League batting leaders - 1956 American League
Regular season

Batting average On-base percentage Slugging percentage
           
Williams, TBos56 .460 Williams, TBos56 .600 Williams, TBos56 .912
Mantle, MNYA56 .415 Mantle, MNYA56 .547 Mantle, MNYA56 .721
Moon, WBos56 .362 Moon, WBos56 .448 Long, DCle56 .572
Vernon, MWas56 .336 Vernon, MWas56 .420 Adcock, JDet56 .564
Virdon, BKC 56 .333 Long, DCle56 .418 Moon, WBos56 .545
Kuenn, HBal56 .332 Gilliam, JNYA56 .417 Simpson, HDet56 .535
Furillo, CWas56 .332 Minoso, MCle56 .407 Vernon, MWas56 .533
Long, DCle56 .330 Fox, NKC 56 .394 Furillo, CWas56 .511
Kubek, TWas56 .321 Yost, EWas56 .384 Sievers, RBal56 .511
Runnels, PWas56 .317 Doby, LCle56 .383 Minoso, MCle56 .509
           
           
Hits Runs Runs batted in
           
Williams, TBos56215 Williams, TBos56159 Williams, TBos56167
Mantle, MNYA56201 Mantle, MNYA56147 Adcock, JDet56130
Kuenn, HBal56199 Piersall, JBos56137 Bauer, HNYA56125
Furillo, CWas56198 Yost, EWas56124 Mantle, MNYA56119
Runnels, PWas56197 Fox, NKC 56119 Wertz, VNYA56119
Kaline, ADet56197 Minoso, MCle56118 Sievers, RBal56111
Fox, NKC 56192 Kaline, ADet56109 Furillo, CWas56111
Piersall, JBos56187 Berra, YNYA56109 Gardner, BBos56106
Virdon, BKC 56186 Gilliam, JNYA56103 White, BBos56103
Thomas, FChA56186 Furillo, CWas56101 Moon, WBos5699
           
           
Doubles Triples Homeruns
           
Gardner, BBos5647 Simpson, HDet5616 Williams, TBos5656
Piersall, JBos5644 Amoros, SChA5614 Adcock, JDet5644
White, BBos5642 Rivera, JBal5614 Mantle, MNYA5637
Williams, TBos5635 Minoso, MCle5613 Post, WKC 5634
Buddin, DBos5634 Skowron, BChA5612 Sievers, RBal5633
Simpson, HDet5632 Runnels, PWas5612 Wertz, VNYA5629
Furillo, CWas5632 Jensen, JKC 5610 Long, DCle5626
Kubek, TWas5631 Boone, RCle568 Minoso, MCle5625
Thomas, FChA5631 Piersall, JBos568 Furillo, CWas5625
Kaline, ADet5631 Vernon, MWas567 Doby, LCle5623
           
           
Extra base hits Stolen bases Steal percentage
           
Williams, TBos5695 Rivera, JBal5620-7 Yost, EWas56 .810
Piersall, JBos5671 Aparicio, LChA5619-9 Rivera, JBal56 .741
Simpson, HDet5669 Temple, JChA5618-14 Gilliam, JNYA56 .696
Mantle, MNYA5668 Yost, EWas5617-4 Gardner, BBos56 .688
Adcock, JDet5664 Gilliam, JNYA5616-7 Aparicio, LChA56 .679
Post, WKC 5664 Gardner, BBos5611-5 Temple, JChA56 .563
Gardner, BBos5664 Fernandez, CCle569-2 Kubek, TWas56 .500
Minoso, MCle5659 Drake, SBal569-6 White, BBos56 .500
White, BBos5659 Freese, GNYA568-2 Moon, WBos56 .400
Furillo, CWas5657 Kubek, TWas568-8    
           
           
Walks Intentional walks Strikeouts
           
Williams, TBos56163 Williams, TBos5629 Post, WKC 56148
Mantle, MNYA56151 Mantle, MNYA5627 Morgan, BNYA56101
Yost, EWas56137 Nixon, RBos5615 Lepcio, TChA5698
Gilliam, JNYA56114 Amoros, SChA567 Yost, EWas5696
Doby, LCle56101 Long, DCle567 Skowron, BChA5694
Wertz, VNYA5686 Kasko, EDet567 Wertz, VNYA5693
Minoso, MCle5685 Lynch, JBos566 Adcock, JDet5689
Moon, WBos5680 Boone, RCle565 Doby, LCle5689
Amoros, SChA5679 Rice, DBos564 Triandos, GDet5686
White, BBos5673 Naragon, HWas563 Bauer, HNYA5686
           
           
Sacrifice bunts Sacrifice flies Hit by pitch
           
Gardner, BBos5617 White, BBos5612 Minoso, MCle5627
Kubek, TWas5614 Mantle, MNYA5610 Fox, NKC 5618
Baker, GBal5611 Adcock, JDet569 Belardi, WBal5610
Johnson, CBos5610 Bauer, HNYA569 Vernon, MWas5610
Sullivan, FBos5610 Colavito, RCle568 Harris, GKC 569
Temple, JChA5610 Martin, BCle567 Post, WKC 568
Fowler, AChA569 Dropo, WBal567 Kell, GKC 567
Rush, BDet569 Moon, WBos567 Smith, ACle567
Piersall, JBos569 Maris, RCle566 DeMaestri, JKC 567
Law, VCle568 Morgan, BNYA566 Skowron, BChA567
           
           
Ground ball DP Runs created Runs created/27 outs
           
Moon, WBos5629 Williams, TBos56 264.5 Williams, TBos5625.9
Runnels, PWas5629 Mantle, MNYA56 205.7 Mantle, MNYA5618.3
Jensen, JKC 5627 Minoso, MCle56 123.3 Long, DCle56 8.6
Skowron, BChA5625 Moon, WBos56 114.9 Moon, WBos56 8.4
Furillo, CWas5624 Furillo, CWas56 111.0 Vernon, MWas56 8.3
Rivera, JBal5622 Fox, NKC 56 108.6 Minoso, MCle56 7.8
DeMaestri, JKC 5621 Simpson, HDet56 108.4 Simpson, HDet56 7.1
Triandos, GDet5621 Wertz, VNYA56 104.6 Virdon, BKC 56 7.0
Berra, YNYA5620 White, BBos56 104.5 Furillo, CWas56 6.9
Piersall, JBos5620 Virdon, BKC 56 104.1 Sievers, RBal56 6.7
           
           
Isolated power Total average Total bases
           
Williams, TBos56 .452 Williams, TBos562.191 Williams, TBos56426
Mantle, MNYA56 .306 Mantle, MNYA561.714 Mantle, MNYA56349
Adcock, JDet56 .277 Long, DCle561.016 Adcock, JDet56309
Long, DCle56 .242 Moon, WBos561.011 Furillo, CWas56305
Post, WKC 56 .237 Vernon, MWas56 .977 Piersall, JBos56304
Simpson, HDet56 .225 Minoso, MCle56 .971 Simpson, HDet56302
Sievers, RBal56 .223 Simpson, HDet56 .882 Minoso, MCle56289
Minoso, MCle56 .215 Adcock, JDet56 .864 Kaline, ADet56287
Rivera, JBal56 .206 Doby, LCle56 .860 Virdon, BKC 56283
Vernon, MWas56 .197 Sievers, RBal56 .854 Sievers, RBal56282
           
           
On-base plus slugging Secondary average AB per homerun
           
Williams, TBos561.512 Williams, TBos56 .801 Williams, TBos56 8.3
Mantle, MNYA561.268 Mantle, MNYA56 .620 Adcock, JDet56 12.5
Moon, WBos56 .993 Yost, EWas56 .398 Mantle, MNYA56 13.1
Long, DCle56 .990 Long, DCle56 .391 Long, DCle56 16.5
Vernon, MWas56 .953 Doby, LCle56 .389 Post, WKC 56 16.6
Minoso, MCle56 .916 Minoso, MCle56 .364 Sievers, RBal56 16.7
Simpson, HDet56 .902 Adcock, JDet56 .347 Wertz, VNYA56 20.7
Adcock, JDet56 .894 Rivera, JBal56 .338 Doby, LCle56 22.3
Furillo, CWas56 .894 Moon, WBos56 .334 Minoso, MCle56 22.7
Virdon, BKC 56 .889 Wertz, VNYA56 .327 Anderson, HWas56 23.5
           
           
Atbats Plate appearances Games
           
Berra, YNYA56665 Piersall, JBos56731 Fox, NKC 56154
Piersall, JBos56658 Yost, EWas56723 Gardner, BBos56154
Kaline, ADet56652 Berra, YNYA56722 Kaline, ADet56154
Thomas, FChA56632 Gilliam, JNYA56721 Kasko, EDet56154
Fox, NKC 56622 Fox, NKC 56719 Malzone, FKC 56154
Runnels, PWas56622 Kaline, ADet56707 Morgan, BNYA56154
Kuenn, HBal56599 Thomas, FChA56697 Piersall, JBos56154
Wertz, VNYA56599 Wertz, VNYA56691 Wertz, VNYA56154
Malzone, FKC 56598 Minoso, MCle56688 White, BBos56154
Furillo, CWas56597 White, BBos56678 Berra, YNYA56153
           
           
Longest hit streak  
           
Mantle, MNYA5629        
Williams, TBos5624        
Skowron, BChA5621        
Long, DCle5620        
Simpson, HDet5620        
Virdon, BKC 5620        
Adcock, JDet5618        
Moon, WBos5617        
Sievers, RBal5617        
Minoso, MCle5616        
           
           
Total bases + BB + HBP TB+BB+HBP rate Plate appearances per game
           
Williams, TBos56595 Williams, TBos56 .930 Yost, EWas564.76
Mantle, MNYA56502 Mantle, MNYA56 .776 Piersall, JBos564.75
Minoso, MCle56401 Long, DCle56 .627 Berra, YNYA564.72
Wertz, VNYA56368 Moon, WBos56 .603 Gilliam, JNYA564.71
Piersall, JBos56366 Vernon, MWas56 .586 Williams, TBos564.71
Moon, WBos56358 Minoso, MCle56 .583 Runnels, PWas564.69
Furillo, CWas56358 Adcock, JDet56 .583 Buddin, DBos564.69
Simpson, HDet56356 Simpson, HDet56 .571 Fox, NKC 564.67
Yost, EWas56355 Sievers, RBal56 .557 Kaline, ADet564.59
Fox, NKC 56350 Furillo, CWas56 .543 Doby, LCle564.59
           
           
Total bases plus walks TB+BB rate AB per game
           
Williams, TBos56589 Williams, TBos56 .920 Berra, YNYA564.35
Mantle, MNYA56500 Mantle, MNYA56 .773 Runnels, PWas564.32
Minoso, MCle56374 Long, DCle56 .622 Piersall, JBos564.27
Wertz, VNYA56366 Moon, WBos56 .596 Kaline, ADet564.23
Piersall, JBos56364 Adcock, JDet56 .579 Thomas, FChA564.16
Furillo, CWas56356 Simpson, HDet56 .570 Triandos, GDet564.16
Simpson, HDet56355 Vernon, MWas56 .566 Buddin, DBos564.09
Moon, WBos56354 Sievers, RBal56 .546 Anderson, HWas564.04
Yost, EWas56351 Minoso, MCle56 .544 Fox, NKC 564.04
Adcock, JDet56347 Furillo, CWas56 .540 Skowron, BChA564.01
           
           
Balls in park In-play average Strikeout/walk ratio
           
Fox, NKC 56607 Williams, TBos56 .420 Fox, NKC 56 0.2
Berra, YNYA56592 Mantle, MNYA56 .412 Williams, TBos56 0.2
Piersall, JBos56578 Moon, WBos56 .359 Gilliam, JNYA56 0.3
Kaline, ADet56571 Kuenn, HBal56 .346 Mantle, MNYA56 0.4
Gilliam, JNYA56569 Runnels, PWas56 .343 Moon, WBos56 0.4
Runnels, PWas56557 Kubek, TWas56 .343 Temple, JChA56 0.4
Thomas, FChA56552 Long, DCle56 .339 Vernon, MWas56 0.6
Malzone, FKC 56540 Virdon, BKC 56 .328 Minoso, MCle56 0.6
Kuenn, HBal56538 Vernon, MWas56 .327 Jensen, JKC 56 0.7
Furillo, CWas56536 Simpson, HDet56 .326 Yost, EWas56 0.7
           
           
Batting average vs LHP On-base percentage vs LHP Slugging percentage vs LHP
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
Hits vs LHP Runs batted in vs LHP On-base plus slugging vs LHP
           
Gilliam, JNYA5641 Adcock, JDet5628    
Piersall, JBos5639 Piersall, JBos5628    
Mantle, MNYA5637 Williams, TBos5627    
Williams, TBos5637 Furillo, CWas5625    
Runnels, PWas5636 Bauer, HNYA5624    
Adcock, JDet5632 Post, WKC 5622    
Bauer, HNYA5632 Thomas, FChA5622    
Kaline, ADet5631 Gardner, BBos5622    
Furillo, CWas5631 Wertz, VNYA5622    
White, BBos5631 Runnels, PWas5621    
           
           
Doubles vs LHP Triples vs LHP Homeruns vs LHP
           
Gardner, BBos569 Skowron, BChA564 Williams, TBos569
Phillips, JWas568 Mantle, MNYA563 Piersall, JBos569
White, BBos568 Nixon, RBos562 Adcock, JDet568
Buddin, DBos567 Doby, LCle562 Mantle, MNYA568
Piersall, JBos567 Minoso, MCle562 Post, WKC 567
Morgan, BNYA566 Phillips, JWas562 Furillo, CWas565
Thomas, FChA566 Walls, LBos562 Berra, YNYA565
Williams, TBos566 Simpson, HDet562 Thomas, FChA564
Repulski, RNYA565 Runnels, PWas562 Moryn, WDet564
Crandall, DChA565 Piersall, JBos562 Wertz, VNYA564
           
           
Extra base hits vs LHP Total bases vs LHP Isolated power vs LHP
           
Piersall, JBos5618 Piersall, JBos5677    
Williams, TBos5615 Mantle, MNYA5670    
Mantle, MNYA5614 Williams, TBos5670    
Adcock, JDet5612 Adcock, JDet5660    
Post, WKC 5611 Runnels, PWas5651    
Phillips, JWas5611 Furillo, CWas5650    
Gardner, BBos5611 Bauer, HNYA5648    
Skowron, BChA5610 Kaline, ADet5646    
Thomas, FChA5610 Post, WKC 5645    
White, BBos5610 White, BBos5645    
           
           
Walks vs LHP Strikeouts vs LHP Hit by pitch vs LHP
           
Williams, TBos5633 Neeman, CWas5624 Fox, NKC 565
Yost, EWas5631 Berra, YNYA5622 Minoso, MCle564
Mantle, MNYA5629 Rice, DBos5621 Berra, YNYA563
Brideweser, JWas5623 Simpson, HDet5621 Vernon, MWas562
Gilliam, JNYA5621 Post, WKC 5620 Thompson, HBal562
Doby, LCle5620 Yost, EWas5620 Kubek, TWas562
Minoso, MCle5618 White, BBos5620 Whisenant, PKC 562
White, BBos5618 Moryn, WDet5617 Kell, GKC 562
Aparicio, LChA5617 Wertz, VNYA5617 Repulski, RNYA562
Smith, ACle5616 Zernial, GChA5616 Hatfield, FBos562
           
           
Sacrifice bunts vs LHP Sacrifice flies vs LHP Atbats vs LHP
           
Cardwell, DBos564 Rivera, JBal563 Berra, YNYA56124
Bunning, JDet563 Moon, WBos563 Piersall, JBos56122
Purkey, BChA563 Crandall, DChA563 White, BBos56118
Kell, GKC 563 Furillo, CWas563 Wertz, VNYA56116
Stone, DBal562 White, BBos563 Runnels, PWas56114
Burnette, WNYA562 Dropo, WBal562 Gardner, BBos56111
Garver, NWas562 Goodman, BBos562 Yost, EWas56105
Jones, SKC 562 Freese, GNYA562 Neeman, CWas56104
Kline, RKC 562 Whisenant, PKC 562 Gilliam, JNYA56101
Fowler, AChA562 Boone, RCle562 Bauer, HNYA5699
           
           
AB per homerun vs LHP AB per double vs LHP Plate appearances vs LHP
           
        White, BBos56140
        Yost, EWas56139
        Berra, YNYA56136
        Piersall, JBos56135
        Wertz, VNYA56132
        Gardner, BBos56126
        Gilliam, JNYA56126
        Williams, TBos56125
        Runnels, PWas56124
        Mantle, MNYA56120
           
           
Batting average vs RHP On-base percentage vs RHP Slugging percentage vs RHP
           
Williams, TBos56 .472 Williams, TBos56 .608 Williams, TBos56 .944
Mantle, MNYA56 .415 Mantle, MNYA56 .546 Mantle, MNYA56 .706
Moon, WBos56 .354 Moon, WBos56 .439 Amoros, SChA56 .576
Goodman, BBos56 .352 Amoros, SChA56 .435 Long, DCle56 .570
Vernon, MWas56 .341 Vernon, MWas56 .421 Simpson, HDet56 .554
Virdon, BKC 56 .336 Long, DCle56 .416 Vernon, MWas56 .544
Furillo, CWas56 .334 Minoso, MCle56 .400 Moon, WBos56 .538
Long, DCle56 .326 Goodman, BBos56 .399 Adcock, JDet56 .538
Simpson, HDet56 .324 Gilliam, JNYA56 .399 Colavito, RCle56 .524
Kuenn, HBal56 .324 Fox, NKC 56 .395 Sievers, RBal56 .519
           
           
Hits vs RHP Runs batted in vs RHP On-base plus slugging vs RHP
           
Virdon, BKC 56180 Williams, TBos56140 Williams, TBos561.552
Kuenn, HBal56180 Sievers, RBal56105 Mantle, MNYA561.253
Williams, TBos56178 Adcock, JDet56102 Amoros, SChA561.011
Furillo, CWas56167 Bauer, HNYA56101 Long, DCle56 .986
Kaline, ADet56166 Mantle, MNYA5699 Moon, WBos56 .977
Mantle, MNYA56164 Wertz, VNYA5697 Vernon, MWas56 .965
Fox, NKC 56164 Vernon, MWas5686 Simpson, HDet56 .927
Moon, WBos56162 Furillo, CWas5686 Minoso, MCle56 .913
Runnels, PWas56161 Virdon, BKC 5686 Virdon, BKC 56 .901
Thomas, FChA56161 Moon, WBos5684 Furillo, CWas56 .889
           
           
Doubles vs RHP Triples vs RHP Homeruns vs RHP
           
Gardner, BBos5638 Amoros, SChA5614 Williams, TBos5647
Piersall, JBos5637 Rivera, JBal5614 Adcock, JDet5636
White, BBos5634 Simpson, HDet5614 Sievers, RBal5633
Williams, TBos5629 Minoso, MCle5611 Mantle, MNYA5629
Kubek, TWas5628 Jensen, JKC 5610 Post, WKC 5627
Simpson, HDet5628 Runnels, PWas5610 Wertz, VNYA5625
Furillo, CWas5628 Skowron, BChA568 Long, DCle5623
Buddin, DBos5627 Boone, RCle567 Minoso, MCle5623
Kaline, ADet5627 Vernon, MWas566 Doby, LCle5622
Castleman, FBal5625 Moon, WBos566 Furillo, CWas5620
           
           
Extra base hits vs RHP Total bases vs RHP Isolated power vs RHP
           
Williams, TBos5680 Williams, TBos56356 Williams, TBos56 .472
Simpson, HDet5660 Mantle, MNYA56279 Mantle, MNYA56 .291
Mantle, MNYA5654 Virdon, BKC 56275 Amoros, SChA56 .275
Sievers, RBal5654 Sievers, RBal56270 Adcock, JDet56 .268
Gardner, BBos5653 Simpson, HDet56265 Colavito, RCle56 .258
Post, WKC 5653 Furillo, CWas56255 Long, DCle56 .244
Piersall, JBos5653 Minoso, MCle56251 Sievers, RBal56 .233
Adcock, JDet5652 Adcock, JDet56249 Simpson, HDet56 .230
Minoso, MCle5651 Kuenn, HBal56247 Minoso, MCle56 .221
Rivera, JBal5650 Moon, WBos56246 Post, WKC 56 .219
           
           
Walks vs RHP Strikeouts vs RHP Hit by pitch vs RHP
           
Williams, TBos56130 Post, WKC 56128 Minoso, MCle5623
Mantle, MNYA56122 Lepcio, TChA5687 Fox, NKC 5613
Yost, EWas56106 Morgan, BNYA5686 Belardi, WBal569
Gilliam, JNYA5693 Skowron, BChA5679 Harris, GKC 569
Doby, LCle5681 Adcock, JDet5677 Vernon, MWas568
Amoros, SChA5672 Bauer, HNYA5676 Post, WKC 568
Wertz, VNYA5670 Wertz, VNYA5676 Skowron, BChA567
Moon, WBos5669 Yost, EWas5676 Sievers, RBal567
Minoso, MCle5667 Triandos, GDet5674 Kuenn, HBal567
Fox, NKC 5663 Doby, LCle5674 Smith, ACle566
           
           
Sacrifice bunts vs RHP Sacrifice flies vs RHP Atbats vs RHP
           
Gardner, BBos5615 Bauer, HNYA569 Kaline, ADet56564
Kubek, TWas5612 White, BBos569 Kuenn, HBal56556
Johnson, CBos5610 Mantle, MNYA568 Thomas, FChA56547
Baker, GBal5610 Colavito, RCle567 Berra, YNYA56541
Rush, BDet569 Adcock, JDet567 Piersall, JBos56536
Sullivan, FBos569 Martin, BCle566 Virdon, BKC 56536
Temple, JChA569 Howard, ENYA565 Fox, NKC 56530
Aparicio, LChA568 Maris, RCle565 Malzone, FKC 56529
Burdette, LBal567 Anderson, HWas565 Sievers, RBal56520
Fowler, AChA567 Dropo, WBal565 Runnels, PWas56508
           
           
AB per homerun vs RHP AB per double vs RHP Plate appearances vs RHP
           
Williams, TBos56 8.0 Gardner, BBos56 12.3 Fox, NKC 56612
Adcock, JDet56 12.9 Williams, TBos56 13.0 Kaline, ADet56609
Mantle, MNYA56 13.6 White, BBos56 13.8 Kuenn, HBal56601
Colavito, RCle56 15.5 Buddin, DBos56 14.3 Piersall, JBos56596
Sievers, RBal56 15.8 Piersall, JBos56 14.5 Gilliam, JNYA56595
Long, DCle56 16.8 Kubek, TWas56 15.4 Thomas, FChA56595
Post, WKC 56 18.4 Freese, GNYA56 15.4 Virdon, BKC 56588
Wertz, VNYA56 19.3 Goodman, BBos56 16.9 Berra, YNYA56586
Zernial, GChA56 19.6 Castleman, FBal56 17.0 Minoso, MCle56586
Amoros, SChA56 19.7 Simpson, HDet56 17.1 Yost, EWas56584