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

Tigers 2, Orioles 0

Indians 8, Red Sox 8

White Sox 7, Yankees 5

Athletics 13, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	28	21	.571	--
Redlegs	28	21	.571	--
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

Cubs 6, Giants 5

Braves 8, Phillies 6

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