On This Day

Thursday, June 14, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 20 .630 --
White Sox 25 21 .543 5.0
Indians 28 24 .538 5.0
Red Sox 27 25 .519 6.0
Tigers 26 26 .500 7.0
Orioles 25 29 .463 9.0
Athletics 22 31 .415 11.5
Senators 23 34 .404 12.5

Games

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 24 20 .545 1.5
Cubs 20 27 .426 7.0
Giants 19 30 .388 9.0
Phillies 19 31 .380 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Daley 4
2 Dick Gernert 3
2 Jim Hegan 3
2 Jackie Jensen 3
2 Willie Mays 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Crandall 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 4
2 Dick Gernert 3
2 Al Rosen 3
4 Del Crandall 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Grim 1.80
2 Warren Spahn 1.25
3 Jim Wilson 0.42
4 Bob Lemon 0.31
5 Ike Delock 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 10
2 Bob Grim 9
3 Jim Wilson 5
4 Bob Lemon 4
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leo Kiely 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .392
2 Charlie Maxwell .371
3 Dale Long .371
4 Harvey Kuenn .362
5 Yogi Berra .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 22
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 55
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 Danny O'Connell .467
2 Tim Thompson .423
3 Yogi Berra .405
4 Don Mueller .391
5 Randy Jackson .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 6
1 Vic Wertz 6
3 Wally Moon 5
3 Frank Robinson 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 21
2 Randy Jackson 16
3 Johnny Groth 15
3 Jackie Jensen 15
3 Bob Nieman 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tito Francona 5
1 Johnny Temple 5
3 Lyle Luttrell 3
3 Pete Whisenant 3
5 6 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Narleski 0.00
2 Billy Hoeft 1.33
3 Jim Wilson 1.40
4 Roy Face 1.42
5 3 tied 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 3
1 Billy Hoeft 3
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 3
1 Bob Rush 3
5 25 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Friend 21
1 Billy Hoeft 21
3 Joe Nuxhall 20
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Thompson .402
2 Mickey Mantle .398
3 Yogi Berra .394
4 Mickey Vernon .383
5 Harvey Kuenn .379

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 29
3 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 Johnny Kucks 2.14

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 .348
2 Mickey Mantle .339
3 Gus Bell .334
4 George Kell .332
5 Billy Goodman .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 45
2 Ernie Banks 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 120
3 Stan Musial 114
4 Yogi Berra 111
4 2 others tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 31
2 Bill Bruton 23
3 Johnny Temple 19
4 Jim Rivera 18
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.42
2 Billy Pierce 2.56
3 Bob Friend 2.84
4 Frank Sullivan 2.84
5 Herb Score 2.85

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 224
2 Billy Pierce 161
3 Sam Jones 160
4 Bob Turley 157
5 Whitey Ford 149

Saves

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