On This Day

Monday, August 20, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 70 45 .609 --
Dodgers 67 47 .588 2.5
Redlegs 68 50 .576 3.5
Cardinals 58 58 .500 12.5
Phillies 55 59 .482 14.5
Pirates 51 66 .436 20.0
Cubs 47 67 .412 22.5
Giants 44 68 .393 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Mathews 2
1 Roy McMillan 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Joe Adcock 1
3 4 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1
1 Frank Robinson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 2
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 Frank Robinson 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brooks Lawrence 0.57
2 Lew Burdette 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brooks Lawrence 4
2 Lew Burdette 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Warren Spahn 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 30
4 Frank Robinson 30

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 Lew Burdette 2.46
2 Whitey Ford 2.50
3 Warren Spahn 2.73
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 Lew Burdette 16
3 3 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 Jim Gilliam .429
2 Wally Moon .383
3 Sherm Lollar .380
4 Minnie Minoso .373
5 Billy Gardner .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 7
1 Wally Post 7
3 Joe Adcock 6
3 Ted Kluszewski 6
3 Jim Lemon 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Martin 16
1 Eddie Mathews 16
3 Joe Adcock 14
3 Mickey Mantle 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Bessent 0.00
2 Jim Davis 0.42
3 Dick Donovan 0.67
4 Tom Sturdivant 0.69
5 Willard Nixon 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 4
2 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Lew Burdette 3
2 Dick Donovan 3
2 3 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 2
1 Marv Grissom 2
1 Larry Jackson 2
1 Clem Labine 2
1 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Banks .400
2 Al Kaline .388
3 Ted Kluszewski .372
4 Stan Lopata .371
5 Herb Plews .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 14
2 Duke Snider 13
3 Joe Adcock 11
3 Mickey Mantle 11
3 Bill Skowron 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 36
2 Larry Doby 33
3 Al Kaline 31
4 Mickey Mantle 28
4 Bill Skowron 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Newcombe 0.74
2 Jim Davis 1.16
3 Willard Nixon 1.42
4 Curt Simmons 1.51
5 Bob Lemon 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 6
1 Pedro Ramos 6
3 Lew Burdette 5
3 Frank Lary 5
3 5 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 .349
3 Bob Nieman .339
4 Hank Aaron .328
5 Stan Musial .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 122
2 Al Kaline 110
2 Stan Musial 110
4 Roy Sievers 101
5 Ted Kluszewski 100

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 2.52
3 Lew Burdette 2.72
4 Herb Score 2.92
5 Early Wynn 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 22
2 Bob Lemon 21
2 Don Newcombe 21
4 Lew Burdette 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 240
2 Billy Pierce 183
3 Sam Jones 170
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