On This Day

Wednesday, August 8, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 37 .651 --
Indians 60 44 .577 8.0
Red Sox 60 45 .571 8.5
White Sox 54 48 .529 13.0
Tigers 50 56 .472 19.0
Orioles 47 58 .448 21.5
Senators 43 62 .410 25.5
Athletics 36 69 .343 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 40 .608 --
Dodgers 61 43 .587 2.0
Redlegs 61 44 .581 2.5
Cardinals 52 52 .500 11.0
Phillies 51 52 .495 11.5
Pirates 45 59 .433 18.0
Cubs 43 59 .422 19.0
Giants 37 63 .370 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Adcock 4
1 Herb Plews 4
3 Bill Bruton 3
3 Rocky Colavito 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 3
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Rocky Colavito 1
2 Del Crandall 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kazanski 5
2 Joe Adcock 3
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Bobby Avila 3
2 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 Jim Piersall 1
2 Wally Post 1
2 Jim Rivera 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Camilo Pascual 1.00
2 Connie Johnson 0.75
3 Johnny Klippstein 0.67
3 Bob Trowbridge 0.67
5 Robin Roberts 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Red Munger 1
1 Mel Parnell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Trowbridge 8
2 Robin Roberts 7
2 Bob Turley 7
4 Connie Johnson 6
4 Camilo Pascual 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Aber 1
1 Ron Kline 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .362
2 Ted Williams .350
3 Mickey Vernon .340
4 Hank Aaron .340
5 Charlie Maxwell .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 38
2 Duke Snider 31
3 Joe Adcock 27
4 Ted Kluszewski 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 95
2 Al Kaline 89
3 Stan Musial 81
3 Harry Simpson 81
3 Vic Wertz 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 25
2 Jim Rivera 15
3 Jim Gilliam 13
4 Luis Aparicio 11
4 Wally Moon 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.45
2 Lew Burdette 2.68
3 Herb Score 2.71
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 5 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 168
2 Billy Pierce 132
3 Bob Friend 120
4 Paul Foytack 118
5 2 tied 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 Wally Moon .467
2 Herb Plews .439
3 Al Kaline .438
4 Ted Kluszewski .434
5 Stan Lopata .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Skowron 8
1 Duke Snider 8
3 Eddie Mathews 7
4 Joe Adcock 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 22
2 Larry Doby 20
2 Jackie Jensen 20
4 Bill Skowron 19
5 Eddie Mathews 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Willie Mays 4
2 Jim Rivera 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Newcombe 0.25
2 Bob Trowbridge 0.57
3 Curt Simmons 0.67
4 Sal Maglie 0.74
5 Mel Parnell 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 4
1 Robin Roberts 4
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 Willard Nixon 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 38
2 Paul Foytack 28
3 Don Newcombe 27
4 Billy Hoeft 23
5 Art Ditmar 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Jackson 3
1 Billy Loes 3
3 Al Aber 2
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .402
2 Lou Skizas .393
3 Wally Moon .387
4 Mickey Vernon .381
5 Ray Boone .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 15
2 Bill Skowron 12
2 Duke Snider 12
4 Eddie Mathews 11
5 Al Kaline 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 38
2 Al Kaline 35
3 Bill Skowron 33
4 Eddie Mathews 31
5 Hank Aaron 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Willie Mays 6
2 Jim Rivera 6
4 Frank Bolling 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Parnell 0.74
2 Curt Simmons 1.33
3 Bob Buhl 1.76
4 Don Newcombe 1.90
5 Tom Acker 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Curt Simmons 6
4 Bob Buhl 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 50
2 Paul Foytack 41
3 Sam Jones 37
4 Billy Pierce 36
5 3 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Jackson 5
2 Tom Morgan 4
3 Billy Loes 3
4 Al Aber 2
4 10 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .359
2 Mickey Mantle .347
3 Mickey Vernon .341
4 Hank Aaron .339
5 Stan Musial .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 49
2 Ted Kluszewski 37
3 Eddie Mathews 36
4 Duke Snider 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 123
2 Stan Musial 113
3 Al Kaline 110
3 Roy Sievers 110
5 Ted Kluszewski 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 35
2 Jim Rivera 22
3 Bill Bruton 16
3 Jim Gilliam 16
3 Harvey Kuenn 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.35
2 Warren Spahn 2.56
3 Herb Score 2.70
4 Billy Pierce 2.84
5 Lew Burdette 2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 243
2 Billy Pierce 195
3 Harvey Haddix 161
4 Sam Jones 158
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