On This Day

Wednesday, June 6, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 17 .638 --
Indians 25 19 .568 3.5
White Sox 21 18 .538 5.0
Tigers 22 22 .500 6.5
Red Sox 22 22 .500 6.5
Orioles 20 26 .435 9.5
Senators 20 28 .417 10.5
Athletics 18 26 .409 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 26 18 .591 --
Cardinals 27 19 .587 --
Pirates 25 18 .581 0.5
Braves 20 16 .556 2.0
Dodgers 23 19 .548 2.0
Giants 17 26 .395 8.5
Phillies 16 26 .381 9.0
Cubs 14 26 .350 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 4
1 Vic Power 4
3 Lou Berberet 3
3 Jim Finigan 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Gus Bell 1
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Foster Castleman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy White 4
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Connie Grob 3
2 Whitey Herzog 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tito Francona 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Johnny Temple 1
1 Bill White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ruben Gomez 1.29
2 Don Newcombe 1.00
3 Bob Grim 0.73
4 Ron Kline 0.57
5 Connie Johnson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Connie Grob 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 9
2 Bob Grim 8
3 Don Newcombe 6
4 Gene Conley 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Bob Chakales 1
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Ray Narleski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .401
2 Dale Long .382
3 Ken Boyer .364
4 Mickey Vernon .361
5 Harvey Kuenn .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 21
2 Dale Long 16
3 Yogi Berra 15
4 Ken Boyer 14
5 Wally Post 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 52
2 Ken Boyer 48
3 Dale Long 43
4 Yogi Berra 40
5 Stan Musial 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 12
2 Wally Moon 8
3 Harvey Kuenn 7
4 Jim Busby 6
5 Johnny Temple 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.55
2 Bob Keegan 1.90
3 Bob Lemon 2.46
4 Bob Chakales 2.51
5 Tom Brewer 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 9
2 Tom Brewer 8
2 Don Newcombe 8
4 Whitey Ford 7
4 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 86
2 Bob Friend 62
3 Camilo Pascual 60
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 58
5 Robin Roberts 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 11
2 Ellis Kinder 6
3 Clem Labine 5
4 Hersh Freeman 4
4 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Jackson .429
2 Mickey Mantle .415
3 Harvey Kuenn .387
4 Tim Thompson .385
5 2 tied .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 7
2 Dale Long 6
2 Stan Lopata 6
2 Roy Sievers 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 19
2 Ken Boyer 18
3 Stan Lopata 16
3 Bobby Thomson 16
5 Vic Wertz 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Kuenn 4
2 Jim Busby 3
2 Lyle Luttrell 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Johnny Temple 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Face 0.00
1 Ray Narleski 0.00
3 Roger Craig 0.38
4 Al Aber 0.64
5 Don Kaiser 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 3
1 Billy Pierce 3
1 Jim Wilson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 26
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 24
3 Don Newcombe 22
4 Harvey Haddix 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Chakales 2
1 Sandy Consuegra 2
1 Nellie King 2
1 Clem Labine 2
1 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .405
2 Mickey Vernon .395
3 Charlie Maxwell .394
4 Mickey Mantle .387
5 Dale Long .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 12
2 Dale Long 10
2 Stan Lopata 10
4 Ken Boyer 9
4 Roy Sievers 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 32
2 Dale Long 30
3 Mickey Mantle 29
4 Stan Lopata 26
5 Bobby Thomson 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 1.75
2 Bob Keegan 2.09
3 Tom Gorman 2.20
3 Steve Gromek 2.20
5 Whitey Ford 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 6
1 Bob Friend 6
3 Don Newcombe 5
3 Herb Score 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 53
2 Bob Friend 41
2 Robin Roberts 41
4 Don Newcombe 35
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 5
2 Clem Labine 4
3 Bob Chakales 3
3 Jackie Collum 3
3 6 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .338
2 Gus Bell .330
3 George Kell .326
4 Richie Ashburn .326
5 Hank Aaron .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 44
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Ted Kluszewski 42
4 Wally Post 41
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 118
2 Ernie Banks 116
3 Stan Musial 114
4 Mickey Mantle 113
5 Yogi Berra 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 33
2 Bill Bruton 23
3 Jim Rivera 19
4 Johnny Temple 17
5 Ken Boyer 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.39
2 Billy Pierce 2.48
3 Frank Sullivan 2.66
4 Roger Craig 2.76
5 Early Wynn 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 20
1 Robin Roberts 20
3 Don Newcombe 19
4 Whitey Ford 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 239
2 Bob Turley 163
3 Billy Pierce 161
4 Robin Roberts 158
5 Sam Jones 154

Saves

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