On This Day

Monday, July 16, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 26 .687 --
Indians 46 35 .568 10.0
White Sox 43 35 .551 11.5
Red Sox 44 37 .543 12.0
Orioles 37 44 .457 19.0
Tigers 36 45 .444 20.0
Senators 33 53 .384 25.5
Athletics 30 51 .370 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 48 30 .615 --
Redlegs 47 33 .588 2.0
Dodgers 44 36 .550 5.0
Cardinals 41 41 .500 9.0
Pirates 37 44 .457 12.5
Phillies 37 44 .457 12.5
Cubs 34 44 .436 14.0
Giants 31 47 .397 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Bailey 3
1 Jim Busby 3
1 Hal Naragon 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Gus Bell 1
1 Jim Busby 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Bailey 3
1 Gil Hodges 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
1 Bill White 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Amoros 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Craig 1.00
1 Harvey Haddix 1.00
3 Sam Jones 0.60
4 Bob Buhl 0.57
5 Art Fowler 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Roger Craig 1
1 Art Fowler 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Bob Lemon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 8
2 Art Fowler 6
2 Sam Jones 6
4 Bob Buhl 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .365
2 Charlie Maxwell .351
3 Harvey Kuenn .349
4 George Kell .330
5 Stan Musial .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 30
2 Ted Kluszewski 23
3 Ernie Banks 22
4 Ken Boyer 20
4 Duke Snider 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 74
2 Stan Musial 69
3 Ken Boyer 63
3 Vic Wertz 63
5 2 tied 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 20
2 Jim Gilliam 10
2 Wally Moon 10
2 Jim Rivera 10
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Burdette 2.32
2 Whitey Ford 2.33
3 Roy Face 2.56
4 Warren Spahn 2.75
5 Bob Buhl 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Kucks 13
1 Billy Pierce 13
3 Brooks Lawrence 12
3 Don Newcombe 12
5 7 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 122
2 Billy Pierce 101
3 Bob Friend 96
3 Harvey Haddix 96
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 94

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 15
2 Clem Labine 12
3 Hersh Freeman 8
4 Jim Konstanty 7
4 Turk Lown 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .486
2 Hank Aaron .400
2 Gil McDougald .400
2 Daryl Spencer .400
5 Red Schoendienst .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 8
2 Ted Kluszewski 6
3 Jim Busby 5
3 Willie Mays 5
3 Bill Skowron 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Busby 18
2 Al Kaline 17
3 Joe Adcock 15
3 Gene Baker 15
3 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Dee Fondy 3
1 Jim Rivera 3
4 Sandy Amoros 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ike Delock 0.69
1 Don Drysdale 0.69
3 Bob Buhl 0.92
4 Whitey Ford 1.00
4 Robin Roberts 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 3
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Harvey Haddix 3
1 Johnny Kucks 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 22
2 Sam Jones 21
3 Billy Hoeft 17
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Mossi 3
2 Ike Delock 2
2 Hersh Freeman 2
2 Larry Jackson 2
2 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .394
2 Al Smith .385
3 Ted Williams .385
4 Gil McDougald .380
5 Stan Musial .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 12
2 Ted Kluszewski 11
3 Gil Hodges 9
4 Ed Bailey 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 27
2 Joe Adcock 26
2 Al Smith 26
4 Al Kaline 25
5 Ted Kluszewski 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 8
2 Jim Gilliam 7
3 Willie Mays 6
4 Dee Fondy 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Harshman 1.20
2 Warren Spahn 1.71
3 Tom Sturdivant 1.77
4 Lew Burdette 1.80
5 Don Drysdale 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 6
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 Johnny Kucks 5
2 Brooks Lawrence 5
2 Tom Sturdivant 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 42
2 Billy Hoeft 39
2 Sam Jones 39
2 Billy Pierce 39
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 5
2 Don Mossi 4
3 Ike Delock 3
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .357
2 Mickey Mantle .339
3 Stan Musial .336
4 George Kell .331
5 Carl Furillo .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Ernie Banks 42
3 Ted Kluszewski 41
4 Willie Mays 39
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 117
2 Ernie Banks 113
3 Mickey Mantle 112
4 Del Ennis 110
4 Stan Musial 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 35
2 Jim Rivera 21
3 Bill Bruton 18
4 Johnny Temple 16
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.45
2 George Zuverink 2.49
3 Billy Pierce 2.52
4 Roy Face 2.66
5 Warren Spahn 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 23
2 Bob Friend 20
3 Whitey Ford 19
4 Billy Hoeft 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 228
2 Billy Pierce 185
3 Harvey Haddix 165
3 Sam Jones 165
5 Whitey Ford 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 21
2 George Zuverink 19
3 Ray Narleski 17
4 Hersh Freeman 14
4 Ellis Kinder 14