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1956 AL Slugging Percentage Leaders

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Mickey Mantle led the AL in slugging percentage in 1956 with .705, 100 points ahead of Ted Williams (.605). It was one of 4 times Mickey Mantle led in slugging percentage.

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Mickey Mantle Led the AL in 1956 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees
.705 Slugging Percentage .100 clear of Ted Williams
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# Player Team SLG G AB HR AVG
1 Mickey Mantle Mickey Mantle NYA .705 150 533 52 .353
2 Ted Williams Ted Williams BOS .605 136 400 24 .345
3 Charlie Maxwell Charlie Maxwell DET .534 141 500 28 .326
4 Yogi Berra Yogi Berra NYA .534 140 521 30 .298
5 Al Kaline Al Kaline DET .530 153 617 27 .314
6 Bill Skowron Bill Skowron NYA .528 134 464 23 .308
7 Minnie Miñoso Minnie Miñoso CHA .525 151 545 21 .316
8 Ray Boone Ray Boone DET .518 131 481 25 .308
9 Vic Wertz Vic Wertz CLE .509 136 481 32 .264
10 Jim Lemon Jim Lemon WS1 .502 146 538 27 .271
11 Jackie Jensen Jackie Jensen BOS .497 151 578 20 .315
12 Bob Nieman Bob Nieman BAL +1 .495 128 428 14 .320
13 Harry Simpson Harry Simpson KC1 .490 141 543 21 .293
14 Harvey Kuenn Harvey Kuenn DET .470 146 591 12 .332
15 Roy Sievers Roy Sievers WS1 .467 152 550 29 .253
16 Larry Doby Larry Doby CHA .466 140 504 24 .268
17 Gus Triandos Gus Triandos BAL .462 131 452 21 .279
18 Jim Piersall Jim Piersall BOS .449 155 601 14 .293
19 Vic Power Vic Power KC1 .447 127 530 14 .309
20 Hank Bauer Hank Bauer NYA .445 147 539 26 .241
21 Gil McDougald Gil McDougald NYA .443 120 438 13 .311
22 Sherm Lollar Sherm Lollar CHA .438 136 450 11 .293
23 Al Smith Al Smith CLE .433 141 526 16 .274
24 Pete Runnels Pete Runnels WS1 .433 147 578 8 .310
25 Al Rosen Al Rosen CLE .428 121 416 15 .267
26 Hector Lopez Hector Lopez KC1 .428 151 561 18 .273
27 Billy Martin Billy Martin NYA .397 121 458 9 .264
28 George Kell George Kell BAL +1 .395 123 425 9 .271
29 Jim Rivera Jim Rivera CHA .395 139 491 12 .255
30 Billy Klaus Billy Klaus BOS .387 135 520 7 .271
31 Nellie Fox Nellie Fox CHA .376 154 649 4 .296
32 Tito Francona Tito Francona BAL .373 139 445 9 .258
33 Bill Tuttle Bill Tuttle DET .357 140 546 9 .253
34 Jim Busby Jim Busby CLE .354 135 494 12 .235
35 Luis Aparicio Luis Aparicio CHA .341 152 533 3 .266
36 Andy Carey Andy Carey NYA .339 132 422 7 .237
37 Eddie Yost Eddie Yost WS1 .336 152 515 11 .231
38 Billy Gardner Billy Gardner BAL .334 144 515 11 .231
39 Chico Carrasquel Chico Carrasquel CLE .323 141 474 7 .243
40 Bobby Avila Bobby Avila CLE .318 138 513 10 .224
41 Willy Miranda Willy Miranda BAL .282 148 461 2 .217