NL Leaders
Thursday, 10/5/1956
Batting Leaders
#
TOP 10 AVG
AVG
1
J. Groth
(CIN)
.367
2
D. Mueller
(NYN)
.348
3
B. Borkowski
(CHN)
.348
4
W. Mays
(PIT)
.348
5
R. Ashburn
(PHI)
.347
6
V. Power
(PIT)
.343
7
D. Gardella
(SLN)
.342
8
V. Wertz
(PHI)
.336
9
R. Jackson
(CHN)
.330
10
D. Snider
(BRO)
.322
#
TOP 10 OBP
OBP
1
J. Groth
(CIN)
.443
2
W. Mays
(PIT)
.430
3
R. Ashburn
(PHI)
.428
4
C. Abrams
(BRO)
.427
5
E. Valo
(CIN)
.426
6
D. Snider
(BRO)
.423
7
V. Wertz
(PHI)
.418
8
C. Maxwell
(PIT)
.417
9
D. Rhodes
(CIN)
.408
10
S. Hemus
(SLN)
.406
#
TOP 10 SLG
SLG
1
W. Mays
(PIT)
.672
2
D. Snider
(BRO)
.661
3
E. Mathews
(PHI)
.638
4
N. Zauchin
(MIL)
.592
5
R. Jackson
(CHN)
.583
6
H. Aaron
(BRO)
.581
7
D. Gardella
(SLN)
.576
8
J. Groth
(CIN)
.575
9
V. Wertz
(PHI)
.556
10
G. Hodges
(BRO)
.555
#
TOP 10 OPS
OPS
1
W. Mays
(PIT)
1.101
2
D. Snider
(BRO)
1.084
3
E. Mathews
(PHI)
1.020
4
J. Groth
(CIN)
1.018
5
N. Zauchin
(MIL)
.981
6
D. Gardella
(SLN)
.975
7
V. Wertz
(PHI)
.974
8
R. Jackson
(CHN)
.973
9
H. Aaron
(BRO)
.964
10
C. Maxwell
(PIT)
.957
#
TOP 10 Runs Created
RC
1
D. Snider
(BRO)
164.1
2
W. Mays
(PIT)
148.6
3
J. Groth
(CIN)
137.8
4
G. Hodges
(BRO)
133.1
5
D. Gardella
(SLN)
128.2
6
E. Mathews
(PHI)
128.1
7
V. Wertz
(PHI)
127.7
8
N. Zauchin
(MIL)
125.7
9
H. Aaron
(BRO)
125.2
10
R. Jackson
(CHN)
124.3
#
TOP 10 RC/27 Outs
RC27
1
W. Mays
(PIT)
11.08
2
D. Snider
(BRO)
10.62
3
J. Groth
(CIN)
9.95
4
V. Wertz
(PHI)
9.08
5
E. Mathews
(PHI)
8.92
6
C. Maxwell
(PIT)
8.87
7
D. Gardella
(SLN)
8.85
8
N. Zauchin
(MIL)
8.77
9
G. Hodges
(BRO)
8.76
10
R. Jackson
(CHN)
8.39
#
TOP 10 AB
AB
1
S. Hemus
(SLN)
607
1
W. Jones
(BRO)
607
3
H. Aaron
(BRO)
582
4
D. Snider
(BRO)
581
5
H. Jeffcoat
(CHN)
578
6
D. Mueller
(NYN)
577
7
K. Boyer
(NYN)
576
8
G. Hodges
(BRO)
569
9
D. Groat
(NYN)
568
10
E. Torgeson
(MIL)
563
#
TOP 10 PA
PA
1
S. Hemus
(SLN)
757
2
W. Jones
(BRO)
703
3
D. Snider
(BRO)
686
4
E. Torgeson
(MIL)
672
5
H. Aaron
(BRO)
666
6
G. Hodges
(BRO)
665
7
D. Wakefield
(SLN)
654
8
B. Howerton
(SLN)
650
9
J. Gilliam
(CHN)
641
10
J. Groth
(CIN)
632
#
TOP 10 Hits
Hits
1
J. Groth
(CIN)
201
1
D. Mueller
(NYN)
201
3
W. Jones
(BRO)
188
3
D. Gardella
(SLN)
188
5
D. Snider
(BRO)
187
6
K. Boyer
(NYN)
184
7
R. Ashburn
(PHI)
183
8
R. Jackson
(CHN)
182
9
V. Wertz
(PHI)
180
10
W. Mays
(PIT)
177
#
TOP 10 2B
2B
1
S. Hemus
(SLN)
50
2
B. Howerton
(SLN)
47
3
J. Groth
(CIN)
44
4
D. Snider
(BRO)
40
4
J. Garagiola
(SLN)
40
6
H. Kuenn
(NYN)
39
6
V. Power
(PIT)
39
8
V. Wertz
(PHI)
37
9
E. Torgeson
(MIL)
36
9
J. Gilliam
(CHN)
36
#
TOP 10 3B
3B
1
B. Skinner
(MIL)
8
2
B. Howerton
(SLN)
7
3
G. Hamner
(PHI)
6
3
E. Valo
(CIN)
6
5
S. Hemus
(SLN)
5
5
D. Snider
(BRO)
5
5
N. Fox
(CIN)
5
5
H. Kuenn
(NYN)
5
5
H. Aaron
(BRO)
5
5
J. Groth
(CIN)
5
#
TOP 10 HR
HR
1
E. Mathews
(PHI)
50
2
D. Snider
(BRO)
49
2
N. Zauchin
(MIL)
49
4
H. Aaron
(BRO)
42
5
W. Mays
(PIT)
41
6
G. Hodges
(BRO)
37
7
F. Thomas
(NYN)
36
8
B. Wilson
(CHN)
35
9
R. Jackson
(CHN)
34
10
D. Gardella
(SLN)
33
#
TOP 10 RBI
RBI
1
H. Aaron
(BRO)
148
2
D. Snider
(BRO)
140
3
D. Gardella
(SLN)
131
4
G. Hodges
(BRO)
130
5
S. Bilko
(SLN)
127
6
N. Zauchin
(MIL)
125
7
F. Thomas
(NYN)
123
8
W. Mays
(PIT)
118
9
J. Groth
(CIN)
111
10
E. Mathews
(PHI)
110
#
TOP 10 RUNS
RUNS
1
D. Snider
(BRO)
139
2
H. Aaron
(BRO)
127
3
S. Hemus
(SLN)
126
4
D. Wakefield
(SLN)
123
5
E. Valo
(CIN)
114
6
V. Wertz
(PHI)
113
7
W. Jones
(BRO)
110
7
W. Mays
(PIT)
110
9
D. Gardella
(SLN)
109
10
E. Mathews
(PHI)
107
#
TOP 10 SB
SB
1
R. Ashburn
(PHI)
37
2
M. Irvin
(NYN)
20
2
W. Mays
(PIT)
20
4
C. Maxwell
(PIT)
16
4
R. Sullivan
(PHI)
16
6
R. Hartsfield
(PHI)
14
6
J. Gilliam
(CHN)
14
8
R. Jackson
(CHN)
13
8
E. Torgeson
(MIL)
13
10
S. Hemus
(SLN)
11
#
TOP 10 BB
BB
1
S. Hemus
(SLN)
133
2
E. Valo
(CIN)
105
3
E. Torgeson
(MIL)
104
4
C. Abrams
(BRO)
102
4
D. Snider
(BRO)
102
6
D. Wakefield
(SLN)
96
7
S. Bilko
(SLN)
93
8
B. Morgan
(BRO)
91
9
G. Hodges
(BRO)
89
10
J. Gilliam
(CHN)
83
#
TOP 10 EBH
EBH
1
D. Snider
(BRO)
94
2
W. Mays
(PIT)
79
3
E. Mathews
(PHI)
76
4
H. Aaron
(BRO)
74
5
B. Howerton
(SLN)
69
5
R. Jackson
(CHN)
69
5
J. Groth
(CIN)
69
8
F. Thomas
(NYN)
68
9
G. Hodges
(BRO)
66
10
V. Wertz
(PHI)
65
#
TOP 10 TB
TB
1
D. Snider
(BRO)
384
2
W. Mays
(PIT)
342
3
H. Aaron
(BRO)
338
4
E. Mathews
(PHI)
330
5
R. Jackson
(CHN)
321
6
G. Hodges
(BRO)
316
6
N. Zauchin
(MIL)
316
6
D. Gardella
(SLN)
316
9
J. Groth
(CIN)
315
10
K. Boyer
(NYN)
300
Pitching Leaders
#
TOP 10 Games
G
1
J. Collum
(NYN)
70
2
J. Lane
(CHN)
60
3
R. Narleski
(MIL)
59
4
B. Podbielan
(BRO)
57
5
D. Gross
(CIN)
53
6
P. Paine
(CHN)
52
7
J. Black
(CIN)
49
8
G. Zuverink
(CHN)
48
9
V. Bickford
(PIT)
47
9
R. Moore
(MIL)
47
#
TOP 10 Games Started
GS
1
D. Kaiser
(CHN)
42
1
R. Roberts
(PHI)
42
1
R. Barney
(CHN)
42
1
C. Simmons
(PHI)
42
1
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
42
1
R. Branca
(BRO)
42
7
F. Smith
(CIN)
41
8
B. Henry
(BRO)
40
8
S. Gromek
(PHI)
40
10
R. Necciai
(CHN)
39
#
TOP 10 Innings
IP
1
R. Branca
(BRO)
348.1
2
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
346.0
3
C. Simmons
(PHI)
332.0
4
R. Roberts
(PHI)
331.1
5
D. Kaiser
(CHN)
320.1
6
F. Smith
(CIN)
313.0
7
W. Spahn
(MIL)
307.1
8
A. Kellner
(SLN)
304.0
9
B. Henry
(BRO)
299.1
10
R. Face
(CIN)
296.1
#
TOP 10 Wins
W
1
R. Branca
(BRO)
24
1
F. Smith
(CIN)
24
3
C. Simmons
(PHI)
23
3
R. Face
(CIN)
23
5
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
20
6
A. Kellner
(SLN)
19
7
R. Roberts
(PHI)
18
8
B. Henry
(BRO)
17
8
P. Minner
(CIN)
17
8
I. Delock
(PIT)
17
#
TOP 10 Losses
L
1
S. Jones
(NYN)
26
2
W. Spahn
(MIL)
23
3
R. Necciai
(CHN)
22
3
S. Gromek
(PHI)
22
3
B. Holloman
(CHN)
22
6
R. Barney
(CHN)
21
6
H. Score
(MIL)
21
6
V. Lombardi
(NYN)
21
9
D. Kaiser
(CHN)
20
10
R. Roberts
(PHI)
18
#
TOP 10 Saved
SV
1
T. Morgan
(BRO)
26
2
P. Paine
(CHN)
18
3
L. Arroyo
(PIT)
14
4
M. Wall
(MIL)
10
4
E. Roebuck
(NYN)
10
6
T. Abernathy
(PHI)
9
6
D. Gross
(CIN)
9
8
A. Worthington
(SLN)
7
9
V. Bickford
(PIT)
6
10
J. Lane
(CHN)
5
#
TOP 10 Complete Games
CG
1
R. Roberts
(PHI)
29
1
R. Branca
(BRO)
29
3
W. Spahn
(MIL)
25
4
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
24
4
P. Minner
(CIN)
24
6
M. Garcia
(SLN)
23
7
A. Kellner
(SLN)
22
8
S. Gromek
(PHI)
20
9
W. Nixon
(CIN)
18
10
B. Pierce
(PHI)
17
#
TOP 10 Shutouts
SHO
1
C. Simmons
(PHI)
5
2
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
4
3
R. Branca
(BRO)
3
4
W. Nixon
(CIN)
2
4
F. Smith
(CIN)
2
4
P. Ramos
(NYN)
2
7
M. Garcia
(SLN)
1
7
W. Spahn
(MIL)
1
7
L. Kiely
(SLN)
1
7
B. Pierce
(PHI)
1
#
TOP 10 Quality Starts
QS
1
F. Smith
(CIN)
27
2
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
25
3
C. Simmons
(PHI)
24
4
R. Face
(CIN)
23
5
B. Henry
(BRO)
21
5
R. Branca
(BRO)
21
7
C. Van cuyk
(BRO)
19
8
W. Spahn
(MIL)
18
8
A. Kellner
(SLN)
18
10
R. Barney
(CHN)
16
#
TOP 10 Runs Allowed
R
1
S. Gromek
(PHI)
249
2
D. Kaiser
(CHN)
211
3
S. Jones
(NYN)
210
4
R. Necciai
(CHN)
207
5
R. Barney
(CHN)
200
6
W. Spahn
(MIL)
195
6
H. Score
(MIL)
195
8
B. Holloman
(CHN)
190
9
R. Roberts
(PHI)
185
9
V. Lombardi
(NYN)
185
#
TOP 10 Hits Allowed
HA
1
S. Gromek
(PHI)
387
2
D. Kaiser
(CHN)
385
3
W. Spahn
(MIL)
383
4
R. Roberts
(PHI)
371
5
P. Minner
(CIN)
348
6
A. Kellner
(SLN)
339
6
V. Lombardi
(NYN)
339
8
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
310
9
B. Henry
(BRO)
308
10
C. Simmons
(PHI)
307
#
TOP 10 HR Allowed
HR
1
S. Gromek
(PHI)
58
2
B. Hoeft
(PIT)
52
3
S. Jones
(NYN)
50
4
D. Kaiser
(CHN)
49
5
H. Score
(MIL)
48
6
R. Roberts
(PHI)
47
7
C. Van cuyk
(BRO)
45
8
J. Antonelli
(MIL)
44
9
R. Branca
(BRO)
43
10
B. Henry
(BRO)
42
#
TOP 10 Strikeouts
K's
1
H. Score
(MIL)
349
2
R. Branca
(BRO)
264
3
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
232
4
F. Smith
(CIN)
225
5
R. Barney
(CHN)
212
6
C. Van cuyk
(BRO)
186
7
R. Face
(CIN)
175
8
C. Simmons
(PHI)
174
9
B. Henry
(BRO)
167
10
R. Necciai
(CHN)
161
#
TOP 10 Bases-On-Balls
BB
1
R. Barney
(CHN)
228
2
R. Necciai
(CHN)
196
3
H. Score
(MIL)
192
4
R. Branca
(BRO)
161
5
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
158
6
B. Holloman
(CHN)
149
7
S. Jones
(NYN)
145
8
C. Simmons
(PHI)
133
8
B. Henry
(BRO)
133
10
D. Kaiser
(CHN)
115
#
TOP 10 Hit Batsmen
HP
1
F. Smith
(CIN)
13
1
W. Nixon
(CIN)
13
3
S. Gromek
(PHI)
12
3
R. Branca
(BRO)
12
5
C. Van cuyk
(BRO)
11
5
R. Necciai
(CHN)
11
7
P. Ramos
(NYN)
8
8
R. Barney
(CHN)
7
9
B. Henry
(BRO)
6
9
S. Jones
(NYN)
6
#
TOP 10 ERA
ERA
1
F. Smith
(CIN)
2.65
2
C. Simmons
(PHI)
3.23
3
R. Face
(CIN)
3.34
4
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
3.56
5
C. Van cuyk
(BRO)
3.71
6
R. Branca
(BRO)
3.77
7
B. Pierce
(PHI)
3.77
8
L. Kiely
(SLN)
3.93
9
A. Hansen
(NYN)
4.16
10
N. Garver
(MIL)
4.18
#
TOP 10 Runners/9 IP
R/9
1
C. Van cuyk
(BRO)
10.56
2
R. Face
(CIN)
10.66
3
F. Smith
(CIN)
10.75
4
L. Kiely
(SLN)
11.29
5
B. Pierce
(PHI)
11.45
6
M. Garcia
(SLN)
11.72
7
R. Roberts
(PHI)
12.03
8
C. Simmons
(PHI)
12.09
9
R. Branca
(BRO)
12.20
10
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
12.25
#
TOP 10 K's/9 IP
K/9
1
H. Score
(MIL)
12.37
2
R. Branca
(BRO)
6.82
3
C. Van cuyk
(BRO)
6.70
4
R. Barney
(CHN)
6.62
5
F. Smith
(CIN)
6.47
6
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
6.03
7
B. Pierce
(PHI)
5.58
8
R. Necciai
(CHN)
5.56
9
B. Hoeft
(PIT)
5.39
10
J. Antonelli
(MIL)
5.38
#
TOP 10 OAVG
OAVG
1
C. Van cuyk
(BRO)
.233
2
F. Smith
(CIN)
.233
3
R. Branca
(BRO)
.233
4
B. Pierce
(PHI)
.236
5
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
.240
6
C. Simmons
(PHI)
.245
7
H. Score
(MIL)
.256
8
R. Barney
(CHN)
.258
9
R. Face
(CIN)
.260
10
L. Kiely
(SLN)
.264
#
TOP 10 WHIP
WHIP
1
C. Van cuyk
(BRO)
1.13
2
F. Smith
(CIN)
1.15
3
R. Face
(CIN)
1.18
4
L. Kiely
(SLN)
1.24
5
B. Pierce
(PHI)
1.27
6
M. Garcia
(SLN)
1.29
7
R. Branca
(BRO)
1.32
8
C. Simmons
(PHI)
1.33
9
R. Roberts
(PHI)
1.33
10
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
1.35
#
TOP 10 BABIP
BABIP
1
C. Van cuyk
(BRO)
.245
2
B. Pierce
(PHI)
.258
3
R. Branca
(BRO)
.263
4
L. Kiely
(SLN)
.269
5
C. Simmons
(PHI)
.275
6
I. Delock
(PIT)
.276
7
P. Ramos
(NYN)
.279
8
F. Smith
(CIN)
.279
9
B. Henry
(BRO)
.279
10
T. Poholsky
(SLN)
.281
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