On This Day

Saturday, July 21, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	28	.682	--
Indians	49	37	.570	10.0
Red Sox	48	39	.552	11.5
White Sox	44	39	.530	13.5
Orioles	40	47	.460	19.5
Tigers	39	48	.448	20.5
Senators	36	54	.400	25.0
Athletics	31	55	.360	28.0

Games

Indians 4, Orioles 3

Indians 4, Orioles 3

Red Sox 9, Tigers 3

Senators 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	51	32	.614	--
Redlegs	50	35	.588	2.0
Dodgers	46	39	.541	6.0
Cardinals	42	43	.494	10.0
Pirates	39	45	.464	12.5
Phillies	40	47	.460	13.0
Cubs	37	46	.446	14.0
Giants	32	50	.390	18.5

Games

Cardinals 13, Dodgers 6

Phillies 8, Braves 5

Pirates 4, Redlegs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Boyer	4
1	Nellie Fox	4
1	Vic Wertz	4
4	Richie Ashburn	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sandy Amoros	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Bob Hale	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	4
1	Ted Williams	4
1	Eddie Yost	4
4	Roberto Clemente	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Chico Fernandez	1
1	Jose Valdivielso	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Score	0.89
2	Brooks Lawrence	0.57
3	Harvey Haddix	0.54
4	Ray Moore	0.50
5	Dick Donovan	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Don Mossi	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	8
2	Harvey Haddix	7
3	Hal Brown	4
3	Dick Donovan	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Meyer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.366
2	Charlie Maxwell	.351
3	Harvey Kuenn	.342
4	Hank Aaron	.337
5	Ed Bailey	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	31
2	Ted Kluszewski	24
3	Ernie Banks	22
3	Vic Wertz	22
5	4 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	79
2	Stan Musial	73
3	Vic Wertz	71
4	Ken Boyer	66
5	2 tied	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	21
2	Jim Gilliam	10
2	Wally Moon	10
2	Jim Rivera	10
5	Bill White	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.24
2	Lew Burdette	2.37
3	Roy Face	2.38
4	Bob Buhl	2.71
5	Warren Spahn	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Kucks	14
1	Billy Pierce	14
3	Brooks Lawrence	13
3	Don Newcombe	13
5	5 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	130
2	Billy Pierce	110
3	Bob Friend	103
3	Harvey Haddix	103
5	2 tied	100

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.480
2	Stan Musial	.467
3	Carl Furillo	.439
4	Ray Boone	.436
5	Al Dark	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	9
2	Al Kaline	5
3	Carl Furillo	4
3	Jim Lemon	4
3	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	25
2	Al Kaline	20
3	Stan Musial	16
4	Bill Skowron	15
5	Ted Williams	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sandy Amoros	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
4	Bobby Avila	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Acker	0.00
1	Marv Grissom	0.00
3	Mel Parnell	0.50
4	Bob Buhl	0.92
5	Roy Face	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Turk Lown	5
2	Johnny Kucks	4
3	Bob Buhl	3
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Brewer	21
1	Harvey Haddix	21
1	Camilo Pascual	21
4	Sam Jones	19
4	Ron Kline	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ike Delock	2
1	Roy Face	2
1	Steve Gromek	2
1	Larry Jackson	2
1	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.394
2	Al Smith	.392
3	Hank Aaron	.388
4	Stan Musial	.376
5	Carl Furillo	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	12
2	Joe Adcock	10
3	Gil Hodges	9
4	Ed Bailey	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	31
2	Ted Kluszewski	28
3	Al Kaline	27
4	Ted Williams	26
5	Stan Musial	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	7
2	Bobby Avila	6
2	Jim Gilliam	6
2	Willie Mays	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Lown	1.71
2	Don Kaiser	1.79
3	Bob Buhl	1.82
4	Warren Spahn	1.88
5	Jack Harshman	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Johnny Kucks	5
2	Brooks Lawrence	5
2	Turk Lown	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	42
2	Paul Foytack	40
2	Billy Pierce	40
4	Billy Hoeft	38
5	Sam Jones	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	5
2	Tom Morgan	4
3	Ike Delock	3
3	Roy Face	3
3	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.370
2	Mickey Mantle	.343
3	Stan Musial	.342
4	Carl Furillo	.336
5	Hank Aaron	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Ted Kluszewski	41
3	Ernie Banks	39
4	Willie Mays	37
5	Wally Post	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	116
2	Roy Sievers	112
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	16
4	Richie Ashburn	15
4	Johnny Temple	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.26
2	Billy Pierce	2.60
3	Roy Face	2.64
4	Warren Spahn	2.70
5	Bob Friend	2.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	231
2	Billy Pierce	190
3	Harvey Haddix	166
4	Sam Jones	161
5	Whitey Ford	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	22
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Ray Narleski	17
4	Hersh Freeman	14
5	2 tied	12