On This Day

Tuesday, May 22, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 11 .667 --
Indians 18 12 .600 2.5
Red Sox 17 12 .586 3.0
White Sox 12 13 .480 6.0
Orioles 15 17 .469 6.5
Tigers 13 17 .433 7.5
Senators 12 19 .387 9.0
Athletics 11 19 .367 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 14 8 .636 --
Cardinals 19 12 .613 -0.5
Redlegs 17 12 .586 0.5
Dodgers 16 12 .571 1.0
Pirates 15 14 .517 2.5
Giants 13 17 .433 5.0
Phillies 10 18 .357 7.0
Cubs 7 18 .280 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 4
2 Dale Long 3
2 Frank Robinson 3
2 Al Smith 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Sandy Amoros 1
1 Billy Goodman 1
1 Johnny Groth 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Amoros 2
1 Ken Boyer 2
1 Don Buddin 2
1 Billy Goodman 2
1 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Finigan 1
1 Grady Hatton 1
1 Hector Lopez 1
1 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Nuxhall 0.83
2 Troy Herriage 0.75
3 Carl Erskine 0.57
4 Frank Lary 0.44
4 Herm Wehmeier 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Troy Herriage 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Troy Herriage 6
2 Whitey Ford 5
2 Joe Nuxhall 5
4 Carl Erskine 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jackie Collum 1
1 Dave Jolly 1
1 Dave Sisler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Long .407
2 Mickey Mantle .395
3 Rip Repulski .391
4 Charlie Maxwell .385
5 2 tied .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 16
2 Yogi Berra 12
3 Wally Post 11
4 Dale Long 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 34
2 Mickey Mantle 33
3 Ken Boyer 30
3 Dale Long 30
5 Ray Jablonski 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Wally Moon 6
3 Roberto Clemente 4
3 Spook Jacobs 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 0.59
2 Don Ferrarese 1.15
3 Whitey Ford 1.16
4 George Zuverink 1.36
5 Tom Brewer 1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 60
2 Camilo Pascual 45
3 Bob Friend 44
4 Whitey Ford 40
5 Robin Roberts 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 11
2 Ellis Kinder 6
3 Jackie Collum 3
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 5 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .488
2 Harvey Kuenn .449
3 Mickey Vernon .436
4 Willy Miranda .429
5 Hank Aaron .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 7
2 Del Crandall 5
2 Del Ennis 5
2 Hector Lopez 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Long 17
2 Rip Repulski 14
3 Ray Jablonski 13
4 Yogi Berra 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Morgan 0.00
2 Ray Crone 0.60
3 Steve Gromek 0.66
4 Bob Keegan 0.67
5 Don Ferrarese 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Foytack 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 27
2 Warren Spahn 25
3 Bob Friend 23
4 Robin Roberts 22
5 Bob Turley 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 5
2 Tom Hurd 3
3 Jackie Collum 2
3 Hersh Freeman 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .324
2 Richie Ashburn .324
3 Al Kaline .323
4 Hank Aaron .321
5 Mickey Mantle .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 118
2 Ernie Banks 117
3 Yogi Berra 115
3 Del Ennis 115
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 30
2 Bill Bruton 23
2 Jim Rivera 23
4 Ken Boyer 18
5 Johnny Temple 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.24
2 Billy Pierce 2.24
3 Early Wynn 2.60
4 Frank Sullivan 2.72
5 Willard Schmidt 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 22
2 Don Newcombe 20
3 Whitey Ford 19
3 Bob Friend 19
5 Bob Lemon 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 239
2 Bob Turley 167
3 Billy Pierce 165
4 Robin Roberts 164
5 Sam Jones 159

Saves

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