1956 AL Standings

July 9, 1956

AL standings at the All Star break. My Detroit Tigers continue to play way above expectations.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1956 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1956 Detroit DEA             53  23  .697 ----    73    34  42 .447   82  72 .532
1956 Cleveland CLA           46  29  .613  6.5          44  31 .587   88  66 .571
1956 New York NYA            44  34  .564 10.0          52  26 .667   97  57 .630
1956 Chicago CHA             41  32  .562 10.5          43  30 .589   85  69 .552
1956 Boston BOA              40  35  .533 12.5          40  35 .533   84  70 .545
1956 Baltimore BAA           30  46  .395 23.0          33  43 .434   69  85 .448
1956 Washington WAA          27  54  .333 28.5          31  50 .383   59  95 .383
1956 Kansas City KCA         24  52  .316 29.0          28  48 .368   52 102 .338
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     30   46  .395 12-28 18-18 14-11 16-35  4- 3  9- 9     3-7     Won 1
BOA     40   35  .533 21-17 19-18 10- 8 30-27  2- 6 12-14     9-1     Lost 1
CHA     41   32  .562 17-17 24-15 16-15 25-17  6- 7 10-12     5-5     Lost 1
CLA     46   29  .613 23-13 23-16 14-11 32-18  5- 6 12-11     6-4     Lost 1
DEA     53   23  .697 24-13 29-10 23- 8 30-15  6- 2 10- 8     6-4     Won 1
KCA     24   52  .316 15-24  9-28  4-15 20-37  1- 7 11-11     2-8     Won 1
NYA     44   34  .564 26-14 18-20 19- 9 25-25 11- 4  9- 8     7-3     Won 3
WAA     27   54  .333 10-31 17-23  6-14 21-40  6- 6  9- 9     1-9     Lost 3
TOTAL  305  305  .500
HOME   148  157  .485
ROAD   157  148  .515
LEFT   106   91  .538
RIGHT  199  214  .482
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BAA      8- 5  8-19 12-17  2- 5  0- 0  0- 0    307- 412
BOA      5- 4 13-17 14-13  8- 1  0- 0  0- 0    381- 351
CHA      5- 1 15-12 16-14  5- 5  0- 0  0- 0    357- 320
CLA      4- 7 18- 8 18-11  6- 3  0- 0  0- 0    356- 272
DEA      5- 5 22- 7 20- 7  6- 4  0- 0  0- 0    529- 328
KCA      4- 5 12-18  7-23  1- 6  0- 0  0- 0    303- 427
NYA      3- 8 19-12 16-11  6- 3  0- 0  0- 0    379- 320
WAA      7- 6  7-21 12-19  1- 8  0- 0  0- 0    347- 529
 
 

1956 AL News Recap and League Leaders

July 9, 1956

AL stats at the All Star break. Detroit Tiger players continue to dominate the League Leaders.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 American League                 Date: 7/9/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 DEA  53  23    H.Kuenn   DEA .376  M.Mantle  NYA   26  C.Maxwell DEA   68
1956 CLA  46  29    J.Jensen  BOA .348  A.Kaline  DEA   17  A.Kaline  DEA   67
1956 NYA  44  34    H.Simpson KCA .331  L.Doby    CHA   16  J.Jensen  BOA   66
1956 CHA  41  32    R.Boone   DEA .330  OTHERS TIED W   15  L.Doby    CHA   55
1956 BOA  40  35    G.McDouga NYA .324                      R.Boone   DEA   55
1956 BAA  30  46
1956 WAA  27  54    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 KCA  24  52    F.Lary    DEA   16  A.Aber    DEA    7  F.Lary    DEA 2.65
                    M.Garcia  CLA   11  G.Zuverin BAA    6  E.Wynn    CLA 2.67
                    B.Lemon   CLA    9  H.Brown   BAA    5  J.Kucks   NYA 2.68
                    D.Donovan CHA    9  OTHERS TIED W    4  T.Gorman  KCA 2.91
                    T.Brewer  BOA    9                      B.Lemon   CLA 2.91
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    L.Doby    CHA   10  J.Rivera  CHA   15  H.Score   CLA  145
                    G.McDouga NYA    9  N.Fox     CHA   15  B.Hoeft   DEA   97
                    T.Lepcio  BOA    9  J.Busby   CLA    9  C.Pascual WAA   97
                    A.Rosen   CLA    8  J.Pyburn  BAA    9  F.Lary    DEA   94
                    J.Jensen  BOA    8  W.Herzog  WAA    9  P.Foytack DEA   93
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BAA  2  at  BOA  9
BAA  6  at  BOA  0
CLA  1  at  KCA  2
DEA  2  at  CHA  6
DEA  4  at  CHA  1
NYA  5  at  WAA  3
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
T.Williams    BOA BAA  3  2  2  3  2  0  1  0
E.Yost        WAA NYA  3  1  2  1  2  0  1  0
B.Goodman     BOA BAA  3  2  1  1  2  0  0  0
B.Gardner     BAA BOA  3  1  2  2  0  0  0  0
C.Maxwell     DEA CHA  4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
C.Johnson     BAA BOA  9.0  5  0  0  2  4  0 W  
F.Lary        DEA CHA  9.0  4  1  1  1  3  0 W  
J.McMahan     KCA CLA  9.0  6  1  1  2  6  0 W  
J.Wilson      CHA DEA  9.0  4  2  2  2  6  1 W  
E.Wynn        CLA KCA  7.0  6  2  1  0  8  0  L 
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
E.Torgeson    DEA .300 20  6 11  9  2  D.Sisler      BOA 10  2  0  2  8  0 100
J.Jensen      BOA .400 45 18 20  5  7  F.Lary        DEA 26 15  3  5 12  1 200
T.Williams    BOA .395 43 17 15 13  5  M.Fornieles   BAA  5  1  0  0  0  0 000
M.Mantle      NYA .318 22  7  6  9  2  B.Hoeft       DEA 28 26  5 10 17  1 300
Y.Berra       NYA .297 37 11 11  6  3  M.Garcia      CLA 18 15  2  2 10  1 200
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
H.Simpson     KCA .139 36  5  0  1  0  R.Moore       BAA  6 11 10  8  1  2 010
J.Finigan     KCA .152 33  5  0  1  0  B.Loes        BAA  9 23 11  6  1  1 020
H.Lopez       KCA .138 29  4  1  2  0  B.Wiesler     WAA  6  5  6 10  2  1 020
N.Fox         CHA .226 53 12  0  2  0  D.Donovan     CHA 10 16 11  5  5  3 020
D.Philley     CHA .135 37  5  3  2  0  P.Foytack     DEA 18 24 18 13 12  0 030
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1956 NL Standings at the All Star break

July 9, 1956

The Brooklyn Dodgers still lead the NL as MLB takes a break for the All Star Game. The Milwaukee Braves have been battling the Dodgers all season and currently are in 2nd place. The St. Louis Cardinals are the only other team in the NL with a winning record and hold the 3rd spot in the standings.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1956 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1956 Brooklyn BRN            49  25  .662 ----    78    42  32 .568   93  61 .604
1956 Milwaukee MLN           43  28  .606  4.5          41  30 .577   92  62 .597
1956 St. Louis SLN           42  34  .553  8.0          37  39 .487   76  78 .494
1956 Chicago CHN             34  37  .479 13.5          31  40 .437   60  94 .390
1956 Cincinnati CIN          35  39  .473 14.0          44  30 .595   91  63 .591
1956 Philadelphia PHN        33  42  .440 16.5          32  43 .427   71  83 .461
1956 Pittsburgh PIN          30  43  .411 18.5          35  38 .479   66  88 .429
1956 New York NYN            27  45  .375 21.0          31  41 .431   67  87 .435
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BRN     49   25  .662 23-12 26-13  1- 4 48-21  3- 4  9- 7     7-3     Lost 1
CHN     34   37  .479 23-12 11-25 10- 6 24-31  5- 4 10-11     6-4     Lost 2
CIN     35   39  .473 24-14 11-25 13-10 22-29  5- 5  8-14     5-5     Won 1
MLN     43   28  .606 21-10 22-18  6- 2 37-26  4- 2 12- 4     5-5     Won 2
NYN     27   45  .375 15-21 12-24  4-18 23-27  4- 4 12-16     3-7     Lost 4
PHN     33   42  .440 18-19 15-23  4- 2 29-40  1- 4  8-10     4-6     Won 1
PIN     30   43  .411 18-23 12-20 10-16 20-27  3- 4 15-14     6-4     Won 3
SLN     42   34  .553 27-13 15-21 18-16 24-18  4- 2 12-10     4-6     Lost 1
TOTAL  293  293  .500
HOME   169  124  .577
ROAD   124  169  .423
LEFT    66   74  .471
RIGHT  227  219  .509
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BRN      8- 3 17- 7 18-12  6- 3  0- 0  0- 0    402- 310
CHN      3- 7 11-13 14-13  6- 4  0- 0  0- 0    328- 320
CIN      5- 5 13-14 12-16  5- 4  0- 0  0- 0    376- 381
MLN      5- 2 13- 9 20-12  5- 5  0- 0  0- 0    352- 297
NYN      7- 4  7-18 11-17  2- 6  0- 0  0- 0    290- 358
PHN      3- 8 10-14 16-15  4- 5  0- 0  0- 0    306- 383
PIN      4- 7 12-14  9-19  5- 3  0- 0  0- 0    300- 386
SLN      5- 4 18-12 16-12  3- 6  0- 0  0- 0    431- 350
 
 

1956 NL News Recap and League Leaders at the All Star break.

July 8, 1956

Cincinnati Reds rookie outfielder Frank Robinson leads the NL in BA as baseball takes a break for the annual All Star Game. Two of his teammates, Ted Kluszewski leads the league in HR and Gus Bell leads in RBI. Despite the good hitting resume, the Reds are sub .500 due to an ineffective pitching staff. Milwaukee's Lew Burdette and Brooklyn's Don Newcombe are the top 2 pitchers at the break.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 National League                 Date: 7/9/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 BRN  49  25    F.Robinso CIN .363  T.Kluszew CIN   24  G.Bell    CIN   74
1956 MLN  43  28    D.Fondy   CHN .350  G.Bell    CIN   21  D.Snider  BRN   73
1956 SLN  42  34    H.Aaron   MLN .348  D.Snider  BRN   20  S.Musial  SLN   57
1956 CHN  34  37    W.Moon    SLN .331  OTHERS TIED W   18  W.Mays    NYN   57
1956 CIN  35  39    E.Banks   CHN .329                      E.Banks   CHN   56
1956 PHN  33  42
1956 PIN  30  43    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 NYN  27  45    L.Burdett MLN   12  T.Lown    CHN    9  D.Newcomb BRN 2.26
                    D.Newcomb BRN   11  H.Freeman CIN    7  L.Burdett MLN 2.47
                    W.Spahn   MLN   10  C.Labine  BRN    6  H.Wehmeie SLN 2.90
                    OTHERS TIED W    9  M.Grissom NYN    5  W.Spahn   MLN 3.01
                                        OTHERS TIED W    4  R.Gomez   NYN 3.28
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    R.Jackson BRN   17  J.Gilliam BRN   12  V.Mizell  SLN   97
                    B.Del Gre SLN   11  D.Blasing SLN   12  H.Haddix  PHN   89
                    H.Chiti   CHN   11  B.White   NYN   12  B.Friend  PIN   88
                    G.Hamner  PHN    9  W.Mays    NYN   11  R.Roberts PHN   80
                    G.Bell    CIN    8  W.Moon    SLN    9  D.Newcomb BRN   77
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BRN  4  at  PHN  1
BRN  6  at  PHN  8
CHN  2  at  MLN  6
PIN  5  at  NYN  4
PIN  6  at  NYN  5
SLN  2  at  CIN  4
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
S.Lopata      PHN BRN  5  3  3  5  0  0  3  0
W.Mays        NYN PIN  3  1  1  4  0  0  1  0
F.Thomas      PIN NYN  4  2  3  2  1  0  1  0
F.Castleman   NYN PIN  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  0
G.Bell        CIN SLN  4  2  2  2  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Newcombe    BRN PHN  9.0  7  1  1  0  7  1 W  
R.Face        PIN NYN  3.0  1  1  0  0  3  0 W  
B.Buhl        MLN CHN  9.0  7  2  2  2  4  0 W  
D.Pillette    PHN BRN  3.2  3  0  0  1  0  0 W  
J.Nuxhall     CIN SLN  9.0  7  2  2  3  2  0 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
E.Bailey      CIN .417 24 10 10  7  5  L.Burdette    MLN 27 19  4  4  5  0 300
F.Robinson    CIN .488 41 20 16  6  6  D.Drysdale    BRN 18 10  0  6 14  0 200
G.Bell        CIN .340 47 16 16  5  5  T.Lown        CHN  6  2  0  1  3  0 002
S.Lopata      PHN .300 40 12 11  5  5  C.Simmons     PHN  9  5  1  0  3  0 100
W.Mays        NYN .385 39 15 10  4  4  V.ValentinettiCHN  9  4  1  1  2  0 100
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
E.Mathews     MLN .125 32  4  0  1  0  S.Rogovin     PHN  8 15 10  1  3  0 020
T.Kazanski    PHN .158 38  6  2  1  0  K.Lehman      BRN  5 10  6  1  5  2 010
G.Baker       CHN .170 47  8  2  2  0  T.Poholsky    SLN 12 18 10  7  5  2 020
E.Bressoud    NYN .209 43  9  0  2  0  R.Munger      PIN  7  8  5  6  0  1 010
B.Sarni       NYN .194 31  6  2  1  0  R.Roberts     PHN 17 21 14  9  8  2 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1956 NL Game of Note: Brk. @ Phi.

July 8, 1956

Philadelphia 1st baseman Stan Lopata hit 3 homeruns and picked up 5 RBI as the Phillies defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-6. It was in the 2nd game of a doubleheader, right before the All Star break, that Lopata flexed his muscles and put on a show for the home town fans. The homers, all off Dodger starter Sal Maglie, now give Stan a total of 16 on the season.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1956 Philadelphia Phillies        7/8/1956
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Gilliam LF        5  1  1  0 .313     R.Ashburn CF        4  0  1  0 .302  
  P.Reese SS          5  1  2  0 .270     G.Hamner SS         3  1  2  2 .185  
  D.Snider CF         5  0  1  1 .311     S.Lopata 1B         5  3  3  5 .286  
  R.Jackson 3B        4  2  3  0 .307   A-M.Blaylock 1B       0  0  0  0 .254  
  G.Hodges 1B         3  1  0  0 .282     D.Ennis LF          4  0  1  0 .274  
  J.Robinson 2B       2  1  1  0 .281     E.Valo RF           3  0  1  0 .354  
  C.Furillo RF        4  0  0  0 .273     W.Jones 3B          2  1  0  0 .291  
  R.Walker C          4  0  2  4 .232     A.Seminick C        2  0  0  0 .202  
  S.Maglie P          3  0  0  0 .111     T.Kazanski 2B       4  1  1  1 .208  
B-S.Amoros PH         1  0  0  0 .282     R.Negray P          2  1  1  0 .429  
                                          D.Pillette P        2  1  1  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  6 10  5                 Totals      31  8 11  8
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Lopata In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Maglie In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 1 2  0 0 3  0 0 0  -  6 10  0
Phillies........ 1 2 0  3 0 2  0 0    -  8 11  0
 
Dodgers (49-25)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Maglie LOSS(3-3)        8      11   8   8   7   4   3   4.10
Totals                    8      11   8   8   7   4   3
 
Phillies (33-42)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Negray                  5 1/3   7   6   6   2   8   0   5.67
D.Pillette W(1-0) BS(1st) 3 2/3   3   0   0   1   0   0   4.82
Totals                    9      10   6   6   3   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 15,824 DATE- Sunday, July 8th 1956 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Tom Gorman, Hal Dixon, Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess
T- 2:20
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 6  Phillies: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Phillies: 0
DOUBLES- P.Reese(12th), R.Jackson(11th), R.Walker(4th), G.Hamner(8th)
HOME RUNS- S.Lopata-3(16th)
STOLEN BASES- E.Valo(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Snider
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Ashburn
WALKS- G.Hodges, J.Robinson-2, G.Hamner-2, E.Valo, W.Jones-2, A.Seminick-2
STRIKE OUTS- J.Gilliam, P.Reese, D.Snider, G.Hodges-2, J.Robinson, S.Maglie-2,
             D.Ennis, A.Seminick, T.Kazanski, D.Pillette
GIDP- S.Lopata, T.Kazanski
WILD PITCHES- R.Negray
2-out RBI- S.Lopata-5, R.Walker-4, G.Hamner-2
RLISP 2-out- S.Maglie-2, S.Lopata, A.Seminick, T.Kazanski, R.Walker, D.Snider
WEB GEMS- Top 8th: Del Ennis robbed Gil Hodges of an extra base hit.
 
First baseman Stan Lopata slammed 3 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the Philadelphia
Phillies topped the Brooklyn Dodgers by a score of 8 to 6 at Shibe
Park.
 
Lopata had a big day at the plate.  He smashed a solo-shot out of the park in
the 1st inning, cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the 4th inning
and clubbed a two-run home run in the 6th inning.  Philadelphia had 11 hits
for the afternoon.  
 
Duane Pillette(1-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 3 and 2/3 innings and
allowing no runs. Sal Maglie(3-3) was tagged with the loss.  He was touched
for 3 homeruns in his 8 innings of work.  
 
'Actually, I didn't feel that comfortable at the plate today' Lopata said
after the game.  'Despite that, I'm happy with the results!

1956 AL Game of Note: Cle. @ Det.

July 4, 1956

There were plenty of fireworks in the first game of a 4th of July doubleheader between the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium. The Indians won the slugfest against the Tigers 17-13. The 30 runs were the most in MLB this 1956 season. Herb Score ended up with the win for Cleveland even though he gave up 12 runs in 7 innings of work. Former Tiger Vic Wertz led the Indian attack with 4 hits, 3 of them doubles. 4 errors by Detroit contributed to 7 unearned runs.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Cleveland Indians At 1956 Detroit Tigers              7/4/1956
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Strickland 2B     5  2  1  1 .171     B.Tuttle CF         4  2  3  4 .304  
  G.Woodling LF       5  1  1  0 .240     F.Bolling 2B        6  0  3  2 .297  
  A.Smith RF          4  4  1  2 .273     A.Kaline RF         6  1  1  0 .302  
  V.Wertz 1B          5  4  4  2 .237     R.Boone 3B          6  0  2  0 .328  
  A.Rosen 3B          5  1  2  3 .297     C.Maxwell LF        5  3  2  2 .329  
  J.Busby CF          5  1  1  1 .260     H.Kuenn SS          6  2  3  0 .388  
  C.Carrasquel SS     3  1  1  1 .224     J.Phillips 1B       3  2  1  0 .333  
  J.Hegan C           5  2  2  1 .162     R.Wilson C          3  2  1  1 .364  
  H.Score P           3  1  2  3 .108     P.Foytack P         2  0  0  0 .094  
  B.Feller P          0  0  0  0 .000     A.Aber P            0  0  0  0 .333  
                                        A-B.Kennedy PH        1  0  0  0 .268  
                                          W.Masterson P       0  0  0  01.000  
                                        B-E.Torgeson PH       1  1  1  4 .280  
                                          B.Hoeft P           0  0  0  0 .225  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40 17 15 14                 Totals      43 13 17 13
 
A-Pinch Hit For Aber In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Masterson In 8th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 1 0  1 1 2  6 6 0  - 17 15  0
Tigers.......... 1 2 2  0 1 0  3 4 0  - 13 17  4
 
Indians (43-27)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
H.Score WIN(7-4)          7      15  12  12   8  10   2   4.34
B.Feller                  2       2   1   1   0   0   1   4.50
Totals                    9      17  13  13   8  10   3
 
Tigers (49-21)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Foytack LOSS(6-4)       6       9   9   6   4   5   0   4.01
A.Aber                    1       3   2   1   0   1   0   3.38
W.Masterson               1       3   6   3   3   0   0   3.72
B.Hoeft                   1       0   0   0   0   2   0   3.48
Totals                    9      15  17  10   7   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 13,477 DATE- Wednesday, July 4th 1956 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Jim Honochick, Larry Napp, Frank Umont, Charlie Berry
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 5  Tigers:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- B.Tuttle, F.Bolling, C.Maxwell, W.Masterson
DOUBLES- G.Strickland(1st), V.Wertz-3(14th), J.Hegan(10th), H.Score,
         H.Kuenn(13th)
TRIPLES- A.Smith(7th), J.Hegan(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Tuttle(8th), C.Maxwell(11th), E.Torgeson(11th)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Woodling
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Carrasquel
WALKS- G.Strickland, A.Smith-2, V.Wertz, C.Carrasquel, H.Score-2, B.Tuttle-2,
       C.Maxwell, J.Phillips-2, R.Wilson-2, P.Foytack
STRIKE OUTS- G.Woodling-2, A.Smith, V.Wertz, J.Busby-2, J.Hegan, H.Score,
             B.Tuttle, A.Kaline-2, R.Boone, C.Maxwell, H.Kuenn-2, J.Phillips,
             R.Wilson, B.Kennedy
GIDP- G.Strickland, G.Woodling, J.Phillips
BALKS- P.Foytack
WILD PITCHES- H.Score-2
2-out RBI- B.Tuttle-2, R.Wilson, J.Hegan, H.Score-2
RLISP 2-out- H.Kuenn, C.Carrasquel, R.Boone-3, C.Maxwell, H.Score, J.Hegan,
             G.Strickland
 
Vic Wertz had 4 hits and 2 RBI at Briggs Stadium where the Cleveland Indians
beat the Detroit Tigers by the score of 17 to 13.
 
Wertz was a seemingly constant irritant to the hometown fans as he provided
much of the offense for the visitors.  He doubled in the 2nd inning, doubled
knocking in a run in the 4th inning, doubled in the 6th inning and hit a
single resulting in a run in the 7th inning.  Cleveland bats were hot in the
7th inning when they had 6 runs on 6 hits and the 8th inning which saw them
plate 6 runs on 3 hits.  Due to a poorly pitched ballgame, scoring in 6
different innings was still not enough for Detroit to come away with the
victory.  
 
Herb Score(7-4) was the winner allowing 12 runs in 7 innings. Paul
Foytack(6-4) absorbed the loss.  He got hammered, allowing 9 hits and 4 walks
in 6 innings.  
 
Score was humble when questioned about his performance, 'Well, I felt pretty
confident in my pitches this afternoon.  But, I had great support behind me
and I just threw what was called.  That was an extremely well called game!'

1956 AL Standings

July 1, 1956

The calendar turns to July and the Detroit Tigers are beginning to put some distance between themselves and other contending teams in the AL. The Tigers followed a 22 win May with a 20 win June. The 2nd place Cleveland Indians had another good month but dropped to 7 games behind the league leaders.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1956 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1956 Detroit DEA             47  19  .712 ----    82    30  36 .455   82  72 .532
1956 Cleveland CLA           40  26  .606  7.0          37  29 .561   88  66 .571
1956 Chicago CHA             36  27  .571  9.5          39  24 .619   85  69 .552
1956 New York NYA            38  31  .551 10.5          44  25 .638   97  57 .630
1956 Boston BOA              32  34  .485 15.0          35  31 .530   84  70 .545
1956 Baltimore BAA           28  41  .406 20.5          31  38 .449   69  85 .448
1956 Washington WAA          26  46  .361 24.0          29  43 .403   59  95 .383
1956 Kansas City KCA         23  46  .333 25.5          25  44 .362   52 102 .338
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     28   41  .406 12-27 16-14 13-10 15-31  4- 3  9- 8     4-6     Lost 2
BOA     32   34  .485 16-16 16-18  7- 8 25-26  2- 6 11-14     7-3     Won 2
CHA     36   27  .571 14-14 22-13 14-13 22-14  6- 7  9-11     4-6     Won 1
CLA     40   26  .606 21-12 19-14 14- 9 26-17  5- 6 10-10     6-4     Lost 1
DEA     47   19  .712 22-10 25- 9 21- 6 26-13  5- 2  9- 6     7-3     Lost 1
KCA     23   46  .333 14-21  9-25  4-13 19-33  1- 6 10-10     2-8     Won 1
NYA     38   31  .551 23-14 15-17 15- 8 23-23  8- 4  7- 8     6-4     Won 4
WAA     26   46  .361  9-25 17-21  6-10 20-36  6- 3  9- 7     4-6     Lost 5
TOTAL  270  270  .500
HOME   131  139  .485
ROAD   139  131  .515
LEFT    94   77  .550
RIGHT  176  193  .477
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BAA      8- 5  8-19 12-17  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    283- 383
BOA      5- 4 13-17 14-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    325- 320
CHA      5- 1 15-12 16-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    320- 269
CLA      4- 7 18- 8 18-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    312- 237
DEA      5- 5 22- 7 20- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    462- 284
KCA      4- 5 12-18  7-23  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    290- 396
NYA      3- 8 19-12 16-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    327- 279
WAA      7- 6  7-21 12-19  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    312- 463
 
 

1956 AL News Recap and League Leaders

July 1, 1956

Detroit hitters and pitchers continue to dominate the key stats lists in the AL at the close of June.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 American League                 Date: 7/1/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 DEA  47  19    H.Kuenn   DEA .394  M.Mantle  NYA   26  A.Kaline  DEA   62
1956 CLA  40  26    H.Simpson KCA .354  A.Kaline  DEA   16  C.Maxwell DEA   57
1956 CHA  36  27    J.Jensen  BOA .337  L.Doby    CHA   15  J.Jensen  BOA   54
1956 NYA  38  31    C.Maxwell DEA .325  A.Rosen   CLA   14  M.Mantle  NYA   52
1956 BOA  32  34    R.Boone   DEA .324  OTHERS TIED W   13  R.Boone   DEA   51
1956 BAA  28  41
1956 WAA  26  46    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 KCA  23  46    F.Lary    DEA   14  A.Aber    DEA    6  V.Trucks  DEA 2.41
                    M.Garcia  CLA    9  G.Zuverin BAA    6  D.Donovan CHA 2.55
                    D.Donovan CHA    9  H.Brown   BAA    5  J.Wilson  CHA 2.58
                    T.Brewer  BOA    9  OTHERS TIED W    4  J.Kucks   NYA 2.65
                    B.Lemon   CLA    8                      E.Wynn    CLA 2.68
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    G.Triando BAA   15  J.Rivera  CHA   14  H.Score   CLA  125
                    T.Lepcio  BOA    9  N.Fox     CHA   14  B.Hoeft   DEA   84
                    B.Nieman  BAA    6  J.Pyburn  BAA    9  P.Foytack DEA   83
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  J.Piersal BOA    8  F.Lary    DEA   82
                                        OTHERS TIED W    7  C.Pascual WAA   81
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BOA  8  at  BAA  0  BOA-Porterf(4-5, 4.42) at BAA-Johnson(3-2, 4.04)
BOA  5  at  BAA  0  CHA-Harshma(4-5, 3.54) at CLA-Wynn(7-4, 2.68)
CHA  2  at  CLA  1  CHA-Donovan(9-1, 2.55) at CLA-Wynn(7-4, 2.68)
DEA  5  at  KCA  6  DEA-Lary(14-2, 2.97) at KCA-Herriag(2-4, 5.17)
WAA  0  at  NYA  2  WAA-Pascual(1-10, 4.22) at NYA-Ford(7-2, 4.13)
                    WAA-Pascual(1-10, 4.22) at NYA-Ford(7-2, 4.13)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
T.Lepcio      BOA BAA  4  1  2  3  0  1  1  0
J.Groth       KCA DEA  4  0  4  4  0  0  0  0
M.Mantle      NYA WAA  4  1  1  2  0  0  1  0
T.Thompson    KCA DEA  2  2  0  1  2  0  0  1
J.Jensen      BOA BAA  5  1  2  3  0  0  0  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Kucks       NYA WAA  9.0  2  0  0  3  3  0 W  
W.Nixon       BOA BAA  9.0  5  0  0  3  3  0 W  
T.Brewer      BOA BAA  9.0  5  0  0  2  1  0 W  
D.Mossi       CLA CHA  9.0  6  1  0  1  3  0    
P.Lapalme     CHA CLA  2.0  0  0  0  1  1  0 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
M.Mantle      NYA .400 30 12  9  9  4  H.Score       CLA  9  4  0  0 13  0 100
J.Jensen      BOA .379 29 11 12 11  2  W.Masterson   DEA  6  2  0  1  7  0 100
V.Wertz       CLA .289 38 11 18  2  6  H.Brown       BAA  6  2  0  0  2  0 102
A.Rosen       CLA .417 36 15 14  2  3  T.Brewer      BOA 27 16  5  6 11  1 300
B.Nieman      BAA .455 33 15  7 10  1  G.Staley      CHA 17  9  1  9  9  0 100
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Hale        BAA .125 32  4  1  0  0  B.Wight       BAA  9 13 10  3  6  2 020
H.Bauer       NYA .100 30  3  0  4  0  R.Moore       BAA  7 12  9  6  5  1 010
B.Martin      NYA .158 38  6  1  2  0  J.Schmitz     BAA  6 14 10  5  1  1 001
J.Busby       CLA .206 34  7  0  2  0  P.Ramos       WAA  7 12  7  2  5  4 010
J.Rivera      CHA .167 30  5  1  2  0  B.Feller      CLA  5  9  6  5  2  0 000
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1956 NL Standings

July 1, 1956

NL Standings at the end of June. The Milwaukee Braves had the best record in the NL during the month of June, but gained little ground on the league leading Brooklynn Dodgers. The St. Louis Cardinals, with the leagues' best offense, continues to keep the top two teams within their sight.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1956 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1956 Brooklyn BRN            43  22  .662 ----    89    37  28 .569   93  61 .604
1956 Milwaukee MLN           38  23  .623  3.0          36  25 .590   92  62 .597
1956 St. Louis SLN           39  28  .582  5.0          36  31 .537   76  78 .494
1956 Cincinnati CIN          30  35  .462 13.0          37  28 .569   91  63 .591
1956 Chicago CHN             28  33  .459 13.0          25  36 .410   60  94 .390
1956 Philadelphia PHN        29  37  .439 14.5          28  38 .424   71  83 .461
1956 New York NYN            25  39  .391 17.5          26  38 .406   67  87 .435
1956 Pittsburgh PIN          25  40  .385 18.0          32  33 .492   66  88 .429
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BRN     43   22  .662 21-11 22-11  1- 4 42-18  2- 3  8- 6     8-2     Won 4
CHN     28   33  .459 19-12  9-21  8- 6 20-27  5- 4  9-11     6-4     Won 1
CIN     30   35  .462 19-12 11-23 12- 8 18-27  4- 5  8-12     3-7     Lost 4
MLN     38   23  .623 17- 8 21-15  5- 1 33-22  3- 1 10- 4     5-5     Lost 1
NYN     25   39  .391 14-17 11-22  3-18 22-21  3- 4 11-12     4-6     Won 1
PHN     29   37  .439 17-16 12-21  4- 2 25-35  1- 3  8- 9     4-6     Lost 3
PIN     25   40  .385 16-20  9-20  7-14 18-26  3- 4 11-14     4-6     Lost 1
SLN     39   28  .582 25-13 14-15 17-13 22-15  4- 1 11- 8     6-4     Won 2
TOTAL  257  257  .500
HOME   148  109  .576
ROAD   109  148  .424
LEFT    57   66  .463
RIGHT  200  191  .512
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BRN      8- 3 17- 7 18-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    354- 273
CHN      3- 7 11-13 14-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    284- 280
CIN      5- 5 13-14 12-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    316- 332
MLN      5- 2 13- 9 20-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    310- 245
NYN      7- 4  7-18 11-17  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    260- 325
PHN      3- 8 10-14 16-15  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    263- 339
PIN      4- 7 12-14  9-19  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    271- 350
SLN      5- 4 18-12 16-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    393- 307
 
 

1956 NL News Recap and League Leaders

July 1, 1956

NL standings and league leaders as of July 1, 1956

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 National League                 Date: 7/1/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 BRN  43  22    D.Fondy   CHN .361  T.Kluszew CIN   23  D.Snider  BRN   69
1956 MLN  38  23    H.Aaron   MLN .359  D.Snider  BRN   20  G.Bell    CIN   59
1956 SLN  39  28    D.Snider  BRN .333  B.Thomson MLN   16  T.Kluszew CIN   52
1956 CIN  30  35    F.Robinso CIN .333  G.Bell    CIN   16  S.Musial  SLN   52
1956 CHN  28  33    B.Virdon  PIN .329  W.Post    CIN   16  E.Banks   CHN   51
1956 PHN  29  37
1956 NYN  25  39    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 PIN  25  40    D.Newcomb BRN   10  T.Lown    CHN    8  D.Newcomb BRN 2.33
                    L.Burdett MLN   10  H.Freeman CIN    7  L.Burdett MLN 2.54
                    W.Spahn   MLN   10  C.Labine  BRN    6  W.Spahn   MLN 2.67
                    OTHERS TIED W    9  M.Grissom NYN    5  H.Wehmeie SLN 2.87
                                        OTHERS TIED W    4  B.Rush    CHN 2.99
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Gilliam BRN    9  B.White   NYN   11  V.Mizell  SLN   88
                    G.Hodges  BRN    8  J.Gilliam BRN    9  H.Haddix  PHN   86
                    R.Jackson BRN    8  W.Moon    SLN    9  B.Friend  PIN   79
                    K.Boyer   SLN    8  W.Mays    NYN    9  R.Roberts PHN   75
                    E.Miksis  CHN    8  D.Blasing SLN    8  S.Jones   CHN   69
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CIN  5  at  SLN 12  CIN-Lawrenc(3-8, 5.44) at SLN-Schmidt(4-5, 4.73)
MLN  2  at  CHN  5  CIN-Nuxhall(8-5, 3.84) at SLN-Poholsk(4-7, 5.70)
NYN  8  at  PIN  5  MLN-Buhl(5-5, 3.35) at CHN-Kaiser(0-4, 4.26)
PHN  2  at  BRN  8  MLN-Spahn(10-1, 2.67) at CHN-Hacker(6-5, 3.80)
                    NYN-Antonel(3-7, 3.58) at PIN-Friend(5-12, 4.41)
                    NYN-Antonel(3-7, 3.58) at PIN-Friend(5-12, 4.41)
                    PHN-Owens(0-3, 8.38) at BRN-Maglie(2-2, 3.74)
                    PHN-Simmons(5-4, 5.37) at BRN-Newcomb(10-3, 2.33)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
B.White       NYN PIN  4  3  2  2  1  0  2  0
E.Bailey      CIN SLN  2  1  2  2  1  0  1  0
G.Hodges      BRN PHN  3  1  1  4  0  0  1  0
R.Jackson     BRN PHN  4  2  3  4  0  1  0  0
W.Post        CIN SLN  5  2  2  1  0  1  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
S.Jones       CHN MLN  8.1  5  2  2  5 11  0 W  
T.Acker       CIN SLN  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0    
T.Lown        CHN MLN  0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0   S
E.Johnson     MLN CHN  2.0  1  0  0  0  0  0    
L.Sleater     MLN CHN  2.0  1  0  0  0  1  0    
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
G.Bell        CIN .324 34 11 12  8  4  D.Newcombe    BRN  9  4  1  0  8  0 100
E.Banks       CHN .378 37 14 12  3  4  J.Hughes      CHN  6  1  0  2  3  0 100
D.Rhodes      NYN .524 21 11  5  5  1  V.Mizell      SLN 16 11  2  5  7  1 200
E.Bailey      CIN .286 28  8  6  5  3  W.Spahn       MLN 18 17  4  0  3  1 200
R.Jackson     BRN .385 39 15 14  2  3  D.Drysdale    BRN 17 12  3  4 11  2 200
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
R.Nelson      BRN .080 25  2  1  1  0  E.Roebuck     BRN  8 14  9  1  5  5 010
T.Kazanski    PHN .094 32  3  2  2  0  J.Nuxhall     CIN 11 17 11  7  8  1 020
D.Hoak        CHN .129 31  4  0  3  0  H.Jeffcoat    CIN  7 15  8  4  2  0 010
S.Jacobs      PIN .132 38  5  1  3  0  D.Jolly       MLN 10 14  9  9  4  1 010
R.Walker      BRN .167 24  4  0  2  0  R.Negray      PHN  6  7  3  3  4  2 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1956 AL Game Stories

June 30, 1956

The slate of games scheduled in the AL on this last day of June featured some fine pitching performances. In Baltimore, the Boston Red Sox swept a doubleheader from the Orioles by identical 5-0 scores. Willard Nixon threw a 5-hitter in game 1 and Tom Brewer threw a 5-hitter in game 2. Meanwhile in New York, the Yankee's Johnny Kucks (pictured) shutout the Washington Senators 2-0 on 2 hits and in Cleveland, the Chicago White Sox won a 2-1 10 inning decision over the Indians.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1956 American League                Date: 7/1/1956
 
BOSTON AT BALTIMORE
Red Sox......... 0 1 0  2 2 0  0 3 0  -  8 13  0
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  2
Win:Nixon(2-3) Loss:Loes(1-1)
 
Willard Nixon threw a complete game shutout at Memorial Stadium as the Boston
Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles by the count of 8 to 0.
 
Nixon(2-3) put on a good performance.  He gave up just 5 hits and 3 walks in 9
innings.  Boston had a total of 13 hits for the game.  
 
Billy Loes(1-1) ended up with the loss.  He got hit hard, allowing 9 hits and
4 walks in 4 and 2/3 innings.
 
BOSTON AT BALTIMORE
Red Sox......... 0 1 0  0 0 4  0 0 0  -  5  5  0
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  0
Win:Brewer(9-3) Loss:Ferrarese(4-4)
Homeruns- T.Lepcio(7th)
 
Second baseman Ted Lepcio went deep and had 3 RBI and Tom Brewer hurled a fine
complete game shutout as the Boston Red Sox outscored the Baltimore Orioles 5
to 0.
 
Brewer(9-3) contributed a very nicely pitched game.  He allowed just 5 hits
and 2 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA from 2.96 to 2.74.  Boston and
Baltimore each finished the night with 5 hits.  
 
Don Ferrarese(4-4) absorbed the loss.  He pitched 6 innings allowing 5 hits
and 5 walks.
 
CHICAGO AT CLEVELAND
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  1 -  2  8  0
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  0 -  1  5  2
Win:Lapalme(1-0) Loss:Narleski(2-2)
 
One run was the difference at Municipal Stadium as the Chicago White Sox
defeated the Cleveland Indians in 10 innings 2 to 1.
 
The score was tied at 1 after nine.  Finally, Chicago pulled the game out in
the 10th inning.  Les Moss delivered a one-base hit.  One out later, Paul
Lapalme came to bat and laid down a sacrifice bunt.  Jim Rivera then banged
out a single.  Rivera took second on the throw.  Nellie Fox was up next and
he drew a walk.  Minnie Minoso was a strikeout victim, unable to help out.
Chicago took care of Cleveland with no trouble in the bottom of the 10th.
 
Lapalme(1-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 2 innings. The loss was
charged to Ray Narleski(2-2) in relief.  He surrendered 1 run and 2 hits in 1
inning.
 
WASHINGTON AT NEW YORK
Senators........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  0
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  2  7  2
Win:Kucks(5-7) Loss:Stobbs(4-8)
Homeruns- M.Mantle(26th)
 
Johnny Kucks allowed 2 hits while blanking Washington as the New York Yankees
pulled out a win over the Washington Senators by a score of 2 to 0 at Yankee
Stadium.
 
New York scored the decisive runs in a big bottom of the 9th inning plating 2
runs.  Billy Martin led off and got things going when he drew a walk.  Norm
Siebern struck out, unable to help the rally.  Mickey Mantle then cleared the
fences for a two-run home run resulting in a mighty exciting win for New York
and the 43,235 home town fans in attendance.  New York banged out 7 hits on
the afternoon.  
 
Kucks(5-7) was credited with the shutout. The loss was charged to Chuck
Stobbs(4-8).  He pitched 8 and 1/3 innings and surrendered 7 hits and 2
walks.
 
 
DETROIT AT KANSAS CITY
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  1 1 1  -  5 10  2
Athletics....... 1 0 2  0 3 0  0 0    -  6  9  2
Win:Kellner(1-5) Loss:Foytack(6-3)
 
Johnny Groth had 4 hits and 4 RBI and Alex Kellner went the distance as the
Kansas City Athletics outscored the Detroit Tigers 6 to 5.
 
Kansas City drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning
plating one baserunner using 3 hits.  Detroit had a chance in the 9th but
they came up short.  
 
The win went to Kellner(1-5) who allowed 5 runs in the game. Paul Foytack(6-3)
absorbed the loss.  Bucky Harris was in a contemplative mood after the tough
loss, 'It is really hard to lose this kind of a game.  It may seem weird to
some, but it is easier to take the occasional blow-out loss.  It is the ones
that just barely get away that hurt so much - like this one!'
 

1956 AL Game of Note: Bsn.@ Bal.

June 29, 1956

Boston's Jackie Jensen hit 2 HR, had 5 RBI, and Ted Williams added a HR and 4 RBI, but it wasn't enough as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Red Sox 14-13. The game was the highest scoring 9 inning game in MLB this season. The Oriole's Billy Gardner (pictured) had 5 RBI and teammate Hoot Evers drove in 4. As high scoring as this game was, neither team was able to score after the 6th inning. Hal Brown held the Red Sox scoreless the last 3 innings and picked up his 5th save.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Boston Red Sox At 1956 Baltimore Orioles             6/29/1956
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Goodman 2B        6  2  2  2 .298     B.Gardner 2B        6  3  3  5 .220  
  B.Klaus 3B          2  2  0  0 .257     D.Williams 1B       6  1  2  0 .357  
  T.Williams LF       6  1  1  4 .358     G.Kell 3B           4  2  4  1 .303  
  M.Vernon 1B         5  1  1  0 .290     B.Nieman LF         4  1  2  1 .320  
  J.Jensen RF         5  3  2  5 .339     H.Evers RF          4  1  2  4 .270  
  J.Piersall CF       5  0  1  0 .259     J.Pyburn CF         4  1  0  0 .185  
  S.White C           5  2  4  1 .233     T.Gastall C         4  1  2  0 .364  
  D.Buddin SS         4  1  1  1 .220     W.Miranda SS        5  3  3  2 .186  
  M.Parnell P         2  1  0  0 .100     R.Moore P           0  0  0  0 .412  
  T.Hurd P            1  0  1  0 .700     E.Palica P          1  0  0  0 .250  
                                          G.Zuverink P        0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-J.Frazier PH        1  1  0  0 .222  
                                          H.Brown P           1  0  0  0 .125  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41 13 13 13                 Totals      40 14 18 13
 
A-Pinch Hit For Zuverink In 6th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 7 4  0 2 0  0 0 0  - 13 13  4
Orioles......... 2 0 0  2 7 3  0 0    - 14 18  2
 
Red Sox (30-34)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Parnell                 4 1/3  13  11  10   3   0   1   6.96
T.Hurd LOSS(4-5)          3 2/3   5   3   1   3   1   0   4.23
Totals                    8      18  14  11   6   1   1
 
Orioles (28-39)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Moore                   1 1/3   4   6   6   4   1   1   7.67
E.Palica                  3 1/3   8   7   3   2   2   2   7.16
G.Zuverink WIN(5-1)       1 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   2.06
H.Brown SAVE(5th)         3       1   0   0   0   1   0   3.74
Totals                    9      13  13   9   7   4   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 11,759 DATE- Friday, June 29th 1956 TIME- Night 
T- 3:08
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:10  Orioles:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Orioles: 0
ERRORS- B.Goodman-2, B.Klaus, S.White, W.Miranda, E.Palica
DOUBLES- S.White-2(13th), T.Hurd, B.Gardner(5th), G.Kell(12th)
HOME RUNS- T.Williams(5th), J.Jensen-2(5th), B.Gardner(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Parnell, E.Palica, G.Zuverink
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Evers
WALKS- B.Klaus-4, J.Jensen, D.Buddin, M.Parnell, G.Kell-2, B.Nieman-2, J.Pyburn,
       T.Gastall
HIT BY PITCH- M.Vernon
STRIKE OUTS- T.Williams, J.Jensen, J.Piersall, D.Buddin, D.Williams
WILD PITCHES- T.Hurd, E.Palica
2-out RBI- J.Jensen-5, B.Gardner-2, S.White, D.Buddin, B.Nieman, H.Evers
RLISP 2-out- J.Jensen, D.Buddin, M.Vernon-3, J.Pyburn-3, B.Klaus-3,
             T.Williams-2, H.Evers, G.Kell-2, B.Nieman
 
It was a real slugfest in Memorial Stadium where the Baltimore Orioles finally
out-scored the Boston Red Sox by a score of 14 to 13 in.
 
Billy Gardner had a big evening at the plate.  He cleared the fences for a
two-run home run in the 4th inning, doubled scoring two baserunners in the
5th inning and stroked a single resulting in a run in the 6th inning.  Boston
was out-hit by Baltimore, 18 hits to 13.  
 
The winning pitcher was George Zuverink(5-1) who allowed no runs in 1 and 1/3
innings. Hal Brown got the save, his 5th.  The losing pitcher was Tom
Hurd(4-5) in relief.  
 
Gardner was jubilant after the game 'Let me see a box-score' he joked, 'I want
to see how that game looks on paper.'

1956 NL Game of Note: St. L @ Brn.

June 21, 1956

Brooklyn Dodger pitcher Don Newcombe became the first 10 game winner in the NL this season by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1. Newcombe allowed 1 run on 4 hits, walked no one, and struck out 8 while improving his record to 10-3. Newcombe leads NL pitchers with a 2.33 ERA and is 4th in K's with 68. With the win, Brooklyn retakes 1st place by 1/2 game over 2nd place Milwaukee.

BOXSCORE: 1956 St. Louis Cardinals At 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers         6/21/1956
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Lockman LF        4  0  0  0 .264     J.Gilliam 2B        2  0  1  0 .294  
  A.Dark SS           3  0  0  0 .307     P.Reese SS          3  0  2  0 .260  
  S.Musial 1B         4  1  1  0 .307     D.Snider CF         2  0  0  0 .348  
  K.Boyer 3B          4  0  0  0 .304     R.Nelson 1B         4  0  0  1 .200  
  W.Moon RF           4  0  1  1 .332     G.Hodges LF         3  1  0  0 .261  
  B.Morgan 2B         4  0  0  0 .246     C.Furillo RF        4  1  2  0 .284  
  B.Del Greco CF      2  0  0  0 .288     J.Robinson 3B       4  0  1  0 .296  
B-G.Hatton PH         1  0  0  0 .275     R.Campanella C      4  0  1  2 .223  
  H.Smith C           3  0  2  0 .379     D.Newcombe P        3  1  0  0 .139  
  H.Wehmeier P        2  0  0  0 .233                                          
A-J.Cunningham PH     1  0  0  0 .333                                          
  J.Konstanty P       0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  1  4  1                 Totals      29  3  7  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Wehmeier In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Del Greco In 9th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  4  1
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  1 0    -  3  7  2
 
Cardinals (34-25)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
H.Wehmeier LOSS(6-4)      7       6   3   2   4   2   0   2.87
J.Konstanty               1       1   0   0   0   0   0   2.79
Totals                    8       7   3   2   4   2   0
 
Dodgers (35-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Newcombe WIN(10-3)      9       4   1   1   0   8   0   2.33
Totals                    9       4   1   1   0   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,989 DATE- Thursday, June 21st 1956 TIME- Night 
T- 2:06
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 6  Dodgers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1  Dodgers: 1
ERRORS- H.Smith, J.Gilliam, P.Reese
DOUBLES- S.Musial(13th), C.Furillo(12th)
TRIPLES- W.Moon(5th)
STOLEN BASES- H.Smith(2nd), J.Robinson(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Gilliam, P.Reese
WALKS- J.Gilliam, D.Snider-2, G.Hodges
HIT BY PITCH- A.Dark, B.Del Greco, D.Newcombe
STRIKE OUTS- A.Dark-2, S.Musial, W.Moon, B.Morgan, B.Del Greco, G.Hatton,
             H.Wehmeier, D.Snider, R.Campanella
GIDP- J.Cunningham, R.Campanella
WILD PITCHES- H.Wehmeier
RLISP 2-out- R.Nelson-3, D.Snider, W.Moon, W.Lockman-2, G.Hodges-2, D.Newcombe,
             G.Hatton
 
Don Newcombe had a strong outing at Ebbets Field as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat
the St. Louis Cardinals 3 to 1.
 
Brooklyn scored 2 runs in the decisive 4th inning.  The biggest moment was
provided by Roy Campanella who electrified Ebbets Field when he banged out a
single plating two runs.  St. Louis made it exciting in the 9th, but they
were unable to push the needed runs across.  
 
The victory went to Newcombe(10-3) who went the distance allowing 1 run. Herm
Wehmeier(6-4) was tagged with the loss.  With this win, Brooklyn has a 35-20
record.  They have been 6-4 lately.  With the loss, the St. Louis ballclub's
record is 34-25.