On This Day

Saturday, May 19, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 10 .667 --
Indians 16 11 .593 2.5
Red Sox 14 12 .538 4.0
White Sox 12 11 .522 4.5
Orioles 15 15 .500 5.0
Senators 12 16 .429 7.0
Tigers 10 17 .370 8.5
Athletics 10 17 .370 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 13 6 .684 --
Cardinals 17 10 .630 --
Redlegs 15 11 .577 1.5
Dodgers 14 11 .560 2.0
Pirates 13 13 .500 3.5
Giants 11 15 .423 5.5
Phillies 9 17 .346 7.5
Cubs 7 16 .304 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Kluszewski 4
1 Rip Repulski 4
3 Gene Baker 3
3 Ernie Banks 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Crandall 2
2 Smoky Burgess 1
2 Del Ennis 1
2 Joe Frazier 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Long 4
2 Smoky Burgess 3
2 Stan Musial 3
2 Rip Repulski 3
2 Johnny Temple 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Chuck Diering 1
1 Jack Phillips 1
1 Rip Repulski 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Score 1.50
2 Bob Turley 0.91
3 Lew Burdette 0.60
3 Camilo Pascual 0.60
5 George Susce 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Nellie King 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 15
2 Bob Turley 10
3 George Susce 5
4 Murry Dickson 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Tom Morgan 1
1 George Zuverink 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Repulski .429
2 Mickey Mantle .400
3 Ken Boyer .396
4 Dale Long .392
5 Wally Moon .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 15
2 Yogi Berra 12
3 Wally Post 10
4 Ken Boyer 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 34
2 Mickey Mantle 32
3 Ken Boyer 28
4 Ray Jablonski 26
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Wally Moon 6
3 Roberto Clemente 4
3 Spook Jacobs 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.83
2 Don Ferrarese 1.15
3 George Zuverink 1.36
4 Tom Brewer 1.66
5 Tom Poholsky 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 6
2 Bob Friend 5
2 Brooks Lawrence 5
2 Bob Lemon 5
2 Don Newcombe 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 60
2 Camilo Pascual 45
3 Bob Friend 36
4 Whitey Ford 35
4 Billy Pierce 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 11
2 Ellis Kinder 6
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 Jim Konstanty 3
3 Clem Labine 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Repulski .442
2 Duke Snider .439
3 Dale Long .415
4 Charlie Maxwell .395
5 Mickey Mantle .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 8
2 Yogi Berra 6
2 Ken Boyer 6
4 Del Crandall 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 17
2 Yogi Berra 15
2 Dick Gernert 15
2 Hector Lopez 15
5 Rip Repulski 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Wally Moon 4
3 Spook Jacobs 3
4 Jim Busby 2
4 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 0.00
2 Whitey Ford 0.67
3 George Zuverink 0.75
4 Warren Spahn 1.00
5 Don Ferrarese 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Brooks Lawrence 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Herb Score 3
1 Warren Spahn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 27
2 Don Ferrarese 26
3 Warren Spahn 22
4 Bob Turley 19
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 7
2 Jackie Collum 2
2 Hersh Freeman 2
2 Steve Gromek 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .328
2 George Kell .327
3 Mickey Mantle .324
4 Al Kaline .320
5 Gus Bell .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 47
2 Ernie Banks 44
2 Ted Kluszewski 44
4 Wally Post 42
5 Mickey Mantle 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 126
2 Willie Mays 119
3 Del Ennis 118
4 Ernie Banks 117
5 Roy Sievers 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 30
2 Bill Bruton 24
3 Jim Rivera 22
4 Ken Boyer 19
5 Johnny Temple 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.19
2 Billy Pierce 2.24
3 Early Wynn 2.51
4 Frank Sullivan 2.72
5 Willard Schmidt 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Don Newcombe 20
3 Whitey Ford 19
4 Bob Friend 18
4 Early Wynn 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 239
2 Bob Turley 170
3 Billy Pierce 165
4 Sam Jones 162
5 Robin Roberts 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 19
2 Ray Narleski 18
3 Tom Gorman 17
4 Jack Meyer 16
5 George Zuverink 15