On This Day

Wednesday, September 26, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 55 .636 --
Indians 87 64 .576 9.0
White Sox 84 67 .556 12.0
Red Sox 82 69 .543 14.0
Tigers 80 71 .530 16.0
Orioles 67 84 .444 29.0
Senators 58 93 .384 38.0
Athletics 50 101 .331 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 60 .603 --
Dodgers 90 61 .596 1.0
Redlegs 89 63 .586 2.5
Cardinals 74 77 .490 17.0
Phillies 70 81 .464 21.0
Pirates 66 85 .437 25.0
Giants 65 86 .430 26.0
Cubs 60 92 .395 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vic Wertz 5
2 Hank Sauer 4
3 Murry Dickson 3
3 Del Ennis 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 2
2 Larry Doby 1
2 Del Ennis 1
2 Bill Tuttle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 5
2 Ken Boyer 2
2 Willie Jones 2
2 Roy Smalley 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Lepcio 1
1 Hector Lopez 1
1 Herb Plews 1
1 Jim Rivera 1
1 Lou Skizas 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Robin Roberts 1.67
2 Herb Score 1.20
3 Charlie Beamon 0.82
4 Whitey Ford 0.70
5 Paul Foytack 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Beamon 1
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 Robin Roberts 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 12
2 Robin Roberts 10
3 Charlie Beamon 9
4 Whitey Ford 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .354
2 Ted Williams .350
3 Charlie Maxwell .331
4 Harvey Kuenn .330
5 Hank Aaron .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 51
2 Duke Snider 41
3 Frank Robinson 38
4 Joe Adcock 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 127
2 Al Kaline 124
3 Stan Musial 109
4 Vic Wertz 106
5 Harry Simpson 105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.47
2 Herb Score 2.60
3 Early Wynn 2.69
4 Lew Burdette 2.76
5 Warren Spahn 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 26
2 Frank Lary 20
2 Bob Lemon 20
2 Billy Pierce 20
2 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 263
2 Billy Pierce 189
3 Paul Foytack 181
4 Sam Jones 166
5 2 tied 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 19
2 Hersh Freeman 16
2 George Zuverink 16
4 Turk Lown 13
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Skowron .417
2 Al Pilarcik .412
3 Sherm Lollar .405
4 Gus Bell .397
4 Minnie Minoso .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Post 7
2 Willie Mays 6
3 Ray Boone 5
3 Larry Doby 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 16
1 Ted Williams 16
3 Vic Wertz 15
4 Charlie Maxwell 14
4 Gus Triandos 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
1 Willie Mays 5
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Joe Caffie 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 0.00
1 Don Gross 0.00
3 Wally Burnette 0.70
4 Don Larsen 1.02
5 Hersh Freeman 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 4
1 Herb Score 4
1 Warren Spahn 4
1 Early Wynn 4
5 4 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 43
2 Paul Foytack 27
3 Billy Hoeft 24
4 Johnny Antonelli 21
4 Billy Pierce 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 5
2 Don Bessent 2
2 Tommy Byrne 2
2 Gene Conley 2
2 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Boone .394
2 Ted Williams .378
3 Minnie Minoso .369
4 Charlie Maxwell .368
5 Yogi Berra .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 12
2 Wally Post 9
3 Ray Boone 8
3 Minnie Minoso 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 28
1 Jim Piersall 28
3 Yogi Berra 25
3 Al Kaline 25
3 Ted Williams 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Larsen 0.65
2 Frank Lary 1.14
3 Hersh Freeman 1.29
4 Wally Burnette 1.32
5 Sam Jones 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lary 7
2 Johnny Antonelli 6
2 Don Newcombe 6
2 Herb Score 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 61
2 Jack Harshman 41
3 Paul Foytack 39
4 Frank Lary 38
4 Billy Pierce 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 6
2 Don Bessent 4
2 Ike Delock 4
4 Tommy Byrne 3
4 Clem Labine 3