On This Day

Monday, June 11, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	32	19	.627	--
Indians	28	22	.560	3.5
White Sox	24	19	.558	4.0
Red Sox	25	25	.500	6.5
Orioles	25	27	.481	7.5
Tigers	24	26	.480	7.5
Senators	23	32	.418	11.0
Athletics	20	31	.392	12.0

Games

Orioles 5, Tigers 4

Indians 4, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 5, Indians 1

Senators 4, Athletics 3

Athletics 6, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	28	20	.583	--
Cardinals	29	22	.569	0.5
Pirates	27	21	.563	1.0
Dodgers	26	21	.553	1.5
Braves	22	19	.537	2.5
Giants	19	27	.413	8.0
Cubs	18	27	.400	8.5
Phillies	18	30	.375	10.0

Games

Phillies 6, Braves 2

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Groth	4
1	Vic Power	4
3	Jim Lemon	3
3	Hector Lopez	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Groth	2
1	Duke Snider	2
3	Mike Baxes	1
3	Chico Carrasquel	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Groth	3
1	Bobby Morgan	3
1	Bob Nieman	3
1	Carlos Paula	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Daley	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Tito Francona	1
1	Randy Jackson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Porterfield	1.40
2	Connie Grob	0.67
2	Alex Kellner	0.67
4	Lou Kretlow	0.62
5	Tom Poholsky	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	Cal McLish	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Porterfield	7
2	Alex Kellner	6
3	Lou Kretlow	5
3	Don Newcombe	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Ray Narleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.394
2	Charlie Maxwell	.375
3	Dale Long	.368
4	Mickey Vernon	.362
5	Harvey Kuenn	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	21
2	Dale Long	17
3	Yogi Berra	16
4	Ernie Banks	14
4	3 others tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	52
2	Ken Boyer	48
3	Dale Long	46
4	Yogi Berra	42
4	Stan Musial	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Wally Moon	9
3	Tito Francona	7
3	Harvey Kuenn	7
3	Johnny Temple	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.13
2	Early Wynn	2.34
3	Tom Brewer	2.39
4	Lew Burdette	2.43
5	Bob Keegan	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	10
2	Tom Brewer	9
2	Don Newcombe	9
4	Billy Pierce	8
4	Jim Wilson	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	86
2	Bob Friend	71
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	63
3	Camilo Pascual	63
5	2 tied	59

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	13
2	Ellis Kinder	6
2	Clem Labine	6
4	Hersh Freeman	5
5	5 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.487
2	Harvey Kuenn	.429
3	Randy Jackson	.407
4	Mickey Vernon	.396
5	Frank Bolling	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	7
1	Duke Snider	7
3	Ed Bailey	5
3	Stan Lopata	5
3	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Randy Jackson	18
1	Stan Lopata	18
1	Bobby Thomson	18
4	Bob Nieman	17
4	Vic Wertz	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tito Francona	5
1	Johnny Temple	5
3	Lyle Luttrell	3
3	Willie Mays	3
3	Pete Whisenant	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.00
2	Ed Roebuck	0.66
3	Jim Wilson	1.13
4	Steve Ridzik	1.15
5	Roy Face	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Johnny Klippstein	3
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	23
1	Don Newcombe	23
3	Bob Friend	22
3	Connie Johnson	22
5	5 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Windy McCall	3
1	Bob Miller	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
5	7 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.398
2	Charlie Maxwell	.389
3	Harvey Kuenn	.388
4	Duke Snider	.380
5	Randy Jackson	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Long	11
1	Duke Snider	11
3	Stan Lopata	10
3	Mickey Mantle	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Long	32
2	Ken Boyer	30
3	Stan Lopata	29
4	Mickey Mantle	27
5	Ernie Banks	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Tito Francona	6
3	Jim Busby	5
3	Harvey Kuenn	5
3	Johnny Temple	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	1.88
2	Lew Burdette	2.06
3	Ike Delock	2.15
4	Bob Friend	2.22
5	Johnny Kucks	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	7
2	Tom Brewer	6
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	5
3	Don Newcombe	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	47
2	Bob Friend	46
3	Robin Roberts	41
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	39
5	Don Newcombe	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	6
2	Clem Labine	5
3	Bob Chakales	4
3	Hersh Freeman	4
5	8 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.348
2	Mickey Mantle	.337
3	Billy Goodman	.330
4	Gus Bell	.330
5	George Kell	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	45
2	Mickey Mantle	44
3	Ted Kluszewski	43
4	Wally Post	42
5	Willie Mays	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	124
2	Ernie Banks	123
3	Stan Musial	116
4	Yogi Berra	110
5	Mickey Mantle	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Bill Bruton	22
3	Jim Rivera	19
3	Johnny Temple	19
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.46
2	Whitey Ford	2.52
3	Frank Sullivan	2.71
4	Early Wynn	2.73
5	Herb Score	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	21
2	Don Newcombe	19
2	Billy Pierce	19
2	Robin Roberts	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	230
2	Billy Pierce	168
3	Sam Jones	160
3	Bob Turley	160
5	Robin Roberts	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	21
2	Tom Gorman	17
2	Ellis Kinder	17
2	George Zuverink	17
5	Clem Labine	16