The 1956 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 74th season in the history of the franchise, and the 19th season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium.
1956 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium | |
City | Philadelphia | |
Owners | R. R. M. Carpenter Jr. | |
General managers | Roy Hamey | |
Managers | Mayo Smith | |
Television | WRCV WFIL | |
Radio | WIP (By Saam, Gene Kelly, Claude Haring) | |
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Offseason
edit- October 3, 1955: Peanuts Lowrey was released by the Phillies.[1]
- November 7, 1955: Wally Westlake was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[2]
- December 9, 1955: Frank Baumholtz was purchased by the Phillies from the Chicago Cubs.[3]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 93 | 61 | .604 | — | 52–25 | 41–36 |
Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | .597 | 1 | 47–29 | 45–33 |
Cincinnati Redlegs | 91 | 63 | .591 | 2 | 51–26 | 40–37 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 78 | .494 | 17 | 43–34 | 33–44 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 83 | .461 | 22 | 40–37 | 31–46 |
New York Giants | 67 | 87 | .435 | 26 | 37–40 | 30–47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 88 | .429 | 27 | 35–43 | 31–45 |
Chicago Cubs | 60 | 94 | .390 | 33 | 39–38 | 21–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BR | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Brooklyn | — | 16–6 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 16–6 | |||||
Chicago | 6–16 | — | 6–16–1 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 10–12–1 | 9–13–1 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11–11 | 16–6–1 | — | 9–13 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 17–5 | 13–9 | |||||
Milwaukee | 12–10 | 13–9 | 13–9 | — | 17–5 | 10–12 | 14–8–1 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 8–14 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 5–17 | — | 11–11 | 13–9 | 7–15 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–13 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 | 12–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | 5–17 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 15–7 | — | 8–14–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–16 | 13–9–1 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 14–8–1 | — |
Notable transactions
edit- May 14, 1956: Bobby Morgan was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Solly Hemus.[4]
- May 18, 1956: Wally Westlake was released by the Phillies.[2]
- June 29, 1956: Art Mahaffey was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[5]
- July 19, 1956: Bob Lipski was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[6]
Game log
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April (5–6)
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May (8–16)
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June (15–16)
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July (17–14)
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August (14–13)
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September (12–18)
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Stan Lopata | 146 | 535 | 143 | .267 | 32 | 95 |
1B | Marv Blaylock | 136 | 460 | 117 | .254 | 10 | 50 |
2B | Ted Kazanski | 117 | 379 | 80 | .211 | 4 | 34 |
SS | Granny Hamner | 122 | 401 | 90 | .224 | 4 | 42 |
3B | Willie Jones | 149 | 520 | 144 | .277 | 17 | 78 |
LF | Del Ennis | 153 | 630 | 164 | .260 | 26 | 95 |
CF | Richie Ashburn | 154 | 628 | 190 | .303 | 3 | 50 |
RF | Elmer Valo | 98 | 291 | 84 | .289 | 5 | 37 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Jim Greengrass | 86 | 215 | 44 | .205 | 5 | 25 |
Solly Hemus | 78 | 187 | 54 | .289 | 5 | 24 |
Roy Smalley Jr. | 65 | 168 | 38 | .226 | 0 | 16 |
Andy Seminick | 60 | 161 | 32 | .199 | 7 | 23 |
Frank Baumholtz | 78 | 100 | 27 | .270 | 0 | 9 |
Glen Gorbous | 15 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
Bobby Morgan | 8 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Ed Bouchee | 9 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Lonnett | 16 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Bowman | 6 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 1 | 2 |
Wally Westlake | 5 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Mack Burk | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Robin Roberts | 43 | 297.1 | 19 | 18 | 4.45 | 157 |
Harvey Haddix | 31 | 206.2 | 12 | 8 | 3.48 | 154 |
Curt Simmons | 33 | 198.0 | 15 | 10 | 3.36 | 88 |
Saul Rogovin | 22 | 106.2 | 7 | 6 | 4.98 | 48 |
Murry Dickson | 3 | 23.0 | 0 | 3 | 5.09 | 1 |
Herm Wehmeier | 3 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.05 | 8 |
Turk Farrell | 1 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 12.46 | 0 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Stu Miller | 24 | 106.2 | 5 | 8 | 4.47 | 55 |
Jim Owens | 10 | 29.2 | 0 | 4 | 7.28 | 22 |
Jack Sanford | 3 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.38 | 6 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Bob Miller | 49 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3.24 | 53 |
Jack Meyer | 41 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4.41 | 66 |
Ron Negray | 39 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.19 | 44 |
Ben Flowers | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.71 | 22 |
Duane Pillette | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | 10 |
Angelo LiPetri | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 8 |
Granny Hamner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.32 | 4 |
Bob Ross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 4 |
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Schenectady[29]
Notes
edit- ^ Peanuts Lowrey at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Wally Westlake at Baseball Reference
- ^ Frank Baumholtz at Baseball Reference
- ^ Solly Hemus at Baseball Reference
- ^ Art Mahaffey at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Lipski at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1956 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Baseball Record". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. April 25, 1956. p. 25. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball Record". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. May 7, 1956. p. 27. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, WI. May 23, 1956. p. 18, part 2. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ a b "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 28, 1956. p. 24. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ a b Hernon, Jack (May 28, 1956). "Dale Long Raised $2,500 to $16,500". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 24. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. June 18, 1956. p. 21. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball Record". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. June 18, 1956. p. 24. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. July 29, 1956. p. 1, section 3 (Sports). Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ Thisted, Red (July 29, 1956). "Washout a Tonic for Hardworked Braves". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. pp. 1B, 2B. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ a b "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. August 6, 1956. p. 21. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball in a Nutshell". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. August 7, 1956. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball Record". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. September 29, 1956. p. 8. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 15, 1956. p. 24. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ Hernon, Jack (May 14, 1956). "Bucs Nip Phils 11-9, Nightcap Suspended: Lopata Slams 3 Straight Homers: Visitors Leading, 6-2, When Curfew Halts Second Game". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 24. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "May 13, 1956, Phillies at Pirates Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. May 13, 1956. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (2)". retrosheet.org. May 13, 1956. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
[G]ame suspended for 7 PM Pennsylvania curfew; completed on July 3 with new umpires[.]
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 13, Milwaukee Braves 1". retrosheet.org. September 14, 1956. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
[Del] Ennis doubled; an attendant caught the ball down the LF line; it was ruled interference and the Braves argued that Del Ennis should have been held at 1B on the play; Braves manager Fred Haney protested the game[.]
- ^ "Dodgers Win, Braves Lose; Leafs Defeat Royals 12-6: Brooks Down Cubs 4-2, Milwaukee Beaten 13-1". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. Associated Press (AP). September 15, 1956. p. 11. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Thisted, Red (September 15, 1956). "Phillies Spank Braves With 17 Hits, 13 to 1". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Sep 14, 1956, Braves at Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. September 14, 1956. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Wolf, Bob (September 15, 1956). "Phillies Maul Braves, 13 to 1; Dodgers Win, Trail by One: Burdette Fails Again in Rout: Haddix Throws 6 Hit Game as Mates Belt Five Pitchers for 17". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, WI. p. 12. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007