On This Day

Thursday, April 26, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 4 1 .800 --
Yankees 7 2 .778 -1.0
Indians 4 4 .500 1.5
Senators 4 5 .444 2.0
Tigers 3 4 .429 2.0
Red Sox 3 4 .429 2.0
Athletics 3 5 .375 2.5
Orioles 3 6 .333 3.0

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Adams 3
2 Bobby Avila 2
2 Chico Carrasquel 2
2 Joe Collins 2
2 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Chico Carrasquel 1
1 Billy Gardner 1
1 Harry Simpson 1
1 Gus Triandos 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chico Carrasquel 7
2 Bobby Avila 4
3 Joe Collins 3
4 Vic Wertz 2
5 10 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Early Wynn 1.33
2 Jim Wilson 0.40
3 Lou Kretlow 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Wilson 1
1 Early Wynn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 8
2 Jim Wilson 4
3 Tom Lasorda 3
4 Tom Morgan 2
4 George Zuverink 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boyer .500
2 Clint Courtney .435
3 Bill Bruton .429
3 Dale Long .429
3 Bill Sarni .429

Home Runs

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 2
1 Johnny Kucks 2
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 2
1 Billy Pierce 2
1 3 others tied 2

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
1 George Zuverink 2
3 Marv Grissom 1
3 Dave Jolly 1
3 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .332
2 Stan Musial .323
3 George Kell .322
4 Al Kaline .322
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 126
2 Duke Snider 120
3 Ernie Banks 115
3 Del Ennis 115
5 2 tied 113

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 2.74
5 Frank Sullivan 2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 239
2 Sam Jones 188
2 Bob Turley 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