On This Day

Monday, June 25, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 41 24 .631 --
White Sox 36 22 .621 1.5
Indians 34 27 .557 5.0
Red Sox 31 30 .508 8.0
Orioles 31 33 .484 9.5
Tigers 27 35 .435 12.5
Senators 27 42 .391 16.0
Athletics 25 39 .391 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 35 22 .614 --
Redlegs 35 26 .574 2.0
Dodgers 33 27 .550 3.5
Cardinals 33 30 .524 5.0
Pirates 31 30 .508 6.0
Cubs 24 33 .421 11.0
Phillies 26 36 .419 11.5
Giants 23 36 .390 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Mantle 4
1 Bobby Thomson 4
3 Roy Sievers 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Siebern 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 Joe Collins 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Jones 3
1 Norm Siebern 3
1 Bobby Thomson 3
4 Ernie Banks 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Hoeft 0.59
2 Art Fowler 0.50
3 Carl Erskine 0.44
4 Ron Kline 0.40
5 Troy Herriage 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Art Fowler 1
1 Johnny Kucks 1
1 Camilo Pascual 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 10
2 Carl Erskine 4
2 Ron Kline 4
4 Art Fowler 3
5 7 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 1
1 Warren Spahn 1
1 Dean Stone 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .385
2 Charlie Maxwell .363
3 Ed Bailey .351
4 Harvey Kuenn .350
5 Mickey Vernon .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 27
2 Yogi Berra 17
2 Ken Boyer 17
2 Dale Long 17
2 Roy Sievers 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 67
2 Ken Boyer 54
2 Stan Musial 54
2 Harry Simpson 54
5 Vic Wertz 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 15
2 Wally Moon 9
3 Tito Francona 8
3 Johnny Temple 8
5 Harvey Kuenn 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.41
2 Lew Burdette 2.45
3 Bob Friend 2.85
4 Johnny Kucks 2.86
5 Herb Score 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 11
1 Billy Pierce 11
3 Johnny Kucks 10
3 Jim Wilson 10
5 4 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 100
2 Bob Friend 79
3 Billy Pierce 75
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 72
4 Camilo Pascual 72

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 14
2 Clem Labine 9
3 Ellis Kinder 6
4 Hersh Freeman 5
4 4 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .452
2 Minnie Minoso .444
2 Frank Robinson .444
4 Willie Mays .438
5 Al Dark .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 7
2 Mickey Mantle 6
3 Ed Bailey 5
3 Del Ennis 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 15
1 Harry Simpson 15
1 Vic Wertz 15
4 Jackie Jensen 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 4
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Pete Runnels 3
2 Bill White 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Harshman 0.00
2 Clem Labine 0.73
3 Virgil Trucks 0.75
4 Lou Kretlow 1.23
5 Sam Jones 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 3
1 Ray Crone 3
1 Alex Kellner 3
1 Johnny Kucks 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 27
2 Harvey Haddix 22
3 Joe Nuxhall 20
3 Warren Spahn 20
3 Al Worthington 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 4
2 Bud Byerly 2
2 Dixie Howell 2
2 Ernie Johnson 2
2 Turk Lown 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Maxwell .375
2 Stan Musial .370
3 Gus Triandos .369
4 Minnie Minoso .356
5 Tim Thompson .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Bailey 10
1 Mickey Mantle 10
1 Vic Wertz 10
4 Gus Bell 9
4 Duke Snider 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 32
2 Stan Lopata 29
3 Stan Musial 28
3 Bobby Thomson 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tito Francona 6
1 Willie Mays 6
1 Johnny Temple 6
4 Dee Fondy 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Narleski 0.67
2 Jim Wilson 1.24
3 Johnny Kucks 1.98
4 Lew Burdette 2.04
5 Roy Face 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 6
1 Jim Wilson 6
3 Bob Buhl 5
3 Lew Burdette 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 48
2 Harvey Haddix 39
2 Joe Nuxhall 39
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 38
5 Sam Jones 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 6
2 Turk Lown 4
3 Dixie Howell 3
3 Ernie Johnson 3
3 6 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .350
2 Willie Mays .329
3 Mickey Vernon .326
4 Billy Goodman .325
5 George Kell .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Ernie Banks 44
2 Willie Mays 44
4 Ted Kluszewski 39
5 Wally Post 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 123
2 Ernie Banks 118
3 Mickey Mantle 116
3 Stan Musial 116
5 Willie Mays 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 34
2 Bill Bruton 21
3 Johnny Temple 19
4 Jim Rivera 18
5 3 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.34
2 Whitey Ford 2.60
3 Bob Friend 2.69
4 Herb Score 2.70
5 Frank Sullivan 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 21
1 Billy Pierce 21
3 Robin Roberts 20
4 Whitey Ford 18
4 Warren Spahn 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 234
2 Billy Pierce 169
3 Sam Jones 162
4 Bob Turley 149
5 Harvey Haddix 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 20
2 Clem Labine 19
3 George Zuverink 18
4 Ellis Kinder 16
5 2 tied 14