On This Day

Friday, June 29, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	44	24	.647	--
White Sox	38	24	.613	3.0
Indians	37	28	.569	5.5
Red Sox	33	31	.516	9.0
Orioles	31	36	.463	12.5
Tigers	29	36	.446	13.5
Senators	28	43	.394	17.5
Athletics	25	43	.368	19.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Orioles 6

Indians 5, White Sox 2

White Sox 13, Indians 2

Tigers 5, Athletics 0

Yankees 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	35	25	.583	--
Redlegs	37	27	.578	--
Dodgers	36	28	.563	1.0
Cardinals	35	31	.530	3.0
Pirates	32	32	.500	5.0
Phillies	28	37	.431	9.5
Cubs	25	35	.417	10.0
Giants	25	38	.397	11.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Phillies 5

Cubs 8, Braves 4

Pirates 6, Giants 3

Cardinals 4, Redlegs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luis Aparicio	3
1	Larry Doby	3
1	Nellie Fox	3
1	Billy Goodman	3
1	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	2
1	Charlie Maxwell	2
1	Duke Snider	2
4	Ernie Banks	1
4	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Maxwell	4
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Minnie Minoso	3
2	Ray Moore	3
2	Duke Snider	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Bobby Avila	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Grim	2.67
2	Herb Score	1.00
3	Billy Pierce	0.91
4	Bob Rush	0.80
5	2 tied	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Bob Grim	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	10
2	Bob Grim	8
2	Bob Rush	8
4	Herb Score	6
5	6 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rip Coleman	1
1	Roy Face	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.380
2	Charlie Maxwell	.365
3	Harvey Kuenn	.352
4	Ed Bailey	.344
5	Ken Boyer	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	27
2	Ken Boyer	19
3	Yogi Berra	18
4	Ernie Banks	17
4	3 others tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	67
2	Ken Boyer	57
3	Harry Simpson	55
3	Vic Wertz	55
5	Stan Musial	54

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	Lew Burdette	2.52
2	Whitey Ford	2.55
3	Herb Score	2.60
4	George Zuverink	2.61
5	Tom Poholsky	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	12
2	Bob Friend	11
3	Johnny Kucks	10
3	Brooks Lawrence	10
3	Jim Wilson	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	106
2	Bob Friend	86
3	Billy Pierce	85
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	77
5	Robin Roberts	76

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.453
2	Minnie Minoso	.439
3	Ted Williams	.417
4	Chico Carrasquel	.415
5	Al Smith	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	6
2	Ed Bailey	5
2	Gil Hodges	5
2	Mickey Mantle	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	15
2	Nellie Fox	13
2	Dave Philley	13
2	Jim Rivera	13
2	Al Smith	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	4
1	Jim Rivera	4
3	Luis Aparicio	3
3	Dee Fondy	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	0.33
2	Virgil Trucks	0.43
3	Tom Poholsky	1.08
4	Gene Conley	1.21
5	Sam Jones	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	4
2	Bob Buhl	3
2	Jack Harshman	3
2	Johnny Kucks	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	26
2	Billy Hoeft	25
3	Tom Sturdivant	23
4	Johnny Antonelli	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bud Byerly	2
1	Ernie Johnson	2
1	Clem Labine	2
4	Luis Arroyo	1
4	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Maxwell	.369
2	Ted Williams	.363
3	Harry Simpson	.362
4	Frank Robinson	.358
5	Minnie Minoso	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	10
1	Vic Wertz	10
3	Ed Bailey	9
3	Mickey Mantle	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	34
2	Stan Lopata	29
3	Larry Doby	28
4	Harry Simpson	26
5	5 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tito Francona	6
1	Johnny Temple	6
3	Bobby Avila	5
3	Dee Fondy	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.40
2	Herb Score	1.50
3	Sam Jones	1.65
4	Ed Roebuck	1.80
5	Roy Face	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	7
2	Bob Buhl	5
2	Billy Hoeft	5
2	Johnny Kucks	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	46
2	Billy Pierce	43
3	Art Ditmar	38
4	Joe Nuxhall	37
5	Harvey Haddix	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	6
2	Turk Lown	4
3	Hersh Freeman	3
3	Dixie Howell	3
3	7 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Mickey Mantle	.348
3	Carl Furillo	.326
4	George Kell	.323
5	Mickey Vernon	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Ernie Banks	43
3	Willie Mays	42
4	Ted Kluszewski	38
4	Wally Post	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	117
2	Ernie Banks	116
3	Mickey Mantle	114
4	Stan Musial	112
5	Del Ennis	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	33
2	Bill Bruton	20
2	Jim Rivera	20
4	Johnny Temple	18
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.33
2	Herb Score	2.66
3	George Zuverink	2.70
4	Whitey Ford	2.75
5	Bob Friend	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	22
2	Robin Roberts	21
3	Bob Friend	20
4	Whitey Ford	18
4	Warren Spahn	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	231
2	Billy Pierce	179
3	Robin Roberts	152
4	Sam Jones	150
5	Harvey Haddix	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	19
1	Ray Narleski	19
3	George Zuverink	18
4	Ellis Kinder	15
5	Hersh Freeman	14