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Saturday, October 6, 1956

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1956 World Series

Brooklyn leads series 2 - 1

Brooklyn Dodgers 3
New York Yankees 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yogi Berra 2
1 Carl Furillo 2
1 Pee Wee Reese 2
1 Enos Slaughter 2
5 8 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Martin 1
1 Enos Slaughter 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 3
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Roy Campanella 1
2 Billy Martin 1
2 Duke Snider 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Ford 0.70
2 Roger Craig 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 7
2 Roger Craig 4
3 Clem Labine 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gil Hodges .600
2 Enos Slaughter .583
3 Carl Furillo .417
4 Yogi Berra .364
4 Jackie Robinson .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Martin 2
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Gil Hodges 1
2 Mickey Mantle 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 7
2 Yogi Berra 5
3 Enos Slaughter 4
3 Duke Snider 4
5 6 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 Whitey Ford 5.25
5 Roger Craig 6.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Bessent 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Sal Maglie 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 10
2 Whitey Ford 8
3 Don Bessent 4
3 Roger Craig 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gil Hodges .600
2 Enos Slaughter .583
3 Yogi Berra .462
4 Carl Furillo .417
5 Jackie Robinson .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 2
1 Billy Martin 2
3 Yogi Berra 1
3 Gil Hodges 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

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

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 Whitey Ford 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Sal Maglie 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 10
1 Sal Maglie 10
3 Billy Pierce 5
4 Don Bessent 4
4 Roger Craig 4

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