On This Day

Saturday, April 28, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 5 1 .833 --
Yankees 8 3 .727 -0.5
Indians 5 4 .556 1.5
Senators 6 5 .545 1.5
Red Sox 4 5 .444 2.5
Tigers 3 5 .375 3.0
Athletics 3 6 .333 3.5
Orioles 3 8 .273 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 7 2 .778 --
Braves 4 2 .667 1.5
Cardinals 5 3 .625 1.5
Giants 4 5 .444 3.0
Phillies 4 5 .444 3.0
Cubs 3 5 .375 3.5
Redlegs 3 5 .375 3.5
Pirates 3 6 .333 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Camilo Pascual 4
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 George Crowe 3
2 Billy Goodman 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Ashburn 2
1 George Crowe 2
3 Dick Gernert 1
3 Jim Gilliam 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Crowe 5
2 Richie Ashburn 4
3 Carl Furillo 2
3 Bob Hale 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Karl Olson 1
1 Dave Philley 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Camilo Pascual 1.20
2 Don Newcombe 0.82
3 Brooks Lawrence 0.40
4 Robin Roberts 0.30
5 Bob Turley 0.29

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 12
2 Don Newcombe 9
3 Dick Hall 4
3 Brooks Lawrence 4
3 Bob Turley 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boyer .500
2 Vic Wertz .467
3 Bill Sarni .429
4 Dale Long .417
5 Mickey Mantle .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Jablonski 5
1 Dale Long 5
3 Yogi Berra 4
3 Mickey Mantle 4
5 11 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 15
2 Yogi Berra 14
3 Ray Jablonski 12
4 Stan Musial 10
5 3 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 2
1 Solly Drake 2
1 Jim Gilliam 2
1 Jim Lemon 2
1 Dave Philley 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Harshman 0.00
2 Whitey Ford 0.50
3 Pedro Ramos 0.82
4 Don Drysdale 0.90
5 Roger Craig 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
3 Roger Craig 2
3 Whitey Ford 2
3 8 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 30
2 Herb Score 18
3 Billy Pierce 17
4 Whitey Ford 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 2
1 George Zuverink 2
3 Marv Grissom 1
3 Dave Jolly 1
3 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .336
2 George Kell .327
3 Stan Musial .323
4 Al Kaline .320
5 Ted Kluszewski .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 49
2 Ted Kluszewski 44
3 Ernie Banks 43
3 Eddie Mathews 43
5 Wally Post 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 122
2 Duke Snider 119
3 Del Ennis 116
4 Ernie Banks 115
5 Yogi Berra 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 25
2 Willie Mays 23
2 Jim Rivera 23
4 Ken Boyer 21
5 Johnny Temple 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 1.99
2 Herb Score 2.56
3 Whitey Ford 2.58
4 Early Wynn 2.63
5 Frank Sullivan 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Don Newcombe 20
3 Early Wynn 19
4 Whitey Ford 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 239
2 Bob Turley 192
3 Sam Jones 188
4 Billy Pierce 161
5 Robin Roberts 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 19
2 Tom Gorman 18
2 Ellis Kinder 18
4 Jack Meyer 16
5 Jim Konstanty 13