On This Day

Saturday, July 28, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	30	.684	--
Indians	54	38	.587	9.5
Red Sox	53	40	.570	11.0
White Sox	46	44	.511	16.5
Orioles	43	51	.457	21.5
Tigers	42	52	.447	22.5
Senators	37	59	.385	28.5
Athletics	34	60	.362	30.5

Games

Red Sox 13, White Sox 1

Orioles 8, Indians 6

Senators 6, Tigers 5

Yankees 14, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	56	33	.629	--
Redlegs	54	39	.581	4.0
Dodgers	53	39	.576	4.5
Cardinals	45	47	.489	12.5
Pirates	43	49	.467	14.5
Phillies	42	51	.452	16.0
Cubs	39	51	.433	17.5
Giants	33	56	.371	23.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 3

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Redlegs 8, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank House	4
1	Al Kaline	4
1	Bill Skowron	4
4	Jerry Coleman	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Skowron	2
2	Sandy Amoros	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Lou Berberet	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Skowron	7
2	Lou Berberet	4
2	Tito Francona	4
2	Roy McMillan	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Billy Gardner	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Roy McMillan	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Foytack	1.15
2	Sal Maglie	0.88
2	Willard Nixon	0.88
4	Mike Garcia	0.71
5	Jim Hughes	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Connie Johnson	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Sal Maglie	1
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	15
2	Sal Maglie	7
2	Willard Nixon	7
4	Tom Sturdivant	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Billy Loes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.368
2	Charlie Maxwell	.348
3	Harvey Kuenn	.344
4	Hank Aaron	.339
5	Mickey Vernon	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	32
2	Ted Kluszewski	25
2	Duke Snider	25
4	Frank Robinson	24
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	22
2	Jim Gilliam	12
3	Wally Moon	11
3	Jim Rivera	11
5	Bill White	10

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	Paul Foytack	108
5	2 tied	107

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	15
2	Clem Labine	13
3	Hersh Freeman	9
4	Jim Konstanty	8
4	Tom Morgan	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.446
2	Vic Power	.442
3	Carl Furillo	.411
4	Ernie Banks	.409
5	Jose Valdivielso	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	7
2	Carl Furillo	6
2	Frank Robinson	6
2	Bill Skowron	6
2	Duke Snider	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	21
1	Tito Francona	21
1	Bill Skowron	21
4	Mickey Vernon	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	Sandy Amoros	3
2	Frank Bolling	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	3 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	Early Wynn	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Turk Lown	4
2	Tom Brewer	3
2	Bob Buhl	3
2	Tommy Byrne	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	29
2	Camilo Pascual	23
3	Herb Score	22
4	Tom Brewer	21
4	2 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	2
1	Billy Loes	2
1	Tom Morgan	2
1	Don Mossi	2
1	Howie Pollet	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.412
2	Nellie Fox	.375
3	George Kell	.374
4	Ernie Banks	.371
5	Ted Williams	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	13
2	Ted Kluszewski	11
3	Bill Skowron	10
3	Duke Snider	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	34
1	Bill Skowron	34
3	Al Kaline	29
4	Ted Kluszewski	28
5	5 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	7
1	Willie Mays	7
3	Pee Wee Reese	6
4	Jim Rivera	5
5	2 tied	4

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	Ike Delock	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Turk Lown	6
2	Tom Brewer	5
2	Bob Buhl	5
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	48
2	Billy Pierce	42
3	Herb Score	40
4	Sam Jones	39
5	Tom Brewer	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
1	Tom Morgan	4
1	Don Mossi	4
4	Roy Face	3
4	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.371
2	Mickey Mantle	.351
3	Stan Musial	.337
4	Hank Aaron	.335
5	Carl Furillo	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Ted Kluszewski	39
3	Ernie Banks	38
4	Eddie Mathews	34
4	Willie Mays	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	115
2	Stan Musial	112
3	Roy Sievers	107
4	Ernie Banks	106
4	Ted Kluszewski	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	34
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Richie Ashburn	15
3	Bill Bruton	15
3	2 others tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.18
2	Warren Spahn	2.74
3	Billy Pierce	2.78
4	Bob Buhl	2.89
5	Bob Friend	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	23
2	Whitey Ford	20
3	Bob Friend	19
3	Bob Lemon	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	230
2	Billy Pierce	189
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
4	Ray Narleski	14
5	2 tied	11