On This Day

Monday, May 14, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 9 .625 --
Yankees 16 10 .615 --
White Sox 10 8 .556 2.0
Red Sox 11 10 .524 2.5
Orioles 12 14 .462 4.0
Senators 11 13 .458 4.0
Athletics 9 13 .409 5.0
Tigers 8 15 .348 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 11 4 .733 --
Cardinals 15 7 .682 -0.5
Dodgers 12 9 .571 2.0
Redlegs 13 10 .565 2.0
Pirates 11 11 .500 3.5
Giants 9 13 .409 5.5
Phillies 6 15 .286 8.0
Cubs 5 13 .278 7.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chico Carrasquel 2
2 Jim Hegan 1
2 Elston Howard 1
2 Bob Lemon 1
2 4 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Gil McDougald 1
1 Al Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Chico Carrasquel 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Gil McDougald 1
1 Al Smith 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Carey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Kucks 0.86
2 Bob Lemon 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Kucks 6
2 Bob Lemon 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Repulski .431
2 Ken Boyer .412
3 Dale Long .398
4 Wally Moon .390
5 Mickey Mantle .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 12
2 Yogi Berra 10
3 Wally Post 9
4 Ken Boyer 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 28
2 Mickey Mantle 26
3 Ken Boyer 24
4 Jim Lemon 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moon 6
2 Willie Mays 5
3 Roberto Clemente 4
4 Gene Baker 2
4 17 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Ferrarese 0.78
2 Whitey Ford 1.00
3 Tom Poholsky 1.36
4 George Zuverink 1.37
5 Carl Erskine 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 5
1 Bob Lemon 5
1 Don Newcombe 5
4 Bob Friend 4
4 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 45
2 Camilo Pascual 42
3 Billy Pierce 33
4 Whitey Ford 31
5 Bob Friend 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 8
2 Ellis Kinder 6
3 Jim Konstanty 3
4 Dave Jolly 2
4 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Bailey .471
2 Harvey Kuenn .455
3 Rip Repulski .429
4 Bob Boyd .424
5 Sherm Lollar .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 8
2 Dick Gernert 7
3 Yogi Berra 6
4 Hank Bauer 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Gernert 18
2 Ken Boyer 16
3 Yogi Berra 14
3 Roy McMillan 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 0.00
2 Tom Poholsky 0.35
2 Warren Spahn 0.35
4 Don Ferrarese 1.00
5 Willard Schmidt 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Collum 3
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
1 Tom Poholsky 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Ferrarese 21
1 Warren Spahn 21
3 Early Wynn 18
4 Whitey Ford 17
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 5
2 Ellis Kinder 4
3 Jim Konstanty 2
3 Clem Labine 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .335
2 George Kell .329
3 Mickey Mantle .322
4 Gus Bell .318
5 Al Kaline .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 47
1 Willie Mays 47
3 Ernie Banks 45
4 Eddie Mathews 41
4 Wally Post 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 122
2 Willie Mays 119
3 Ernie Banks 117
3 Del Ennis 117
5 Roy Sievers 113

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 2.06
2 Whitey Ford 2.19
3 Early Wynn 2.64
4 Frank Sullivan 2.71
5 Herb Score 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Don Newcombe 21
3 Whitey Ford 19
4 Early Wynn 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 233
2 Bob Turley 172
3 Sam Jones 171
4 Billy Pierce 167
5 Robin Roberts 153

Saves

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