On This Day

Sunday, August 5, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	36	.650	--
Indians	59	42	.584	7.0
Red Sox	58	44	.569	8.5
White Sox	51	48	.515	14.0
Tigers	48	55	.466	19.0
Orioles	47	57	.452	20.5
Senators	43	61	.413	24.5
Athletics	36	66	.353	30.5

Games

Orioles 5, White Sox 4

Orioles 7, White Sox 2

Red Sox 2, Indians 1

Tigers 8, Yankees 5

Senators 10, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	60	38	.612	--
Dodgers	60	42	.588	2.0
Redlegs	59	43	.578	3.0
Cardinals	50	50	.500	11.0
Phillies	48	52	.480	13.0
Pirates	44	58	.431	18.0
Cubs	42	57	.424	18.5
Giants	37	60	.381	22.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 0

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 3

Braves 5, Pirates 1

Braves 5, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Duke Snider	5
1	Dick Williams	5
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Bill Bruton	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	3
2	Eddie Mathews	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Sandy Amoros	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	5
2	Hank Aaron	4
2	Roy Sievers	4
4	Clint Courtney	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Donovan	0.67
2	Don Ferrarese	0.57
3	Dave Sisler	0.50
4	Ray Moore	0.42
5	Sal Maglie	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Sal Maglie	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Roebuck	6
2	Ray Moore	5
2	Chuck Stobbs	5
4	Jim Bunning	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	Billy Loes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.368
2	Ted Williams	.350
3	Mickey Vernon	.344
4	Hank Aaron	.344
5	Charlie Maxwell	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	37
2	Duke Snider	30
3	Ted Kluszewski	25
3	Frank Robinson	25
5	4 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	93
2	Al Kaline	85
3	Stan Musial	81
3	Vic Wertz	81
5	Harry Simpson	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	24
2	Jim Gilliam	13
2	Jim Rivera	13
4	Wally Moon	11
5	Bill White	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.45
2	Lew Burdette	2.68
3	Herb Score	2.84
4	Bob Buhl	2.85
5	Gene Conley	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	17
2	Don Newcombe	16
3	Tom Brewer	15
3	Brooks Lawrence	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	156
2	Billy Pierce	128
3	Bob Friend	120
4	Harvey Haddix	115
5	Camilo Pascual	111

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	16
2	Clem Labine	13
3	Hersh Freeman	10
4	Turk Lown	9
4	Tom Morgan	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.476
2	Al Kaline	.426
3	Ernie Banks	.417
4	Lou Skizas	.409
5	Stan Lopata	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	10
2	Eddie Mathews	9
2	Bill Skowron	9
4	Stan Lopata	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Skowron	22
2	Larry Doby	21
2	Al Kaline	21
4	Jackie Jensen	20
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	4
1	Frank Bolling	4
1	Mickey Mantle	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Newcombe	0.33
2	Herb Score	1.00
3	Jim Hearn	1.13
4	Mel Parnell	1.27
5	Gene Conley	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Ike Delock	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Sal Maglie	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	26
2	Art Ditmar	24
3	Billy Hoeft	22
3	Sal Maglie	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Loes	3
2	Hersh Freeman	2
2	Marv Grissom	2
2	Larry Jackson	2
2	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.422
2	Lou Skizas	.418
3	Mickey Vernon	.412
4	Al Kaline	.397
5	Ray Boone	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	15
2	Bill Skowron	13
3	Eddie Mathews	12
4	Al Kaline	11
4	Duke Snider	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	41
2	Bill Skowron	37
3	Joe Adcock	36
4	Eddie Mathews	30
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	6
2	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Jim Rivera	5
4	Frank Bolling	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Parnell	0.92
2	Curt Simmons	1.60
3	Bob Buhl	2.05
4	Tom Acker	2.12
5	Joe Nuxhall	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Turk Lown	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
3	Tom Brewer	5
3	Bob Buhl	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	42
2	Billy Hoeft	40
3	Paul Foytack	39
4	Tom Brewer	36
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	5
2	Hersh Freeman	4
2	Larry Jackson	4
4	Billy Loes	3
4	Don Mossi	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.360
2	Mickey Mantle	.357
3	Hank Aaron	.342
4	Mickey Vernon	.341
5	Stan Musial	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	50
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
3	Eddie Mathews	36
4	Willie Mays	34
4	Duke Snider	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	123
2	Stan Musial	115
3	Roy Sievers	109
4	Al Kaline	108
5	Ted Kluszewski	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	34
2	Jim Rivera	20
3	Jim Gilliam	16
4	Richie Ashburn	15
4	Bill Bruton	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.38
2	Warren Spahn	2.62
3	Billy Pierce	2.74
4	Herb Score	2.79
5	Lew Burdette	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	25
2	Whitey Ford	20
2	Bob Lemon	20
4	Bob Buhl	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	231
2	Billy Pierce	191
3	Harvey Haddix	166
4	Bob Friend	161
5	Sam Jones	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	20
1	George Zuverink	20
3	Hersh Freeman	14
4	Ray Narleski	13
5	Tom Morgan	11