On This Day

Wednesday, July 18, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	58	28	.674	--
Indians	47	36	.566	9.5
Red Sox	47	37	.560	10.0
White Sox	43	38	.531	12.5
Orioles	40	44	.476	17.0
Tigers	38	46	.452	19.0
Senators	34	54	.386	25.0
Athletics	30	54	.357	27.0

Games

Orioles 4, White Sox 3

Red Sox 7, Athletics 4

Tigers 8, Yankees 4

Tigers 4, Yankees 3

Senators 7, Indians 5

Indians 11, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	49	31	.613	--
Redlegs	48	34	.585	2.0
Dodgers	45	37	.549	5.0
Cardinals	41	42	.494	9.5
Phillies	39	45	.464	12.0
Pirates	38	44	.463	12.0
Cubs	35	46	.432	14.5
Giants	32	48	.400	17.0

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 4

Dodgers 6, Redlegs 3

Braves 7, Giants 3

Pirates 1, Cardinals 1

Phillies 6, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vic Wertz	5
2	Ernie Banks	4
2	Norm Siebern	4
2	Bill Tuttle	4
2	Jose Valdivielso	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Wertz	2
2	Sandy Amoros	1
2	Ed Fitz Gerald	1
2	Dee Fondy	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Greengrass	4
1	Pete Runnels	4
1	Bobby Thomson	4
1	Vic Wertz	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Chico Fernandez	1
1	Stan Lopata	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	Sammy White	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	1.38
2	Lew Burdette	1.12
3	Al Worthington	1.00
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.86
4	Jim Wilson	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	11
2	Paul Foytack	10
3	Lew Burdette	9
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	6
4	Jim Wilson	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Bob Lemon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.363
2	Charlie Maxwell	.347
3	Harvey Kuenn	.345
4	Hank Aaron	.329
5	Stan Musial	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	31
2	Ted Kluszewski	23
3	Ernie Banks	22
4	Vic Wertz	21
5	3 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	77
2	Stan Musial	70
3	Vic Wertz	67
4	Ken Boyer	64
5	2 tied	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	20
2	Jim Gilliam	10
2	Wally Moon	10
2	Jim Rivera	10
5	Bill White	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.33
2	Lew Burdette	2.37
3	Roy Face	2.52
4	Warren Spahn	2.75
5	Tom Brewer	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Kucks	14
2	Brooks Lawrence	13
2	Billy Pierce	13
4	Tom Brewer	12
4	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	122
2	Billy Pierce	101
3	Bob Friend	100
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	100
3	Camilo Pascual	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	15
2	Clem Labine	13
3	Hersh Freeman	8
4	Jim Konstanty	7
4	Turk Lown	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.432
2	Carl Furillo	.429
3	Hank Aaron	.412
4	Al Dark	.411
5	George Kell	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	8
2	Ted Kluszewski	6
3	Bill Skowron	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	18
2	Carl Furillo	17
3	Joe Adcock	16
3	Jim Busby	16
3	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	Ernie Banks	3
3	Sandy Amoros	2
3	Gus Bell	2
3	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Gorman	0.57
2	Don Drysdale	0.69
3	Bob Buhl	0.92
4	Whitey Ford	1.00
4	Warren Spahn	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Kucks	4
1	Frank Lary	4
1	Turk Lown	4
4	Bob Buhl	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	23
1	Sam Jones	23
3	Harvey Haddix	22
4	Tom Brewer	21
4	Camilo Pascual	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
2	Ike Delock	2
2	Roy Face	2
2	Hersh Freeman	2
2	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Smith	.400
2	Gil McDougald	.384
3	George Kell	.380
4	Ted Williams	.376
5	Stan Musial	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	11
2	Joe Adcock	8
2	Ed Bailey	8
2	Ernie Banks	8
2	Gil Hodges	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Smith	26
2	Al Kaline	25
2	Ted Kluszewski	25
4	Stan Musial	24
5	Joe Adcock	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	8
2	Jim Gilliam	7
3	Dee Fondy	5
3	Jackie Jensen	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	1.71
1	Turk Lown	1.71
3	Jack Harshman	1.96
4	Lew Burdette	1.98
5	Bob Buhl	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	6
1	Johnny Kucks	6
1	Brooks Lawrence	6
4	Bob Buhl	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	47
2	Harvey Haddix	42
3	Billy Hoeft	41
4	Billy Pierce	39
5	2 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	6
2	Don Mossi	4
3	Ike Delock	3
3	Roy Face	3
3	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.360
2	Mickey Mantle	.341
3	Stan Musial	.336
4	Carl Furillo	.329
5	George Kell	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Ernie Banks	40
2	Ted Kluszewski	40
4	Willie Mays	39
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	115
2	Roy Sievers	113
3	Stan Musial	111
4	Del Ennis	109
5	Ernie Banks	108

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Zuverink	2.39
2	Whitey Ford	2.45
3	Billy Pierce	2.61
4	Warren Spahn	2.70
5	Roy Face	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	22
2	Bob Friend	21
3	Whitey Ford	19
3	Robin Roberts	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	223
2	Billy Pierce	181
3	Sam Jones	166
4	Harvey Haddix	159
5	Bob Friend	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	22
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Ray Narleski	17
4	Hersh Freeman	14
4	Ellis Kinder	14