On This Day

Wednesday, June 13, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 33 20 .623 --
White Sox 25 20 .556 4.0
Indians 28 23 .549 4.0
Red Sox 26 25 .510 6.0
Tigers 26 26 .500 6.5
Orioles 25 29 .463 8.5
Athletics 22 31 .415 11.0
Senators 23 34 .404 12.0

Games

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 23 20 .535 2.0
Cubs 20 27 .426 7.0
Giants 19 29 .396 8.5
Phillies 19 31 .380 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vic Power 5
1 Tim Thompson 5
3 Jackie Jensen 4
3 Harry Simpson 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 2
1 Vic Wertz 2
3 Del Crandall 1
3 Larry Doby 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 5
2 Jackie Jensen 4
2 Hector Lopez 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Loes 2.50
2 Art Ditmar 0.90
3 Bob Keegan 0.67
4 Paul Foytack 0.45
5 Don Mossi 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Crone 1
1 Art Ditmar 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 Bob Rush 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Ditmar 9
2 Paul Foytack 5
2 Billy Loes 5
4 Bob Keegan 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Bill Harrington 1
1 Dixie Howell 1
1 Turk Lown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .388
2 Charlie Maxwell .371
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 5 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 53
2 Ken Boyer 49
3 Dale Long 46
4 Harry Simpson 44
4 Vic Wertz 44

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 2.56
5 George Zuverink 2.61

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 Robin Roberts 60

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .465
2 Harvey Kuenn .447
3 Charlie Maxwell .400
4 Tim Thompson .393
5 Vic Wertz .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Wertz 8
2 Duke Snider 7
3 Stan Lopata 5
3 Eddie Mathews 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 23
2 Stan Lopata 18
3 Randy Jackson 17
4 Bob Nieman 16
4 Bobby Thomson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tito Francona 5
1 Johnny Temple 5
3 Lyle Luttrell 3
3 Pete Whisenant 3
5 9 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 Red Munger 1.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Murry Dickson 23
2 Roy Face 21
2 Bob Friend 21
2 Billy Hoeft 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Thompson .402
2 Mickey Mantle .385
3 Harvey Kuenn .379
4 Mickey Vernon .378
5 Randy Jackson .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Long 11
2 Mickey Mantle 10
2 Duke Snider 10
4 Roy Sievers 9
4 Vic Wertz 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Long 31
2 Mickey Mantle 28
2 Vic Wertz 28
4 Harry Simpson 27
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Tito Francona 5
2 Harvey Kuenn 5
2 Johnny Temple 5
2 Pete Whisenant 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Narleski 0.36
2 Roy Face 1.16
3 Herb Score 1.95
4 Lew Burdette 2.05
5 Ike Delock 2.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Friend 43
2 Herb Score 41
3 Robin Roberts 40
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 37
5 Joe Nuxhall 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 5
1 Turk Lown 5
1 George Zuverink 5
4 Hersh Freeman 4
4 Tom Hurd 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .354
2 Mickey Mantle .338
3 Gus Bell .334
4 George Kell .332
5 Billy Goodman .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
1 Mickey Mantle 44
3 Willie Mays 42
3 Wally Post 42
5 Ted Kluszewski 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 122
2 Roy Sievers 121
3 Stan Musial 114
4 Yogi Berra 111
4 Willie Mays 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 31
2 Bill Bruton 23
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 157
5 Robin Roberts 152

Saves

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