On This Day

Monday, April 23, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 5 1 .833 --
White Sox 4 1 .800 0.5
Athletics 3 2 .600 1.5
Red Sox 3 3 .500 2.0
Senators 3 4 .429 2.5
Tigers 2 4 .333 3.0
Indians 2 4 .333 3.0
Orioles 2 5 .286 3.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 4 2 .667 --
Braves 4 2 .667 --
Cubs 3 2 .600 0.5
Giants 3 3 .500 1.0
Cardinals 3 3 .500 1.0
Phillies 3 3 .500 1.0
Pirates 2 4 .333 2.0
Redlegs 1 4 .200 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Lopata 2
1 Bobby Morgan 2
1 Andy Seminick 2
4 Richie Ashburn 1
4 10 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pee Wee Reese 2
2 Roy Campanella 1
2 Gino Cimoli 1
2 Carl Furillo 1
2 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Drysdale 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boyer .565
2 Bill Skowron .542
3 Mickey Mantle .455
3 Wally Moon .455
5 Karl Olson .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Jablonski 4
1 Mickey Mantle 4
3 Yogi Berra 3
3 Dale Long 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 13
2 Yogi Berra 12
3 Ray Jablonski 8
3 Stan Musial 8
5 2 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 2
1 Jim Lemon 2
3 Richie Ashburn 1
3 Gene Baker 1
3 18 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 0.00
1 Art Ditmar 0.00
1 Jack Harshman 0.00
4 Billy Pierce 0.50
5 Don Drysdale 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 2
1 Robin Roberts 2
3 Al Aber 1
3 Johnny Antonelli 1
3 41 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 18
2 Bob Lemon 12
2 Billy Pierce 12
4 Ruben Gomez 10
4 4 others tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Dave Jolly 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Jim Konstanty 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .336
2 Al Kaline .326
3 Stan Musial .324
4 George Kell .319
5 Ted Kluszewski .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 52
2 Ted Kluszewski 44
3 Ernie Banks 43
3 Eddie Mathews 43
5 Wally Post 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 130
2 Duke Snider 123
3 Del Ennis 116
4 Ernie Banks 115
5 Jackie Jensen 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 26
2 Willie Mays 23
2 Jim Rivera 23
4 Ken Boyer 21
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 1.75
2 Herb Score 2.72
3 Early Wynn 2.75
4 Bob Friend 2.78
5 Whitey Ford 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Don Newcombe 19
3 Early Wynn 18
4 Billy Pierce 17
4 Frank Sullivan 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 237
2 Bob Turley 198
3 Sam Jones 195
4 Billy Pierce 166
5 Robin Roberts 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 18
1 Ray Narleski 18
3 Ellis Kinder 17
4 Jack Meyer 16
5 Jim Konstanty 13