1956 Major 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

Aaron-MLN .328

Maxwell-DET .326

Nieman-TOT .320

Virdon-TOT .319

Minoso-CHW .316

Jensen-BOS .315

Kaline-DET .314

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

Snider-BRO .598

Adcock-MLN .597

Aaron-MLN .558

Robinson-CIN .558

Mays-NYG .557

Kluszewski-CIN .536

Lopata-PHI .535

Maxwell-DET .534

OPS

Mantle-NYY 1.169

Williams-BOS 1.084

Snider-BRO .997

Minoso-CHW .950

Maxwell-DET .948

Robinson-CIN .936

Adcock-MLN .934

Nieman-TOT .931

Mays-NYG .926

Aaron-MLN .923

Games

Thomas-PIT 157

Virdon-TOT 157

Musial-STL 156

Piersall-BOS 155

Ashburn-PHI 154

Fox-CHW 154

Temple-CIN 154

Aaron-MLN 153

Ennis-PHI 153

Gilliam-BRO 153

Hodges-BRO 153

Kaline-DET 153

At Bats

Fox-CHW 649

Temple-CIN 632

Ennis-PHI 630

Ashburn-PHI 628

Dark-TOT 619

Kaline-DET 617

Aaron-MLN 609

Bell-CIN 603

Piersall-BOS 601

Boyer-STL 595

Plate Appearances (approx.)

Fox-CHW 721

Ashburn-PHI 719

Temple-CIN 712

Gilliam-BRO 701

Kaline-DET 693

Yost-WSH 684

Musial-STL 682

Piersall-BOS 681

Jensen-BOS 673

Ennis-PHI 672

Runs

Mantle-NYY 132

Robinson-CIN 122

Snider-BRO 112

Fox-CHW 109

Aaron-MLN 106

Minoso-CHW 106

Mathews-MLN 103

Gilliam-BRO 102

Mays-NYG 101

Bauer-NYY 96

Kaline-DET 96

Kuenn-DET 96

Lopata-PHI 96

Maxwell-DET 96

Hits

Aaron-MLN 200

Kuenn-DET 196

Kaline-DET 194

Fox-CHW 192

Ashburn-PHI 190

Mantle-NYY 188

Virdon-TOT 185

Musial-STL 184

Boyer-STL 182

Jensen-BOS 182

Total Bases

Mantle-NYY 376

Aaron-MLN 340

Kaline-DET 327

Snider-BRO 324

Mays-NYG 322

Robinson-CIN 319

Musial-STL 310

Bell-CIN 302

Boyer-STL 294

Jensen-BOS 287

Doubles

Piersall-BOS 40

Aaron-MLN 34

Lopata-PHI 33

Musial-STL 33

Snider-BRO 33

Kaline-DET 32

Kuenn-DET 32

Bell-CIN 31

Boyer-STL 30

Clemente-PIT 30

Furillo-BRO 30

Triples

Bruton-MLN 15

Aaron-MLN 14

Jensen-BOS 11

Lemon-WSH 11

Minoso-CHW 11

Moon-STL 11

Simpson-KCA 11

Walls-PIT 11

Fox-CHW 10

Kaline-DET 10

Virdon-TOT 10

Home Runs

Mantle-NYY 52

Snider-BRO 43

Adcock-MLN 38

Robinson-CIN 38

Mathews-MLN 37

Mays-NYG 36

Post-CIN 36

Kluszewski-CIN 35

Hodges-BRO 32

Lopata-PHI 32

Wertz-CLE 32

RBI

Mantle-NYY 130

Kaline-DET 128

Musial-STL 109

Wertz-CLE 106

Berra-NYY 105

Simpson-KCA 105

Adcock-MLN 103

Doby-CHW 102

Kluszewski-CIN 102

Snider-BRO 101

Bases on Balls

Yost-WSH 151

Mantle-NYY 112

Doby-CHW 102

Williams-BOS 102

Sievers-WSH 100

Snider-BRO 99

Gilliam-BRO 95

Jones-PHI 92

Mathews-MLN 91

Klaus-BOS 90

Nieman-TOT 90

Strikeouts

Lemon-WSH 138

Post-CIN 124

Doby-CHW 105

Snider-BRO 101

Mantle-NYY 99

Robinson-CIN 95

Lopata-PHI 93

Hodges-BRO 91

Sievers-WSH 88

Wertz-CLE 87

Stolen Bases

Mays-NYG 40

Aparicio-CHW 21

Gilliam-BRO 21

Rivera-CHW 20

Avila-CLE 17

White-NYG 15

Temple-CIN 14

Reese-BRO 13

Minoso-CHW 12

Moon-STL 12

Robinson-BRO 12

Singles

Fox-CHW 158

Temple-CIN 157

Ashburn-PHI 153

Kuenn-DET 145

Virdon-TOT 142

Gilliam-BRO 141

Runnels-WSH 133

Dark-TOT 131

Jensen-BOS 128

Aaron-MLN 126

Adjusted OPS+

Mantle-NYY 210

Williams-BOS 172

Snider-BRO 155

Nieman-TOT 154

Adcock-MLN 152

Aaron-MLN 151

Maxwell-DET 148

Minoso-CHW 148

Mays-NYG 146

Mathews-MLN 143

Runs Created

Mantle-NYY 188

Minoso-CHW 130

Kaline-DET 129

Snider-BRO 128

Robinson-CIN 121

Williams-BOS 121

Musial-STL 119

Maxwell-DET 118

Mays-NYG 118

Jensen-BOS 116

Adjusted Batting Runs

Mantle-NYY 87

Williams-BOS 49

Snider-BRO 46

Minoso-CHW 43

Aaron-MLN 41

Nieman-TOT 38

Musial-STL 37

Mays-NYG 37

Maxwell-DET 37

Robinson-CIN 36

Batting Wins

Mantle-NYY 8.1

Williams-BOS 4.7

Snider-BRO 4.5

Aaron-MLN 4.1

Minoso-CHW 4.0

Mays-NYG 3.7

Musial-STL 3.7

Nieman-TOT 3.6

Robinson-CIN 3.6

Mathews-MLN 3.5

Maxwell-DET 3.5

Extra-Base Hits

Mantle-NYY 79

Snider-BRO 78

Aaron-MLN 74

Lopata-PHI 72

Mays-NYG 71

Robinson-CIN 71

Kaline-DET 69

Musial-STL 66

Hodges-BRO 65

Bell-CIN 64

Post-CIN 64

Times on Base

Mantle-NYY 302

Minoso-CHW 281

Yost-WSH 278

Gilliam-BRO 277

Ashburn-PHI 274

Jensen-BOS 272

Kaline-DET 265

Musial-STL 262

Snider-BRO 258

Kuenn-DET 254

Offensive Win%

Mantle-NYY .879

Williams-BOS .837

Maxwell-DET .756

Snider-BRO .755

Minoso-CHW .747

Nieman-TOT .717

Robinson-CIN .716

Mathews-MLN .714

Kaline-DET .711

Boone-DET .708

Hit By Pitch

Minoso-CHW 23

Robinson-CIN 20

Lollar-CHW 16

Fox-CHW 10

Courtney-WSH 9

Hatfield-TOT 9

Belardi-DET 8

Hemus-TOT 8

Smith-CLE 8

Yost-WSH 8

Sac. Hits

Logan-MLN 31

Bruton-MLN 18

Groat-PIT 17

Temple-CIN 17

O'Connell-MLN 16

Reese-BRO 15

Aparicio-CHW 14

Kell-TOT 14

Baker-CHC 13

Fox-CHW 13

Sac. Flies

Piersall-BOS 12

Long-PIT 11

Fondy-CHC 10

Lopata-PHI 9

Bruton-MLN 8

Dark-TOT 8

Kuenn-DET 8

Maxwell-DET 8

Aaron-MLN 7

Minoso-CHW 7

Musial-STL 7

Philley-TOT 7

Rosen-CLE 7

Wertz-CLE 7

Intentional Walks

Snider-BRO 26

Kluszewski-CIN 22

Mays-NYG 20

Banks-CHC 18

Mathews-MLN 17

Campanella-BRO 15

Crandall-MLN 15

Furillo-BRO 15

Landrith-CHC 15

Musial-STL 15

Grounded into Double Plays

Furillo-BRO 27

Jensen-BOS 23

Thomas-PIT 22

Aaron-MLN 21

Triandos-BAL 21

Campanella-BRO 20

Fox-CHW 19

Lollar-CHW 19

Musial-STL 19

Piersall-BOS 19

Simpson-KCA 19

Caught Stealing

Mays-NYG 10

Banks-CHC 9

Gilliam-BRO 9

Moon-STL 9

Rivera-CHW 9

Blasingame-STL 8

McDougald-NYY 8

White-NYG 8

Fondy-CHC 7

Piersall-BOS 7

Virdon-TOT 7

Power/Speed Number

Mays-NYG 37.9

White-NYG 17.8

Mantle-NYY 16.8

Minoso-CHW 15.3

Rivera-CHW 15.0

Jensen-BOS 14.2

Moon-STL 13.7

Robinson-CIN 13.2

Avila-CLE 12.6

Boyer-STL 12.2

At Bats per Strikeout

Mueller-NYG 64.7

Fox-CHW 46.4

Power-KCA 33.1

Schoendienst-TOT 32.5

Groat-PIT 20.8

Berra-NYY 18.0

Kuenn-DET 17.4

Kluszewski-CIN 16.7

Temple-CIN 15.8

Gilliam-BRO 15.2

Musial-STL 15.2

At Bats per Home Run

Mantle-NYY 10.3

Adcock-MLN 11.9

Snider-BRO 12.6

Kluszewski-CIN 14.8

Mathews-MLN 14.9

Post-CIN 15.0

Wertz-CLE 15.0

Robinson-CIN 15.1

Mays-NYG 16.1

Lopata-PHI 16.7

Williams-BOS 16.7

Outs

Fox-CHW 498

Ennis-PHI 490

Temple-CIN 489

Dark-TOT 477

Piersall-BOS 472

Reese-BRO 462

Thomas-PIT 457

Ashburn-PHI 450

Bell-CIN 449

Blasingame-STL 448

ERA

Ford-NYY 2.47

Score-CLE 2.53

Burdette-MLN 2.70

Wynn-CLE 2.72

Spahn-MLN 2.78

Antonelli-NYG 2.86

Maglie-TOT 2.89

Lemon-CLE 3.03

Newcombe-BRO 3.06

Harshman-CHW 3.10

Wins

Newcombe-BRO 27

Lary-DET 21

Antonelli-NYG 20

Hoeft-DET 20

Lemon-CLE 20

Pierce-CHW 20

Score-CLE 20

Spahn-MLN 20

Wynn-CLE 20

Brewer-BOS 19

Burdette-MLN 19

Ford-NYY 19

Lawrence-CIN 19

Roberts-PHI 19

Won-Loss %

Newcombe-BRO .794

Ford-NYY .760

Freeman-CIN .737

Maglie-TOT .722

Buhl-MLN .692

Pierce-CHW .690

Score-CLE .690

Wynn-CLE .690

Larsen-NYY .688

Brewer-BOS .679

BB + H per IP (WHIP)

Newcombe-BRO 0.989

Spahn-MLN 1.070

Maglie-TOT 1.092

Burdette-MLN 1.116

Rush-CHC 1.122

Donovan-CHW 1.155

Antonelli-NYG 1.161

Wynn-CLE 1.167

Score-CLE 1.167

Sturdivant-NYY 1.175

Hits Allowed/9IP

Score-CLE 5.85

Larsen-NYY 6.66

Harshman-CHW 7.27

Maglie-TOT 7.35

Newcombe-BRO 7.35

Brewer-BOS 7.37

Jones-CHC 7.39

Foytack-DET 7.42

Mizell-STL 7.42

Ford-NYY 7.46

Bases on Balls/9IP

Roberts-PHI 1.21

Newcombe-BRO 1.54

Spahn-MLN 1.66

Fowler-CIN 1.77

Burdette-MLN 1.83

Poholsky-STL 1.95

Stobbs-WSH 2.02

Rush-CHC 2.22

Law-PIT 2.25

Donovan-CHW 2.26

Strikeouts/9IP

Score-CLE 9.49

Jones-CHC 8.40

Pascual-WSH 7.73

Haddix-TOT 6.64

Mizell-STL 6.60

Foytack-DET 6.47

Pierce-CHW 6.25

Sturdivant-NYY 6.25

Johnson-TOT 6.24

Hoeft-DET 6.24

Games

Face-PIT 68

Freeman-CIN 64

Wilhelm-NYG 64

Labine-BRO 62

Zuverink-BAL 62

Lown-CHC 61

Crimian-KCA 54

Gorman-KCA 52

Jackson-STL 51

Kinder-TOT 51

Saves

Labine-BRO 19

Freeman-CIN 18

Zuverink-BAL 16

Lown-CHC 13

Morgan-NYY 11

Mossi-CLE 11

Bessent-BRO 9

Delock-BOS 9

Jackson-STL 9

Kinder-TOT 9

Shantz-KCA 9

Innings

Friend-PIT 314.3

Roberts-PHI 297.3

Lary-DET 294.0

Spahn-MLN 281.3

Wynn-CLE 277.7

Pierce-CHW 276.3

Newcombe-BRO 268.0

Kline-PIT 264.0

Antonelli-NYG 258.3

Burdette-MLN 256.3

Strikeouts

Score-CLE 263

Pierce-CHW 192

Foytack-DET 184

Jones-CHC 176

Hoeft-DET 172

Haddix-TOT 170

Friend-PIT 166

Lary-DET 165

Pascual-WSH 162

Wynn-CLE 158

Games Started

Friend-PIT 42

Kline-PIT 39

Lary-DET 38

Roberts-PHI 37

Antonelli-NYG 36

Newcombe-BRO 36

Burdette-MLN 35

Lemon-CLE 35

Spahn-MLN 35

Wynn-CLE 35

Comp. Games

Roberts-PHI 22

Lemon-CLE 21

Pierce-CHW 21

Lary-DET 20

Spahn-MLN 20

Friend-PIT 19

Ford-NYY 18

Hoeft-DET 18

Newcombe-BRO 18

Wynn-CLE 18

Shutouts

Burdette-MLN 6

Antonelli-NYG 5

Newcombe-BRO 5

Score-CLE 5

Brewer-BOS 4

Friend-PIT 4

Garcia-CLE 4

Harshman-CHW 4

Hoeft-DET 4

Wynn-CLE 4

Home Runs Allow.

Roberts-PHI 46

Newcombe-BRO 33

Pascual-WSH 33

Ditmar-KCA 30

Rush-CHC 30

Stobbs-WSH 29

Hacker-CHC 28

Poholsky-STL 27

Haddix-TOT 26

Kline-PIT 26

Klippstein-CIN 26

Lawrence-CIN 26

Bases On Balls Allow.

Foytack-DET 142

Score-CLE 129

Lary-DET 116

Jones-CHC 115

Brewer-BOS 112

Wiesler-WSH 112

Ditmar-KCA 108

Buhl-MLN 105

Hoeft-DET 104

Turley-NYY 103

Hits Allowed

Roberts-PHI 328

Friend-PIT 310

Lary-DET 289

Hoeft-DET 276

Stobbs-WSH 264

Kline-PIT 263

Pierce-CHW 261

Ditmar-KCA 254

Sullivan-BOS 253

Spahn-MLN 249

SO to Walk

Roberts-PHI 3.93

Newcombe-BRO 3.02

Haddix-TOT 2.62

Fowler-CIN 2.46

Spahn-MLN 2.46

Poholsky-STL 2.16

Burdette-MLN 2.12

Sturdivant-NYY 2.12

Maglie-TOT 2.04

Score-CLE 2.04

Losses

Ditmar-KCA 22

Kline-PIT 18

Pascual-WSH 18

Roberts-PHI 18

Friend-PIT 17

Gomez-NYG 17

Law-PIT 16

Stobbs-WSH 15

Hoeft-DET 14

Jones-CHC 14

Lemon-CLE 14

Mizell-STL 14

Poholsky-STL 14

Wilson-TOT 14

Worthington-NYG 14

Earned Runs Allow.

Roberts-PHI 147

Ditmar-KCA 125

Pascual-WSH 123

Friend-PIT 121

Hoeft-DET 112

Lary-DET 103

Foytack-DET 102

Pierce-CHW 102

Gomez-NYG 100

Kline-PIT 99

Wilson-TOT 99

Wild Pitches

Score-CLE 11

Kline-PIT 10

Roebuck-BRO 10

Foytack-DET 8

Law-PIT 8

McDaniel-STL 8

Craig-BRO 7

Dickson-TOT 7

Harshman-CHW 7

Hoeft-DET 7

Jeffcoat-CIN 7

Lasorda-KCA 7

Pascual-WSH 7

Spahn-MLN 7

Hit Batsmen

Lary-DET 12

Klippstein-CIN 10

Kucks-NYY 10

Gomez-NYG 9

Gromek-DET 9

Jones-CHC 8

Nixon-BOS 8

Sullivan-BOS 8

Ditmar-KCA 7

Larsen-NYY 7

Mizell-STL 7

Phillips-MLN 7

Sisler-BOS 7

Stone-WSH 7

Batters Faced

Friend-PIT 1315

Lary-DET 1269

Roberts-PHI 1228

Pierce-CHW 1166

Wynn-CLE 1144

Spahn-MLN 1113

Kline-PIT 1102

Ditmar-KCA 1101

Foytack-DET 1098

Hoeft-DET 1094

Games Finished

Freeman-CIN 47

Labine-BRO 47

Lown-CHC 47

Zuverink-BAL 40

Wilhelm-NYG 38

Kinder-TOT 36

Face-PIT 34

Aber-DET 28

Delock-BOS 28

Jackson-STL 26

Shantz-KCA 26

Adjusted ERA+

Score-CLE 166

Ford-NYY 156

Wynn-CLE 154

Maglie-TOT 140

Lemon-CLE 139

Sullivan-BOS 135

Harshman-CHW 133

Newcombe-BRO 132

Antonelli-NYG 132

Brewer-BOS 132

Oldest Player

Kinder-TOT 1914-07-26 (41)

Cooper-STL 1915-01-08 (41)

Slaughter-TOT 1916-04-27 (40)

Dickson-TOT 1916-08-21 (39)

Rizzuto-NYY 1916-09-25 (39)

Konstanty-TOT 1917-03-02 (39)

McCullough-CHC 1917-03-04 (39)

Sauer-STL 1917-03-17 (39)

Maglie-TOT 1917-04-26 (39)

Trucks-DET 1917-04-26 (39)

Youngest Player

Derrington-CHW 1939-11-29 (16)

Moeller-BAL 1938-10-13 (17)

McCormick-NYG 1938-09-29 (17)

Werley-BAL 1938-09-08 (17)

Aspromonte- 1938-06-19 (18)

Flood- 1938-01-18 (18)

Sundin-BAL 1937-10-10 (18)

Robinson-BAL 1937-05-18 (19)

Kuhn-CLE 1937-03-20 (19)

Small-DET 1937-03-08 (19)

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