The Detroit Tigers are still hitting at a very high level and as a result, still have many players in the top 5 of the major AL batting categories as the 1956 season reaches the middle of June. Al Kaline is 1st in RBI with 57 and 2nd in HR with 15. Charley Maxwell is 2nd in RBI and 5th in BA with a .338 average. Harvey Kuenn leads the AL with a .391 BA. Ray Boone has 43 RBI and gives Detroit the top 3 spots in that category. Pitcher Frank Lary leads MLB with 12 Wins and is 2nd in the AL in K's with 71. Virgil Trucks has the top ERA in the AL, though he barley qualifies with 59 IP, and Paul Foytack is 3rd to Lary and Cleveland's Herb Score in K's. Other players having notable seasons: New York's Mickey Mantle, 1st in HR with 21 and 4th in RBI with 40. Cleveland's Lary Doby is tied for 3rd in the AL with 40 RBI and is 3rd in HR with 13. Indian teammate Early Wynn is 7-2 with a 2.25 ERA and Chicago's Dick Donovan is 8-1 with a 2.62 ERA.
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 American League Date: 6/15/1956
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1956 DEA 38 15 H.Kuenn DEA .391 M.Mantle NYA 21 A.Kaline DEA 57
1956 CLA 32 21 H.Simpson KCA .368 A.Kaline DEA 15 C.Maxwell DEA 47
1956 CHA 28 19 N.Fox CHA .344 L.Doby CHA 13 R.Boone DEA 43
1956 NYA 29 26 M.Minoso CHA .339 Y.Berra NYA 12 M.Mantle NYA 40
1956 BOA 25 28 C.Maxwell DEA .338 J.Busby CLA 12 L.Doby CHA 40
1956 BAA 22 33
1956 KCA 21 33 WINS SAVES ERA
1956 WAA 19 39 F.Lary DEA 12 A.Aber DEA 5 V.Trucks DEA 2.14
D.Donovan CHA 8 G.Zuverin BAA 5 E.Wynn CLA 2.25
M.Garcia CLA 7 M.Forniel BAA 4 J.Kucks NYA 2.51
E.Wynn CLA 7 T.Gorman KCA 4 T.Brewer BOA 2.59
OTHERS TIED W 6 OTHERS TIED W 3 D.Donovan CHA 2.62
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
G.Kell BAA 12 J.Rivera CHA 11 H.Score CLA 86
G.Triando BAA 9 N.Fox CHA 11 F.Lary DEA 71
V.Power KCA 8 J.Pyburn BAA 9 P.Foytack DEA 67
J.Rivera CHA 7 S.Jacobs KCA 7 M.Garcia CLA 65
C.Maxwell DEA 7 OTHERS TIED W 6 C.Pascual WAA 61
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BAA 11 at KCA 6 BAA-Johnson(1-2, 5.23) at KCA-Crimian(3-2, 5.02)
BOA 5 at DEA 6 BOA-Brewer(6-2, 2.59) at DEA-Gromek(5-2, 3.10)
NYA 1 at CLA 2 NYA-Sturdiv(3-1, 1.47) at CLA-Score(3-4, 4.61)
WAA 7 at CHA 5 WAA-Griggs(1-3, 6.57) at CHA-Harshma(3-4, 3.73)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
H.Evers BAA KCA 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 0
J.Pyburn BAA KCA 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 0
V.Power KCA BAA 6 3 3 2 0 1 1 0
M.Minoso CHA WAA 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 0
W.Belardi DEA BOA 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Kucks NYA CLA 8.0 3 0 0 1 2 0
G.Zuverink BAA KCA 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 W
R.Narleski CLA NYA 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 W
G.Staley CHA WAA 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0
M.Garcia CLA NYA 8.0 5 1 1 6 6 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
L.Doby CHA .375 32 12 9 10 4 R.Narleski CLA 5 0 0 1 3 0 100
K.Olson WAA .375 32 12 7 4 4 J.Kucks NYA 17 7 0 1 4 0 100
H.Simpson KCA .395 43 17 10 5 4 B.Shantz KCA 10 4 1 2 9 0 100
B.Nieman BAA .405 37 15 10 7 2 V.Trucks DEA 10 2 0 5 3 0 101
J.Groth KCA .333 42 14 10 5 4 D.Donovan CHA 17 13 1 6 13 0 110
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.Colavito CLA .091 22 2 0 4 0 J.Santiago KCA 10 21 14 5 5 1 020
B.Hale BAA .195 41 8 3 2 0 C.Stobbs WAA 6 12 6 1 2 0 010
C.Carrasquel CLA .081 37 3 2 7 0 H.Griggs WAA 10 17 10 9 4 1 010
H.Lopez KCA .152 46 7 3 5 0 B.Harrington KCA 8 12 7 8 5 1 010
D.Buddin BOA .194 36 7 2 4 0 R.Moore BAA 13 19 12 6 12 3 010
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
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