On This Day

Sunday, September 30, 1956

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1956 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 3, 1956

New York Yankees at Brooklyn Dodgers

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 57 .630 --
Indians 88 66 .571 9.0
White Sox 85 69 .552 12.0
Red Sox 84 70 .545 13.0
Tigers 82 72 .532 15.0
Orioles 69 85 .448 28.0
Senators 59 95 .383 38.0
Athletics 52 102 .338 45.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 93 61 .604 --
Braves 92 62 .597 1.0
Redlegs 91 63 .591 2.0
Cardinals 76 78 .494 17.0
Phillies 71 83 .461 22.0
Giants 67 87 .435 26.0
Pirates 66 88 .429 27.0
Cubs 60 94 .390 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Frazier 5
1 Ozzie Virgil 5
1 Dick Williams 5
4 Herb Plews 4
4 Bill White 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Amoros 2
1 Duke Snider 2
1 Bill White 2
4 Wayne Belardi 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Daley 4
1 Duke Snider 4
3 Willie Jones 3
3 Harvey Kuenn 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Temple 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Solly Drake 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ned Garver 1.50
2 Don Ferrarese 1.14
3 Dave Sisler 0.70
4 Bob Turley 0.60
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Beamon 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Bill Harrington 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Ferrarese 8
2 Dave Sisler 7
3 Bob Turley 6
4 Ted Abernathy 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Bessent 1
1 Jack Crimian 1
1 Ray Crone 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .353
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Harvey Kuenn .332
4 Hank Aaron .328
5 Charlie Maxwell .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 52
2 Duke Snider 43
3 Joe Adcock 38
3 Frank Robinson 38
5 Eddie Mathews 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 130
2 Al Kaline 128
3 Stan Musial 109
4 Vic Wertz 106
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 40
2 Luis Aparicio 21
2 Jim Gilliam 21
4 Jim Rivera 20
5 Bobby Avila 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.47
2 Herb Score 2.60
3 Early Wynn 2.69
4 Lew Burdette 2.70
5 Warren Spahn 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 27
2 Frank Lary 21
3 Johnny Antonelli 20
3 Billy Hoeft 20
3 5 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 263
2 Billy Pierce 192
3 Paul Foytack 184
4 Sam Jones 176
5 Billy Hoeft 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 19
2 Hersh Freeman 17
3 George Zuverink 16
4 Turk Lown 13
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherm Lollar .462
2 Duke Snider .435
3 Minnie Minoso .434
4 Gil Hodges .422
5 Bill Skowron .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Post 7
2 Larry Doby 6
3 Ray Boone 5
3 Gil Hodges 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 14
1 Gil Hodges 14
1 Charlie Maxwell 14
1 Duke Snider 14
1 Vic Wertz 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Willie Mays 5
3 Solly Drake 4
4 Richie Ashburn 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Gross 0.00
2 Gerry Staley 0.45
3 Don Larsen 0.57
4 Wally Burnette 0.87
5 Frank Lary 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 4
2 Frank Lary 3
2 Sal Maglie 3
2 Don Newcombe 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 35
2 Billy Hoeft 28
3 Paul Foytack 25
4 Sam Jones 23
5 Johnny Antonelli 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 4
2 Don Bessent 3
2 Windy McCall 3
4 Tommy Byrne 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Boone .388
2 Roberto Clemente .371
3 Yogi Berra .364
4 Ted Williams .355
5 Bill Virdon .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 12
2 Minnie Minoso 9
2 Wally Post 9
4 Ray Boone 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Piersall 28
2 Ray Boone 27
3 Yogi Berra 26
3 Al Kaline 26
5 Ted Williams 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Luis Aparicio 7
3 Jackie Robinson 5
4 Bobby Avila 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Larsen 0.52
2 Frank Lary 0.86
3 Johnny Antonelli 1.18
4 Hersh Freeman 1.23
5 Wally Burnette 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 7
1 Frank Lary 7
3 Sal Maglie 6
3 Don Newcombe 6
3 Herb Score 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 60
2 Paul Foytack 42
3 Billy Hoeft 41
3 Billy Pierce 41
5 Sam Jones 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 7
2 Don Bessent 5
3 Tommy Byrne 3
3 Ike Delock 3
3 2 others tied 3