American League League Leaders
Sunday, September 30, 1956

Batting Average

MANTLE, Mickey NYY .371
KUENN, Harvey DET .350
BERRA, Yogi NYY .339
MINOSO, Minnie CWS .326
NIEMAN, Bob CWS/O'S .324
VERNON, Mickey BRS .322
KALINE, Al DET .322
MAXWELL, Charlie DET .321
JENSEN, Jackie BRS .315
FOX, Nellie CWS .313

Home Runs

MANTLE, Mickey NYY 56
WERTZ, Vic CLE 42
BERRA, Yogi NYY 42
BAUER, Hank NYY 37
MAXWELL, Charlie DET 32
KALINE, Al DET 30
SIEVERS, Roy WAS 29
TRIANDOS, Gus O'S 28
BOONE, Ray DET 28
DOBY, Larry CWS 28

Runs Batted In

BERRA, Yogi NYY 161
MANTLE, Mickey NYY 157
WERTZ, Vic CLE 129
BOONE, Ray DET 120
VERNON, Mickey BRS 115
BAUER, Hank NYY 113
TRIANDOS, Gus O'S 108
KUENN, Harvey DET 103
SIEVERS, Roy WAS 103
KALINE, Al DET 102

Hits

MANTLE, Mickey NYY 217
KUENN, Harvey DET 210
FOX, Nellie CWS 209
KALINE, Al DET 198
RUNNELS, Pete WAS 197
BERRA, Yogi NYY 188
MINOSO, Minnie CWS 188
JENSEN, Jackie BRS 186
POWER, Vic A'S 176
MAXWELL, Charlie DET 176

On Base Pct

MANTLE, Mickey NYY .482
WILLIAMS, Ted BRS .449
MINOSO, Minnie CWS .431
NIEMAN, Bob CWS/O'S .429
BERRA, Yogi NYY .420
DOBY, Larry CWS .414
YOST, Eddie WAS .412
MAXWELL, Charlie DET .410
SMITH, Al CLE .410
JENSEN, Jackie BRS .407

Slugging Pct

MANTLE, Mickey NYY .711
BERRA, Yogi NYY .641
WERTZ, Vic CLE .554
KALINE, Al DET .551
NIEMAN, Bob CWS/O'S .533
TRIANDOS, Gus O'S .532
VERNON, Mickey BRS .530
MAXWELL, Charlie DET .516
SMITH, Al CLE .514
DOBY, Larry CWS .512

Runs

MANTLE, Mickey NYY 166
BAUER, Hank NYY 134
MINOSO, Minnie CWS 122
MCDOUGALD, Gil NYY 120
BERRA, Yogi NYY 118
KUENN, Harvey DET 113
JENSEN, Jackie BRS 113
KALINE, Al DET 113
FOX, Nellie CWS 110
MAXWELL, Charlie DET 108

Stolen Bases

AVILA, Bobby CLE 16
PILARCIK, Al A'S 9
RIVERA, Jim CWS 8
MARTIN, Billy NYY 8
APARICIO, Luis CWS 8
PIERSALL, Jimmy BRS 8
BUSBY, Jim CLE 8
FOX, Nellie CWS 8
LUTTRELL, Lyle WAS 7
MINOSO, Minnie CWS 7

Doubles

MINOSO, Minnie CWS 41
KALINE, Al DET 39
VERNON, Mickey BRS 37
BERRA, Yogi NYY 36
KUENN, Harvey DET 33
LOLLAR, Sherm CWS 32
POWER, Vic A'S 32
MARTIN, Billy NYY 31
RUNNELS, Pete WAS 31
PIERSALL, Jimmy BRS 30

Triples

SIMPSON, Harry A'S 16
FOX, Nellie CWS 13
LEMON, Jim WAS 11
BAUER, Hank NYY 10
APARICIO, Luis CWS 9
CERV, Bob NYY 8
PYBURN, Jim O'S 7
PLEWS, Herb WAS 7
GOODMAN, Billy BRS 7
NIEMAN, Bob CWS/O'S 7

Walks

YOST, Eddie WAS 159
SIEVERS, Roy WAS 128
MANTLE, Mickey NYY 125
WILLIAMS, Ted BRS 105
SMITH, Al CLE 99
DOBY, Larry CWS 95
JENSEN, Jackie BRS 95
MINOSO, Minnie CWS 95
NIEMAN, Bob CWS/O'S 84
MCDOUGALD, Gil NYY 83

Strikeouts

LEMON, Jim WAS 148
WERTZ, Vic CLE 112
MANTLE, Mickey NYY 100
DOBY, Larry CWS 99
LOPEZ, Hector A'S 97
BAUER, Hank NYY 97
YOST, Eddie WAS 92
TRIANDOS, Gus O'S 90
AVILA, Bobby CLE 89
SIEVERS, Roy WAS 88

Earned Run Average

SCORE, Herb CLE 1.77
FORD, Whitey NYY 1.83
WYNN, Early CLE 2.57
KUCKS, Johnny NYY 2.76
HARSHMAN, Jack CWS 2.78
LEMON, Bob CLE 2.98
LARSEN, Don NYY 3.01
BREWER, Tom BRS 3.10
PIERCE, Billy CWS 3.11
JOHNSON, Connie CWS/O'S 3.17

Wins

FORD, Whitey NYY 25-3
BREWER, Tom BRS 22-7
SCORE, Herb CLE 22-8
KUCKS, Johnny NYY 22-8
WYNN, Early CLE 22-9
HARSHMAN, Jack CWS 20-8
PIERCE, Billy CWS 20-11
LEMON, Bob CLE 19-13
LARY, Frank DET 19-14
FOYTACK, Paul DET 19-17

Saves

BYERLY, Bud WAS 15
SHANTZ, Bobby A'S 14
ZUVERINK, George O'S 14
ABER, Al DET 12
MORGAN, Tom NYY 10
DELOCK, Ike BRS 7
MOSSI, Don CLE 7
FOYTACK, Paul DET 5
KINDER, Ellis CWS 5
KIELY, Leo BRS 5

Winning Pct

FORD, Whitey NYY .893
BREWER, Tom BRS .759
SCORE, Herb CLE .733
KUCKS, Johnny NYY .733
HARSHMAN, Jack CWS .714
WYNN, Early CLE .710
STURDIVANT, Tom NYY .688
JOHNSON, Connie CWS/O'S .667
LARSEN, Don NYY .667
CHAKALES, Bob WAS .647

Innings Pitched

WYNN, Early CLE 301.7
LARY, Frank DET 299.3
FOYTACK, Paul DET 291.3
SCORE, Herb CLE 284.3
LEMON, Bob CLE 281.0
PIERCE, Billy CWS 277.7
HOEFT, Billy DET 266.3
BREWER, Tom BRS 261.7
FORD, Whitey NYY 261.3
KUCKS, Johnny NYY 251.0

Games Started

LARY, Frank DET 38
WYNN, Early CLE 35
LEMON, Bob CLE 35
HOEFT, Billy DET 34
DITMAR, Art A'S 34
FOYTACK, Paul DET 33
SCORE, Herb CLE 33
PIERCE, Billy CWS 33
SULLIVAN, Frank BRS 33
STOBBS, Chuck WAS 33

Complete Games

FORD, Whitey NYY 24
SCORE, Herb CLE 24
WYNN, Early CLE 22
BREWER, Tom BRS 21
LEMON, Bob CLE 21
KUCKS, Johnny NYY 19
PIERCE, Billy CWS 19
LARY, Frank DET 19
HARSHMAN, Jack CWS 18
HOEFT, Billy DET 17

Shut Outs

FORD, Whitey NYY 12
KUCKS, Johnny NYY 7
SCORE, Herb CLE 6
HARSHMAN, Jack CWS 5
BREWER, Tom BRS 5
TURLEY, Bob NYY 4
HOEFT, Billy DET 4
LEMON, Bob CLE 4
TRUCKS, Virgil DET 3
STURDIVANT, Tom NYY 3

Strikeouts

SCORE, Herb CLE 277
FOYTACK, Paul DET 206
HOEFT, Billy DET 190
PIERCE, Billy CWS 189
FORD, Whitey NYY 181
BREWER, Tom BRS 175
LARY, Frank DET 175
WYNN, Early CLE 163
DITMAR, Art A'S 144
JOHNSON, Connie CWS/O'S 142

Walks Allowed

FOYTACK, Paul DET 168
SCORE, Herb CLE 132
DITMAR, Art A'S 128
TURLEY, Bob NYY 114
HARSHMAN, Jack CWS 113
WILSON, Jim O'S/CWS 113
BREWER, Tom BRS 111
WIESLER, Bob WAS 103
WYNN, Early CLE 102
LARY, Frank DET 100

HR Allowed

PASCUAL, Camilo WAS 35
SULLIVAN, Frank BRS 31
FOYTACK, Paul DET 30
BREWER, Tom BRS 27
HERRIAGE, Troy A'S 26
MOORE, Ray O'S 26
PIERCE, Billy CWS 26
PORTERFIELD, Bob BRS 25
LEMON, Bob CLE 24
WYNN, Early CLE 24

Appearances

CRIMIAN, Jack A'S 70
ZUVERINK, George O'S 55
GROB, Connie WAS 52
SHANTZ, Bobby A'S 51
CHAKALES, Bob WAS 50
FOYTACK, Paul DET 47
DELOCK, Ike BRS 44
ABER, Al DET 43
GRIGGS, Hal WAS 42
MORGAN, Tom NYY 42

 

 

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