
Braves 90 60 .600 0.0
Redlegs 89 62 .589 1.5
Cardinals 73 75 .493 16.0
Phillies 69 80 .463 20.5
Pirates 65 84 .436 24.5
Giants 64 86 .427 26.0
Cubs 58 91 .389 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harvey Kuenn 5
2 Frank Bolling 4
2 Bill Bruton 4
2 Minnie Minoso 4
2 Johnny Temple 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 2
1 Stan Lopata 2
1 Wally Post 2
4 Ed Bailey 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Bruton 4
2 Gus Bell 3
2 Yogi Berra 3
2 Jim King 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Solly Hemus 1
1 Connie Johnson 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Willy Miranda 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Connie Johnson 1.80
2 Don Gross 0.75
3 Ruben Gomez 0.60
4 Tom Poholsky 0.55
5 Billy Pierce 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Acker 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 9
2 Don Gross 6
2 Tom Poholsky 6
4 Billy Pierce 5
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Clem Labine 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .356
2 Ted Williams .350
3 Harvey Kuenn .332
4 Charlie Maxwell .331
5 Hank Aaron .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 51
2 Duke Snider 39
3 Frank Robinson 38
4 Joe Adcock 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 127
2 Al Kaline 123
3 Stan Musial 105
3 Harry Simpson 105
5 Yogi Berra 103

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.52
2 Herb Score 2.55
3 Early Wynn 2.76
4 Lew Burdette 2.76
5 Warren Spahn 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 26
2 Frank Lary 20
2 Bob Lemon 20
2 Billy Pierce 20
5 6 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 251
2 Billy Pierce 189
3 Paul Foytack 175
4 Sam Jones 166
5 Harvey Haddix 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 19
2 Hersh Freeman 16
2 George Zuverink 16
4 Turk Lown 13
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Smoky Burgess .432
2 Al Pilarcik .429
3 Ken Boyer .392
4 Yogi Berra .390
5 Gus Bell .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Post 8
2 Willie Mays 6
2 Gus Triandos 6
2 Vic Wertz 6
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 16
2 Yogi Berra 15
3 Wally Post 14
4 Gus Triandos 13
5 Vic Wertz 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Luis Aparicio 5
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Solly Drake 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Gross 0.00
2 Jim Bunning 0.63
3 Gerry Staley 0.67
4 Bob Wiesler 0.75
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lary 4
1 Herb Score 4
3 Johnny Antonelli 3
3 Whitey Ford 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 40
2 Connie Johnson 24
3 Dave Sisler 22
4 Paul Foytack 21
4 Billy Pierce 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 6
2 Tommy Byrne 3
3 Don Bessent 2
3 Gene Conley 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Yogi Berra .365
2 Vic Power .364
3 Solly Hemus .359
4 Ted Williams .358
5 Minnie Minoso .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 11
2 Wally Post 10
3 Gus Triandos 9
4 Mickey Mantle 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 26
1 Al Kaline 26
1 Jim Piersall 26
4 Yogi Berra 25
5 Jackie Brandt 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Luis Aparicio 6
3 Bobby Avila 5
3 Minnie Minoso 5
3 Jackie Robinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Bessent 0.99
2 Frank Lary 1.14
3 Don Larsen 1.29
4 Sam Jones 1.45
5 Gerry Staley 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lary 7
2 Don Newcombe 6
3 Johnny Antonelli 5
3 Whitey Ford 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 52
2 Billy Pierce 46
3 Jack Harshman 40
4 Connie Johnson 38
4 Frank Lary 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 6
2 Don Bessent 5
3 Ike Delock 4
4 Tommy Byrne 3
4 3 others tied 3