On This Day

Wednesday, May 9, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 6 .700 --
Red Sox 10 7 .588 2.5
Indians 10 8 .556 3.0
Orioles 10 12 .455 5.0
Athletics 8 10 .444 5.0
White Sox 6 8 .429 5.0
Senators 9 12 .429 5.5
Tigers 8 12 .400 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 8 3 .727 --
Cardinals 13 6 .684 -1.0
Redlegs 12 7 .632 0.0
Dodgers 9 9 .500 2.5
Giants 9 10 .474 3.0
Pirates 8 10 .444 3.5
Phillies 5 12 .294 6.0
Cubs 4 11 .267 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Sherm Lollar 1
1 Charlie Maxwell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank House 3
1 Ray Jablonski 3
1 Al Rosen 3
4 Don Buddin 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Finigan 1
1 Spook Jacobs 1
1 Harvey Kuenn 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Poholsky 1.25
2 Camilo Pascual 0.71
3 Paul Foytack 0.70
4 Art Ditmar 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Ditmar 1
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Tom Hurd 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Foytack 7
2 Herb Score 6
3 Art Ditmar 5
3 Camilo Pascual 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Mossi 1
1 Dave Sisler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .446
2 Ed Bailey .432
3 Rip Repulski .422
4 Ken Boyer .403
5 Wally Moon .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 10
2 Yogi Berra 9
2 Wally Post 9
4 Frank Thomas 8
5 Hank Bauer 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 24
2 Yogi Berra 23
3 Jim Lemon 19
4 Ken Boyer 18
4 Stan Musial 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
1 Wally Moon 5
3 Roberto Clemente 4
4 Hank Bauer 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.75
2 Tom Brewer 0.79
3 Bob Buhl 1.23
4 Tom Poholsky 1.36
5 Frank Sullivan 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 4
1 Don Newcombe 4
3 Tom Brewer 3
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 41
2 Herb Score 39
3 Billy Pierce 29
4 Whitey Ford 26
5 Bob Friend 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 7
2 Ellis Kinder 5
3 Jim Konstanty 3
4 Dave Sisler 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .333
2 Richie Ashburn .330
3 George Kell .330
4 Stan Musial .323
5 Billy Goodman .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 50
2 Ernie Banks 45
2 Ted Kluszewski 45
4 Wally Post 44
5 Eddie Mathews 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 123
2 Ernie Banks 120
3 Yogi Berra 118
4 Stan Musial 114
4 Wally Post 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 28
2 Bill Bruton 25
3 Jim Rivera 23
4 Ken Boyer 20
5 Johnny Temple 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.10
2 Whitey Ford 2.33
3 Early Wynn 2.64
4 Frank Sullivan 2.64
5 Herb Score 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Don Newcombe 21
3 Whitey Ford 19
4 Frank Sullivan 18
4 Early Wynn 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 234
2 Sam Jones 175
3 Bob Turley 174
4 Billy Pierce 163
5 Robin Roberts 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 20
2 Ray Narleski 18
3 Tom Gorman 17
4 Jack Meyer 16
5 Jim Konstanty 14