On This Day

Friday, June 22, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	21	.656	--
White Sox	33	22	.600	4.0
Indians	32	27	.542	7.0
Red Sox	30	29	.508	9.0
Orioles	29	33	.468	11.5
Tigers	27	32	.458	12.0
Senators	26	40	.394	16.5
Athletics	24	37	.393	16.0

Games

White Sox 5, Yankees 4

Indians 4, Senators 0

Orioles 3, Tigers 2

Red Sox 6, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	31	22	.585	--
Redlegs	32	25	.561	1.0
Dodgers	31	25	.554	1.5
Cardinals	32	28	.533	2.5
Pirates	30	27	.526	3.0
Cubs	22	31	.415	9.0
Phillies	24	34	.414	9.5
Giants	23	33	.411	9.5

Games

Redlegs 6, Dodgers 0

Braves 3, Giants 1

Phillies 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Averill	3
1	Al Kaline	3
1	Harry Simpson	3
4	Ed Bailey	2
4	22 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	2
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	Don Buddin	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Bailey	3
1	Sammy Esposito	3
1	Ted Williams	3
4	Don Buddin	2
4	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Joe Collins	1
1	Jim Piersall	1
1	Pete Runnels	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	0.83
2	Brooks Lawrence	0.75
3	Dick Donovan	0.56
4	Paul Foytack	0.54
5	Tom Sturdivant	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Ray Crone	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Brooks Lawrence	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	7
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Robin Roberts	5
2	Tom Sturdivant	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.379
2	Charlie Maxwell	.367
3	Harvey Kuenn	.354
4	Mickey Vernon	.343
5	Dale Long	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	27
2	Yogi Berra	17
2	Dale Long	17
2	Roy Sievers	17
5	Vic Wertz	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	65
2	Stan Musial	54
3	Ken Boyer	51
3	Vic Wertz	51
5	Harry Simpson	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Wally Moon	9
3	Tito Francona	7
3	Harvey Kuenn	7
3	Johnny Temple	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.05
2	Lew Burdette	2.49
3	George Zuverink	2.60
4	Bob Friend	2.77
5	Johnny Kucks	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	11
2	Billy Pierce	10
3	Tom Brewer	9
3	Johnny Kucks	9
3	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	100
2	Bob Friend	76
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	72
4	Camilo Pascual	70
4	Billy Pierce	70

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	13
2	Clem Labine	8
3	Ellis Kinder	6
4	Hersh Freeman	5
4	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.441
2	Ted Williams	.432
3	Ed Bailey	.429
4	Minnie Minoso	.419
5	Stan Musial	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	6
1	Stan Musial	6
1	Vic Wertz	6
4	Larry Doby	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	18
2	Vic Wertz	17
3	Jackie Jensen	15
3	Harry Simpson	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tito Francona	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Pete Runnels	3
1	Bill White	3
5	8 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.00
1	Roy Face	0.00
3	Vito Valentinetti	0.67
4	Johnny Kucks	0.70
5	Ed Roebuck	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	3
1	Ray Crone	3
1	Billy Hoeft	3
1	Johnny Kucks	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Ditmar	24
1	Billy Hoeft	24
3	Paul Foytack	22
4	Al Worthington	20
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Turk Lown	3
3	Bud Byerly	2
3	Jim Konstanty	2
3	Ray Narleski	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.370
2	Mickey Mantle	.361
3	Stan Musial	.360
4	Tim Thompson	.359
5	2 tied	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	11
1	Roy Sievers	11
3	Duke Snider	10
3	Vic Wertz	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	32
1	Vic Wertz	32
3	Stan Musial	30
4	Roy Sievers	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	6
2	Tito Francona	5
2	Johnny Temple	5
4	Harvey Kuenn	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.70
2	Roy Face	0.76
3	Jim Wilson	1.50
4	Johnny Kucks	1.80
5	Roger Craig	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	6
2	Ray Crone	5
2	Bob Friend	5
2	Billy Hoeft	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	40
2	Billy Hoeft	38
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	38
4	Harvey Haddix	37
5	Murry Dickson	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	5
2	Turk Lown	4
3	Bob Chakales	3
3	Nellie King	3
3	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.342
2	Billy Goodman	.326
3	Willie Mays	.325
4	Carl Furillo	.324
5	Stan Musial	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Ernie Banks	43
2	Willie Mays	43
4	Wally Post	40
5	Ted Kluszewski	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	124
2	Ernie Banks	118
2	Stan Musial	118
4	Mickey Mantle	114
5	Ray Boone	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	34
2	Bill Bruton	22
3	Jim Rivera	18
3	Johnny Temple	18
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.38
2	Whitey Ford	2.46
3	Herb Score	2.70
4	Bob Friend	2.79
5	Johnny Kucks	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	21
2	Billy Pierce	20
2	Robin Roberts	20
4	Whitey Ford	18
4	Billy Hoeft	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	234
2	Billy Pierce	166
3	Sam Jones	161
4	Bob Turley	154
5	Robin Roberts	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	20
2	Clem Labine	18
3	George Zuverink	17
4	Ellis Kinder	16
5	Tom Gorman	15