On This Day

Wednesday, April 25, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 1 .875 --
White Sox 4 1 .800 1.5
Senators 4 5 .444 3.5
Tigers 3 4 .429 3.5
Red Sox 3 4 .429 3.5
Indians 3 4 .429 3.5
Athletics 3 4 .429 3.5
Orioles 2 6 .250 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 5 2 .714 --
Braves 4 2 .667 0.5
Cardinals 5 3 .625 0.5
Cubs 3 3 .500 1.5
Giants 3 4 .429 2.0
Pirates 3 4 .429 2.0
Phillies 3 4 .429 2.0
Redlegs 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vic Wertz 4
2 Foster Castleman 3
2 Gil Hodges 3
2 Dale Long 3
2 Hector Lopez 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Foster Castleman 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 2
1 Jim Gilliam 2
1 Danny Kravitz 2
1 Dale Long 2
1 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Kravitz 1
1 Curt Roberts 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Ford 1.00
2 Pedro Ramos 0.89
2 Herb Score 0.89
4 Erv Palica 0.44
5 Harvey Haddix 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Vern Law 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 8
1 Pedro Ramos 8
1 Herb Score 8
4 Jim Owens 5
5 Erv Palica 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nellie King 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boyer .500
2 Mickey Mantle .448
3 Bill Skowron .438
4 Clint Courtney .435
5 4 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Jablonski 5
2 Yogi Berra 4
2 Mickey Mantle 4
4 Ken Boyer 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 13
1 Mickey Mantle 13
3 Ray Jablonski 11
4 Stan Musial 10
5 2 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 2
1 Jim Lemon 2
3 Richie Ashburn 1
3 Gene Baker 1
3 24 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 0.00
1 Art Ditmar 0.00
1 Jack Harshman 0.00
1 Nellie King 0.00
5 2 tied 0.50

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 18
1 Herb Score 18
3 Whitey Ford 14
4 Bob Lemon 12
4 Billy Pierce 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 2
2 Marv Grissom 1
2 Dave Jolly 1
2 Nellie King 1
2 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .332
2 Stan Musial .323
3 Al Kaline .322
4 George Kell .319
5 Ted Kluszewski .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 50
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 127
2 Duke Snider 120
3 Ernie Banks 115
3 Del Ennis 115
3 Jackie Jensen 115

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 1.76
2 Herb Score 2.56
3 Whitey Ford 2.72
4 Early Wynn 2.77
5 Frank Sullivan 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Don Newcombe 19
3 Early Wynn 18
4 Whitey Ford 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 239
2 Bob Turley 198
3 Sam Jones 188
4 Billy Pierce 163
5 Robin Roberts 160

Saves

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