NL Batting Leaders -- NL-FDR Regular season -- as of 9/21/1956 --------Batting average------- -------On-base percentage------ ------Slugging percentage----- Runnels Chi .343 Maxwell Car .416 Snider Tol .590 Maxwell Car .336 Runnels Chi .397 Maxwell Car .566 Boyer Car .335 Minoso Chi .386 Robinson Tol .549 Kuenn SF .309 Snider Tol .381 Berra Chi .535 Kluszewski Tol .309 Vernon Car .381 Mays SF .533 Snider Tol .308 Gilliam Top .377 Boyer Car .527 Virdon Top .306 Yost Chi .374 Vernon Car .527 Mays SF .301 Ashburn Chi .373 Bailey SF .520 Vernon Car .300 Boyer Car .364 White Por .497 Boone Tol .296 Boone Tol .362 Wertz Top .493 White Por .295 Kuenn SF .361 Runnels Chi .493 Gilliam Top .295 Wertz Top .356 Kluszewski Tol .489 Ashburn Chi .295 White Por .356 Sievers Chi .481 Minoso Chi .293 Klaus Por .354 Boone Tol .480 Berra Chi .292 Mays SF .350 Minoso Chi .460 -------------Hits------------- --------------Runs------------- --------Runs batted in-------- Boyer Car 216 Snider Tol 124 Berra Chi 138 Kuenn SF 206 Ashburn Chi 118 Boyer Car 129 Ashburn Chi 188 Mays SF 113 Robinson Tol 120 Mays SF 185 Berra Chi 111 Snider Tol 116 Snider Tol 184 Boyer Car 109 Sievers Chi 113 Virdon Top 184 Robinson Tol 107 Kluszewski Tol 109 Kluszewski Tol 182 White Por 94 Adcock SF 107 White Por 169 Maxwell Car 92 Wertz Top 99 Boone Tol 166 Minoso Chi 90 Power Car 99 Ennis Por 163 Kuenn SF 90 Ennis Por 99 Berra Chi 158 Vernon Car 85 Bailey SF 91 Robinson Tol 158 Kluszewski Tol 85 Mays SF 87 Power Car 158 Yost Chi 84 Thomas SF 78 Fox SF 155 Boone Tol 84 Lemon Chi 74 Runnels Chi 153 2 tied with 82 Minoso Chi 70 ------------Doubles----------- -------------Triples----------- -----------Homeruns----------- Boyer Car 43 White Por 14 Snider Tol 43 Snider Tol 38 Boone Tol 11 Adcock SF 40 Mays SF 37 Mays SF 11 Robinson Tol 38 Vernon Car 36 Lemon Chi 9 Berra Chi 35 Robinson Tol 34 Jackson Top 9 Bailey SF 34 Klaus Por 32 Philley Top 9 Kluszewski Tol 31 Francona Top 29 Piersall Tol 9 Mays SF 28 Kuenn SF 29 Ashburn Chi 9 Wertz Top 27 Wertz Top 28 Kaline Car 8 Thomas SF 27 Runnels Chi 27 Williams Car 8 Sievers Chi 26 Minoso Chi 27 Simpson Por 8 Ennis Por 26 White Por 27 Runnels Chi 8 Colavito SF 25 Virdon Top 27 Miranda Top 8 Boyer Car 25 Sievers Chi 26 Robinson Tol 8 Maxwell Car 24 Piersall Tol 25 Virdon Top 7 Vernon Car 22 NL Batting Leaders -- NL-FDR Regular season -- as of 9/21/1956 --------Extra base hits------- ----------Stolen bases--------- -------Steal percentage------- Snider Tol 82 Mays SF 42-11 Mays SF .792 Robinson Tol 80 White Por 15-9 White Por .625 Mays SF 76 Fox SF 7-2 Boyer Car 71 Kuenn SF 7-2 White Por 61 Gilliam Top 7-3 Vernon Car 60 Francona Top 6-2 Berra Chi 60 Ashburn Chi 6-2 Adcock SF 56 Yost Chi 4-1 Sievers Chi 55 Bailey SF 4-1 Wertz Top 55 Adcock SF 4-2 Klaus Por 49 Reese Chi 4-2 Boone Tol 48 Minoso Chi 4-3 Thomas SF 48 4 tied with 3-2 Minoso Chi 46 Colavito SF 45 -------------Walks------------ --------Intentional walks------ ----------Strikeouts---------- Yost Chi 95 Smith Car 10 Robinson Tol 93 Klaus Por 79 Bailey SF 10 Snider Tol 89 Ashburn Chi 78 Kuenn SF 6 Wertz Top 88 Snider Tol 74 Groth Por 4 Adcock SF 83 McMillan Por 71 Brandt Car 2 Francona Top 81 Gilliam Top 68 Gardner Chi 2 Lepcio Por 80 Vernon Car 59 Bauer SF 2 Lemon Chi 80 Maxwell Car 57 Minoso Chi 2 McMillan Por 76 Bailey SF 57 Berra Chi 2 Sievers Chi 74 Wertz Top 57 Robinson Tol 2 Virdon Top 72 Boone Tol 56 22 tied with 1 Simpson Por 71 White Por 54 Miranda Top 71 Sievers Chi 53 Yost Chi 70 Mays SF 52 Mays SF 69 Colavito SF 51 Colavito SF 65 NL Batting Leaders -- NL-FDR Regular season -- as of 9/21/1956 --------Sacrifice bunts------- ---------Sacrifice flies------- ---------Hit by pitch--------- Jones Car 16 Berra Chi 12 Minoso Chi 24 Lemon Top 14 Kluszewski Tol 10 Robinson Tol 17 Newcombe Car 13 Mays SF 10 Lollar Tol 13 Fox SF 12 Virdon Top 8 Fox SF 9 Burdette Car 11 Shepard Car 7 Yost Chi 6 Piersall Tol 9 Power Car 7 Kluszewski Tol 6 Pascual Top 8 Robinson Tol 7 McMillan Por 6 Foytack Chi 8 Boyer Car 7 Kuenn SF 6 Boyd Car 7 Colavito SF 6 Valo Por 5 Virdon Top 7 Simpson Por 6 Sievers Chi 5 9 tied with 6 Sievers Chi 6 Thomas SF 5 Minoso Chi 6 Boyer Car 5 Snider Tol 6 Spencer Tol 4 Bauer SF 5 Sauer Car 4 Adcock SF 5 Lepcio Por 4 --------Ground ball DP-------- ----------Runs created--------- -----Runs created/27 outs----- Snider Tol 30 Snider Tol 126.7 Maxwell Car 9.6 Robinson Tol 22 Boyer Car 120.1 Snider Tol 7.6 Mays SF 19 Mays SF 112.6 Runnels Chi 7.4 Philley Top 18 Robinson Tol 104.4 Vernon Car 7.2 Groth Por 17 Maxwell Car 102.8 Boyer Car 7.1 Vernon Car 17 White Por 102.5 Berra Chi 6.7 Klaus Por 17 Kuenn SF 101.9 Minoso Chi 6.6 Jackson Top 16 Berra Chi 100.3 White Por 6.6 Virdon Top 16 Ashburn Chi 98.0 Mays SF 6.5 White Top 15 Kluszewski Tol 97.4 Wertz Top 6.5 Skizas SF 15 Boone Tol 96.4 Boone Tol 6.3 Sievers Chi 15 Wertz Top 93.9 Kluszewski Tol 6.1 Boone Tol 15 Vernon Car 92.0 Robinson Tol 6.1 Fox SF 15 Minoso Chi 87.4 Bailey SF 6.0 Boyer Car 15 Virdon Top 85.3 Kuenn SF 5.8 --------Isolated power-------- ----------Total average-------- ----------Total bases--------- Snider Tol .283 Maxwell Car 1.050 Snider Tol 353 Robinson Tol .279 Snider Tol .966 Boyer Car 340 Bailey SF .260 Mays SF .917 Mays SF 328 Berra Chi .244 Vernon Car .901 Robinson Tol 322 Mays SF .233 Robinson Tol .861 Berra Chi 290 Maxwell Car .230 Berra Chi .858 Kluszewski Tol 288 Vernon Car .227 Bailey SF .858 White Por 284 Sievers Chi .226 Minoso Chi .851 Kuenn SF 275 Wertz Top .207 Runnels Chi .851 Boone Tol 269 White Por .201 White Por .849 Wertz Top 260 Boyer Car .192 Boyer Car .843 Ennis Por 256 Thomas SF .185 Wertz Top .827 Adcock SF 255 Boone Tol .184 Boone Tol .802 Thomas SF 255 Kluszewski Tol .180 Sievers Chi .775 Virdon Top 255 Minoso Chi .167 Kluszewski Tol .768 Vernon Car 246 NL Batting Leaders -- NL-FDR Regular season -- as of 9/21/1956 -----On-base plus slugging---- --------Secondary average------ --------AB per homerun-------- Maxwell Car .982 Snider Tol .408 Bailey SF 12.6 Snider Tol .972 Bailey SF .400 Snider Tol 13.9 Vernon Car .908 Mays SF .367 Robinson Tol 15.4 Boyer Car .892 Maxwell Car .367 Berra Chi 15.5 Runnels Chi .890 Robinson Tol .363 Maxwell Car 17.4 Robinson Tol .888 Vernon Car .358 Sievers Chi 18.7 Mays SF .883 Yost Chi .335 Kluszewski Tol 19.0 Berra Chi .878 Sievers Chi .335 Wertz Top 19.5 Bailey SF .866 Berra Chi .327 Thomas SF 21.2 White Por .853 Wertz Top .315 Vernon Car 21.2 Wertz Top .850 White Por .306 Mays SF 22.0 Minoso Chi .846 Klaus Por .285 Ennis Por 24.5 Boone Tol .843 Boone Tol .284 Boone Tol 25.5 Kluszewski Tol .829 Minoso Chi .276 Boyer Car 25.8 Sievers Chi .812 Runnels Chi .242 White Por 28.6 ------------Atbats------------ --------Plate appearances------ -------------Games------------ Kuenn SF 666 Ashburn Chi 728 Kuenn SF 154 Boyer Car 645 Kuenn SF 723 Ennis Por 154 Ashburn Chi 638 Boyer Car 688 Ashburn Chi 154 Ennis Por 636 Snider Tol 682 Robinson Tol 154 Mays SF 615 Mays SF 677 Snider Tol 154 Power Car 612 Ennis Por 672 Boyer Car 154 Virdon Top 602 Robinson Tol 666 Mays SF 153 Snider Tol 598 Virdon Top 655 Kluszewski Tol 153 Kluszewski Tol 589 Power Car 652 Fox SF 150 Robinson Tol 587 McMillan Por 649 Boone Tol 150 Fox SF 581 Fox SF 646 Thomas SF 150 Thomas SF 573 Klaus Por 632 Power Car 149 White Por 572 White Por 632 Klaus Por 147 McMillan Por 565 Kluszewski Tol 632 Virdon Top 146 Piersall Tol 561 Boone Tol 621 Miranda Top 145 ------Current hit streak------ -------Longest hit streak------ ------------------------------ Kuenn SF 13 Kluszewski Tol 24 Ennis Por 10 Kuenn SF 20 Phillips Tol 9 Ashburn Chi 19 Skizas SF 8 Williams Car 19 Buddin Chi 7 White Por 18 Snider Tol 7 Sievers Chi 16 Virdon Top 7 Skizas SF 16 Brandt Car 7 Adcock SF 14 Ashburn Chi 6 Philley Top 14 Kluszewski Tol 6 Lockman Top 14 Hegan Tol 5 Francona Top 13 Maxwell Car 5 Snider Tol 13 Moryn Chi 5 Boyer Car 13 Fox SF 4 Fox SF 12 Blaylock Por 4 Klaus Por 12 NL Batting Leaders -- NL-FDR Regular season -- as of 9/21/1956 ----Total bases + BB + HBP---- ---------TB+BB+HBP rate-------- --Plate appearances per game-- Snider Tol 428 Snider Tol .628 White Por 4.79 Robinson Tol 388 Maxwell Car .612 Ashburn Chi 4.73 Mays SF 380 Robinson Tol .583 Maxwell Car 4.70 Boyer Car 374 Vernon Car .580 Kuenn SF 4.69 Berra Chi 339 Bailey SF .571 Yost Chi 4.49 White Por 339 Berra Chi .562 Virdon Top 4.49 Kuenn SF 330 Mays SF .561 McMillan Por 4.48 Boone Tol 328 Boyer Car .544 Boyer Car 4.47 Ashburn Chi 325 Wertz Top .541 Piersall Tol 4.47 Kluszewski Tol 321 White Por .536 Snider Tol 4.43 Wertz Top 320 Runnels Chi .533 Mays SF 4.42 Vernon Car 308 Sievers Chi .530 Power Car 4.38 Klaus Por 300 Boone Tol .528 Ennis Por 4.36 Maxwell Car 296 Minoso Chi .525 Robinson Tol 4.32 2 tied with 293 Kluszewski Tol .508 Vernon Car 4.32 ----Total bases plus walks---- -----------TB+BB rate---------- ----------AB per game--------- Snider Tol 427 Snider Tol .626 White Por 4.33 Mays SF 380 Maxwell Car .605 Kuenn SF 4.32 Robinson Tol 371 Vernon Car .574 Boyer Car 4.19 Boyer Car 369 Bailey SF .569 Ashburn Chi 4.14 White Por 338 Mays SF .561 Ennis Por 4.13 Berra Chi 335 Robinson Tol .557 Virdon Top 4.12 Boone Tol 325 Berra Chi .556 Power Car 4.11 Kuenn SF 324 Boyer Car .536 Piersall Tol 4.09 Ashburn Chi 321 Wertz Top .535 Maxwell Car 4.05 Wertz Top 317 White Por .535 Mays SF 4.02 Kluszewski Tol 315 Runnels Chi .533 McMillan Por 3.90 Vernon Car 305 Boone Tol .523 Snider Tol 3.88 Klaus Por 299 Sievers Chi .521 Fox SF 3.87 Maxwell Car 293 Kluszewski Tol .498 Kluszewski Tol 3.85 Virdon Top 290 Minoso Chi .482 Thomas SF 3.82 ---------Balls in park-------- ---------In-play average------- -----Strikeout/walk ratio----- Kuenn SF 607 Runnels Chi .358 Gilliam Top 0.3 Ashburn Chi 595 Boyer Car .338 Klaus Por 0.4 Power Car 585 Maxwell Car .330 Fox SF 0.5 Boyer Car 565 Virdon Top .325 Ashburn Chi 0.6 Fox SF 563 Kuenn SF .320 Vernon Car 0.6 Ennis Por 558 Francona Top .314 Berra Chi 0.7 Kluszewski Tol 542 Ashburn Chi .309 Minoso Chi 0.7 Virdon Top 535 Gilliam Top .306 Yost Chi 0.7 Mays SF 528 White Por .300 Maxwell Car 0.9 Piersall Tol 521 Wertz Top .297 Bailey SF 0.9 Klaus Por 507 Mays SF .297 Runnels Chi 0.9 White Por 497 Boone Tol .297 Kluszewski Tol 1.0 Gilliam Top 494 Snider Tol .297 Boone Tol 1.0 McMillan Por 490 Minoso Chi .287 Kuenn SF 1.0 Berra Chi 489 Vernon Car .287 Power Car 1.0 NL Batting Leaders -- NL-FDR Regular season -- as of 9/21/1956 ----Batting average vs LHP---- ---On--base percentage vs LHP-- --Slugging percentage vs LHP-- Boyer Car .347 Yost Chi .425 Boyer Car .635 Kluszewski Tol .338 Kaline Car .411 Mays SF .614 Kuenn SF .328 Kuenn SF .394 Lemon Chi .613 Mays SF .320 Mays SF .390 Berra Chi .583 Kaline Car .319 Boyer Car .379 Kluszewski Tol .583 Sievers Chi .316 Sievers Chi .376 Sievers Chi .563 Lemon Chi .310 Ashburn Chi .369 Robinson Tol .549 Berra Chi .304 Snider Tol .367 Snider Tol .520 Thomas SF .292 Kluszewski Tol .361 Kaline Car .489 Yost Chi .283 Minoso Chi .358 Thomas SF .474 Ashburn Chi .280 Lemon Chi .355 Kuenn SF .425 Robinson Tol .271 Berra Chi .346 Yost Chi .407 Virdon Top .270 Robinson Tol .345 Virdon Top .401 Fox SF .269 Miksis Car .324 Minoso Chi .400 Minoso Chi .267 Thomas SF .319 Miksis Car .366 ----------Hits vs LHP--------- -----RRuns batted in vs LHP---- On-base plus slugging vs LHP Boyer Car 58 Boyer Car 46 Boyer Car 1.013 Kuenn SF 57 Berra Chi 44 Mays SF 1.004 Ashburn Chi 52 Adcock SF 43 Lemon Chi .968 Berra Chi 51 Lemon Chi 40 Kluszewski Tol .943 Sievers Chi 50 Sievers Chi 34 Sievers Chi .939 Adcock SF 49 Kluszewski Tol 33 Berra Chi .929 Mays SF 49 Mays SF 30 Kaline Car .900 Lemon Chi 48 Bailey SF 28 Robinson Tol .893 Kluszewski Tol 47 Snider Tol 28 Snider Tol .888 Kaline Car 45 Robinson Tol 26 Yost Chi .832 Thomas SF 45 Minoso Chi 25 Kuenn SF .819 Yost Chi 41 Thomas SF 20 Thomas SF .793 Minoso Chi 40 Yost Chi 19 Minoso Chi .758 Fox SF 39 3 tied with 18 Ashburn Chi .719 2 tied with 37 Virdon Top .712 --------Doubles vs LHP-------- ---------Triples vs LHP-------- --------Homeruns vs LHP------- Sievers Chi 11 Jackson Top 6 Adcock SF 15 Runnels Chi 10 Virdon Top 3 Berra Chi 13 Mays SF 10 Kaline Car 3 Bailey SF 12 Boyer Car 10 Lemon Chi 3 Boyer Car 12 Adcock SF 9 Ashburn Chi 3 Mays SF 11 Robinson Tol 9 Klaus Por 2 Lemon Chi 11 Minoso Chi 8 Boyd Car 2 Kluszewski Tol 10 Lemon Chi 8 Philley Top 2 Snider Tol 8 Power Car 8 White Por 2 Robinson Tol 8 Kuenn SF 8 Skizas SF 2 Thomas SF 8 Buddin Chi 7 Boone Tol 2 Sievers Chi 8 Snider Tol 7 Robinson Tol 2 Colavito SF 6 Wertz Top 7 Miksis Car 2 5 tied with 4 Ashburn Chi 7 Sievers Chi 2 6 tied with 6 21 tied with 1 NL Batting Leaders -- NL-FDR Regular season -- as of 9/21/1956 ----Extra base hits vs LHP---- -------Total bases vs LHP------ -----Isolated power vs LHP---- Adcock SF 24 Boyer Car 106 Lemon Chi .303 Boyer Car 23 Adcock SF 103 Mays SF .294 Mays SF 22 Berra Chi 98 Boyer Car .287 Lemon Chi 22 Lemon Chi 95 Berra Chi .280 Sievers Chi 21 Mays SF 94 Robinson Tol .278 Berra Chi 20 Sievers Chi 89 Snider Tol .268 Robinson Tol 19 Kluszewski Tol 81 Sievers Chi .247 Jackson Top 16 Kuenn SF 74 Kluszewski Tol .245 Snider Tol 16 Robinson Tol 73 Thomas SF .182 Bailey SF 14 Thomas SF 73 Kaline Car .170 Kluszewski Tol 14 Bailey SF 70 Minoso Chi .133 Kaline Car 13 Kaline Car 69 Virdon Top .131 Minoso Chi 12 Ashburn Chi 65 Yost Chi .124 Thomas SF 12 Snider Tol 64 Wertz Top .120 Colavito SF 11 Jackson Top 63 Miksis Car .112 ---------Walks vs LHP--------- --------Strikeouts vs LHP------ ------Hit by pitch vs LHP----- Yost Chi 34 Lemon Chi 31 Minoso Chi 8 Ashburn Chi 26 Wertz Top 29 Lollar Tol 5 Snider Tol 23 Francona Top 28 McMillan Por 2 Kaline Car 22 Snider Tol 24 Virdon Top 2 Mays SF 20 Sievers Chi 23 Fox SF 2 Kuenn SF 19 Virdon Top 20 Yost Chi 2 Colavito SF 18 Miranda Top 19 21 tied with 1 McMillan Por 16 Maxwell Car 19 Gilliam Top 16 Ashburn Chi 19 Minoso Chi 16 Lepcio Por 18 Sievers Chi 15 Berra Chi 18 Robinson Tol 14 Bailey SF 17 Miksis Car 13 Miksis Car 17 Berra Chi 13 Jablonski Por 16 Vernon Car 12 Adcock SF 16 ----Sacrifice bunts vs LHP---- ----Saacrifice flies vs LHP---- ---------Atbats vs LHP-------- Newcombe Car 10 Minoso Chi 5 Ashburn Chi 186 Boyd Car 4 Mays SF 4 Kuenn SF 174 Jeffcoat Tol 3 Berra Chi 4 Berra Chi 168 Lemon Top 3 Shepard Car 2 Boyer Car 167 Roberts SF 3 Buddin Chi 2 Sievers Chi 158 Jones Car 3 Bauer SF 2 Power Car 158 Foytack Chi 3 Bailey SF 2 Lemon Chi 155 Brewer Top 3 Piersall Tol 2 Thomas SF 154 Piersall Tol 3 Kluszewski Tol 2 Mays SF 153 Fox SF 3 Virdon Top 2 Minoso Chi 150 Yost Chi 3 Thomas SF 2 Fox SF 145 9 tied with 2 Lemon Chi 2 Yost Chi 145 Power Car 2 Kaline Car 141 33 tied with 1 Kluszewski Tol 139 Virdon Top 137 NL Batting Leaders -- NL-FDR Regular season -- as of 9/21/1956 -----AB per homerun vs LHP---- -----AAB per double vs LHP----- ---Plate appearances vs LHP--- Berra Chi 12.9 Sievers Chi 14.4 Ashburn Chi 214 Kluszewski Tol 13.9 Robinson Tol 14.8 Kuenn SF 193 Mays SF 13.9 Mays SF 15.3 Berra Chi 185 Boyer Car 13.9 Boyer Car 16.7 Yost Chi 184 Lemon Chi 14.1 Snider Tol 17.6 Minoso Chi 180 Snider Tol 15.4 Minoso Chi 18.8 Boyer Car 178 Robinson Tol 16.6 Wertz Top 19.0 Mays SF 177 Thomas SF 19.3 Lemon Chi 19.4 Sievers Chi 173 Sievers Chi 19.8 Power Car 19.8 Power Car 171 Kaline Car 35.3 Kuenn SF 21.8 Lemon Chi 170 Yost Chi 36.3 Kaline Car 23.5 Kaline Car 163 Minoso Chi 37.5 Yost Chi 24.2 Thomas SF 163 Wertz Top 44.3 Ashburn Chi 26.6 Fox SF 159 Virdon Top 45.7 Miksis Car 26.8 Robinson Tol 150 Kuenn SF 58.0 Berra Chi 28.0 Virdon Top 150 NL Batting Leaders -- NL-FDR Regular season -- as of 9/21/1956 ----Batting average vs RHP---- ---On--base percentage vs RHP-- --Slugging percentage vs RHP-- Maxwell Car .353 Maxwell Car .438 Maxwell Car .627 Runnels Chi .353 Runnels Chi .409 Snider Tol .608 Boyer Car .331 Minoso Chi .399 Robinson Tol .548 Snider Tol .322 Valo Por .395 Wertz Top .543 Williams Car .321 Snider Tol .385 Adcock SF .530 Valo Por .319 Gilliam Top .381 Runnels Chi .520 Virdon Top .316 Wertz Top .379 Williams Car .519 Wertz Top .307 Ashburn Chi .375 Vernon Car .518 Minoso Chi .306 Moryn Chi .369 Berra Chi .513 Gilliam Top .303 Vernon Car .368 Moryn Chi .508 Kuenn SF .303 Boone Tol .363 Mays SF .506 Moryn Chi .302 Philley Top .360 Boone Tol .492 Ashburn Chi .301 Boyer Car .360 Colavito SF .491 Lockman Top .300 Francona Top .358 Boyer Car .490 Kluszewski Tol .300 Virdon Top .352 White Por .489 ----------Hits vs RHP--------- -----RRuns batted in vs RHP---- On-base plus slugging vs RHP Boyer Car 158 Berra Chi 94 Maxwell Car 1.065 Snider Tol 153 Robinson Tol 94 Snider Tol .994 Kuenn SF 149 Snider Tol 88 Runnels Chi .929 Virdon Top 147 Ennis Por 87 Wertz Top .922 Ennis Por 139 Boyer Car 83 Vernon Car .887 Ashburn Chi 136 Wertz Top 82 Minoso Chi .887 Mays SF 136 Power Car 81 Robinson Tol .886 Kluszewski Tol 135 Sievers Chi 79 Moryn Chi .877 White Por 134 Kluszewski Tol 76 Williams Car .869 Boone Tol 131 Adcock SF 64 Berra Chi .855 Klaus Por 126 Bailey SF 63 Boone Tol .855 Power Car 124 Williams Car 63 Valo Por .854 Gilliam Top 123 Thomas SF 58 Boyer Car .849 Robinson Tol 122 Boone Tol 58 Mays SF .842 Wertz Top 121 Mays SF 57 White Por .836 --------Doubles vs RHP-------- ---------Triples vs RHP-------- --------Homeruns vs RHP------- Boyer Car 33 White Por 12 Snider Tol 35 Snider Tol 31 Mays SF 10 Robinson Tol 30 Vernon Car 30 Boone Tol 9 Adcock SF 25 Klaus Por 29 Piersall Tol 8 Wertz Top 24 Mays SF 27 Runnels Chi 7 Ennis Por 24 Francona Top 25 Philley Top 7 Bailey SF 22 Robinson Tol 25 Simpson Por 7 Berra Chi 22 Virdon Top 24 Williams Car 7 Maxwell Car 21 White Por 24 Miranda Top 7 Kluszewski Tol 21 Wertz Top 21 Lemon Chi 6 Boone Tol 20 Kuenn SF 21 Blaylock Por 6 Colavito SF 19 Piersall Tol 20 Ashburn Chi 6 Thomas SF 19 Minoso Chi 19 Power Car 6 Sievers Chi 18 Gilliam Top 19 Robinson Tol 6 Vernon Car 18 Ashburn Chi 18 McMillan Por 6 Mays SF 17 NL Batting Leaders -- NL-FDR Regular season -- as of 9/21/1956 ----Extra base hits vs RHP---- -------Total bases vs RHP------ -----Isolated power vs RHP---- Snider Tol 66 Snider Tol 289 Snider Tol .286 Robinson Tol 61 Robinson Tol 249 Adcock SF .286 Mays SF 54 Mays SF 234 Robinson Tol .280 White Por 53 Boyer Car 234 Maxwell Car .274 Vernon Car 50 White Por 233 Colavito SF .265 Boyer Car 48 Ennis Por 224 Wertz Top .236 Wertz Top 45 Boone Tol 218 Bailey SF .232 Klaus Por 41 Wertz Top 214 Vernon Car .232 Berra Chi 40 Kluszewski Tol 207 Berra Chi .227 Francona Top 39 Kuenn SF 201 Sievers Chi .216 Williams Car 38 Virdon Top 200 Mays SF .212 Boone Tol 38 Vernon Car 197 White Por .208 Maxwell Car 37 Berra Chi 192 Moryn Chi .207 Thomas SF 36 Williams Car 191 Williams Car .198 Ennis Por 36 Maxwell Car 190 Boone Tol .196 ---------Walks vs RHP--------- --------Strikeouts vs RHP------ ------Hit by pitch vs RHP----- Klaus Por 72 Robinson Tol 77 Minoso Chi 16 Yost Chi 61 McMillan Por 70 Robinson Tol 16 McMillan Por 55 Adcock SF 67 Lollar Tol 8 Gilliam Top 52 Snider Tol 65 Fox SF 7 Ashburn Chi 52 Lepcio Por 62 Kuenn SF 6 Snider Tol 51 Wertz Top 59 Sievers Chi 5 Vernon Car 47 Colavito SF 56 Thomas SF 5 White Por 47 Simpson Por 56 Kluszewski Tol 5 Maxwell Car 46 Yost Chi 54 Boyer Car 5 Bailey SF 46 Mays SF 54 7 tied with 4 Wertz Top 45 Blaylock Por 53 Boone Tol 44 Francona Top 53 Valo Por 39 Miranda Top 52 Francona Top 39 Virdon Top 52 Sievers Chi 38 Freese Por 51 ----Sacrifice bunts vs RHP---- ----Saacrifice flies vs RHP---- ---------Atbats vs RHP-------- Jones Car 13 Berra Chi 8 Ennis Por 536 Lemon Top 11 Kluszewski Tol 8 McMillan Por 502 Burdette Car 10 Robinson Tol 7 Klaus Por 501 Fox SF 9 Sievers Chi 6 Kuenn SF 492 Pascual Top 7 Simpson Por 6 Boyer Car 478 Hoeft Tol 6 Mays SF 6 White Por 476 Shepard Car 6 Virdon Top 6 Snider Tol 475 Piersall Tol 6 Boyer Car 6 Virdon Top 465 McMillan Por 6 Shepard Car 5 Mays SF 462 Burnette Top 5 Colavito SF 5 Power Car 454 Kucks SF 5 Power Car 5 Robinson Tol 454 Foytack Chi 5 Snider Tol 5 Ashburn Chi 452 Lary Chi 5 5 tied with 4 Kluszewski Tol 450 Bauer SF 5 Boone Tol 443 Virdon Top 5 Piersall Tol 439 NL Batting Leaders -- NL-FDR Regular season -- as of 9/21/1956 -----AB per homerun vs RHP---- -----AAB per double vs RHP----- ---Plate appearances vs RHP--- Adcock SF 11.5 Vernon Car 12.7 Klaus Por 578 Snider Tol 13.6 Boyer Car 14.5 McMillan Por 568 Bailey SF 14.3 Snider Tol 15.3 Ennis Por 563 Maxwell Car 14.4 Francona Top 15.5 Snider Tol 534 Robinson Tol 15.1 Minoso Chi 17.1 Kuenn SF 530 Colavito SF 15.3 Mays SF 17.1 White Por 529 Wertz Top 16.4 Klaus Por 17.3 Robinson Tol 516 Berra Chi 17.0 Moryn Chi 17.4 Ashburn Chi 514 Sievers Chi 18.2 Robinson Tol 18.2 Boyer Car 510 Moryn Chi 21.1 Wertz Top 18.8 Virdon Top 505 Vernon Car 21.1 Runnels Chi 19.4 Mays SF 500 Kluszewski Tol 21.4 Virdon Top 19.4 Boone Tol 491 Thomas SF 22.1 White Por 19.8 Fox SF 487 Boone Tol 22.1 Blaylock Por 20.2 Kluszewski Tol 485 Ennis Por 22.3 Blasingame Tol 21.3 Power Car 481