On This Day

Thursday, August 23, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	44	.639	--
Indians	68	50	.576	8.0
White Sox	65	52	.556	10.5
Red Sox	65	54	.546	11.5
Tigers	57	63	.475	20.0
Orioles	54	65	.454	22.5
Senators	50	68	.424	26.0
Athletics	39	80	.328	37.5

Games

Orioles 3, Tigers 0

Red Sox 2, Indians 1

White Sox 8, Yankees 3

White Sox 6, Yankees 4

Senators 5, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	73	46	.613	--
Dodgers	70	47	.598	2.0
Redlegs	70	51	.579	4.0
Cardinals	60	60	.500	13.5
Phillies	55	62	.470	17.0
Pirates	51	70	.421	23.0
Cubs	49	69	.415	23.5
Giants	47	70	.402	25.0

Games

Giants 2, Cubs 1

Giants 8, Cubs 5

Dodgers 6, Redlegs 5

Braves 11, Phillies 5

Cardinals 3, Pirates 0

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	7
2	Don Blasingame	5
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Yogi Berra	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Lopata	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Gene Baker	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Baker	4
1	Nellie Fox	4
1	Stan Lopata	4
1	Bobby Thomson	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
1	Nellie Fox	2
3	Don Blasingame	1
3	Whitey Herzog	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.00
1	Max Surkont	1.00
3	Johnny Antonelli	0.71
4	Don Newcombe	0.67
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Ray Crone	1
1	Dixie Howell	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Larsen	8
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	8
3	Don Newcombe	6
3	Max Surkont	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	Paul LaPalme	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.359
2	Ted Williams	.347
3	Wally Moon	.335
4	Hank Aaron	.333
5	Charlie Maxwell	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	43
2	Duke Snider	33
3	Ted Kluszewski	32
3	Frank Robinson	32
5	Joe Adcock	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	109
2	Al Kaline	97
3	Stan Musial	90
4	Harry Simpson	88
5	Ted Kluszewski	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	29
2	Jim Gilliam	17
2	Jim Rivera	17
4	Luis Aparicio	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.46
2	Whitey Ford	2.50
3	Herb Score	2.69
4	Warren Spahn	2.73
5	Bob Buhl	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	20
2	Billy Pierce	18
3	Tom Brewer	16
3	Lew Burdette	16
3	3 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	199
2	Billy Pierce	143
3	Paul Foytack	139
4	Harvey Haddix	135
5	Bob Friend	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	16
1	George Zuverink	16
3	Turk Lown	12
4	Hersh Freeman	10
4	Tom Morgan	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Gilliam	.429
2	Nellie Fox	.400
2	Minnie Minoso	.400
4	Eddie Mathews	.386
5	Billy Martin	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
1	Wally Post	7
1	Frank Robinson	7
4	Ted Kluszewski	6
4	Jim Lemon	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Martin	16
2	Eddie Mathews	15
3	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Wally Post	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nellie Fox	5
2	Bobby Avila	4
2	Jim Gilliam	4
2	Willie Mays	4
2	Minnie Minoso	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	0.00
2	Jim Davis	0.51
3	Frank Lary	0.75
4	Johnny Antonelli	0.87
5	Dick Donovan	0.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	Frank Lary	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	31
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Johnny Antonelli	24
4	Don Larsen	22
5	Paul Foytack	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Turk Lown	3
3	Al Aber	2
3	Tom Gorman	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.410
2	Ted Kluszewski	.407
3	Al Kaline	.393
4	Nellie Fox	.372
5	Bill Virdon	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	37
2	Al Kaline	32
3	Eddie Mathews	31
4	Stan Lopata	29
5	Jackie Jensen	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Willie Mays	8
3	Jim Gilliam	7
4	Jim Rivera	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Davis	1.16
2	Don Newcombe	1.29
3	Bob Lemon	1.44
4	Herb Score	1.58
5	Sal Maglie	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	7
2	Herb Score	6
3	Frank Lary	5
3	Pedro Ramos	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	69
2	Paul Foytack	50
3	Don Newcombe	41
4	Billy Hoeft	38
5	3 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	5
2	Al Aber	4
2	Marv Grissom	4
2	Larry Jackson	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.357
2	Mickey Mantle	.348
3	Bob Nieman	.340
4	Hank Aaron	.330
5	Nellie Fox	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Ted Kluszewski	38
3	Eddie Mathews	37
3	Willie Mays	37
3	Duke Snider	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	123
2	Al Kaline	112
3	Stan Musial	110
4	Roy Sievers	104
5	2 tied	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	37
2	Jim Rivera	20
3	Jim Gilliam	19
4	Harvey Kuenn	15
5	Luis Aparicio	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.41
2	Warren Spahn	2.52
3	Herb Score	2.68
4	Lew Burdette	2.71
5	Early Wynn	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	23
2	Don Newcombe	22
3	Bob Lemon	21
4	Lew Burdette	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	249
2	Billy Pierce	189
3	Sam Jones	175
4	Harvey Haddix	161
5	Bob Friend	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	23
2	George Zuverink	19
3	Hersh Freeman	13
4	Turk Lown	12
5	2 tied	11