On This Day

Saturday, May 12, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 8 .652 --
Indians 13 8 .619 1.0
White Sox 9 8 .529 3.0
Red Sox 10 10 .500 3.5
Senators 11 12 .478 4.0
Orioles 11 13 .458 4.5
Athletics 8 12 .400 5.5
Tigers 8 14 .364 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 9 4 .692 --
Cardinals 13 7 .650 -0.5
Redlegs 13 8 .619 0.0
Dodgers 11 9 .550 1.5
Pirates 10 10 .500 2.5
Giants 9 12 .429 4.0
Cubs 5 11 .313 5.5
Phillies 5 14 .263 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Gernert 4
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Gene Freese 3
2 Dick Groat 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Gernert 2
1 Pete Whisenant 2
3 Ernie Banks 1
3 Gus Bell 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Gernert 6
2 Jerry Snyder 5
3 Pete Whisenant 4
4 Gene Freese 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Baker 1
1 Tito Francona 1
1 Ray Jablonski 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Ferrarese 2.67
2 Carl Erskine 1.50
3 Bob Turley 0.82
4 Early Wynn 0.75
5 Bob Friend 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Don Ferrarese 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 9
2 Don Ferrarese 8
3 Early Wynn 6
4 Frank Baumann 5
4 Bob Friend 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Black 1
1 Bob Chakales 1
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Nellie King 1
1 Vito Valentinetti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Repulski .440
2 Ken Boyer .408
3 Dale Long .400
3 Mickey Mantle .400
5 Dick Gernert .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 11
2 Yogi Berra 10
3 Wally Post 9
4 Dick Gernert 8
4 Frank Thomas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 25
2 Yogi Berra 24
3 Jim Lemon 21
4 Ray Jablonski 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
1 Wally Moon 5
3 Roberto Clemente 4
4 Gene Baker 2
4 14 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Ferrarese 0.78
2 Whitey Ford 1.00
3 Tom Poholsky 1.36
4 Frank Sullivan 1.38
5 George Zuverink 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 5
2 Bob Friend 4
2 Brooks Lawrence 4
2 Bob Lemon 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 41
2 Herb Score 39
3 Whitey Ford 31
4 Bob Friend 30
5 Billy Pierce 29

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Repulski .439
2 Al Rosen .432
3 Bob Boyd .429
4 Mickey Mantle .417
5 Harvey Kuenn .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Gernert 8
2 Mickey Mantle 7
2 Wally Post 7
4 Yogi Berra 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Gernert 18
2 Roy McMillan 14
3 Harvey Kuenn 13
3 Jim Lemon 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Roberto Clemente 4
2 Wally Moon 4
4 Harvey Kuenn 2
4 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 0.00
2 Tom Poholsky 0.35
3 Warren Spahn 0.53
4 George Zuverink 0.69
5 Don Ferrarese 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Chakales 3
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Hersh Freeman 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Friend 23
1 Camilo Pascual 23
3 Don Ferrarese 21
3 Herb Score 21
5 Early Wynn 18

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .332
2 Mickey Mantle .329
3 George Kell .327
4 Gus Bell .321
5 Stan Musial .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 48
2 Ted Kluszewski 47
3 Ernie Banks 45
4 Eddie Mathews 42
4 Wally Post 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 120
2 Yogi Berra 119
3 Ernie Banks 117
4 Del Ennis 113
5 Roy Sievers 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 28
2 Bill Bruton 25
3 Jim Rivera 22
4 Ken Boyer 19
5 Johnny Temple 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.10
2 Whitey Ford 2.20
3 Early Wynn 2.64
4 Frank Sullivan 2.65
5 Herb Score 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Whitey Ford 20
2 Don Newcombe 20
4 Early Wynn 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 227
2 Bob Turley 172
3 Sam Jones 169
4 Billy Pierce 163
5 Robin Roberts 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 19
2 Ray Narleski 18
3 Tom Gorman 17
4 Jack Meyer 16
5 Jim Konstanty 14