On This Day

Sunday, April 29, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 5 1 .833 --
Yankees 8 3 .727 -0.5
Indians 6 5 .545 1.5
Senators 7 6 .538 1.5
Red Sox 4 5 .444 2.5
Tigers 4 6 .400 3.0
Athletics 3 6 .333 3.5
Orioles 4 9 .308 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 4 2 .667 --
Dodgers 7 4 .636 -0.5
Cardinals 5 3 .625 --
Redlegs 5 5 .500 1.0
Giants 5 6 .455 1.5
Pirates 5 6 .455 1.5
Phillies 5 6 .455 1.5
Cubs 3 7 .300 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Cole 5
1 Al Dark 5
1 Wally Post 5
4 Ernie Banks 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Post 4
2 Jack Shepard 2
2 Roy Sievers 2
2 Al Smith 2
2 Vic Wertz 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Post 8
2 Jack Shepard 5
3 Roy Sievers 4
3 Al Smith 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Runnels 1
1 Johnny Temple 1
1 Lee Walls 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Score 1.86
2 Ramon Monzant 1.50
3 Bob Friend 0.70
4 Art Fowler 0.45
4 Billy Hoeft 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Chakales 1
1 Art Fowler 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 13
2 Ramon Monzant 9
3 Bob Friend 7
4 Art Fowler 5
4 Billy Hoeft 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boyer .500
2 Vic Wertz .447
3 Dale Long .419
4 Mickey Mantle .415
5 Bill Skowron .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Post 7
2 Ray Jablonski 5
2 Dale Long 5
2 Vic Wertz 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 15
2 Yogi Berra 14
3 Ray Jablonski 13
3 Wally Post 13
5 Vic Wertz 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 2
1 Solly Drake 2
1 Jim Gilliam 2
1 Jim Lemon 2
1 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nellie King 0.00
1 Billy Hoeft 0.00
3 Whitey Ford 0.50
4 Ramon Monzant 0.82
4 Pedro Ramos 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
3 Roger Craig 2
3 Whitey Ford 2
3 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 31
2 Camilo Pascual 30
3 Billy Pierce 17
4 Whitey Ford 14
4 3 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 3
2 Ellis Kinder 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 .330
3 Stan Musial .323
4 Al Kaline .319
5 Ted Kluszewski .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 50
2 Wally Post 45
3 Ernie Banks 44
3 Ted Kluszewski 44
5 Eddie Mathews 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 123
2 Duke Snider 119
3 Wally Post 118
4 Ernie Banks 116
5 2 tied 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 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 1.99
2 Herb Score 2.49
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 252
2 Bob Turley 192
3 Sam Jones 190
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