On This Day

Friday, September 28, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 55 .638 --
Indians 88 64 .579 9.0
White Sox 84 68 .553 13.0
Red Sox 82 70 .539 15.0
Tigers 80 72 .526 17.0
Orioles 67 84 .444 29.5
Senators 58 93 .384 38.5
Athletics 51 101 .336 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 61 .599 --
Dodgers 90 61 .596 0.5
Redlegs 89 63 .586 2.0
Cardinals 75 77 .493 16.0
Phillies 70 81 .464 20.5
Pirates 66 85 .437 24.5
Giants 65 86 .430 25.5
Cubs 60 92 .395 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rip Repulski 3
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Ken Boyer 2
2 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Minnie Minoso 2
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 Mickey Mantle 1
2 Gil McDougald 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 Gil McDougald 3
1 Minnie Minoso 3
4 Mickey Vernon 2
4 Gus Zernial 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Larsen 0.86
2 Tom Poholsky 0.71
3 Billy Hoeft 0.62
4 Hank Aguirre 0.50
5 Alex Kellner 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Wally Burnette 1
1 Don Larsen 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Larsen 6
2 Billy Hoeft 5
2 Tom Poholsky 5
4 Hank Aguirre 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Larry Jackson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .353
2 Ted Williams .348
3 Harvey Kuenn .328
4 Charlie Maxwell .328
5 Hank Aaron .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 52
2 Duke Snider 41
3 Joe Adcock 38
3 Frank Robinson 38
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 128
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 192
3 Paul Foytack 181
4 Billy Hoeft 168
5 Sam Jones 166

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 Minnie Minoso .455
2 Sherm Lollar .452
3 Bill Skowron .421
4 Al Kaline .408
5 Solly Hemus .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 16
2 Ray Boone 15
3 Vic Wertz 14
4 Bill Skowron 13
5 3 tied 12

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 Don Gross 0.00
2 Gerry Staley 0.45
3 Don Larsen 0.73
4 Wally Burnette 0.87
5 Frank Lary 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Score 4
2 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Don Larsen 3
2 Frank Lary 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 43
2 Billy Hoeft 24
3 Paul Foytack 22
4 Johnny Antonelli 18
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 4
2 Don Bessent 2
2 Tommy Byrne 2
2 Gene Conley 2
2 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Boone .390
2 Ted Williams .382
3 Minnie Minoso .374
4 Yogi Berra .365
5 Bill Virdon .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 12
2 Minnie Minoso 9
2 Wally Post 9
4 Ray Boone 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Piersall 28
2 Ray Boone 27
3 Yogi Berra 25
3 Ted Williams 25
5 Gus Triandos 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Larsen 0.52
2 Frank Lary 0.83
3 Wally Burnette 1.26
4 Hersh Freeman 1.29
5 Sam Jones 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 6
1 Frank Lary 6
1 Herb Score 6
4 Whitey Ford 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 60
2 Billy Pierce 41
3 Paul Foytack 39
4 Billy Hoeft 37
5 Robin Roberts 36

Saves

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