1956 Philadelphia Phillies season
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1956 Philadelphia Phillies | |
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Owner(s) | R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. |
General manager(s) | Roy Hamey |
Manager(s) | Mayo Smith |
Local television | WRCV WFIL |
Local radio | WIP (By Saam, Claude Haring, Gene Kelly) |
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Contents
Offseason
- 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
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | — | 52–25 | 41–36 |
Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 1 | 47–29 | 45–33 |
Cincinnati Redlegs | 91 | 63 | 0.591 | 2 | 51–26 | 40–37 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 17 | 43–34 | 33–44 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 22 | 40–37 | 31–46 |
New York Giants | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 26 | 37–40 | 30–47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 88 | 0.429 | 27 | 35–43 | 31–45 |
Chicago Cubs | 60 | 94 | 0.390 | 33 | 39–38 | 21–56 |
Record vs. opponents
1956 National League Records
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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
- 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]
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
Batting
Starters by position
Note: 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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3B | Willie Jones | 149 | 520 | 144 | .277 | 17 | 78 |
Other batters
Note: 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 | 65 | 168 | 38 | .226 | 0 | 16 |
Frank Baumholtz | 78 | 100 | 27 | .270 | 0 | 9 |
Bobby Morgan | 8 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Wally Westlake | 5 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: 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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Harvey Haddix | 31 | 206.2 | 12 | 8 | 3.48 | 154 |
Murry Dickson | 3 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 5.09 | 1 |
Turk Farrell | 1 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 12.46 | 0 |
Other pitchers
Note: 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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Relief pitchers
Note: 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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Ben Flowers | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.71 | 22 |
Angelo LiPetri | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 8 |
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Schenectady[7]
Notes
- ↑ Peanuts Lowrey at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007