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1956 American League Pitching Leaders
1955 AL
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1957 AL
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1956 NL
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1956 MLB
Pitching Leaders
AL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ford
(NYY)
2.473
2.
Score
(CLE)
2.527
3.
Wynn
(CLE)
2.723
4.
Lemon
(CLE)
3.031
5.
Harshman
(CHW)
3.097
6.
Lary
(DET)
3.153
7.
Larsen
(NYY)
3.256
8.
Sturdivant
(NYY)
3.297
9.
Pierce
(CHW)
3.322
10.
Sullivan
(BOS)
3.421
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lary
(DET)
21
2.
Hoeft
(DET)
20
Wynn
(CLE)
20
Pierce
(CHW)
20
Score
(CLE)
20
Lemon
(CLE)
20
7.
Brewer
(BOS)
19
Ford
(NYY)
19
9.
Kucks
(NYY)
18
10.
Sturdivant
(NYY)
16
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ford
(NYY)
.760
2.
Pierce
(CHW)
.690
Wynn
(CLE)
.690
Score
(CLE)
.690
5.
Larsen
(NYY)
.688
6.
Brewer
(BOS)
.679
7.
Kucks
(NYY)
.667
Sullivan
(BOS)
.667
Sturdivant
(NYY)
.667
10.
Delock
(BOS)
.650
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Donovan
(CHW)
1.155
2.
Wynn
(CLE)
1.167
3.
Score
(CLE)
1.167
4.
Sturdivant
(NYY)
1.175
5.
Ford
(NYY)
1.201
6.
Lemon
(CLE)
1.249
7.
Johnson
(TOT)
1.250
8.
Harshman
(CHW)
1.257
9.
Larsen
(NYY)
1.275
10.
Brewer
(BOS)
1.277
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Score
(CLE)
5.848
2.
Larsen
(NYY)
6.662
3.
Harshman
(CHW)
7.266
4.
Brewer
(BOS)
7.367
5.
Foytack
(DET)
7.418
6.
Ford
(NYY)
7.458
7.
Wynn
(CLE)
7.552
8.
Sturdivant
(NYY)
7.617
9.
Moore
(BAL)
7.832
10.
Johnson
(TOT)
8.082
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Stobbs
(WSH)
2.025
2.
Donovan
(CHW)
2.263
3.
Kucks
(NYY)
2.889
4.
Wynn
(CLE)
2.950
5.
Sturdivant
(NYY)
2.956
6.
Sullivan
(BOS)
3.050
7.
Lemon
(CLE)
3.137
8.
Johnson
(TOT)
3.168
9.
Pierce
(CHW)
3.257
10.
Ford
(NYY)
3.350
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Score
(CLE)
9.493
2.
Pascual
(WSH)
7.728
3.
Foytack
(DET)
6.469
4.
Pierce
(CHW)
6.253
5.
Sturdivant
(NYY)
6.253
6.
Johnson
(TOT)
6.245
7.
Hoeft
(DET)
6.242
8.
Harshman
(CHW)
5.678
9.
Ford
(NYY)
5.623
10.
Garcia
(CLE)
5.418
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Zuverink
(BAL)
62
2.
Crimian
(KCA)
54
3.
Gorman
(KCA)
52
4.
Mossi
(CLE)
48
Delock
(BOS)
48
6.
Shantz
(KCA)
45
7.
Ditmar
(KCA)
44
8.
Chakales
(WSH)
43
Foytack
(DET)
43
10.
Aber
(DET)
42
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Zuverink
(BAL)
16
2.
Morgan
(NYY)
11
Mossi
(CLE)
11
4.
Shantz
(KCA)
9
Delock
(BOS)
9
6.
Aber
(DET)
7
7.
Byrne
(NYY)
6
8.
Sturdivant
(NYY)
5
Hurd
(BOS)
5
Grim
(NYY)
5
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lary
(DET)
294.0
2.
Wynn
(CLE)
277.2
3.
Pierce
(CHW)
276.1
4.
Foytack
(DET)
256.0
5.
Lemon
(CLE)
255.1
6.
Ditmar
(KCA)
254.1
7.
Score
(CLE)
249.1
8.
Hoeft
(DET)
248.0
9.
Brewer
(BOS)
244.1
10.
Sullivan
(BOS)
242.0
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Score
(CLE)
263
2.
Pierce
(CHW)
192
3.
Foytack
(DET)
184
4.
Hoeft
(DET)
172
5.
Lary
(DET)
165
6.
Pascual
(WSH)
162
7.
Wynn
(CLE)
158
8.
Harshman
(CHW)
143
9.
Ford
(NYY)
141
10.
Johnson
(TOT)
136
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lary
(DET)
38
2.
Lemon
(CLE)
35
Wynn
(CLE)
35
4.
Ditmar
(KCA)
34
Hoeft
(DET)
34
6.
Pierce
(CHW)
33
Sullivan
(BOS)
33
Foytack
(DET)
33
Score
(CLE)
33
Stobbs
(WSH)
33
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lemon
(CLE)
21
Pierce
(CHW)
21
3.
Lary
(DET)
20
4.
Hoeft
(DET)
18
Ford
(NYY)
18
Wynn
(CLE)
18
7.
Score
(CLE)
16
Foytack
(DET)
16
9.
Harshman
(CHW)
15
Stobbs
(WSH)
15
Brewer
(BOS)
15
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Score
(CLE)
5
2.
Garcia
(CLE)
4
Wynn
(CLE)
4
Brewer
(BOS)
4
Harshman
(CHW)
4
Hoeft
(DET)
4
7.
Wilson
(TOT)
3
Donovan
(CHW)
3
Lary
(DET)
3
Kucks
(NYY)
3
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Pascual
(WSH)
33
2.
Ditmar
(KCA)
30
3.
Stobbs
(WSH)
29
4.
Gromek
(DET)
25
5.
Foytack
(DET)
24
Pierce
(CHW)
24
7.
Gorman
(KCA)
23
Ramos
(WSH)
23
Lemon
(CLE)
23
10.
Hoeft
(DET)
22
Donovan
(CHW)
22
Sullivan
(BOS)
22
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Foytack
(DET)
142
2.
Score
(CLE)
129
3.
Lary
(DET)
116
4.
Wiesler
(WSH)
112
Brewer
(BOS)
112
6.
Ditmar
(KCA)
108
7.
Hoeft
(DET)
104
8.
Turley
(NYY)
103
9.
Harshman
(CHW)
102
10.
Pierce
(CHW)
100
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lary
(DET)
289
2.
Hoeft
(DET)
276
3.
Stobbs
(WSH)
264
4.
Pierce
(CHW)
261
5.
Ditmar
(KCA)
254
6.
Sullivan
(BOS)
253
7.
Wynn
(CLE)
233
8.
Lemon
(CLE)
230
9.
Kucks
(NYY)
223
10.
Garcia
(CLE)
213
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Sturdivant
(NYY)
2.115
2.
Score
(CLE)
2.039
3.
Donovan
(CHW)
2.034
4.
Johnson
(TOT)
1.971
5.
Pierce
(CHW)
1.920
6.
Pascual
(WSH)
1.820
7.
Stobbs
(WSH)
1.796
8.
Wynn
(CLE)
1.736
9.
Ford
(NYY)
1.679
10.
Hoeft
(DET)
1.654
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Wight
(BAL)
.361
2.
Brewer
(BOS)
.516
3.
Ford
(NYY)
.519
4.
Harshman
(CHW)
.556
5.
Moore
(BAL)
.584
6.
Johnson
(TOT)
.597
7.
Lary
(DET)
.612
8.
Wynn
(CLE)
.616
9.
Score
(CLE)
.650
10.
Kucks
(NYY)
.762
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ditmar
(KCA)
22
2.
Pascual
(WSH)
18
3.
Stobbs
(WSH)
15
4.
Hoeft
(DET)
14
Lemon
(CLE)
14
Wilson
(TOT)
14
7.
Foytack
(DET)
13
Herriage
(KCA)
13
Lary
(DET)
13
10.
Garcia
(CLE)
12
Porterfield
(BOS)
12
Wiesler
(WSH)
12
Wight
(BAL)
12
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ditmar
(KCA)
125
2.
Pascual
(WSH)
123
3.
Hoeft
(DET)
112
4.
Lary
(DET)
103
5.
Foytack
(DET)
102
Pierce
(CHW)
102
7.
Wilson
(TOT)
99
8.
Kucks
(NYY)
96
Stobbs
(WSH)
96
10.
Brewer
(BOS)
95
Donovan
(CHW)
95
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Score
(CLE)
11
2.
Foytack
(DET)
8
3.
Harshman
(CHW)
7
Hoeft
(DET)
7
Lasorda
(KCA)
7
Pascual
(WSH)
7
7.
Griggs
(WSH)
6
Pierce
(CHW)
6
Ford
(NYY)
6
Nixon
(BOS)
6
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lary
(DET)
12
2.
Kucks
(NYY)
10
3.
Gromek
(DET)
9
4.
Sullivan
(BOS)
8
Nixon
(BOS)
8
6.
Ditmar
(KCA)
7
Stone
(WSH)
7
Sisler
(BOS)
7
Larsen
(NYY)
7
10.
Herriage
(KCA)
6
Donovan
(CHW)
6
Lemon
(CLE)
6
Pascual
(WSH)
6
Maas
(DET)
6
Wight
(BAL)
6
Trucks
(DET)
6
Staley
(TOT)
6
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lary
(DET)
1269
2.
Pierce
(CHW)
1166
3.
Wynn
(CLE)
1144
4.
Ditmar
(KCA)
1101
5.
Foytack
(DET)
1098
6.
Hoeft
(DET)
1094
7.
Lemon
(CLE)
1074
8.
Sullivan
(BOS)
1048
9.
Brewer
(BOS)
1039
10.
Stobbs
(WSH)
1026
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Zuverink
(BAL)
40
2.
Delock
(BOS)
28
Aber
(DET)
28
4.
Shantz
(KCA)
26
5.
Mossi
(CLE)
24
6.
Gorman
(KCA)
23
Morgan
(NYY)
23
Chakales
(WSH)
23
9.
Narleski
(CLE)
21
10.
Kinder
(CHW)
19
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Score
(CLE)
166
2.
Ford
(NYY)
156
3.
Wynn
(CLE)
154
4.
Lemon
(CLE)
139
5.
Sullivan
(BOS)
135
6.
Harshman
(CHW)
133
7.
Brewer
(BOS)
132
8.
Lary
(DET)
132
9.
Pierce
(CHW)
124
10.
Larsen
(NYY)
119
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Pitching Leaders