On This Day

Thursday, June 28, 1956

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 24 .642 --
White Sox 37 23 .617 2.5
Indians 36 27 .571 5.0
Red Sox 32 31 .508 9.0
Orioles 31 35 .470 11.5
Tigers 28 36 .438 13.5
Senators 28 42 .400 16.5
Athletics 25 42 .373 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 35 24 .593 --
Redlegs 37 26 .587 0.0
Dodgers 35 28 .556 2.0
Cardinals 34 31 .523 4.0
Pirates 31 32 .492 6.0
Phillies 28 36 .438 9.5
Cubs 24 35 .407 11.0
Giants 25 37 .403 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harvey Kuenn 3
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
4 Jackie Brandt 2
4 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harvey Kuenn 2
2 Jackie Brandt 1
2 Smoky Burgess 1
2 Foster Castleman 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Smoky Burgess 3
1 Frank Thomas 3
3 Harvey Kuenn 2
4 Jackie Brandt 1
4 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Lehman 0.67
2 Virgil Trucks 0.33
3 Al Worthington 0.22
4 Jack McMahan 0.20
5 Johnny Klippstein 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Acker 1
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Lehman 4
2 Virgil Trucks 3
3 Jack McMahan 2
3 Al Worthington 2
5 6 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Fowler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .380
2 Harvey Kuenn .357
3 Charlie Maxwell .356
4 Ed Bailey .344
5 Ken Boyer .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 27
2 Ken Boyer 19
3 Yogi Berra 18
4 Dale Long 17
4 Roy Sievers 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 67
2 Ken Boyer 57
3 Harry Simpson 55
4 Stan Musial 54
4 Vic Wertz 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 15
2 Wally Moon 9
3 Tito Francona 8
3 Johnny Temple 8
5 Harvey Kuenn 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Burdette 2.44
2 Whitey Ford 2.55
3 Tom Poholsky 2.83
4 Johnny Kucks 2.86
5 Herb Score 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 11
1 Billy Pierce 11
3 Johnny Kucks 10
3 Brooks Lawrence 10
3 Jim Wilson 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 100
2 Bob Friend 86
3 Robin Roberts 76
4 Billy Pierce 75
5 Harvey Haddix 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 14
2 Clem Labine 9
3 Hersh Freeman 6
3 Ellis Kinder 6
5 4 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .460
2 Minnie Minoso .459
3 Chico Carrasquel .425
4 Ted Williams .417
5 Carl Furillo .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 6
1 Mickey Mantle 6
3 Ed Bailey 5
4 Joe Adcock 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 14
2 Larry Doby 13
2 Al Smith 13
4 Sherm Lollar 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 4
2 Bobby Avila 3
2 Dee Fondy 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Bill White 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Harshman 0.33
2 Virgil Trucks 0.43
3 Joe Nuxhall 0.47
4 Tom Poholsky 1.08
5 Gene Conley 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 3
1 Jack Harshman 3
1 Johnny Kucks 3
1 Brooks Lawrence 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Tom Sturdivant 23
3 Johnny Antonelli 21
4 Harvey Haddix 20
4 Billy Hoeft 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bud Byerly 2
1 Ernie Johnson 2
1 Leo Kiely 2
1 Clem Labine 2
5 19 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .358
2 Harry Simpson .352
3 Ted Williams .351
4 Dave Philley .350
5 Charlie Maxwell .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Bailey 10
1 Mickey Mantle 10
1 Vic Wertz 10
4 Gus Bell 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 33
2 Stan Lopata 29
3 Larry Doby 26
3 Harry Simpson 26
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tito Francona 6
1 Johnny Temple 6
3 Dee Fondy 5
3 Willie Mays 5
3 Jim Rivera 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Wilson 1.29
2 Ray Narleski 1.40
3 Joe Nuxhall 1.93
4 Tom Sturdivant 1.95
5 Johnny Kucks 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 6
2 Bob Buhl 5
2 Johnny Kucks 5
2 Brooks Lawrence 5
2 Jim Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 41
2 Art Ditmar 38
3 Sam Jones 37
4 Harvey Haddix 36
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 6
2 Turk Lown 4
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 Dixie Howell 3
3 7 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .352
2 Mickey Mantle .349
3 George Kell .327
4 Carl Furillo .326
5 Mickey Vernon .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Willie Mays 44
3 Ernie Banks 42
4 Ted Kluszewski 38
4 Wally Post 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 118
2 Mickey Mantle 115
3 Ernie Banks 114
3 Stan Musial 114
5 Willie Mays 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 33
2 Bill Bruton 21
3 Jim Rivera 20
4 Johnny Temple 18
5 3 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 2.34
2 George Zuverink 2.69
3 Whitey Ford 2.75
4 Bob Friend 2.75
5 Herb Score 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 21
1 Robin Roberts 21
3 Bob Friend 20
4 Whitey Ford 18
4 Warren Spahn 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 225
2 Billy Pierce 169
3 Robin Roberts 152
4 Sam Jones 150
5 Bob Turley 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 19
1 Ray Narleski 19
3 George Zuverink 18
4 Ellis Kinder 15
5 Hersh Freeman 14