On This Day

Thursday, May 31, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	29	13	.690	--
White Sox	18	15	.545	6.5
Indians	20	17	.541	6.5
Red Sox	20	19	.513	7.5
Orioles	19	21	.475	9.0
Tigers	18	21	.462	9.5
Senators	16	25	.390	12.5
Athletics	15	24	.385	12.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Orioles 1

Yankees 9, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	19	10	.655	--
Cardinals	23	16	.590	1.0
Pirates	21	16	.568	2.0
Redlegs	21	16	.568	2.0
Dodgers	19	16	.543	3.0
Giants	15	21	.417	7.5
Phillies	13	22	.371	9.0
Cubs	10	24	.294	11.5

Games

Braves 15, Cubs 8

Pirates 3, Giants 0

Cardinals 9, Redlegs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Blasingame	4
1	Whitey Herzog	4
1	Stan Musial	4
1	Danny O'Connell	4
5	4 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	2
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Gus Bell	1
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	5
2	Jim King	4
2	Bobby Thomson	4
4	Hank Bauer	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Logan	1
1	Danny O'Connell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ron Kline	0.75
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.75
3	Jim Hearn	0.50
4	Bob Porterfield	0.43
5	Bill Wight	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	Bob Porterfield	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	6
2	Jim Hearn	3
2	Ron Kline	3
2	Bob Porterfield	3
2	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Murff	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.414
2	Charlie Maxwell	.375
3	Dale Long	.374
4	Ken Boyer	.372
5	Mickey Vernon	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	20
2	Dale Long	14
3	Hank Bauer	12
3	Yogi Berra	12
3	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	50
2	Ken Boyer	41
3	Dale Long	39
4	Yogi Berra	35
4	Stan Musial	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	11
2	Harvey Kuenn	7
2	Wally Moon	7
4	Jim Busby	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.01
2	Bob Keegan	1.47
3	George Zuverink	1.72
4	Bob Chakales	2.17
5	Bob Lemon	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	8
2	Whitey Ford	7
2	Don Newcombe	7
4	Tom Brewer	6
4	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	73
2	Camilo Pascual	53
3	Bob Friend	52
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	50
4	Robin Roberts	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	11
2	Ellis Kinder	6
3	Dave Jolly	4
3	Clem Labine	4
5	6 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.480
2	Mickey Mantle	.439
3	Mickey Vernon	.425
4	Bill Skowron	.406
5	Frank Thomas	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Long	8
2	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Roy Sievers	7
4	Hank Bauer	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Long	23
1	Mickey Mantle	23
3	Ken Boyer	17
3	Bobby Thomson	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Kuenn	4
1	Willie Mays	4
3	Jim Busby	3
3	Andy Carey	3
3	Jackie Robinson	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.75
1	Virgil Trucks	0.75
3	Ray Moore	0.95
4	Whitey Ford	1.04
5	Lindy McDaniel	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Johnny Kucks	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	28
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	24
3	Bob Turley	21
4	Robin Roberts	20
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	3
2	Jackie Collum	2
2	Hersh Freeman	2
2	Tom Hurd	2
2	Dave Jolly	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.414
2	Harvey Kuenn	.398
3	Hank Aaron	.393
4	Rip Repulski	.388
5	Duke Snider	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	16
2	Hank Bauer	10
3	Gus Bell	9
3	Ken Boyer	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	35
2	Ken Boyer	33
3	Dale Long	29
4	Dick Gernert	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	11
2	Harvey Kuenn	7
3	Wally Moon	6
4	Jim Busby	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.19
2	Bob Keegan	1.47
3	Bob Lemon	1.90
4	Warren Spahn	2.13
5	Bob Chakales	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	6
2	Tom Brewer	5
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	Don Newcombe	5
5	6 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	42
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	40
3	Bob Friend	38
4	Robin Roberts	37
5	3 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	8
2	Clem Labine	4
3	Jackie Collum	3
3	Hersh Freeman	3
3	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.331
2	George Kell	.325
3	Hank Aaron	.323
4	Gus Bell	.321
5	Stan Musial	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Ernie Banks	44
2	Ted Kluszewski	44
4	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Willie Mays	43

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	124
2	Stan Musial	119
3	Ernie Banks	117
4	Duke Snider	116
5	Mickey Mantle	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Bill Bruton	22
3	Jim Rivera	19
4	Ken Boyer	17
5	Johnny Temple	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.18
2	Billy Pierce	2.42
3	Frank Sullivan	2.52
4	Early Wynn	2.60
5	Bob Friend	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	21
2	Whitey Ford	19
2	Bob Friend	19
2	Don Newcombe	19
5	5 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	236
2	Robin Roberts	166
2	Bob Turley	166
4	Sam Jones	165
5	Billy Pierce	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	19
2	Ray Narleski	18
3	Tom Gorman	17
4	George Zuverink	15
5	Clem Labine	14