On This Day

Tuesday, August 7, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 37 .648 --
Indians 60 43 .583 7.0
Red Sox 59 45 .567 8.5
White Sox 53 48 .525 13.0
Tigers 49 56 .467 19.0
Orioles 47 57 .452 20.5
Senators 43 61 .413 24.5
Athletics 36 68 .346 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 61 39 .610 --
Dodgers 61 42 .592 1.5
Redlegs 60 44 .577 3.0
Cardinals 51 51 .500 11.0
Phillies 50 52 .490 12.0
Pirates 44 59 .427 18.5
Cubs 43 58 .426 18.5
Giants 37 62 .374 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Moon 5
1 Harry Simpson 5
3 Richie Ashburn 4
3 Del Ennis 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Wally Moon 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 3
2 Joe Adcock 2
2 Ed Bailey 2
2 Ray Boone 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marv Blaylock 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Stan Lopata 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Simmons 0.83
2 Don Newcombe 0.75
3 Alex Kellner 0.50
3 Jim McDonald 0.50
5 Frank Lary 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Jim Konstanty 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 6
1 Don Newcombe 6
3 Mike Garcia 5
3 Frank Lary 5
3 Curt Simmons 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Bob Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .363
2 Ted Williams .347
3 Hank Aaron .345
4 Mickey Vernon .341
5 Harvey Kuenn .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 37
2 Duke Snider 31
3 Ernie Banks 25
3 Ted Kluszewski 25
3 Frank Robinson 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 93
2 Al Kaline 86
3 Stan Musial 81
3 Vic Wertz 81
5 Harry Simpson 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 25
2 Jim Rivera 14
3 Jim Gilliam 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 2.77
4 Bob Buhl 2.85
5 Warren Spahn 2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 167
2 Billy Pierce 128
3 Bob Friend 120
4 Paul Foytack 118
5 Harvey Haddix 117

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 Ted Kluszewski .455
2 Wally Moon .448
3 Mickey Vernon .442
4 Al Kaline .406
5 Stan Lopata .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 10
2 Bill Skowron 8
3 Eddie Mathews 7
4 Al Kaline 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 24
2 Al Kaline 21
3 Jackie Jensen 20
4 Bill Skowron 19
5 Duke Snider 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Newcombe 0.25
2 Curt Simmons 1.00
3 Herb Score 1.06
4 Jim Hearn 1.13
5 Willard Nixon 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 4
1 Curt Simmons 4
3 Ike Delock 3
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 37
2 Paul Foytack 29
3 Don Newcombe 27
4 Billy Hoeft 22
4 Sal Maglie 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Jackson 3
1 Billy Loes 3
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 Ernie Johnson 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .423
2 Ray Boone .398
3 Lou Skizas .393
4 Mickey Vernon .384
5 Wally Moon .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 14
2 Eddie Mathews 12
2 Bill Skowron 12
2 Duke Snider 12
5 Al Kaline 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 39
2 Joe Adcock 37
3 Bill Skowron 34
4 Eddie Mathews 31
5 2 tied 26

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 1.33
3 Don Newcombe 1.92
4 Bob Buhl 2.05
5 Tom Acker 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 7
2 Turk Lown 6
2 Curt Simmons 6
4 Bob Buhl 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 49
2 Paul Foytack 47
3 Sam Jones 37
4 Tom Brewer 35
4 2 others tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Jackson 5
2 Tom Morgan 4
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 Billy Loes 3
5 13 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .358
2 Mickey Mantle .347
3 Hank Aaron .342
4 Mickey Vernon .342
5 Stan Musial .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 48
2 Ted Kluszewski 36
2 Eddie Mathews 36
4 Duke Snider 35
5 Willie Mays 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 121
2 Stan Musial 113
3 Roy Sievers 109
4 Al Kaline 107
5 Ted Kluszewski 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 35
2 Jim Rivera 21
3 Jim Gilliam 16
3 Harvey Kuenn 16
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.35
2 Warren Spahn 2.56
3 Billy Pierce 2.74
4 Herb Score 2.75
5 Lew Burdette 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 25
2 Whitey Ford 20
2 Bob Lemon 20
4 Don Newcombe 19
4 Warren Spahn 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 242
2 Billy Pierce 191
3 Sam Jones 165
4 Harvey Haddix 161
5 Bob Friend 155

Saves

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