On This Day

Wednesday, August 15, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	38	.664	--
Indians	63	47	.573	10.5
Red Sox	62	49	.559	12.0
White Sox	58	50	.537	14.5
Tigers	54	58	.482	20.5
Orioles	50	62	.446	24.5
Senators	45	66	.405	29.0
Athletics	37	74	.333	37.0

Games

Orioles 3, Senators 2

Tigers 1, Indians 0

White Sox 10, Athletics 0

Yankees 6, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	67	43	.609	--
Redlegs	66	47	.584	2.5
Dodgers	64	46	.582	3.0
Cardinals	56	55	.505	11.5
Phillies	54	56	.491	13.0
Pirates	49	63	.438	19.0
Cubs	44	65	.404	22.5
Giants	41	66	.383	24.5

Games

Giants 1, Dodgers 0

Redlegs 4, Cubs 3

Redlegs 7, Cubs 3

Pirates 5, Phillies 1

Braves 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Kindall	4
1	Ted Kluszewski	4
3	Gus Bell	3
3	Roberto Clemente	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	Sammy Esposito	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	4
1	Wally Post	4
3	Sherm Lollar	3
4	Ed Bailey	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	Bob Skinner	1
1	Eddie Yost	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Antonelli	3.67
2	Dick Donovan	1.00
2	Don Newcombe	1.00
2	Camilo Pascual	1.00
5	Ron Kline	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	11
2	Warren Hacker	8
3	Camilo Pascual	7
4	Hal Jeffcoat	6
4	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Sturdivant	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.376
2	Ted Williams	.350
3	Hank Aaron	.340
4	Charlie Maxwell	.332
5	Mickey Vernon	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	42
2	Duke Snider	32
3	Joe Adcock	28
4	Ted Kluszewski	27
5	Frank Robinson	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	106
2	Al Kaline	92
3	Stan Musial	87
3	Harry Simpson	87
5	Vic Wertz	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	26
2	Jim Rivera	16
3	Jim Gilliam	13
4	Luis Aparicio	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.50
2	Lew Burdette	2.65
3	Herb Score	2.72
4	Warren Spahn	2.82
5	Bob Buhl	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	18
2	Billy Pierce	17
3	Tom Brewer	16
3	Johnny Kucks	16
3	Brooks Lawrence	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	182
2	Billy Pierce	134
3	Paul Foytack	128
3	Camilo Pascual	128
5	Bob Friend	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	16
2	Clem Labine	14
3	Hersh Freeman	10
3	Tom Morgan	10
5	Turk Lown	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Thomas	.439
2	Wally Moon	.429
3	Marv Blaylock	.426
3	Pete Runnels	.426
5	Sherm Lollar	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	8
2	Duke Snider	7
3	Al Kaline	6
3	Wally Post	6
3	Ted Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	20
2	Stan Lopata	17
2	Mickey Mantle	17
4	Eddie Mathews	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Willie Mays	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
2	Frank Robinson	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	0.67
2	Sal Maglie	0.75
3	Don Newcombe	0.77
4	Bob Lemon	1.16
5	Steve Gromek	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Jack Harshman	3
1	Don Newcombe	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	33
2	Johnny Antonelli	23
2	Connie Johnson	23
4	Don Newcombe	22
5	Camilo Pascual	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	3
1	Marv Grissom	3
1	Larry Jackson	3
4	Tommy Byrne	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.408
2	Hank Aaron	.384
3	Ernie Banks	.371
4	Wally Moon	.371
5	Lou Skizas	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	12
1	Duke Snider	12
3	Joe Adcock	11
3	Eddie Mathews	11
5	4 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	33
1	Eddie Mathews	33
3	Joe Adcock	32
3	Mickey Mantle	32
5	Bill Skowron	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Newcombe	0.73
2	Taylor Phillips	1.04
3	Curt Simmons	1.17
4	Bob Lemon	1.52
5	Don Larsen	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Curt Simmons	6
3	Tom Brewer	5
3	Frank Lary	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	60
2	Paul Foytack	49
3	Tom Brewer	40
4	Camilo Pascual	39
5	Sam Jones	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	4
1	Larry Jackson	4
1	Tom Morgan	4
4	Al Aber	3
4	Billy Loes	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.362
2	Mickey Mantle	.362
3	Hank Aaron	.341
4	Mickey Vernon	.331
5	Stan Musial	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	50
2	Willie Mays	36
2	Duke Snider	36
4	Eddie Mathews	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	126
2	Al Kaline	111
2	Stan Musial	111
4	Stan Lopata	101
4	Harry Simpson	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Jim Gilliam	16
3	Harvey Kuenn	16
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.32
2	Warren Spahn	2.60
3	Lew Burdette	2.78
4	Herb Score	2.81
5	Billy Pierce	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	23
2	Bob Lemon	20
2	Don Newcombe	20
4	Tom Brewer	19
4	4 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	247
2	Billy Pierce	186
3	Sam Jones	162
4	Harvey Haddix	160
5	Bob Friend	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	George Zuverink	20
3	Hersh Freeman	13
4	Tom Morgan	12
5	3 tied	10