On This Day

Sunday, August 19, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	41	.653	--
Indians	67	48	.583	8.5
White Sox	62	51	.549	12.5
Red Sox	63	53	.543	13.0
Tigers	55	62	.470	21.5
Orioles	52	64	.448	24.0
Senators	49	66	.426	26.5
Athletics	38	78	.328	38.0

Games

Orioles 3, Yankees 2

Senators 7, Red Sox 5

Senators 11, Red Sox 10

Tigers 3, White Sox 1

White Sox 4, Tigers 1

Indians 5, Athletics 2

Indians 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	69	45	.605	--
Dodgers	67	47	.588	2.0
Redlegs	68	49	.581	2.5
Cardinals	58	58	.500	12.0
Phillies	55	59	.482	14.0
Pirates	51	66	.436	19.5
Cubs	47	67	.412	22.0
Giants	44	68	.393	24.0

Games

Braves 3, Redlegs 1

Giants 7, Pirates 6

Dodgers 3, Phillies 2

Cubs 3, Cardinals 1

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 6, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Gernert	5
1	Billy Klaus	5
1	Bill Virdon	5
1	Eddie Yost	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Daryl Spencer	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Johnny Antonelli	1
2	Milt Bolling	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Mazeroski	4
2	Dick Gernert	3
2	Ted Lepcio	3
2	Eddie Yost	3
5	16 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	2
1	Jim Gilliam	2
1	Willie Mays	2
1	Minnie Minoso	2
5	7 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Murry Dickson	2.67
2	Johnny Antonelli	0.86
3	Jack Harshman	0.70
4	Dick Donovan	0.67
5	Connie Johnson	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Jim Davis	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	8
2	Tom Acker	7
2	Jack Harshman	7
2	Connie Johnson	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Windy McCall	1
1	Don Mossi	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.362
2	Ted Williams	.345
3	Charlie Maxwell	.334
4	Hank Aaron	.334
5	Wally Moon	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	42
2	Duke Snider	33
3	Ted Kluszewski	31
4	Joe Adcock	29
4	Frank Robinson	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	107
2	Al Kaline	94
3	Stan Musial	90
4	Harry Simpson	88
5	Ted Kluszewski	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	28
2	Jim Gilliam	16
2	Jim Rivera	16
4	Luis Aparicio	12
4	Bill White	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.50
2	Lew Burdette	2.53
3	Warren Spahn	2.74
4	Herb Score	2.82
5	Don Newcombe	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	19
2	Billy Pierce	17
3	Tom Brewer	16
3	Johnny Kucks	16
3	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	188
2	Billy Pierce	137
3	Paul Foytack	132
4	Camilo Pascual	131
5	Bob Friend	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	16
2	Clem Labine	15
3	Turk Lown	11
4	Hersh Freeman	10
4	Tom Morgan	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.412
2	Herb Plews	.396
3	Wally Moon	.388
4	Jim Gilliam	.382
4	Ted Kluszewski	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
1	Wally Post	7
3	Ted Kluszewski	6
3	Jim Lemon	6
3	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	17
2	Billy Martin	16
3	Mickey Mantle	15
4	Joe Adcock	13
4	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	4
1	Willie Mays	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
4	Bobby Avila	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	0.00
2	Jim Davis	0.42
3	Herm Wehmeier	0.87
4	Willard Nixon	0.90
5	Don Newcombe	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	4
2	Johnny Antonelli	3
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	32
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Johnny Antonelli	25
4	Connie Johnson	24
5	Paul Foytack	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	3
2	Marv Grissom	2
2	Larry Jackson	2
2	Clem Labine	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.382
2	Ernie Banks	.381
2	Al Kaline	.381
4	Herb Plews	.370
5	Lou Skizas	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	13
1	Duke Snider	13
3	Mickey Mantle	11
3	Bill Skowron	11
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	34
2	Larry Doby	33
3	Al Kaline	31
4	Mickey Mantle	30
4	Bill Skowron	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Luis Aparicio	7
3	Jim Gilliam	6
3	Jim Rivera	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Newcombe	0.77
2	Curt Simmons	1.51
3	Bob Lemon	1.57
4	Jim Davis	1.59
5	Don Larsen	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	7
2	Pedro Ramos	6
3	Frank Lary	5
3	Bob Lemon	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	66
2	Paul Foytack	43
3	Sam Jones	41
4	Billy Hoeft	40
5	Jack Harshman	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	4
1	Larry Jackson	4
1	Turk Lown	4
4	Al Aber	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.357
2	Mickey Mantle	.348
3	Bob Nieman	.339
4	Hank Aaron	.332
5	Mickey Vernon	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
2	Willie Mays	37
2	Duke Snider	37
5	Eddie Mathews	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	122
2	Stan Musial	111
3	Al Kaline	110
4	Roy Sievers	102
5	Stan Lopata	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Jim Gilliam	18
4	Harvey Kuenn	16
5	Bill Bruton	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.41
2	Warren Spahn	2.53
3	Lew Burdette	2.78
4	Herb Score	2.92
5	Early Wynn	3.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	22
2	Bob Lemon	21
2	Don Newcombe	21
4	Tom Brewer	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	240
2	Billy Pierce	183
3	Sam Jones	175
4	Harvey Haddix	159
5	Bob Friend	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	22
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Hersh Freeman	13
4	Turk Lown	11
4	2 others tied	11