On This Day

Tuesday, July 3, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 47 25 .653 --
White Sox 41 26 .612 3.5
Indians 40 29 .580 5.5
Red Sox 36 33 .522 9.5
Orioles 32 39 .451 14.5
Tigers 30 39 .435 15.5
Senators 30 46 .395 19.0
Athletics 26 45 .366 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 38 27 .585 --
Redlegs 40 29 .580 --
Dodgers 38 30 .559 1.5
Cardinals 36 35 .507 5.0
Pirates 33 35 .485 6.5
Giants 29 38 .433 10.0
Cubs 28 37 .431 10.0
Phillies 29 40 .420 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Lemon 4
2 Sammy Esposito 3
2 Nellie Fox 3
2 Dick Groat 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Walt Dropo 1
1 Johnny Logan 1
1 Hector Lopez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hegan 3
2 Don Blasingame 2
2 Jim Busby 2
2 Sammy Esposito 2
2 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Al Smith 1
1 Pete Whisenant 1
1 Eddie Yost 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1.00
2 Dave Sisler 0.62
3 Lew Burdette 0.50
4 Billy Hoeft 0.45
5 Mike Garcia 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Jim Davis 1
1 Ray Narleski 1
1 Johnny O'Brien 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 6
2 Billy Hoeft 5
2 Dave Sisler 5
4 Mike Garcia 4
4 Tom Sturdivant 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Lown 1
1 Don Mossi 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .373
2 Charlie Maxwell .366
3 Harvey Kuenn .346
4 Ed Bailey .337
5 Ken Boyer .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 29
2 Ernie Banks 20
3 Ken Boyer 19
4 Yogi Berra 18
4 Duke Snider 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 71
2 Ken Boyer 59
3 Harry Simpson 57
3 Vic Wertz 57
5 Stan Musial 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 18
2 Wally Moon 9
3 Tito Francona 8
3 Jim Gilliam 8
3 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Burdette 2.30
2 George Zuverink 2.48
3 Whitey Ford 2.55
4 Herb Score 2.60
5 Ray Crone 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 12
2 Bob Friend 11
2 Jim Wilson 11
4 Tom Brewer 10
4 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 106
2 Bob Friend 90
3 Billy Pierce 85
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 83
5 Robin Roberts 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 14
2 Clem Labine 10
3 Hersh Freeman 6
3 Ellis Kinder 6
3 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Smith .471
2 Chico Carrasquel .429
3 Ted Williams .426
4 Frank Robinson .404
5 2 tied .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 7
2 Ernie Banks 6
2 Gil Hodges 6
4 Ed Bailey 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 16
2 Pete Runnels 14
2 Al Smith 14
4 Billy Klaus 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 6
2 Jim Gilliam 5
3 Bobby Avila 4
3 Jackie Jensen 4
3 Bill White 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.81
2 Herb Score 1.20
2 Chuck Stobbs 1.20
4 Jim Hearn 1.29
5 Lew Burdette 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Gene Conley 3
1 Roger Craig 3
1 Ike Delock 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 25
2 Billy Pierce 23
3 Johnny Antonelli 21
4 Connie Johnson 20
5 Tom Sturdivant 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 3
2 Marv Grissom 2
2 Don Mossi 2
2 Bobby Shantz 2
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .400
2 Harry Simpson .377
3 Jim Gilliam .365
4 Frank Robinson .356
5 Charlie Maxwell .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 10
2 Larry Doby 9
2 Mickey Mantle 9
2 Duke Snider 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 33
2 Larry Doby 30
3 Jackie Jensen 25
3 Al Rosen 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
1 Jim Rivera 7
3 Tito Francona 6
3 Johnny Temple 6
3 Bill White 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Harshman 1.41
2 Ray Narleski 1.50
3 Jim Wilson 1.53
4 Lew Burdette 1.91
5 Art Fowler 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 6
2 Bob Buhl 5
2 Billy Hoeft 5
2 Jim Wilson 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 51
2 Billy Pierce 39
3 Art Ditmar 36
3 Paul Foytack 36
3 Harvey Haddix 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 6
2 Turk Lown 4
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 Jim Konstanty 3
3 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .358
2 Mickey Mantle .342
3 George Kell .327
4 Stan Musial .324
5 Carl Furillo .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 48
2 Ernie Banks 44
3 Willie Mays 41
4 Ted Kluszewski 38
5 Wally Post 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 117
2 Ernie Banks 116
3 Mickey Mantle 113
4 Stan Musial 109
5 Del Ennis 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 36
2 Jim Rivera 22
3 Bill Bruton 18
3 Johnny Temple 18
5 Richie Ashburn 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.37
2 George Zuverink 2.44
3 Bob Friend 2.63
4 Herb Score 2.73
5 Whitey Ford 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 22
2 Bob Friend 20
2 Robin Roberts 20
4 Bob Lemon 18
4 Jim Wilson 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 225
2 Billy Pierce 174
3 Sam Jones 149
3 Robin Roberts 149
5 Bob Friend 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 19
1 Ray Narleski 19
3 George Zuverink 18
4 Ellis Kinder 15
5 Hersh Freeman 13