On This Day

Monday, May 28, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	26	12	.684	--
Indians	20	15	.571	4.5
Red Sox	18	17	.514	6.5
White Sox	15	15	.500	7.0
Orioles	17	19	.472	8.0
Tigers	16	21	.432	9.5
Athletics	15	21	.417	10.0
Senators	15	22	.405	10.5

Games

Orioles 6, Senators 5

Tigers 3, Indians 1

Athletics 6, White Sox 4

Yankees 2, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	17	9	.654	--
Cardinals	22	14	.611	--
Pirates	19	14	.576	1.5
Redlegs	18	15	.545	2.5
Dodgers	17	15	.531	3.0
Giants	14	19	.424	6.5
Phillies	12	21	.364	8.5
Cubs	9	21	.300	10.0

Games

Cubs 4, Redlegs 1

Phillies 5, Giants 2

Pirates 3, Dodgers 2

Braves 10, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	4
1	Gus Triandos	4
3	Bobby Avila	3
3	Ray Boone	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Jackie Brandt	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	3
2	Hank Aaron	2
2	Ernie Banks	2
2	Marv Blaylock	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Whitey Herzog	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Bill Tuttle	1
1	Pete Whisenant	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Rush	1.75
2	Frank Sullivan	0.86
3	Whitey Ford	0.83
4	Joe Nuxhall	0.78
5	2 tied	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Moe Burtschy	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	7
1	Joe Nuxhall	7
1	Bob Rush	7
4	Herb Score	6
4	Frank Sullivan	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Robin Roberts	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.423
2	Dale Long	.411
3	Rip Repulski	.391
4	Ken Boyer	.361
5	Charlie Maxwell	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	17
2	Dale Long	14
3	Yogi Berra	12
4	Ken Boyer	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	43
2	Ken Boyer	37
2	Dale Long	37
4	Yogi Berra	35
5	2 tied	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Wally Moon	7
3	Harvey Kuenn	6
4	Jim Busby	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.01
2	Bob Keegan	1.47
3	Ray Crone	1.80
4	George Zuverink	1.85
5	Bob Chakales	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	8
2	Whitey Ford	7
3	Tom Brewer	6
3	Bob Lemon	6
3	Don Newcombe	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	73
2	Bob Friend	52
3	Robin Roberts	48
4	Camilo Pascual	47
5	Whitey Ford	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	11
2	Ellis Kinder	6
3	Dave Jolly	4
4	Jackie Collum	3
4	5 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.511
2	Mickey Mantle	.480
3	Duke Snider	.432
4	Mickey Vernon	.395
5	Jackie Jensen	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Long	8
2	Mickey Mantle	6
2	Roy Sievers	6
4	Hector Lopez	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Long	22
2	Mickey Mantle	18
3	Stan Musial	15
3	Roy Sievers	15
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Harvey Kuenn	4
3	Jim Busby	3
4	Don Blasingame	2
4	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Crone	0.53
2	Tom Gorman	0.63
3	Lindy McDaniel	1.00
4	Whitey Ford	1.04
5	Bob Friend	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	4
2	Tom Brewer	3
2	Tom Sturdivant	3
4	Johnny Antonelli	2
4	18 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	28
1	Herb Score	28
3	Bob Friend	22
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	18
5	4 tied	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.438
2	Dale Long	.412
3	Duke Snider	.386
4	Rip Repulski	.386
5	Harvey Kuenn	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	13
2	Dale Long	10
2	Roy Sievers	10
4	Dick Gernert	9
4	Wally Post	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Long	30
1	Mickey Mantle	30
3	Ken Boyer	29
4	Roy Sievers	28
5	Dick Gernert	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Harvey Kuenn	6
2	Wally Moon	6
4	Jim Busby	4
4	Roberto Clemente	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Crone	0.69
2	Whitey Ford	1.19
3	Bob Keegan	1.47
4	Warren Spahn	1.97
5	Bob Chakales	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	7
2	Tom Brewer	5
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Don Newcombe	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	55
2	Bob Friend	45
3	Robin Roberts	38
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	34
5	3 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	9
2	Ellis Kinder	4
3	Jackie Collum	3
3	Hersh Freeman	3
3	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.331
2	George Kell	.326
3	Hank Aaron	.323
4	Al Kaline	.318
5	Duke Snider	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	45
1	Willie Mays	45
3	Ted Kluszewski	44
4	Mickey Mantle	43
5	Wally Post	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	125
2	Ernie Banks	121
2	Stan Musial	121
4	Duke Snider	118
5	Willie Mays	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	31
2	Bill Bruton	22
3	Jim Rivera	20
4	Ken Boyer	18
5	Johnny Temple	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.18
2	Billy Pierce	2.31
3	Early Wynn	2.60
4	Frank Sullivan	2.66
5	Ray Crone	2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	241
2	Robin Roberts	168
3	Bob Turley	166
4	Billy Pierce	165
5	Sam Jones	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	19
2	Ray Narleski	18
3	Tom Gorman	17
4	George Zuverink	15
5	3 tied	13