On This Day

Tuesday, June 12, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	33	19	.635	--
Indians	28	23	.549	4.5
White Sox	24	20	.545	5.0
Red Sox	26	25	.510	6.5
Tigers	25	26	.490	7.5
Orioles	25	28	.472	8.5
Senators	23	33	.411	12.0
Athletics	21	31	.404	12.0

Games

Tigers 8, Orioles 1

Red Sox 9, Indians 7

Athletics 9, Senators 3

Yankees 4, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	28	21	.571	--
Redlegs	28	21	.571	0.0
Dodgers	27	21	.563	0.5
Cardinals	29	23	.558	0.5
Braves	22	20	.524	2.5
Cubs	19	27	.413	7.5
Giants	19	28	.404	8.0
Phillies	19	30	.388	9.0

Games

Cubs 8, Giants 5

Pirates 4, Redlegs 3

Phillies 5, Braves 2

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Simpson	4
2	Joe Adcock	3
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Andy Carey	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Andy Carey	1
1	Foster Castleman	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Monte Irvin	4
1	Harry Simpson	4
3	Andy Carey	3
3	Ted Lepcio	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	Billy Martin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Nuxhall	1.14
2	Whitey Ford	1.00
3	Al Worthington	0.88
4	Billy Hoeft	0.64
5	Harvey Haddix	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Nuxhall	8
2	Billy Hoeft	7
2	Al Worthington	7
4	Whitey Ford	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Crimian	1
1	Tom Hurd	1
1	Nellie King	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Turk Lown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.388
2	Charlie Maxwell	.375
3	Dale Long	.371
4	Harvey Kuenn	.362
5	Mickey Vernon	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	21
2	Dale Long	17
3	Yogi Berra	16
4	Ken Boyer	15
5	4 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	52
2	Ken Boyer	49
3	Dale Long	46
4	Yogi Berra	43
4	Harry Simpson	43

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	2.12
2	Tom Brewer	2.39
3	Lew Burdette	2.42
4	Bob Keegan	2.54
5	Herb Score	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	10
2	Tom Brewer	9
2	Don Newcombe	9
4	Whitey Ford	8
4	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	86
2	Bob Friend	73
3	Camilo Pascual	67
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	63
5	2 tied	59

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	13
2	Clem Labine	7
3	Ellis Kinder	6
4	Hersh Freeman	5
4	Nellie King	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.465
2	Harvey Kuenn	.447
3	Randy Jackson	.403
4	Frank Bolling	.394
5	Gus Bell	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	7
1	Duke Snider	7
3	Vic Wertz	6
4	Ed Bailey	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Randy Jackson	18
1	Stan Lopata	18
1	Vic Wertz	18
4	Bob Nieman	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tito Francona	5
1	Johnny Temple	5
3	Lyle Luttrell	3
3	Pete Whisenant	3
5	10 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.00
2	Ed Roebuck	0.66
3	Roy Face	1.03
4	Steve Ridzik	1.08
5	Jim Wilson	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Roy Face	3
1	Billy Hoeft	3
1	Johnny Klippstein	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	23
1	Sam Jones	23
1	Don Newcombe	23
4	Roy Face	21
4	2 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
2	Nellie King	3
2	Turk Lown	3
2	Windy McCall	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.383
2	Charlie Maxwell	.382
3	Mickey Mantle	.378
4	Harvey Kuenn	.378
5	Randy Jackson	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	12
2	Dale Long	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	28
3	Harry Simpson	28
5	Mickey Mantle	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Jim Busby	5
2	Tito Francona	5
2	Harvey Kuenn	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	1.64
2	Lew Burdette	2.05
3	Ike Delock	2.15
4	Bob Friend	2.21
5	Johnny Kucks	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	6
1	Bob Friend	6
3	Billy Hoeft	5
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	47
2	Bob Friend	43
3	Robin Roberts	41
4	Murry Dickson	38
4	Harvey Haddix	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	6
1	George Zuverink	6
3	Hersh Freeman	4
3	Tom Hurd	4
3	Turk Lown	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.352
2	Mickey Mantle	.337
3	Gus Bell	.333
4	George Kell	.332
5	Billy Goodman	.330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	122
2	Roy Sievers	121
3	Stan Musial	114
4	Yogi Berra	111
5	Mickey Mantle	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	31
2	Bill Bruton	22
3	Jim Rivera	19
3	Johnny Temple	19
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.42
2	Billy Pierce	2.56
3	Herb Score	2.77
4	Bob Friend	2.84
5	Frank Sullivan	2.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	230
2	Billy Pierce	161
3	Sam Jones	160
4	Bob Turley	156
5	Robin Roberts	151

Saves

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