On This Day

Thursday, September 13, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	90	50	.643	--
Indians	78	60	.565	11.0
White Sox	77	61	.558	12.0
Red Sox	77	62	.554	12.5
Tigers	72	67	.518	17.5
Orioles	60	79	.432	29.5
Senators	57	82	.410	32.5
Athletics	44	94	.319	45.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 3

Orioles 4, Indians 1

Tigers 7, Senators 2

Yankees 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	86	55	.610	--
Dodgers	83	56	.597	2.0
Redlegs	82	58	.586	3.5
Cardinals	70	68	.507	14.5
Phillies	63	75	.457	21.5
Pirates	61	80	.433	25.0
Giants	57	82	.410	28.0
Cubs	55	83	.399	29.5

Games

Cardinals 5, Giants 0

Braves 3, Phillies 2

Braves 4, Phillies 3

Redlegs 5, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Bell	4
1	Ray Boone	4
1	Del Ennis	4
1	Stan Lopata	4
1	Danny O'Connell	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Triandos	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Bobby Avila	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	4
2	Yogi Berra	2
2	Whitey Lockman	2
2	Jack Phillips	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyle Luttrell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Connie Johnson	1.80
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.80
3	Bob Trowbridge	0.71
4	Billy Pierce	0.67
5	Paul Foytack	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Connie Johnson	1
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	9
2	Billy Pierce	8
3	Whitey Ford	6
3	Taylor Phillips	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hersh Freeman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.353
2	Ted Williams	.348
3	Harvey Kuenn	.331
4	Bob Nieman	.327
5	Hank Aaron	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Frank Robinson	38
2	Duke Snider	38
4	Joe Adcock	37
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	119
2	Al Kaline	116
3	Ted Kluszewski	101
4	Stan Musial	100
5	Joe Adcock	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	34
2	Jim Gilliam	19
2	Jim Rivera	19
4	Bobby Avila	17
5	Luis Aparicio	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.48
2	Whitey Ford	2.56
3	Herb Score	2.74
4	Early Wynn	2.81
5	Bob Lemon	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	23
2	Billy Pierce	20
3	Tom Brewer	19
3	Bob Lemon	19
5	5 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	220
2	Billy Pierce	176
3	Paul Foytack	159
4	Sam Jones	153
4	Camilo Pascual	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	17
2	George Zuverink	16
3	Hersh Freeman	12
3	Turk Lown	12
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ray Boone	.431
2	Yogi Berra	.413
3	Bill Virdon	.397
4	Walt Moryn	.392
5	Ted Williams	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walt Moryn	7
2	Willie Mays	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Hank Bauer	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Piersall	19
2	Al Kaline	14
3	Yogi Berra	13
3	Jackie Jensen	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Bobby Avila	4
3	Willie Mays	3
4	Del Ennis	2
4	3 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Lary	0.33
2	Ray Crone	0.61
3	Cholly Naranjo	0.63
4	Don Bessent	0.64
5	Johnny Antonelli	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	4
2	Johnny Antonelli	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	Paul Foytack	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	25
1	Billy Pierce	25
3	Whitey Ford	24
4	Early Wynn	21
5	Jack Harshman	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Bessent	2
1	Hersh Freeman	2
1	Don Mossi	2
4	Al Aber	1
4	22 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ray Boone	.364
2	Bill Virdon	.360
3	Bob Nieman	.356
4	Pete Runnels	.342
5	Walt Moryn	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Willie Mays	11
3	Eddie Mathews	10
4	Joe Adcock	9
4	Ted Lepcio	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	26
1	Frank Robinson	26
3	Eddie Mathews	25
3	Jim Piersall	25
5	4 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	8
1	Willie Mays	8
3	Minnie Minoso	7
4	Jim Gilliam	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	0.30
2	Frank Lary	0.99
3	Johnny Antonelli	1.16
4	Bob Lemon	1.44
5	Dick Donovan	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	6
1	Frank Lary	6
3	Dick Donovan	5
3	Sal Maglie	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	46
1	Connie Johnson	46
3	Billy Pierce	42
4	Sam Jones	41
5	Frank Lary	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Bessent	4
1	Don Mossi	4
3	Al Aber	3
3	Ike Delock	3
3	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.354
2	Ted Williams	.349
3	Bob Nieman	.333
4	Harvey Kuenn	.332
5	Hank Aaron	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Eddie Mathews	38
2	Willie Mays	38
2	Frank Robinson	38
2	Duke Snider	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	122
2	Mickey Mantle	119
3	Ted Kluszewski	105
3	Stan Musial	105
5	Roy Sievers	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	38
2	Jim Gilliam	19
2	Jim Rivera	19
4	Bobby Avila	17
5	Luis Aparicio	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	2.45
2	Herb Score	2.64
3	Whitey Ford	2.67
4	Early Wynn	2.73
5	Warren Spahn	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	23
1	Billy Pierce	23
3	Lew Burdette	20
3	Warren Spahn	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	238
2	Billy Pierce	203
3	Sam Jones	166
4	Paul Foytack	160
5	Harvey Haddix	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	19
1	George Zuverink	19
3	Hersh Freeman	12
3	Turk Lown	12
3	Tom Morgan	12