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Friday, October 5, 1956

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1956 World Series

Brooklyn leads series 2 - 0

New York Yankees 8
Brooklyn Dodgers 13
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gil Hodges 3
2 Yogi Berra 2
2 Carl Furillo 2
2 Jackie Robinson 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Duke Snider 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 4
1 Gil Hodges 4
3 Duke Snider 3
4 Joe Collins 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Bessent 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Bessent 4
2 Mickey McDermott 3
2 Tom Morgan 3
4 Tom Sturdivant 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gil Hodges .714
2 Enos Slaughter .556
3 Duke Snider .429
4 Carl Furillo .375
4 Jackie Robinson .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Billy Martin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 7
2 Yogi Berra 4
3 Duke Snider 3
4 Joe Collins 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Bessent 2.57
2 Sal Maglie 3.00
2 Mickey McDermott 3.00
4 Johnny Kucks 4.50
5 Tom Morgan 9.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Bessent 1
1 Sal Maglie 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 10
2 Don Bessent 4
3 Mickey McDermott 3
3 Tom Morgan 3
3 Bob Turley 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gil Hodges .714
2 Enos Slaughter .556
3 Yogi Berra .444
4 Carl Furillo .375
4 Jackie Robinson .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 2
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Gil Hodges 1
2 Billy Martin 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 7
2 Yogi Berra 4
3 Mickey Mantle 3
3 Duke Snider 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Johnny Temple 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 0.00
1 Bob Friend 0.00
3 Don Bessent 2.57
4 Sal Maglie 3.00
4 2 others tied 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Bessent 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Sal Maglie 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 10
2 Billy Pierce 5
3 Don Bessent 4
4 Whitey Ford 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Antonelli 1

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 57 .630 --
Indians 88 66 .571 9.0
White Sox 85 69 .552 12.0
Red Sox 84 70 .545 13.0
Tigers 82 72 .532 15.0
Orioles 69 85 .448 28.0
Senators 59 95 .383 38.0
Athletics 52 102 .338 45.0

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 93 61 .604 --
Braves 92 62 .597 1.0
Redlegs 91 63 .591 2.0
Cardinals 76 78 .494 17.0
Phillies 71 83 .461 22.0
Giants 67 87 .435 26.0
Pirates 66 88 .429 27.0
Cubs 60 94 .390 33.0