On This Day

Friday, August 10, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	37	.657	--
Red Sox	62	45	.579	8.5
Indians	61	45	.575	9.0
White Sox	56	48	.538	13.0
Tigers	50	58	.463	21.0
Orioles	47	60	.439	23.5
Senators	43	64	.402	27.5
Athletics	37	70	.346	33.5

Games

White Sox 6, Tigers 1

Indians 11, Athletics 0

Yankees 5, Orioles 4

Red Sox 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	63	42	.600	--
Redlegs	63	44	.589	1.0
Dodgers	62	44	.585	1.5
Cardinals	54	53	.505	10.0
Phillies	52	53	.495	11.0
Pirates	46	60	.434	17.5
Cubs	43	61	.413	19.5
Giants	38	64	.373	23.5

Games

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3

Redlegs 8, Braves 1

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rocky Colavito	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Monte Irvin	3
2	Jim Lemon	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Jim Busby	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Bailey	4
2	Jim Busby	3
2	Bob Nieman	3
2	Gene Woodling	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Pyburn	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Crone	0.86
2	Jack Meyer	0.80
3	Whitey Ford	0.75
4	Bob Lemon	0.71
5	Tom Brewer	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Meyer	8
2	Tom Brewer	7
3	Ray Crone	6
3	Whitey Ford	6
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Larry Jackson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.366
2	Ted Williams	.352
3	Hank Aaron	.340
4	Harvey Kuenn	.336
5	Mickey Vernon	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	39
2	Duke Snider	31
3	Joe Adcock	27
3	Ted Kluszewski	27
5	2 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	98
2	Al Kaline	92
3	Stan Musial	86
4	Harry Simpson	81
4	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	2.57
2	Lew Burdette	2.68
3	Herb Score	2.71
4	Bob Buhl	2.81
5	Warren Spahn	2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	168
2	Billy Pierce	132
3	Bob Friend	122
4	Paul Foytack	121
5	Harvey Haddix	118

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.476
2	Herb Plews	.426
3	Wally Moon	.417
4	Marv Blaylock	.400
5	3 tied	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Skowron	8
2	Al Kaline	7
2	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Duke Snider	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	24
2	Larry Doby	20
2	Bill Skowron	20
4	Jackie Jensen	19
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Jim Rivera	4
3	Billy Gardner	3
3	Willie Mays	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Newcombe	0.00
2	Herb Score	0.31
3	Curt Simmons	0.67
4	Mel Parnell	0.77
5	Willard Nixon	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
2	Tom Brewer	3
2	Hersh Freeman	3
2	Joe Margoneri	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	28
1	Herb Score	28
3	Billy Hoeft	22
4	Tom Brewer	21
5	Early Wynn	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Jackson	4
2	Marv Grissom	3
3	Al Aber	2
3	Ernie Johnson	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.396
2	Wally Moon	.379
3	Ray Boone	.378
4	Al Kaline	.374
5	Lou Skizas	.371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	38
1	Al Kaline	38
3	Bill Skowron	36
4	Eddie Mathews	32
5	Stan Musial	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Parnell	0.74
2	Curt Simmons	1.33
3	Bob Buhl	1.69
4	Don Newcombe	1.90
5	Tom Acker	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Curt Simmons	6
4	Tom Brewer	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	50
2	Paul Foytack	44
3	Tom Brewer	42
4	Sam Jones	37
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Jackson	6
2	Tom Morgan	5
3	Marv Grissom	3
3	Billy Loes	3
5	10 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.367
2	Mickey Mantle	.353
3	Mickey Vernon	.340
4	Hank Aaron	.339
5	Stan Musial	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	50
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	126
2	Stan Musial	116
3	Al Kaline	113
4	Roy Sievers	106
5	Ted Kluszewski	102

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	2.37
2	Warren Spahn	2.58
3	Herb Score	2.78
4	Lew Burdette	2.83
5	Billy Pierce	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	24
2	Bob Lemon	21
3	Whitey Ford	20
4	Tom Brewer	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	238
2	Billy Pierce	190
3	Harvey Haddix	162
4	Sam Jones	158
5	Bob Friend	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	20
1	George Zuverink	20
3	Hersh Freeman	13
4	Tom Morgan	12
4	Ray Narleski	12