On This Day

Sunday, July 22, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	29	.678	--
Indians	50	37	.575	9.5
Red Sox	49	39	.557	11.0
White Sox	45	39	.536	13.0
Orioles	40	48	.455	20.0
Tigers	39	49	.443	21.0
Senators	36	55	.396	25.5
Athletics	32	56	.364	28.0

Games

Indians 8, Orioles 0

Red Sox 8, Tigers 6

Athletics 7, Yankees 4

Yankees 13, Athletics 4

White Sox 6, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	53	32	.624	--
Redlegs	51	36	.586	3.0
Dodgers	48	39	.552	6.0
Cardinals	42	45	.483	12.0
Pirates	40	46	.465	13.5
Cubs	39	46	.459	14.0
Phillies	40	49	.449	15.0
Giants	32	52	.381	20.5

Games

Cubs 4, Giants 1

Cubs 2, Giants 1

Pirates 8, Redlegs 6

Redlegs 9, Pirates 2

Braves 8, Phillies 7

Braves 16, Phillies 5

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 3

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Bruton	6
1	Vic Power	6
1	Bill Virdon	6
4	Ernie Banks	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	2
1	Stan Lopata	2
1	Eddie Mathews	2
1	Les Moss	2
1	Bobby Thomson	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	6
2	Mickey Vernon	5
3	Joe Adcock	4
4	Bill Bruton	3
4	12 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Pilarcik	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Frank Bolling	1
2	Joe Collins	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Harshman	1.25
2	Sam Jones	1.12
3	Don Kaiser	1.00
4	Carl Erskine	0.56
4	Joe Margoneri	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Rip Coleman	1
1	Ray Crone	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	10
2	Sam Jones	9
3	Tom Brewer	8
4	Bob Blaylock	6
4	Don Larsen	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Acker	1
1	Don Bessent	1
1	Dave Jolly	1
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	Taylor Phillips	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.371
2	Charlie Maxwell	.352
3	Harvey Kuenn	.346
4	Hank Aaron	.336
5	Stan Musial	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	32
2	Ted Kluszewski	24
3	Vic Wertz	23
4	Ernie Banks	22
5	3 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	82
2	Vic Wertz	74
3	Stan Musial	73
4	Ken Boyer	66
4	Harry Simpson	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	21
2	Jim Rivera	11
3	Jim Gilliam	10
3	Wally Moon	10
5	Bill White	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.24
2	Roy Face	2.38
3	Don Kaiser	2.41
4	Lew Burdette	2.59
5	Bob Buhl	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Kucks	14
1	Billy Pierce	14
3	Tom Brewer	13
3	Brooks Lawrence	13
3	Don Newcombe	13

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
3	Tom Morgan	8
5	2 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.469
2	Hank Aaron	.458
3	Carl Furillo	.433
4	Ray Boone	.421
5	Ted Williams	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	11
2	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Eddie Yost	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	10 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	29
2	Al Kaline	18
3	Eddie Mathews	17
4	Stan Musial	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sandy Amoros	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
1	Bill Virdon	3
4	Bobby Avila	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Acker	0.00
1	Marv Grissom	0.00
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.50
3	Mel Parnell	0.50
5	Taylor Phillips	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Turk Lown	6
2	Johnny Kucks	4
3	Bob Buhl	3
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	26
2	Tom Brewer	21
2	Harvey Haddix	21
4	Jack Harshman	20
5	Ron Kline	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	3
2	Ike Delock	2
2	Roy Face	2
2	Larry Jackson	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.394
2	Hank Aaron	.392
3	Al Smith	.389
4	George Kell	.375
5	Jim Piersall	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	12
1	Ted Kluszewski	12
3	Ed Bailey	9
3	Gil Hodges	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	35
2	Ted Kluszewski	29
3	Al Kaline	28
4	Ted Williams	26
5	4 tied	23

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	Marv Grissom	0.67
2	Turk Lown	1.59
3	Don Kaiser	1.64
4	Bob Buhl	1.79
5	Warren Spahn	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	6
1	Turk Lown	6
3	Bob Buhl	5
3	Carl Erskine	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	43
2	Harvey Haddix	42
3	Paul Foytack	40
3	Billy Pierce	40
5	Billy Hoeft	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.369
2	Mickey Mantle	.348
3	Stan Musial	.343
4	Carl Furillo	.332
5	Hank Aaron	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Ted Kluszewski	40
3	Ernie Banks	39
4	Willie Mays	37
5	Eddie Mathews	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	119
2	Del Ennis	111
2	Roy Sievers	111
4	Stan Musial	110
5	Ernie Banks	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Jim Rivera	22
3	Bill Bruton	16
4	Richie Ashburn	15
4	Johnny Temple	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.26
2	George Zuverink	2.49
3	Billy Pierce	2.60
4	Warren Spahn	2.70
5	Roy Face	2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	226
2	Billy Pierce	190
3	Sam Jones	170
4	Harvey Haddix	159
5	Whitey Ford	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	22
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Ray Narleski	16
4	Hersh Freeman	14
5	2 tied	12