On This Day

Thursday, July 5, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 49 26 .653 --
White Sox 42 27 .609 4.0
Indians 42 30 .583 5.5
Red Sox 37 35 .514 10.5
Orioles 33 40 .452 15.0
Tigers 31 41 .431 16.5
Senators 31 47 .397 19.5
Athletics 27 46 .370 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 41 30 .577 --
Braves 39 29 .574 0.5
Dodgers 40 30 .571 0.5
Cardinals 37 36 .507 5.0
Pirates 34 36 .486 6.5
Cubs 30 38 .441 9.5
Phillies 30 41 .423 11.0
Giants 29 40 .420 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gil McDougald 3
2 Gene Baker 2
2 Ernie Banks 2
2 Frank Bolling 2
2 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Harvey Kuenn 1
1 Gil McDougald 1
1 Eddie Miksis 1
1 Al Rosen 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Busby 4
1 Harvey Kuenn 4
1 Gil McDougald 4
4 Al Rosen 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Banks 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Ford 0.50
2 Ray Crone 0.33
3 Frank Lary 0.30
4 Vito Valentinetti 0.25
5 Bob Porterfield 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Frank Lary 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 4
2 Ray Crone 3
2 Frank Lary 3
4 Tom Hurd 2
5 6 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .371
2 Charlie Maxwell .356
3 Harvey Kuenn .340
4 Bill Skowron .328
5 Ken Boyer .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 29
2 Ernie Banks 21
3 Ken Boyer 20
3 Ted Kluszewski 20
5 Duke Snider 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 71
2 Ken Boyer 60
2 Vic Wertz 60
4 Harry Simpson 58
5 Stan Musial 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 18
2 Jim Gilliam 9
2 Wally Moon 9
4 Tito Francona 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Burdette 2.30
2 Whitey Ford 2.43
3 Herb Score 2.65
4 Roy Face 2.79
5 Billy Pierce 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 13
2 Bob Friend 11
2 Brooks Lawrence 11
2 Jim Wilson 11
5 5 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 114
2 Billy Pierce 93
3 Bob Friend 90
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 83
5 Harvey Haddix 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 15
2 Clem Labine 11
3 Turk Lown 7
4 Hersh Freeman 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Smith .491
2 Elmer Valo .417
3 George Kell .405
4 Frank Robinson .400
5 2 tied .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 8
2 Ernie Banks 7
3 Gil Hodges 6
4 Ed Bailey 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 16
2 Larry Doby 15
2 Al Smith 15
4 Ted Kluszewski 14
5 Al Rosen 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 5
1 Jim Rivera 5
3 Bobby Avila 4
3 Jackie Jensen 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Kaiser 0.55
2 Virgil Trucks 0.81
3 George Zuverink 1.20
4 Jack Harshman 1.48
5 Jim Wilson 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 3
1 Ike Delock 3
1 Brooks Lawrence 3
1 Ray Narleski 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 23
2 Paul Foytack 22
2 Connie Johnson 22
4 Harvey Haddix 21
4 Early Wynn 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 3
1 Bobby Shantz 3
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 Turk Lown 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .381
2 George Kell .365
3 Harry Simpson .352
4 Jim Gilliam .350
5 Frank Robinson .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 10
1 Duke Snider 10
3 Ernie Banks 9
3 Larry Doby 9
3 Mickey Mantle 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 28
1 Al Rosen 28
1 Vic Wertz 28
4 Jackie Jensen 26
5 Randy Jackson 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Harshman 1.41
2 Jim Wilson 1.45
3 Lew Burdette 1.66
4 Ray Narleski 1.75
5 Billy Pierce 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 6
2 Bob Buhl 5
2 Brooks Lawrence 5
4 Lew Burdette 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 44
2 Paul Foytack 41
2 Billy Pierce 41
4 Harvey Haddix 39
5 Connie Johnson 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 6
2 Turk Lown 5
3 Bobby Shantz 4
3 George Zuverink 4
5 3 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .353
2 Mickey Mantle .341
3 George Kell .332
4 Stan Musial .324
5 Richie Ashburn .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 48
2 Ernie Banks 44
3 Ted Kluszewski 39
4 Willie Mays 37
5 Wally Post 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 118
2 Ernie Banks 114
3 Mickey Mantle 113
4 Del Ennis 107
5 Stan Musial 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 36
2 Jim Rivera 21
3 Bill Bruton 18
3 Johnny Temple 18
5 Richie Ashburn 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.36
2 George Zuverink 2.43
3 Bob Friend 2.66
4 Whitey Ford 2.71
5 Herb Score 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 23
2 Bob Friend 20
3 Robin Roberts 19
4 Whitey Ford 18
4 Jim Wilson 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 233
2 Billy Pierce 182
3 Harvey Haddix 155
4 Sam Jones 153
5 Whitey Ford 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 20
2 Ray Narleski 19
2 George Zuverink 19
4 Ellis Kinder 15
5 Hersh Freeman 13