On This Day

Wednesday, September 19, 1956

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	52	.641	--
Indians	83	63	.568	10.5
White Sox	80	63	.559	12.0
Red Sox	79	67	.541	14.5
Tigers	77	68	.531	16.0
Orioles	62	83	.428	31.0
Senators	58	88	.397	35.5
Athletics	48	96	.333	44.5

Games

Indians 6, Senators 0

Tigers 9, Orioles 1

Athletics 8, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	88	57	.607	--
Braves	88	58	.603	0.5
Redlegs	85	62	.578	4.0
Cardinals	73	71	.507	14.5
Phillies	68	78	.466	20.5
Pirates	62	83	.428	26.0
Giants	62	85	.422	27.0
Cubs	57	89	.390	31.5

Games

Dodgers 17, Cardinals 2

Redlegs 6, Phillies 3

Redlegs 6, Phillies 0

Giants 7, Cubs 2

Giants 3, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Kaline	4
1	Duke Snider	4
3	Smoky Burgess	3
3	Harry Chiti	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Newcombe	2
2	Sandy Amoros	1
2	Ray Boone	1
2	George Crowe	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Randy Jackson	4
1	Al Kaline	4
1	Harry Simpson	4
4	Smoky Burgess	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Solly Drake	2
2	Richie Ashburn	1
2	Willie Mays	1
2	Eddie Miksis	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harvey Haddix	1.29
2	Tom Acker	1.00
3	Dave Sisler	0.62
4	Wally Burnette	0.56
5	Joe Margoneri	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Acker	1
1	Wally Burnette	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Frank Lary	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	9
2	Joe Margoneri	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Tom Acker	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Bessent	1
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Windy McCall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.355
2	Mickey Mantle	.350
3	Charlie Maxwell	.329
4	Harvey Kuenn	.329
5	Hank Aaron	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	50
2	Duke Snider	39
3	Frank Robinson	38
4	Joe Adcock	37
5	Eddie Mathews	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	123
2	Al Kaline	122
3	Stan Musial	105
4	Harry Simpson	104
5	Ted Kluszewski	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Jim Gilliam	20
3	Jim Rivera	19
4	Luis Aparicio	17
4	Bobby Avila	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.52
2	Herb Score	2.61
3	Lew Burdette	2.69
4	Early Wynn	2.82
5	Warren Spahn	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	25
2	Bob Lemon	20
2	Billy Pierce	20
4	Tom Brewer	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	242
2	Billy Pierce	184
3	Paul Foytack	166
4	Harvey Haddix	163
5	Sam Jones	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	18
2	George Zuverink	16
3	Hersh Freeman	14
4	Turk Lown	13
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.458
2	Al Pilarcik	.441
3	Ray Boone	.431
4	Vic Power	.424
5	Richie Ashburn	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Hank Bauer	5
2	Ray Boone	5
2	Ken Boyer	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	18
2	Yogi Berra	17
3	Jackie Brandt	15
3	Ted Williams	15
5	Carl Furillo	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Luis Aparicio	2
3	Bobby Avila	2
3	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	0.73
2	Frank Lary	0.75
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.87
4	Herb Score	1.00
4	Gerry Staley	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	4
1	Frank Lary	4
3	Johnny Antonelli	3
3	Ike Delock	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	31
2	Billy Pierce	24
3	Whitey Ford	23
4	Dave Sisler	22
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hersh Freeman	4
2	Don Bessent	3
3	Tommy Byrne	2
3	Windy McCall	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ray Boone	.387
2	Ted Williams	.385
3	Vic Power	.377
4	Richie Ashburn	.367
5	Solly Hemus	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Eddie Mathews	9
2	Frank Robinson	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	28
2	Ray Boone	26
2	Carl Furillo	26
4	Jim Piersall	25
5	Jackie Brandt	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Bobby Avila	6
3	Luis Aparicio	5
3	Jackie Robinson	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Bessent	0.99
2	Frank Lary	1.32
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.39
4	Wally Burnette	1.50
5	Johnny Antonelli	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
3	Johnny Antonelli	5
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	54
2	Billy Pierce	47
3	Frank Lary	39
4	Early Wynn	38
5	Jack Harshman	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Bessent	6
2	Hersh Freeman	4
3	Ike Delock	3
3	Ellis Kinder	3
3	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.358
2	Mickey Mantle	.349
3	Charlie Maxwell	.329
4	Hank Aaron	.327
5	Harvey Kuenn	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	50
2	Duke Snider	39
3	Eddie Mathews	38
3	Frank Robinson	38
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	123
1	Mickey Mantle	123
3	Stan Musial	109
4	Ted Kluszewski	104
4	Harry Simpson	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	39
2	Jim Gilliam	20
3	Jim Rivera	19
4	Luis Aparicio	17
4	Bobby Avila	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Score	2.51
2	Lew Burdette	2.59
3	Whitey Ford	2.61
4	Early Wynn	2.79
5	Warren Spahn	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	25
2	Billy Pierce	21
3	Whitey Ford	20
3	Bob Lemon	20
5	7 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	251
2	Billy Pierce	203
3	Sam Jones	170
4	Paul Foytack	167
5	Harvey Haddix	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	18
2	George Zuverink	17
3	Hersh Freeman	14
4	Turk Lown	13
5	Tom Morgan	12