On This Day

Monday, July 23, 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 40 .529 13.5
Orioles 40 48 .455 20.0
Tigers 39 49 .443 21.0
Senators 36 55 .396 25.5
Athletics 33 56 .371 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 53 32 .624 --
Redlegs 52 36 .591 2.5
Dodgers 48 39 .552 6.0
Cardinals 42 45 .483 12.0
Pirates 40 47 .460 14.0
Cubs 39 46 .459 14.0
Phillies 40 49 .449 15.0
Giants 32 52 .381 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Skizas 3
1 Johnny Temple 3
3 Eddie O'Brien 2
3 Frank Robinson 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Thurman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hector Lopez 2
1 Eddie O'Brien 2
3 Ron Northey 1
3 Vic Power 1
3 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Fowler 0.57
2 Jim Wilson 0.50
3 Jack McMahan 0.20
3 Laurin Pepper 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Fowler 4
1 Jim Wilson 4
3 Fred Waters 3
4 Roy Face 2
4 Brooks Lawrence 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Bobby Shantz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .371
2 Charlie Maxwell .352
3 Harvey Kuenn .346
4 Ed Bailey .338
5 Hank Aaron .336

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 2.44
3 Lew Burdette 2.59
4 Bob Buhl 2.71
5 Warren Spahn 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Kucks 14
1 Brooks Lawrence 14
1 Billy Pierce 14
4 Tom Brewer 13
4 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 9
4 Tom Morgan 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .500
2 Hank Aaron .458
3 Carl Furillo .431
4 Eddie Yost .429
5 Vic Wertz .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 9
2 Eddie Yost 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Gus Bell 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 27
2 Eddie Mathews 15
2 Stan Musial 15
4 Hank Aaron 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Amoros 3
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
1 Bill Virdon 3
4 Bobby Avila 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Acker 0.00
1 Marv Grissom 0.00
3 Bob Buhl 0.33
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.50
4 Mel Parnell 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Lown 5
2 Bob Buhl 3
2 Lew Burdette 3
2 Johnny Kucks 3
2 Pedro Ramos 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 26
2 Tom Brewer 21
2 Harvey Haddix 21
4 Roy Face 18
4 Jack Harshman 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 3
2 Larry Jackson 2
2 Clem Labine 2
2 Ron Negray 2
5 18 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .397
2 Al Smith .396
3 Ted Williams .390
4 George Kell .381
5 Stan Musial .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 12
1 Ted Kluszewski 12
3 Gil Hodges 9
4 Ernie Banks 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 35
2 Ted Kluszewski 29
3 Al Kaline 28
4 Hank Aaron 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 7
2 Jim Gilliam 6
2 Willie Mays 6
4 Bobby Avila 5
4 3 others 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 Billy Pierce 40
4 Billy Hoeft 38
5 Tom Brewer 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 5
1 Tom Morgan 5
3 Hersh Freeman 4
4 Ike Delock 3
4 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .366
2 Mickey Mantle .349
3 Stan Musial .341
4 Hank Aaron .333
5 Carl Furillo .331

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 Roy Sievers 111
3 Stan Musial 110
4 Ernie Banks 108
5 Ted Kluszewski 106

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 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 23
2 Whitey Ford 20
3 Bob Friend 19
4 Bob Buhl 18
4 3 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 15
5 Dixie Howell 12