On This Day

Friday, July 27, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	30	.681	--
Indians	54	37	.593	8.5
Red Sox	52	40	.565	11.0
White Sox	46	43	.517	15.5
Tigers	42	51	.452	21.5
Orioles	42	51	.452	21.5
Senators	36	59	.379	28.5
Athletics	34	59	.366	29.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

Indians 3, Orioles 2

Tigers 5, Senators 4

Yankees 10, Athletics 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	56	33	.629	--
Redlegs	53	39	.576	4.5
Dodgers	52	39	.571	5.0
Cardinals	44	47	.484	13.0
Pirates	43	48	.473	14.0
Phillies	42	51	.452	16.0
Cubs	39	50	.438	17.0
Giants	33	55	.375	22.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 3

Giants 6, Cardinals 5

Phillies 5, Braves 2

Redlegs 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hector Lopez	5
1	Vic Power	5
3	Clint Courtney	4
3	Lou Skizas	4
3	Bill Skowron	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Andy Carey	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Simpson	4
2	Harvey Kuenn	3
2	Bill Sarni	3
4	Joe Adcock	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	Mickey Mantle	1
1	Bobby Thomson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Erskine	1.14
2	Frank Lary	0.67
3	Saul Rogovin	0.44
4	Early Wynn	0.40
5	Art Fowler	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	8
1	Frank Lary	8
3	Wally Burnette	6
4	Tommy Byrne	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Don Mossi	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.370
2	Charlie Maxwell	.349
3	Harvey Kuenn	.346
4	Hank Aaron	.339
5	Stan Musial	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	32
2	Ted Kluszewski	25
3	Duke Snider	24
4	Frank Robinson	23
4	Vic Wertz	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	82
2	Stan Musial	75
2	Vic Wertz	75
4	Harry Simpson	74
5	Ken Boyer	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	22
2	Jim Gilliam	11
2	Wally Moon	11
2	Jim Rivera	11
5	Bill White	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.17
2	Don Kaiser	2.43
3	Bob Buhl	2.66
4	Warren Spahn	2.78
5	Lew Burdette	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	15
2	Tom Brewer	14
2	Johnny Kucks	14
2	Brooks Lawrence	14
2	Don Newcombe	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	140
2	Billy Pierce	117
3	Bob Friend	112
4	Camilo Pascual	107
5	Harvey Haddix	106

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	15
2	Clem Labine	13
3	Hersh Freeman	9
4	Tom Morgan	8
5	3 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.438
2	Vic Power	.436
3	Carl Furillo	.435
4	Jose Valdivielso	.425
5	Stan Musial	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	9
2	Carl Furillo	6
2	Bill White	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	7 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	28
2	Hank Aaron	18
2	Bill Skowron	18
4	Tito Francona	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sandy Amoros	3
1	Frank Bolling	3
1	Mickey Mantle	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	0.00
2	Marv Grissom	0.57
3	Mel Parnell	0.72
4	Taylor Phillips	0.75
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Turk Lown	5
2	Tom Brewer	3
2	Bob Buhl	3
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Brewer	25
2	Carl Erskine	24
3	Camilo Pascual	23
4	Herb Score	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	2
1	Tom Morgan	2
1	Don Mossi	2
1	Howie Pollet	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.427
2	Ted Williams	.385
3	George Kell	.379
4	Carl Furillo	.368
5	Nellie Fox	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	13
2	Ted Kluszewski	11
3	Duke Snider	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	35
2	Al Kaline	29
2	Ted Kluszewski	29
4	Bill Skowron	27
5	Ted Williams	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	7
1	Willie Mays	7
3	Jim Rivera	6
4	Jackie Jensen	5
4	Pee Wee Reese	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Marv Grissom	0.91
2	Whitey Ford	1.26
3	Wally Burnette	1.36
4	Bob Buhl	1.40
5	Don Kaiser	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	6
1	Turk Lown	6
3	Tom Brewer	5
3	Bob Buhl	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	42
2	Herb Score	40
3	Sam Jones	39
4	Tom Brewer	36
4	Harvey Haddix	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	5
2	Hersh Freeman	4
2	Clem Labine	4
2	Don Mossi	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.366
2	Mickey Mantle	.354
3	Stan Musial	.338
4	Carl Furillo	.335
5	Hank Aaron	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Ted Kluszewski	40
3	Ernie Banks	37
4	Eddie Mathews	35
5	Willie Mays	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	117
2	Stan Musial	112
3	Ted Kluszewski	108
4	Roy Sievers	107
5	Ernie Banks	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Richie Ashburn	15
3	Bill Bruton	15
3	Johnny Temple	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.18
2	Warren Spahn	2.74
3	Bob Buhl	2.77
4	Billy Pierce	2.77
5	Bob Friend	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	23
2	Whitey Ford	20
3	Bob Buhl	19
3	Bob Friend	19
3	Bob Lemon	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	230
2	Billy Pierce	190
3	Sam Jones	166
4	Harvey Haddix	158
5	Bob Friend	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	22
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Hersh Freeman	15
3	Ray Narleski	15
5	2 tied	11