1956 American League Leaders

1956 American League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1956 American League Standings

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Harvey Kuenn	Detroit Tigers	196	32	7	12
Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	194	32	10	27
Nellie Fox	Chicago White Sox	192	20	10	4
Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	188	22	5	52
Jackie Jensen	Boston Red Sox	182	23	11	20
Pete Runnels	Washington Senators	179	29	9	8
Jim Piersall	Boston Red Sox	176	40	6	14
Minnie Minoso	Chicago White Sox	172	29	11	21
Vic Power	Kansas City Athletics	164	21	5	14
Charlie Maxwell	Detroit Tigers	163	14	3	28

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	52
Vic Wertz	Cleveland Indians	32
Yogi Berra	New York Yankees	30
Roy Sievers	Washington Senators	29
Charlie Maxwell	Detroit Tigers	28
Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	27
Jim Lemon	Washington Senators	27
Hank Bauer	New York Yankees	26
Ray Boone	Detroit Tigers	25
Larry Doby	Chicago White Sox	24
Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	24

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Jim Piersall	Boston Red Sox	40
Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	32
Harvey Kuenn	Detroit Tigers	32
Yogi Berra	New York Yankees	29
Billy Klaus	Boston Red Sox	29
Minnie Minoso	Chicago White Sox	29
Pete Runnels	Washington Senators	29
Sherm Lollar	Chicago White Sox	28
Mickey Vernon	Boston Red Sox	28
Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	28

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Jackie Jensen	Boston Red Sox	11
Jim Lemon	Washington Senators	11
Minnie Minoso	Chicago White Sox	11
Harry Simpson	Kansas City Athletics	11
Nellie Fox	Chicago White Sox	10
Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	10
Pete Runnels	Washington Senators	9
Billy Goodman	Boston Red Sox	8
Hank Bauer	New York Yankees	7
Frank Bolling	Detroit Tigers	7
Whitey Herzog	Washington Senators	7
Harvey Kuenn	Detroit Tigers	7
Herb Plews	Washington Senators	7

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	130
Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	128
Vic Wertz	Cleveland Indians	106
Yogi Berra	New York Yankees	105
Harry Simpson	Kansas City Athletics	105
Larry Doby	Chicago White Sox	102
Jackie Jensen	Boston Red Sox	97
Jim Lemon	Washington Senators	96
Roy Sievers	Washington Senators	95
Bill Skowron	New York Yankees	90

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Frank Lary	Detroit Tigers	21	13
Billy Hoeft	Detroit Tigers	20	14
Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians	20	14
Billy Pierce	Chicago White Sox	20	9
Herb Score	Cleveland Indians	20	9
Early Wynn	Cleveland Indians	20	9
Tom Brewer	Boston Red Sox	19	9
Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	19	6
Johnny Kucks	New York Yankees	18	9
Tom Sturdivant	New York Yankees	16	8

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Herb Score	Cleveland Indians	5
Tom Brewer	Boston Red Sox	4
Mike Garcia	Cleveland Indians	4
Jack Harshman	Chicago White Sox	4
Billy Hoeft	Detroit Tigers	4
Early Wynn	Cleveland Indians	4
Dick Donovan	Chicago White Sox	3
Johnny Kucks	New York Yankees	3
Frank Lary	Detroit Tigers	3
Jim Wilson	Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox	3

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Herb Score	Cleveland Indians	263
Billy Pierce	Chicago White Sox	192
Paul Foytack	Detroit Tigers	184
Billy Hoeft	Detroit Tigers	172
Frank Lary	Detroit Tigers	165
Camilo Pascual	Washington Senators	162
Early Wynn	Cleveland Indians	158
Jack Harshman	Chicago White Sox	143
Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	141

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
George Zuverink	Baltimore Orioles	16
Tom Morgan	New York Yankees	11
Don Mossi	Cleveland Indians	11
Ike Delock	Boston Red Sox	9
Bobby Shantz	Kansas City Athletics	9
Al Aber	Detroit Tigers	7
Tommy Byrne	New York Yankees	6
Bob Grim	New York Yankees	5
Tom Hurd	Boston Red Sox	5
Tom Sturdivant	New York Yankees	5

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