1956 AL Standings

August 1, 1956

The 1956 season has reached the dog days of summer and the Detroit Tigers have opened up a double digit lead at the top of the AL. Detroit went 23-9 in July, best in MLB. Their hitting attack has remained at epic proportions. The Tigers are hitting .301 as a team and have scored an incredible 710 runs, over 200 runs more than the next highest team. Detroit has averaged 7.24 runs per game while allowing 4.36. Cleveland, Chicago, and Boston have all played good, solid baseball, but all three will have a tough time trying to catch the juggernaut Detroit team. The 5th place New York Yankees also have a winning record, but the 'real life' League Champions have been a disappointment to their fans and posted a 14-15 record in July.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1956 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1956 Detroit DEA             70  28  .714 ----    47    45  53 .459   82  72 .532
1956 Cleveland CLA           58  38  .604 11.0          57  39 .594   88  66 .571
1956 Chicago CHA             54  39  .581 13.5          48  45 .516   85  69 .552
1956 Boston BOA              53  44  .546 16.5          53  44 .546   84  70 .545
1956 New York NYA            52  46  .531 18.0          67  31 .684   97  57 .630
1956 Baltimore BAA           39  59  .398 31.0          45  53 .459   69  85 .448
1956 Kansas City KCA         32  65  .330 37.5          34  63 .351   52 102 .338
1956 Washington WAA          30  69  .303 40.5          39  60 .394   59  95 .383
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     39   59  .398 20-32 19-27 18-16 21-43  5- 4 14-14     1-9     Lost 2
BOA     53   44  .546 28-23 25-21 11-12 42-32  3- 6 15-18     7-3     Won 2
CHA     54   39  .581 23-20 31-19 23-19 31-20  7- 7 13-15     7-3     Won 4
CLA     58   38  .604 30-15 28-23 19-13 39-25  6- 7 17-15     7-3     Lost 1
DEA     70   28  .714 32-15 38-13 31- 8 39-20  6- 3 13- 9     8-2     Lost 2
KCA     32   65  .330 18-29 14-36  6-20 26-45  2- 7 15-15     5-5     Won 3
NYA     52   46  .531 30-22 22-24 24-13 28-33 11- 5 11-10     4-6     Won 1
WAA     30   69  .303 13-38 17-31  6-19 24-50  6- 7 10-12     0-10    Lost 10
TOTAL  388  388  .500
HOME   194  194  .500
ROAD   194  194  .500
LEFT   138  120  .535
RIGHT  250  268  .483
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BAA      8- 5  8-19 12-17 11-18  0- 0  0- 0    400- 527
BOA      5- 4 13-17 14-13 21-10  0- 0  0- 0    508- 460
CHA      5- 1 15-12 16-14 18-12  0- 0  0- 0    455- 394
CLA      4- 7 18- 8 18-11 18-12  0- 0  0- 0    464- 366
DEA      5- 5 22- 7 20- 7 23- 9  0- 0  0- 0    710- 427
KCA      4- 5 12-18  7-23  9-19  0- 0  0- 0    389- 537
NYA      3- 8 19-12 16-11 14-15  0- 0  0- 0    464- 446
WAA      7- 6  7-21 12-19  4-23  0- 0  0- 0    416- 649
 
 

1956 AL News Recap and League Leaders

August 1, 1956

The Detroit Tigers are well represented in many of the top league leaders' categories. The Tigers are 1,2,3 in BA and RBI, 3rd in HR and 1st in Wins and Saves by a pitcher. Detroit is also 2nd and 3rd in strikeouts by a pitcher. The only major League category Detroit is not represented in is Stolen Bases.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 American League                 Date: 8/1/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 DEA  70  28    H.Kuenn   DEA .364  M.Mantle  NYA   32  A.Kaline  DEA  100
1956 CLA  58  38    R.Boone   DEA .336  L.Doby    CHA   23  C.Maxwell DEA   87
1956 CHA  54  39    C.Maxwell DEA .334  A.Kaline  DEA   22  R.Boone   DEA   79
1956 BOA  53  44    J.Jensen  BOA .330  OTHERS TIED W   20  J.Jensen  BOA   78
1956 NYA  52  46    H.Simpson KCA .326                      L.Doby    CHA   70
1956 BAA  39  59
1956 KCA  32  65    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 WAA  30  69    F.Lary    DEA   19  A.Aber    DEA   10  D.Donovan CHA 2.71
                    D.Donovan CHA   13  G.Zuverin BAA    9  E.Wynn    CLA 2.78
                    B.Hoeft   DEA   13  T.Morgan  NYA    5  F.Lary    DEA 3.01
                    M.Garcia  CLA   12  T.Hurd    BOA    5  B.Lemon   CLA 3.12
                    OTHERS TIED W   11  H.Brown   BAA    5  M.Garcia  CLA 3.16
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Piersal BOA   12  N.Fox     CHA   21  H.Score   CLA  186
                    A.Kaline  DEA   11  J.Rivera  CHA   17  B.Hoeft   DEA  128
                    C.Carrasq CLA   10  J.Busby   CLA   14  P.Foytack DEA  125
                    M.Vernon  BOA    8  W.Herzog  WAA   12  C.Pascual WAA  109
                    C.Boyer   KCA    6  J.Pyburn  BAA   11  E.Wynn    CLA  107
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BAA  3  at  KCA  4  BAA-Wight(4-11, 4.54) at KCA-Kretlow(4-6, 5.29)
BOA  8  at  DEA  6  BOA-Brewer(10-4, 3.64) at DEA-Foytack(9-6, 4.11)
NYA  4  at  CLA  2  NYA-Byrne(2-5, 6.71) at CLA-Garcia(12-5, 3.16)
WAA  1  at  CHA  4  WAA-Stobbs(5-10, 4.81) at CHA-Wilson(6-5, 3.74)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
M.Mantle      NYA CLA  3  1  1  3  2  0  1  0
H.Kuenn       DEA BOA  5  2  3  2  0  0  1  0
R.Colavito    CLA NYA  3  1  1  1  1  0  1  0
J.Jensen      BOA DEA  4  1  1  2  0  0  1  0
D.Williams    BAA KCA  3  1  1  0  2  0  0  2
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Crimian     KCA BAA  4.0  0  0  0  1  1  0 W  
D.Donovan     CHA WAA  7.1  7  0  0  1  4  0 W  
W.Masterson   DEA BOA  2.0  0  0  0  0  2  0    
B.Porterfield BOA DEA  5.2  2  1  1  3  2  1 W  
M.McDermott   NYA CLA  1.1  0  0  0  1  0  0   S
 
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 .286 35 10 12  7  6  H.Score       CLA 18 10  2  7 20  0 200
L.Doby        CHA .281 32  9  8  7  4  D.Donovan     CHA 16 12  0  5 11  0 200
A.Kaline      DEA .395 43 17 18  7  2  D.Larsen      NYA  7  1  0  3  3  0 101
J.Jensen      BOA .316 38 12  9  7  4  J.Harshman    CHA 27 17  5  9 16  3 210
H.Simpson     KCA .390 41 16 10  4  4  B.Pierce      CHA 18 13  4  8 15  0 200
 
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
A.Carey       NYA .162 37  6  1  0  0  R.Moore       BAA  8 13 10  4  3  3 020
G.Kell        BAA .178 45  8  3  1  0  A.Ditmar      KCA  9 14 14  4  4  3 110
F.Hatfield    CHA .217 23  5  0  2  0  B.Turley      NYA  9 13 10  5  4  2 010
L.Aparicio    CHA .235 34  8  1  3  0  H.Griggs      WAA  6  9  6  4  0  2 010
H.Bauer       NYA .167 36  6  3  0  1  D.Stone       WAA 11 11 12 13  5  0 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1956 NL Standings

August 1, 1956

The calendar turns to August and the Brooklyn Dodgers now lead the NL by a comfortable margin. The Dodgers had their best month of the season in July, going 21-10. The Milwaukee Braves and St. Louis Cardinals both fell off the pace, going 15-16 and 13-14 in July, but still hold 2nd and 3rd place in the NL. The Cincinnati Reds finally got things rolling last month, going 21-12, but their slow start may have sabotaged their title hopes as they find themselves 14 games behind the league leaders.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1956 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1956 Brooklyn BRN            64  32  .667 ----    52    55  41 .573   93  61 .604
1956 Milwaukee MLN           53  39  .576  9.0          57  35 .620   92  62 .597
1956 St. Louis SLN           52  42  .553 11.0          47  47 .500   76  78 .494
1956 Cincinnati CIN          51  47  .520 14.0          58  40 .592   91  63 .591
1956 Chicago CHN             47  48  .495 16.5          41  54 .432   60  94 .390
1956 Philadelphia PHN        40  57  .412 24.5          45  52 .464   71  83 .461
1956 New York NYN            36  56  .391 26.0          34  58 .370   67  87 .435
1956 Pittsburgh PIN          37  59  .385 27.0          43  53 .448   66  88 .429
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BRN     64   32  .667 29-15 35-17  2- 4 62-28  4- 4 11- 8     7-3     Lost 1
CHN     47   48  .495 30-19 17-29 13-10 34-38  6- 4 15-13     6-4     Won 3
CIN     51   47  .520 34-18 17-29 19-11 32-36  6- 6 11-16     6-4     Won 4
MLN     53   39  .576 28-17 25-22  7- 4 46-35  6- 3 14- 5     4-6     Won 1
NYN     36   56  .391 20-24 16-32  7-21 29-35  4- 7 13-21     5-5     Lost 2
PHN     40   57  .412 19-26 21-31  6- 3 34-54  1- 5 11-14     2-8     Lost 7
PIN     37   59  .385 21-29 16-30 10-21 27-38  4- 5 16-18     3-7     Lost 3
SLN     52   42  .553 33-18 19-24 22-19 30-23  5- 2 16-12     5-5     Won 1
TOTAL  380  380  .500
HOME   214  166  .563
ROAD   166  214  .437
LEFT    86   93  .480
RIGHT  294  287  .506
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BRN      8- 3 17- 7 18-12 21-10  0- 0  0- 0    518- 398
CHN      3- 7 11-13 14-13 19-15  0- 0  0- 0    429- 422
CIN      5- 5 13-14 12-16 21-12  0- 0  0- 0    498- 461
MLN      5- 2 13- 9 20-12 15-16  0- 0  0- 0    456- 406
NYN      7- 4  7-18 11-17 11-17  0- 0  0- 0    372- 454
PHN      3- 8 10-14 16-15 11-20  0- 0  0- 0    416- 521
PIN      4- 7 12-14  9-19 12-19  0- 0  0- 0    381- 500
SLN      5- 4 18-12 16-12 13-14  0- 0  0- 0    540- 448
 
 

1956 NL News Recap and League Leaders

August 1, 1956

Chicago's Ernie Banks and Atlanta's Henry Aaron are tied on top of the NL's BA leaders. Cincinnati's Ted Kluszewski had a big month at the plate in July, hitting 12 homeruns and driving 31 runs.  Brooklyn's Duke Snider continues to hit at a high pace and his teammate Don Newcomb leads all NL pitchers in Wins and ERA.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 National League                 Date: 8/1/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 BRN  64  32    E.Banks   CHN .341  T.Kluszew CIN   35  D.Snider  BRN   96
1956 MLN  53  39    H.Aaron   MLN .341  D.Snider  BRN   27  G.Bell    CIN   90
1956 SLN  52  42    F.Robinso CIN .333  G.Bell    CIN   26  T.Kluszew CIN   83
1956 CIN  51  47    B.Virdon  PIN .332  W.Mays    NYN   22  S.Musial  SLN   74
1956 CHN  47  48    J.Logan   MLN .327  OTHERS TIED W   20  E.Banks   CHN   72
1956 PHN  40  57
1956 NYN  36  56    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 PIN  37  59    D.Newcomb BRN   16  T.Lown    CHN   12  D.Newcomb BRN 2.14
                    L.Burdett MLN   14  C.Labine  BRN    8  R.Gomez   NYN 2.78
                    W.Spahn   MLN   12  H.Freeman CIN    7  L.Burdett MLN 2.82
                    A.Fowler  CIN   12  M.Grissom NYN    6  C.Erskine BRN 3.06
                    M.Dickson SLN   12  R.Face    PIN    5  W.Spahn   MLN 3.08
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    R.Ashburn PHN   12  J.Gilliam BRN   16  H.Haddix  PHN  116
                    P.Reese   BRN   10  F.Robinso CIN   14  V.Mizell  SLN  110
                    K.Boyer   SLN    8  W.Moon    SLN   14  B.Friend  PIN  108
                    H.Aaron   MLN    6  W.Mays    NYN   14  R.Roberts PHN  104
                    J.Greengr PHN    6  D.Blasing SLN   13  S.Jones   CHN  102
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CHN  8  at  PHN  4  CHN-Kaiser(3-6, 3.20) at PHN-Rogovin(1-9, 6.39)
CIN  4  at  NYN  1  CIN-Klippst(7-10, 5.21) at NYN-Gomez(6-6, 2.78)
CIN  4  at  NYN  2  MLN-Burdett(14-6, 2.82) at BRN-Newcomb(16-3, 2.14)
MLN  4  at  BRN  2  SLN-Schmidt(7-7, 4.43) at PIN-Kline(8-13, 4.95)
SLN  7  at  PIN  2
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
S.Musial      SLN PIN  4  1  2  3  0  0  1  0
M.Irvin       CHN PHN  4  1  3  4  0  0  0  0
F.Robinson    CIN NYN  4  1  2  2  0  0  1  0
G.Bell        CIN NYN  4  1  2  2  0  0  1  0
R.Repulski    SLN PIN  4  1  2  2  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Miller      PHN CHN  2.2  0  0  0  0  4  0    
E.Johnson     MLN BRN  2.0  1  0  0  2  2  0 W  
M.Dickson     SLN PIN  9.0  7  2  2  0  4  1 W  
T.Lown        CHN PHN  3.1  2  0  0  3  3  0   S
M.Grissom     NYN CIN  1.0  0  0  0  0  2  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
D.Snider      BRN .275 40 11 14  8  4  A.Fowler      CIN 35 29  5  3 20  2 400
H.Smith       SLN .375 24  9  7  1  3  W.Hacker      CHN 18  8  2  1  9  0 200
R.Repulski    SLN .343 35 12  9  4  3  D.Newcombe    BRN 18  7  1  2  4  0 200
S.Amoros      BRN .306 36 11  9  6  3  J.Antonelli   NYN 25 20  3  3 16  1 200
C.Furillo     BRN .289 38 11  9  7  2  R.Gomez       NYN 18 10  2  4  9  0 200
 
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
B.Thurman     CIN .138 29  4  0  2  0  B.Miller      PHN 11 14 13  1 11  4 020
D.Blasingame  SLN .154 39  6  0  4  0  V.Mizell      SLN 10  9 11 10  5  0 020
G.Hamner      PHN .179 39  7  2  1  0  H.Pollet      PIN  8 12  8  3  2  2 010
L.Walls       PIN .172 29  5  1  2  0  J.Margoneri   NYN 15 16 11  8  9  2 030
D.Hoak        CHN .172 29  5  2  1  0  R.Face        PIN  5  7  6  2  1  2 000
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1956 AL Game of Note: Det. @ NY

July 17, 1956

The Detroit Tigers put 11 runs on the board in the 1st inning and went on to crush the New York Yankees by a score of 20-3. Detroit sent 16 batters to the plate in the opening frame. Frank House (pictured) had the big blow. a grandslam homerun, chasing Yankee starter Johnny Kucks before he retired a single batter. Al Kaline had a great day at the plate, going 4 for 6 and driving in 6 runs. House ended up with 5 RBI on the day and Harvey Kuenn added 4 RBI. The Tigers continue to bash opposing pitching staffs with their torrid hitting and have now opened up a double digit lead on 2nd place Cleveland. New York drops to 5th place with the loss, 13 games behind front running Detroit.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Detroit Tigers At 1956 New York Yankees              7/17/1956
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Tuttle CF         7  2  4  3 .317     G.McDougald SS      3  0  1  0 .329  
  E.Torgeson 1B       4  3  1  0 .267     E.Howard LF         5  0  1  0 .250  
  A.Kaline RF         6  4  4  6 .296     M.Mantle CF         5  1  2  0 .301  
  C.Maxwell LF        5  2  2  1 .337     Y.Berra C           5  1  3  0 .258  
  R.Boone 3B          3  2  0  1 .333     B.Skowron 1B        5  1  2  2 .306  
  H.Kuenn SS          5  3  2  4 .374     H.Bauer RF          4  0  0  0 .203  
  F.House C           5  2  2  5 .211     A.Carey 3B          3  0  0  1 .233  
  J.Brideweser 2B     6  0  1  0 .256     J.Coleman 2B        3  0  1  0 .225  
  B.Hoeft P           3  1  1  0 .240     J.Kucks P           0  0  0  0 .135  
C-W.Belardi PH        1  0  0  0 .203     B.Turley P          0  0  0  0 .100  
  S.Gromek P          0  1  0  0 .364     T.Morgan P          0  0  0  0 .429  
                                        A-B.Cerv PH           0  0  0  0 .286  
                                          R.Coleman P         0  0  0  0 .267  
                                        B-T.Carroll PH        1  0  0  0 .375  
                                          T.Sturdivant P      1  0  1  0 .263  
                                        D-B.Hunter PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          W.Ford P            0  0  0  0 .233  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      45 20 17 20                 Totals      36  3 11  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Morgan In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Coleman In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hoeft In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Sturdivant In 8th Inning
 
Tigers..........11 0 4  0 0 0  0 2 3  - 20 17  0
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  2 0 0  -  3 11  2
 
Tigers (58-24)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Hoeft WIN(10-5)         7       9   3   3   5   7   1   3.31
S.Gromek                  2       2   0   0   1   0   0   3.43
Totals                    9      11   3   3   6   7   1
 
Yankees (46-38)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Kucks LOSS(5-9)         0       4   7   5   1   0   1   3.19
B.Turley                  2       6   8   8   5   3   0   4.86
T.Morgan                  1       1   0   0   0   1   0   3.44
R.Coleman                 2       1   0   0   1   0   0   2.98
T.Sturdivant              3       2   2   2   3   1   1   1.99
W.Ford                    1       3   3   3   2   0   1   4.51
Totals                    9      17  20  14  12   5   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,367 DATE- Tuesday, July 17th 1956 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Nestor Chylak, Joe Paparella, Eddie Hurley, Hank Soar
T- 3:40
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:11  Yankees:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Yankees: 1
ERRORS- J.Coleman, J.Kucks
DOUBLES- B.Tuttle(14th), B.Hoeft, M.Mantle(9th), Y.Berra(12th)
TRIPLES- C.Maxwell(6th)
HOME RUNS- A.Kaline(19th), H.Kuenn(5th), F.House(6th), B.Skowron(15th)
WALKS- E.Torgeson-3, A.Kaline, C.Maxwell-2, R.Boone-2, H.Kuenn, F.House,
       B.Hoeft, S.Gromek, G.McDougald-2, H.Bauer, A.Carey, J.Coleman, B.Cerv
HIT BY PITCH- R.Boone
STRIKE OUTS- B.Tuttle, E.Torgeson, C.Maxwell, J.Brideweser-2, G.McDougald,
             E.Howard, M.Mantle, Y.Berra, H.Bauer-2, T.Carroll
GIDP- R.Boone, G.McDougald, E.Howard
PASSED BALLS- Y.Berra
2-out RBI- H.Kuenn-2, B.Tuttle-2, B.Skowron-2, A.Kaline-2
RLISP 2-out- R.Boone-2, F.House, A.Carey-2, E.Torgeson, E.Howard-2, M.Mantle,
             T.Sturdivant, G.McDougald-2, C.Maxwell-2, H.Bauer
 
Right fielder Al Kaline had 4 hits and 6 RBI as the Detroit Tigers smashed the
overmatched New York Yankees, 20 to 3.
 
Kaline enjoyed a great evening at the plate.  He stroked a base-hit plating a
run in the 1st inning, singled scoring two baserunners in the 1st inning,
laced a base-knock in the 3rd inning and bombed a two-run dinger in the 8th
inning.  Detroit bats were hot in the 1st inning which saw them plate 11 runs
on 8 hits and the 3rd inning when they had 4 runs on 3 hits.  Overall Detroit
out-hit New York 17 to 11.  
 
Billy Hoeft(10-5) picked up the victory, allowing 3 runs in 7 innings. Johnny
Kucks(5-9) was the losing pitcher.
 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     B.Tuttle    5- 7     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   E.Torgeson  1-10     0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
0 12  A.Kaline    2- 7     0 Single                         2-H 1-2 b-1 
0 12  C.Maxwell   4-11     0 1 Base Error - P               2-3 1-2 b-1 
0 123 R.Boone     4- 4     0 Walk                           3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1 
0 123 H.Kuenn     4- 7     0 1 Base Error - 2B              3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1 
0 123 F.House     6-10  1  0 Home Run                       3-H 2-H 1-H b-H 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Bob Turley
0     J.Bridewese 4- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     B.Hoeft     6-10     0 Double                         b-2 
1  2  B.Tuttle    3- 9     0 Single                         2-3 b-1 
1 1 3 E.Torgeson  1- 7     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
1 123 A.Kaline    2- 7     0 Single                         3-H 2-H 1-2 b-1 
1 12  C.Maxwell   1- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 12  R.Boone     5- 7     0 Walk                           2-3 1-2 b-1 
2 123 H.Kuenn     1-10     0 Single                         3-H 2-H 1-2 b-1 
2 12  F.House     1- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     G.McDougald 3-10     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   E.Howard    2- 3     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
2     M.Mantle    6- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     J.Bridewese 3- 5     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     B.Hoeft     3- 9     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   B.Tuttle    6- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   E.Torgeson  3- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     Y.Berra     5-10 10  0 Double                         b-2 
0  2  B.Skowron   4- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1  2  H.Bauer     3- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2  2  A.Carey     4-10     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     A.Kaline    2- 7     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   C.Maxwell            0 Passed Ball                    1-2 
0  2  C.Maxwell   2- 7  1  0 Triple                         2-H b-3 
0   3 R.Boone     2- 2     0 HBP                            b-1 
0 1 3 H.Kuenn     4- 5     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
0 123 F.House     4- 7     0 Walk                           3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Tom Morgan
0 123 J.Bridewese 1- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 123 B.Hoeft     4- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 123 B.Tuttle    3- 8     0 Single                         3-H 2-H 1-2 b-1 
2 12  E.Torgeson  4- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     J.Coleman   1- 7     0 Single                         b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Bob Cerv
0 1   B.Cerv      3- 9     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
0 12  G.McDougald 1- 8     0 Ground Out Double Play         2-3 1-o b-0 
2   3 E.Howard    5- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Rip Coleman
0     A.Kaline    4-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     C.Maxwell   3- 7     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   R.Boone     3- 4     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     M.Mantle    3-11     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     Y.Berra     3- 6     0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   B.Skowron   3- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   H.Bauer     4- 7     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
2 12  A.Carey     6- 2     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     H.Kuenn     6- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     F.House     1- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     J.Bridewese 5- 9  7  0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   B.Hoeft     6- 7     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     J.Coleman   4-11     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Tom Carroll
1     T.Carroll   1- 4     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     G.McDougald 3- 9     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   E.Howard    4- 9     0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
2 12  M.Mantle    4- 2     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Tom Sturdivant
0     B.Tuttle    6- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     E.Torgeson  3- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     A.Kaline    3- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   C.Maxwell   1- 6     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
2 12  R.Boone     5- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     Y.Berra     5- 9 10  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   B.Skowron   2-10     0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
0 1 3 H.Bauer     5- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 1 3 A.Carey     1-11     0 Force Play                     3-H 1-o b-1 
2 1   J.Coleman   4- 7     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
2 12  T.Sturdivan 3- 7     0 Single                         2-3 1-2 b-1 
2 123 G.McDougald 1- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     H.Kuenn     4-11     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     F.House     2- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     J.Bridewese 5- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     E.Howard    4- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     M.Mantle    5- 6     0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   Y.Berra     5- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   B.Skowron   1- 5     0 Home Run                       1-H b-H 
2     H.Bauer     5- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Wayne Belardi
0     W.Belardi   6- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     B.Tuttle    6- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     E.Torgeson  4- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   A.Kaline    1- 6  1  0 Home Run                       1-H b-H 
2     C.Maxwell   5-10     0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   R.Boone     4- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Steve Gromek
0     A.Carey     3-11     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   J.Coleman   5-10     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Billy Hunter
1 1   B.Hunter    5-10     0 Force Play                     1-o b-1 
2 1   G.McDougald 2- 5  9  0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 E.Howard    5- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Whitey Ford
0     H.Kuenn     1- 5 10  0 Home Run                       b-H 
0     F.House     4- 6 15  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   J.Bridewese 6-10     0 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
1  2  S.Gromek    2-12     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 12  B.Tuttle    4- 4  9  0 Double                         2-H 1-3 b-2 
1  23 E.Torgeson  4- 8     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 123 A.Kaline    6- 2     0 Ground Out                     3-H 2-3 1-2 b-0 
2  23 C.Maxwell   6- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
0     M.Mantle    6- 6 10  0 Double                         b-2 
0  2  Y.Berra     3-11     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
1  2  B.Skowron   5- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2  2  H.Bauer     1- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 

1956 NL Game of Note: NY @ Cin.

July 16, 1956

Ted Kluszewski of the Cincinnati Reds became the first player this season to hit 4 HR in a single game. Kluszewski went 5 for 5 at the plate, and drove in 7 runs, as the Reds hammered the New York Giants by a 15-1 score. Wally Post and Frank Robinson also homered for the home team and Art Fowler went the distance on the mound.

BOXSCORE: 1956 New York Giants At 1956 Cincinnati Reds              7/16/1956
 
  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Mueller RF        4  0  0  0 .245     J.Temple 2B         5  3  4  2 .277  
  R.Schoendienst 2B   3  0  1  0 .300     W.Post RF           5  1  1  4 .237  
  W.Mays CF           4  1  2  1 .333     G.Bell CF           5  1  1  0 .295  
  H.Thompson 3B       4  0  0  0 .236     T.Kluszewski 1B     5  4  5  7 .292  
  B.White 1B          4  0  2  0 .288     F.Robinson LF       5  1  2  1 .361  
  B.Lennon LF         4  0  0  0 .128     E.Bailey C          3  2  1  0 .299  
  B.Sarni C           4  0  1  0 .238     R.Jablonski 3B      4  1  1  0 .199  
  E.Bressoud SS       3  0  1  0 .235     A.Grammas SS        5  1  1  0 .348  
  J.Antonelli P       2  0  0  0 .108     A.Fowler P          2  1  1  1 .216  
A-D.Rhodes PH         1  0  0  0 .303                                          
  S.Ridzik P          0  0  0  0 .400                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  1  7  1                 Totals      39 15 17 15
 
A-Pinch Hit For Antonelli In 7th Inning
 
Giants.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  7  0
Reds............ 2 0 1  0 3 1  7 1    - 15 17  0
 
Giants (29-49)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Antonelli LOSS(3-9)     6      12   7   7   0   8   3   4.16
S.Ridzik                  2       5   8   8   5   1   3   5.87
Totals                    8      17  15  15   5   9   6
 
Reds (39-41)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Fowler WIN(8-5)         9       7   1   1   1   8   1   3.86
Totals                    9       7   1   1   1   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 21,655 DATE- Monday, July 16th 1956 TIME- Night 
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 6  Reds: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 0  Reds: 1
DOUBLES- W.Mays(21st), R.Jablonski(12th)
HOME RUNS- W.Mays(21st), W.Post(19th), T.Kluszewski-4(29th), F.Robinson(14th)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Fowler
WALKS- R.Schoendienst, J.Temple, E.Bailey-2, R.Jablonski, A.Fowler
HIT BY PITCH- A.Fowler
STRIKE OUTS- R.Schoendienst, H.Thompson, B.Lennon-2, B.Sarni, E.Bressoud,
             J.Antonelli, D.Rhodes, W.Post-3, G.Bell-2, F.Robinson,
             R.Jablonski-2, A.Fowler
GIDP- W.Mays
2-out RBI- T.Kluszewski-3, J.Temple-2, W.Post-4, A.Fowler
RLISP 2-out- E.Bressoud, J.Temple-3, B.Lennon, A.Fowler-2
 
First baseman Ted Kluszewski knocked 4 homeruns and had 7 RBI and Art Fowler
allowed Birdie Tebbets to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the
Cincinnati Reds ballclub embarrassed the New York Giants by the count of 15
to 1.
 
Kluszewski enjoyed a great evening at the plate.  Every time he came up in the
latter innings, the crowd was on their feet cheering.  He popped a two-run
clout over the fence in the 1st inning, lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' in the
3rd inning, lost the ball over the fence for three runs in the 5th inning,
hit a bases-empty home run in the 7th inning and banged out a single in the
8th inning.  Cincinnati lit up the scoreboard in the 7th inning when they had
7 runs on 4 hits.  Cincinnati simply wore out the New York pitching staff,
scoring in 6 different innings.  
 
The victory was credited to Fowler(8-5) who went the distance, allowing 1 run.
Johnny Antonelli(3-9) was the loser.  He allowed 3 homeruns in 6 innings of
work.  
 

1956 AL Game of Note: Clev @ Bsn

July 16, 1956

Boston's Ted Williams had a big day at the plate, belting 3 HR and driving in 6 runs, as the Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 9-3. Since missing a month of action early in the season, Williams has been on a hitting tear. Ted is batting .370 with 13 HR and 37 RBI. Boston has benefited from that production and now has a record of 44-37.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Cleveland Indians At 1956 Boston Red Sox             7/16/1956
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Carrasquel SS     4  0  1  1 .220     B.Goodman 2B        3  2  1  0 .276  
  G.Woodling LF       4  1  1  1 .248     B.Klaus 3B          2  2  1  1 .294  
  A.Smith RF          4  1  1  1 .265     T.Williams LF       4  3  3  6 .370  
  V.Wertz 1B          3  0  0  0 .235     M.Vernon 1B         4  0  2  1 .300  
  A.Rosen 3B          3  0  0  0 .288     J.Jensen RF         4  0  0  0 .342  
  J.Busby CF          4  0  0  0 .252     J.Piersall CF       2  0  0  0 .257  
  H.Naragon C         2  1  0  0 .259     S.White C           4  0  0  0 .247  
  G.Strickland 2B     3  0  0  0 .188     D.Buddin SS         3  1  1  0 .230  
  B.Lemon P           2  0  0  0 .218     F.Sullivan P        4  1  1  1 .100  
A-P.Ward PH           1  0  0  0 .324                                          
  A.Houtteman P       0  0  0  0 .200                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  3  3  3                 Totals      30  9  9  9
 
A-Pinch Hit For Lemon In 7th Inning
 
Indians......... 2 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  3  0
Red Sox......... 1 0 1  0 0 2  5 0    -  9  9  0
 
Indians (47-34)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Lemon LOSS(9-8)         6       3   4   4   5   2   2   3.04
A.Houtteman               2       6   5   5   0   1   1  10.24
Totals                    8       9   9   9   5   3   3
 
Red Sox (44-37)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Sullivan WIN(7-10)      9       3   3   3   3   5   2   4.37
Totals                    9       3   3   3   3   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 15,425 DATE- Monday, July 16th 1956 TIME- Day 
T- 2:18
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 3  Red Sox: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2  Red Sox: 0
DOUBLES- B.Klaus(14th), D.Buddin(16th)
HOME RUNS- G.Woodling(5th), A.Smith(7th), T.Williams-3(13th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Piersall
WALKS- V.Wertz, A.Rosen, H.Naragon, B.Goodman, B.Klaus-2, J.Piersall-2
HIT BY PITCH- D.Buddin
STRIKE OUTS- A.Smith-2, J.Busby-2, G.Strickland, J.Jensen, J.Piersall,
             F.Sullivan
GIDP- T.Williams, S.White
2-out RBI- M.Vernon, C.Carrasquel, T.Williams
 
Ted Williams slammed 3 homeruns and had 6 RBI and Frank Sullivan tossed a fine
3 hitter as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 9 to 3 at
Fenway Park.
 
Williams was spectacular at the plate.  The hometown fans showed their
appreciation with a standing ovation his last time at bat.  He smashed a
solo-shot out of the park in the 3rd inning, smashed a two-run homer in the
6th inning and belted a three-run homer in the 7th inning.  Boston totaled 9
hits on the afternoon.  
 
Sullivan(7-10) allowed 3 runs on the game. Bob Lemon(9-8) took the loss.  With
this win, Boston has a 44-37 record.  They have been 7-3 lately.  Cleveland
has a record of 47-34 after the loss.

1956 MLB All Star Game

July 10, 1956

In an exciting All Star game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, the AL defeated the NL 6-5 in extra innings. Both teams emptied their benches in a game that saw the NL tie things up with a 4 run 9th inning. The game went to the bottom of the 10th where the AL loaded the bases, then scored the winning run on a single by Boston Red Sox Jackie Jensen.

BOXSCORE: 1956 National League At 1956 American League          7/10/1956
 
                     AB  R  H RBI AVG     All Stars          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Gilliam 2B        3  0  0  0 .000     H.Kuenn SS          5  0  0  0 .000  
I-J.Temple 2B         2  0  0  0 .000     N.Fox 2B            2  0  0  0 .000  
  F.Robinson LF       3  2  2  1 .667   G-G.McDougald PH,2B   3  0  2  0 .667  
  S.Musial 1B         4  1  1  0 .250     A.Kaline RF         4  0  1  1 .250  
  D.Snider CF         4  1  1  1 .250     T.Brewer P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  H.Aaron RF          2  0  0  0 .000   U-C.Courtney C        1  0  0  0 .000  
J-W.Moon PH,RF        2  1  1  0 .500     M.Mantle CF         3  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Mathews 3B        2  0  0  0 .000   O-L.Doby PH,CF        2  0  0  0 .000  
K-K.Boyer 3B          1  0  1  11.000     Y.Berra C           3  1  1  1 .333  
  E.Banks SS          4  0  1  0 .250   S-G.Triandos PH       1  0  1  01.000  
  E.Bailey C          1  0  0  0 .000   T-B.Avila PR          0  1  0  0 ----  
C-R.Campanella PH,C   1  0  0  0 .000     E.Wynn P            0  0  0  0 ----  
P-D.Long PH           1  0  0  0 .000     D.Donovan P         0  0  0  0 ----  
R-S.Lopata C          1  0  1  11.000     J.Kucks P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Newcombe P        0  0  0  0 ----   W-H.Simpson PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
A-T.Kluszewski PH     1  0  0  0 .000     M.Garcia P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  L.Burdette P        0  0  0  0 ----     R.Boone 3B          2  1  1  0 .500  
D-D.Ennis PH          1  0  0  0 .000   H-M.Vernon 1B         3  1  2  0 .667  
  J.Nuxhall P         0  0  0  0 ----     V.Wertz 1B          1  0  1  11.000  
  D.Drysdale P        0  0  0  0 ----   E-G.Kell PH,3B        3  1  2  0 ----  
Q-G.Bell PH           1  0  0  0 .000     M.Minoso LF         1  0  0  0 .000  
  W.Spahn P           0  0  0  0 ----   L-C.Maxwell PH,LF     2  0  1  1 .500  
V-J.Logan PH          1  0  1  01.000     F.Lary P            0  0  0  0 ----  
  V.Mizell P          0  0  0  0 ----   B-P.Runnels PH        1  0  1  01.000  
  T.Lown P            0  0  0  0 ----     H.Score P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        F-A.Rosen PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          B.Lemon P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        M-T.Williams PH       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        N-J.Jensen PR,RF      1  1  1  21.000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  5  9  4                 Totals      40  6 14  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Newcombe In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lary In 3rd Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bailey In 5th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Burdette In 5th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Wertz In 5th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Score In 5th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Fox In 5th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Boone In 6th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Gilliam In 6th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Aaron In 7th Inning
K-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Mathews In 7th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Minoso In 7th Inning
M-Pinch Hit For Lemon In 7th Inning
N-Pinch Ran For Williams In 7th Inning
O-Pinch Hit For Mantle In 7th Inning
P-Pinch Hit For Campanella In 8th Inning
Q-Pinch Hit For Drysdale In 8th Inning
R-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Long In 8th Inning
S-Pinch Hit For Berra In 8th Inning
T-Pinch Ran For Triandos In 8th Inning
U-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Brewer In 9th Inning
V-Pinch Hit For Spahn In 9th Inning
W-Pinch Hit For Kucks In 9th Inning
 
All Stars....... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 4  0 -  5  9  1
All Stars....... 0 1 0  0 0 1  1 2 0  1 -  6 14  0
 
All Stars (0-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Newcombe                2       2   1   1   0   1   0   4.50
L.Burdette                2       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
J.Nuxhall                 2       3   1   1   0   1   1   4.50
D.Drysdale                1       2   1   1   1   1   0   9.00
W.Spahn                   1       3   2   2   0   1   0  18.00
V.Mizell LOSS(0-1)        1       2   1   1   0   1   0   9.00
T.Lown                    0       1   0   0   2   0   0   ----
Totals                    9      14   6   6   3   6   1
 
All Stars (1-0)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Lary                    3       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
H.Score                   2       0   1   1   2   2   0   4.50
B.Lemon                   2       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
T.Brewer HOLD(1st)        1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
E.Wynn                    0       2   3   3   1   0   1   ----
D.Donovan                 0       1   1   1   0   0   0   ----
J.Kucks BS(1st)           1       3   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
M.Garcia WIN(1-0)         1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                   10       9   5   5   3   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 27,684 DATE- Tuesday, July 10th 1956 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess, Tom Gorman, Hal Dixon
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- All Stars: 5  All Stars:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- All Stars: 1  All Stars: 2
ERRORS- J.Gilliam
DOUBLES- M.Vernon(1st), V.Wertz(1st)
TRIPLES- M.Vernon(1st)
HOME RUNS- F.Robinson(1st), Y.Berra(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Snider, J.Jensen
WALKS- F.Robinson, S.Musial, E.Mathews, G.Kell, C.Maxwell, T.Williams
HIT BY PITCH- F.Robinson, M.Minoso
STRIKE OUTS- H.Aaron, W.Moon, R.Campanella, T.Kluszewski, H.Kuenn, M.Mantle-2,
             L.Doby, M.Vernon, A.Rosen
GIDP- D.Snider, E.Banks
WILD PITCHES- H.Score
2-out RBI- V.Wertz, Y.Berra, A.Kaline, S.Lopata
RLISP 2-out- M.Minoso, G.McDougald, G.Kell, L.Doby, J.Temple, H.Simpson
 
27,684 fans were treated to a fine game at Griffith Stadium as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end.  The American League All Stars won by
the slimmest of margins, 6 to 5.
 
The score was knotted at 5 after nine innings.  Finally, American League
pulled the game out in the 10th inning.  Mickey Vernon tripled.  George Kell
stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk.  Charlie Maxwell then was walked
intentionally to load the bases.  Jackie Jensen followed next and he singled
giving American League the victory as 27,684 happy fans celebrated wildly.
American League had 14 hits for the game and National League had 9.  
 
Mike Garcia(1-0) allowed no runs in 1 inning, and picked up the victory.
Vinegar Bend Mizell(0-1) ended up with the loss in relief.  He gave up 2 hits
and no walks in 1 inning.