1956 American League Expanded Leaderboards

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1956 AL | NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: AL | NL - Expanded Leaderboards: AL | ML | NL -
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Batting Average

Mantle-NYY .353

Williams-BOS .345

Kuenn-DET .332

Maxwell-DET .326

Nieman-TOT .320

Minoso-CHW .316

Jensen-BOS .315

Kaline-DET .314

McDougald-NYY .310

Vernon-BOS .310

On-base %

Williams-BOS .479

Mantle-NYY .464

Nieman-TOT .436

Minoso-CHW .425

Maxwell-DET .414

Yost-WSH .412

McDougald-NYY .405

Jensen-BOS .405

Vernon-BOS .403

Boone-DET .403

Slugging %

Mantle-NYY .705

Williams-BOS .605

Maxwell-DET .534

Berra-NYY .534

Kaline-DET .530

Skowron-NYY .528

Minoso-CHW .525

Boone-DET .518

Vernon-BOS .511

Wertz-CLE .509

OPS

Mantle-NYY 1.169

Williams-BOS 1.084

Minoso-CHW .950

Maxwell-DET .948

Nieman-TOT .931

Boone-DET .920

Vernon-BOS .914

Kaline-DET .913

Berra-NYY .911

Skowron-NYY .910

Games

Piersall-BOS 155

Fox-CHW 154

Kaline-DET 153

Aparicio-CHW 152

Sievers-WSH 152

Yost-WSH 152

Jensen-BOS 151

Lopez-KCA 151

Minoso-CHW 151

Mantle-NYY 150

At Bats

Fox-CHW 649

Kaline-DET 617

Piersall-BOS 601

Kuenn-DET 591

Jensen-BOS 578

Runnels-WSH 578

Lopez-KCA 561

Sievers-WSH 550

Tuttle-DET 546

Minoso-CHW 545

Plate Appearances (approx.)

Fox-CHW 721

Kaline-DET 693

Yost-WSH 684

Piersall-BOS 681

Jensen-BOS 673

Minoso-CHW 665

Sievers-WSH 659

Kuenn-DET 657

Mantle-NYY 652

Runnels-WSH 646

Runs

Mantle-NYY 132

Fox-CHW 109

Minoso-CHW 106

Bauer-NYY 96

Kaline-DET 96

Kuenn-DET 96

Maxwell-DET 96

Yost-WSH 94

Berra-NYY 93

Sievers-WSH 92

Hits

Kuenn-DET 196

Kaline-DET 194

Fox-CHW 192

Mantle-NYY 188

Jensen-BOS 182

Runnels-WSH 179

Piersall-BOS 176

Minoso-CHW 172

Power-KCA 164

Maxwell-DET 163

Total Bases

Mantle-NYY 376

Kaline-DET 327

Jensen-BOS 287

Minoso-CHW 286

Berra-NYY 278

Kuenn-DET 278

Lemon-WSH 270

Piersall-BOS 270

Maxwell-DET 267

Simpson-KCA 266

Doubles

Piersall-BOS 40

Kaline-DET 32

Kuenn-DET 32

Berra-NYY 29

Klaus-BOS 29

Minoso-CHW 29

Runnels-WSH 29

Lollar-CHW 28

Vernon-BOS 28

Williams-BOS 28

Triples

Jensen-BOS 11

Lemon-WSH 11

Minoso-CHW 11

Simpson-KCA 11

Fox-CHW 10

Kaline-DET 10

Runnels-WSH 9

Goodman-BOS 8

Bauer-NYY 7

Bolling-DET 7

Herzog-WSH 7

Kuenn-DET 7

Plews-WSH 7

Home Runs

Mantle-NYY 52

Wertz-CLE 32

Berra-NYY 30

Sievers-WSH 29

Maxwell-DET 28

Kaline-DET 27

Lemon-WSH 27

Bauer-NYY 26

Boone-DET 25

Doby-CHW 24

Williams-BOS 24

RBI

Mantle-NYY 130

Kaline-DET 128

Wertz-CLE 106

Berra-NYY 105

Simpson-KCA 105

Doby-CHW 102

Jensen-BOS 97

Lemon-WSH 96

Sievers-WSH 95

Skowron-NYY 90

Bases on Balls

Yost-WSH 151

Mantle-NYY 112

Doby-CHW 102

Williams-BOS 102

Sievers-WSH 100

Klaus-BOS 90

Nieman-TOT 90

Jensen-BOS 89

Minoso-CHW 86

Smith-CLE 84

Strikeouts

Lemon-WSH 138

Doby-CHW 105

Mantle-NYY 99

Sievers-WSH 88

Wertz-CLE 87

Simpson-KCA 82

Yost-WSH 82

Lepcio-BOS 77

Rivera-CHW 75

Herzog-WSH 74

Maxwell-DET 74

Stolen Bases

Aparicio-CHW 21

Rivera-CHW 20

Avila-CLE 17

Minoso-CHW 12

Francona-BAL 11

Jensen-BOS 11

Mantle-NYY 10

Carey-NYY 9

Kuenn-DET 9

Pilarcik-KCA 9

Singles

Fox-CHW 158

Kuenn-DET 145

Runnels-WSH 133

Jensen-BOS 128

Kaline-DET 125

Power-KCA 124

Maxwell-DET 118

Piersall-BOS 116

Aparicio-CHW 114

Minoso-CHW 111

Adjusted OPS+

Mantle-NYY 210

Williams-BOS 172

Nieman-TOT 154

Maxwell-DET 148

Minoso-CHW 148

Berra-NYY 142

Skowron-NYY 142

Boone-DET 141

Kaline-DET 139

Vernon-BOS 130

Runs Created

Mantle-NYY 188

Minoso-CHW 130

Kaline-DET 129

Williams-BOS 121

Maxwell-DET 118

Jensen-BOS 116

Kuenn-DET 109

Berra-NYY 108

Boone-DET 103

Doby-CHW 100

Sievers-WSH 100

Adjusted Batting Runs

Mantle-NYY 87

Williams-BOS 49

Minoso-CHW 43

Nieman-TOT 38

Maxwell-DET 37

Kaline-DET 33

Berra-NYY 31

Boone-DET 30

Skowron-NYY 26

Jensen-BOS 24

Batting Wins

Mantle-NYY 8.1

Williams-BOS 4.7

Minoso-CHW 4.0

Nieman-TOT 3.6

Maxwell-DET 3.5

Kaline-DET 3.1

Berra-NYY 3.0

Boone-DET 2.8

Skowron-NYY 2.5

Jensen-BOS 2.3

Extra-Base Hits

Mantle-NYY 79

Kaline-DET 69

Berra-NYY 61

Minoso-CHW 61

Piersall-BOS 60

Lemon-WSH 59

Sievers-WSH 58

Jensen-BOS 54

Simpson-KCA 54

Wertz-CLE 54

Williams-BOS 54

Times on Base

Mantle-NYY 302

Minoso-CHW 281

Yost-WSH 278

Jensen-BOS 272

Kaline-DET 265

Kuenn-DET 254

Fox-CHW 246

Maxwell-DET 244

Sievers-WSH 244

Doby-CHW 241

Williams-BOS 241

Offensive Win%

Mantle-NYY .879

Williams-BOS .837

Maxwell-DET .756

Minoso-CHW .747

Nieman-TOT .717

Kaline-DET .711

Boone-DET .708

Vernon-BOS .700

Berra-NYY .696

Jensen-BOS .680

Hit By Pitch

Minoso-CHW 23

Lollar-CHW 16

Fox-CHW 10

Courtney-WSH 9

Hatfield-TOT 9

Belardi-DET 8

Smith-CLE 8

Yost-WSH 8

Gardner-BAL 7

Vernon-BOS 7

Sac. Hits

Aparicio-CHW 14

Kell-TOT 14

Fox-CHW 13

Carrasquel-CLE 9

Piersall-BOS 9

Yost-WSH 9

Avila-CLE 8

Garcia-CLE 8

Gardner-BAL 8

Herzog-WSH 8

Lopez-KCA 8

Martin-NYY 8

Sac. Flies

Piersall-BOS 12

Kuenn-DET 8

Maxwell-DET 8

Minoso-CHW 7

Philley-TOT 7

Rosen-CLE 7

Wertz-CLE 7

Buddin-BOS 6

Dropo-CHW 6

Lemon-WSH 6

Lollar-CHW 6

Rivera-CHW 6

Smith-CLE 6

Intentional Walks

Williams-BOS 11

Sievers-WSH 10

Wertz-CLE 10

Berberet-WSH 9

Yost-WSH 9

Boone-DET 8

Simpson-KCA 8

Berra-NYY 7

Smith-CLE 7

White-BOS 7

Wilson-DET 7

Grounded into Double Plays

Jensen-BOS 23

Triandos-BAL 21

Fox-CHW 19

Lollar-CHW 19

Piersall-BOS 19

Simpson-KCA 19

Runnels-WSH 18

Smith-TOT 18

Tuttle-DET 18

White-BOS 18

Caught Stealing

Rivera-CHW 9

McDougald-NYY 8

Piersall-BOS 7

Carey-NYY 6

Minoso-CHW 6

Miranda-BAL 6

Nieman-TOT 6

Woodling-CLE 6

Boyd-BAL 5

Courtney-WSH 5

Diering-BAL 5

Francona-BAL 5

Gardner-BAL 5

Herzog-WSH 5

Kuenn-DET 5

Lopez-KCA 5

Runnels-WSH 5

Williams-BAL 5

Yost-WSH 5

Power/Speed Number

Mantle-NYY 16.8

Minoso-CHW 15.3

Rivera-CHW 15.0

Jensen-BOS 14.2

Avila-CLE 12.6

Kaline-DET 11.1

Kuenn-DET 10.3

Francona-BAL 9.9

Busby-CLE 9.6

Piersall-BOS 9.3

At Bats per Strikeout

Fox-CHW 46.4

Power-KCA 33.1

Berra-NYY 18.0

Kuenn-DET 17.4

Minoso-CHW 13.6

Jensen-BOS 13.4

Lollar-CHW 13.2

Piersall-BOS 12.5

Klaus-BOS 12.1

Kell-TOT 11.5

At Bats per Home Run

Mantle-NYY 10.3

Wertz-CLE 15.0

Williams-BOS 16.7

Berra-NYY 17.4

Maxwell-DET 17.9

Sievers-WSH 19.0

Boone-DET 19.2

Lemon-WSH 19.9

Skowron-NYY 20.2

Bauer-NYY 20.7

Outs

Fox-CHW 498

Piersall-BOS 472

Kaline-DET 439

Lopez-KCA 438

Tuttle-DET 437

Bauer-NYY 434

Runnels-WSH 430

Jensen-BOS 427

Sievers-WSH 427

Gardner-BAL 425

ERA

Ford-NYY 2.47

Score-CLE 2.53

Wynn-CLE 2.72

Lemon-CLE 3.03

Harshman-CHW 3.10

Lary-DET 3.15

Larsen-NYY 3.26

Sturdivant-NYY 3.30

Pierce-CHW 3.32

Sullivan-BOS 3.42

Wins

Lary-DET 21

Hoeft-DET 20

Lemon-CLE 20

Pierce-CHW 20

Score-CLE 20

Wynn-CLE 20

Brewer-BOS 19

Ford-NYY 19

Kucks-NYY 18

Sturdivant-NYY 16

Won-Loss %

Ford-NYY .760

Pierce-CHW .690

Score-CLE .690

Wynn-CLE .690

Larsen-NYY .688

Brewer-BOS .679

Kucks-NYY .667

Sturdivant-NYY .667

Sullivan-BOS .667

Delock-BOS .650

BB + H per IP (WHIP)

Donovan-CHW 1.155

Wynn-CLE 1.167

Score-CLE 1.167

Sturdivant-NYY 1.175

Ford-NYY 1.201

Lemon-CLE 1.249

Johnson-TOT 1.250

Harshman-CHW 1.257

Larsen-NYY 1.275

Brewer-BOS 1.277

Hits Allowed/9IP

Score-CLE 5.85

Larsen-NYY 6.66

Harshman-CHW 7.27

Brewer-BOS 7.37

Foytack-DET 7.42

Ford-NYY 7.46

Wynn-CLE 7.55

Sturdivant-NYY 7.62

Moore-BAL 7.83

Johnson-TOT 8.08

Bases on Balls/9IP

Stobbs-WSH 2.02

Donovan-CHW 2.26

Kucks-NYY 2.89

Wynn-CLE 2.95

Sturdivant-NYY 2.96

Sullivan-BOS 3.05

Lemon-CLE 3.14

Johnson-TOT 3.17

Pierce-CHW 3.26

Ford-NYY 3.35

Strikeouts/9IP

Score-CLE 9.49

Pascual-WSH 7.73

Foytack-DET 6.47

Pierce-CHW 6.25

Sturdivant-NYY 6.25

Johnson-TOT 6.24

Hoeft-DET 6.24

Harshman-CHW 5.68

Ford-NYY 5.62

Garcia-CLE 5.42

Games

Zuverink-BAL 62

Crimian-KCA 54

Gorman-KCA 52

Delock-BOS 48

Mossi-CLE 48

Shantz-KCA 45

Ditmar-KCA 44

Chakales-WSH 43

Foytack-DET 43

Aber-DET 42

Saves

Zuverink-BAL 16

Morgan-NYY 11

Mossi-CLE 11

Delock-BOS 9

Shantz-KCA 9

Aber-DET 7

Byrne-NYY 6

Grim-NYY 5

Hurd-BOS 5

Sturdivant-NYY 5

Innings

Lary-DET 294.0

Wynn-CLE 277.7

Pierce-CHW 276.3

Foytack-DET 256.0

Lemon-CLE 255.3

Ditmar-KCA 254.3

Score-CLE 249.3

Hoeft-DET 248.0

Brewer-BOS 244.3

Sullivan-BOS 242.0

Strikeouts

Score-CLE 263

Pierce-CHW 192

Foytack-DET 184

Hoeft-DET 172

Lary-DET 165

Pascual-WSH 162

Wynn-CLE 158

Harshman-CHW 143

Ford-NYY 141

Johnson-TOT 136

Games Started

Lary-DET 38

Lemon-CLE 35

Wynn-CLE 35

Ditmar-KCA 34

Hoeft-DET 34

Foytack-DET 33

Pierce-CHW 33

Score-CLE 33

Stobbs-WSH 33

Sullivan-BOS 33

Comp. Games

Lemon-CLE 21

Pierce-CHW 21

Lary-DET 20

Ford-NYY 18

Hoeft-DET 18

Wynn-CLE 18

Foytack-DET 16

Score-CLE 16

Brewer-BOS 15

Harshman-CHW 15

Stobbs-WSH 15

Shutouts

Score-CLE 5

Brewer-BOS 4

Garcia-CLE 4

Harshman-CHW 4

Hoeft-DET 4

Wynn-CLE 4

Donovan-CHW 3

Kucks-NYY 3

Lary-DET 3

Wilson-TOT 3

Home Runs Allow.

Pascual-WSH 33

Ditmar-KCA 30

Stobbs-WSH 29

Gromek-DET 25

Foytack-DET 24

Pierce-CHW 24

Gorman-KCA 23

Lemon-CLE 23

Ramos-WSH 23

Donovan-CHW 22

Hoeft-DET 22

Sullivan-BOS 22

Bases On Balls Allow.

Foytack-DET 142

Score-CLE 129

Lary-DET 116

Brewer-BOS 112

Wiesler-WSH 112

Ditmar-KCA 108

Hoeft-DET 104

Turley-NYY 103

Harshman-CHW 102

Pierce-CHW 100

Hits Allowed

Lary-DET 289

Hoeft-DET 276

Stobbs-WSH 264

Pierce-CHW 261

Ditmar-KCA 254

Sullivan-BOS 253

Wynn-CLE 233

Lemon-CLE 230

Kucks-NYY 223

Garcia-CLE 213

SO to Walk

Sturdivant-NYY 2.12

Score-CLE 2.04

Donovan-CHW 2.03

Johnson-TOT 1.97

Pierce-CHW 1.92

Pascual-WSH 1.82

Stobbs-WSH 1.80

Wynn-CLE 1.74

Ford-NYY 1.68

Hoeft-DET 1.65

Losses

Ditmar-KCA 22

Pascual-WSH 18

Stobbs-WSH 15

Hoeft-DET 14

Lemon-CLE 14

Wilson-TOT 14

Foytack-DET 13

Herriage-KCA 13

Lary-DET 13

Garcia-CLE 12

Porterfield-BOS 12

Wiesler-WSH 12

Wight-BAL 12

Earned Runs Allow.

Ditmar-KCA 125

Pascual-WSH 123

Hoeft-DET 112

Lary-DET 103

Foytack-DET 102

Pierce-CHW 102

Wilson-TOT 99

Kucks-NYY 96

Stobbs-WSH 96

Brewer-BOS 95

Donovan-CHW 95

Wild Pitches

Score-CLE 11

Foytack-DET 8

Harshman-CHW 7

Hoeft-DET 7

Lasorda-KCA 7

Pascual-WSH 7

Ford-NYY 6

Griggs-WSH 6

Nixon-BOS 6

Pierce-CHW 6

Hit Batsmen

Lary-DET 12

Kucks-NYY 10

Gromek-DET 9

Nixon-BOS 8

Sullivan-BOS 8

Ditmar-KCA 7

Larsen-NYY 7

Sisler-BOS 7

Stone-WSH 7

Donovan-CHW 6

Herriage-KCA 6

Lemon-CLE 6

Maas-DET 6

Pascual-WSH 6

Staley-TOT 6

Trucks-DET 6

Wight-BAL 6

Batters Faced

Lary-DET 1269

Pierce-CHW 1166

Wynn-CLE 1144

Ditmar-KCA 1101

Foytack-DET 1098

Hoeft-DET 1094

Lemon-CLE 1074

Sullivan-BOS 1048

Brewer-BOS 1039

Stobbs-WSH 1026

Games Finished

Zuverink-BAL 40

Aber-DET 28

Delock-BOS 28

Shantz-KCA 26

Mossi-CLE 24

Chakales-WSH 23

Gorman-KCA 23

Morgan-NYY 23

Narleski-CLE 21

Kinder-CHW 19

Adjusted ERA+

Score-CLE 166

Ford-NYY 156

Wynn-CLE 154

Lemon-CLE 139

Sullivan-BOS 135

Harshman-CHW 133

Brewer-BOS 132

Lary-DET 131

Pierce-CHW 124

Larsen-NYY 119

Oldest Player

Kinder-CHW 1914-07-26 (41)

Slaughter-TOT 1916-04-27 (40)

Rizzuto-NYY 1916-09-25 (39)

Konstanty-NYY 1917-03-02 (39)

Maglie-CLE 1917-04-26 (39)

Trucks-DET 1917-04-26 (39)

Vernon-BOS 1918-04-22 (38)

Williams-BOS 1918-08-30 (37)

Feller-CLE 1918-11-03 (37)

Boyd-BAL 1919-10-01 (36)

Youngest Player

Derrington-CHW 1939-11-29 (16)

Moeller-BAL 1938-10-13 (17)

Werley-BAL 1938-09-08 (17)

Sundin-BAL 1937-10-10 (18)

Robinson-BAL 1937-05-18 (19)

Kuhn-CLE 1937-03-20 (19)

Small-DET 1937-03-08 (19)

Boyer-KCA 1937-02-09 (19)

Causey-BAL 1936-12-26 (19)

Carroll-NYY 1936-09-17 (19)

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