Английская Википедия:1956 St. Louis Cardinals season
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox baseball team season The 1956 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 75th season in St. Louis, Missouri, and its 65th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 76–78 during the season and finished 4th in the National League.
Offseason
- October 20, 1955: Harry Walker was released by the Cardinals.[1]
- November 27, 1955: Ed Mayer was drafted by the Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in the 1955 minor league draft.[2]
- November 27, 1955: Billy Muffett was drafted by the Cardinals from the Chicago Cubs in the 1955 rule 5 draft.[3]
- January 31, 1956: Brooks Lawrence and Sonny Senerchia were traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Jackie Collum.[4]
- March 30, 1956: Pete Whisenant was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Hank Sauer.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
Шаблон:1956 National League standings
Record vs. opponents
Шаблон:1956 NL Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- May 14, 1956: Solly Hemus was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bobby Morgan.[6]
- May 17, 1956: Bill Virdon was traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dick Littlefield and Bobby Del Greco.[7]
- May 28, 1956: The Cardinals traded cash and a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Toby Atwell. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending Dick Rand to the Pirates on October 14.[8]
- June 14, 1956: Red Schoendienst, Jackie Brandt, Dick Littlefield, Bill Sarni, and a player to be named later were traded by the Cardinals to the New York Giants for Alvin Dark, Ray Katt, Don Liddle, and Whitey Lockman. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending Gordon Jones to the Giants on October 1.[9]
Roster
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Hal Smith | 75 | 227 | 64 | .282 | 5 | 23 |
| 1B | Stan Musial | 156 | 594 | 184 | .310 | 27 | 109 |
| 2B | Don Blasingame | 150 | 587 | 153 | .261 | 0 | 27 |
| SS | Alvin Dark | 100 | 413 | 118 | .286 | 4 | 37 |
| 3B | Ken Boyer | 150 | 595 | 182 | .306 | 26 | 98 |
| LF | Rip Repulski | 112 | 376 | 104 | .277 | 11 | 55 |
| CF | Bobby Del Greco | 102 | 270 | 58 | .215 | 5 | 18 |
| RF | Wally Moon | 149 | 540 | 161 | .298 | 16 | 68 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | 70 | 193 | 48 | .249 | 0 | 10 |
| Ray Katt | 47 | 158 | 41 | .259 | 6 | 20 |
| Red Schoendienst | 40 | 153 | 48 | .314 | 0 | 15 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 75 | 151 | 45 | .298 | 5 | 24 |
| Bill Sarni | 43 | 148 | 43 | .291 | 5 | 22 |
| Bobby Morgan | 61 | 113 | 22 | .195 | 3 | 20 |
| Grady Hatton | 44 | 73 | 18 | .247 | 0 | 7 |
| Bill Virdon | 24 | 71 | 15 | .211 | 2 | 9 |
| Walker Cooper | 40 | 68 | 18 | .265 | 2 | 14 |
| Rocky Nelson | 38 | 56 | 13 | .232 | 3 | 8 |
| Charlie Peete | 23 | 52 | 10 | .192 | 0 | 6 |
| Jackie Brandt | 27 | 42 | 12 | .286 | 1 | 3 |
| Ducky Schofield | 16 | 30 | 3 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Frazier | 14 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 1 | 4 |
| Chuck Harmon | 20 | 15 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Grammas | 6 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Solly Hemus | 8 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Cunningham | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Alston | 3 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 33 | 208.2 | 14 | 14 | 3.62 | 153 |
| Tom Poholsky | 33 | 203.0 | 9 | 14 | 3.59 | 95 |
| Murry Dickson | 28 | 196.1 | 13 | 8 | 3.07 | 109 |
| Harvey Haddix | 4 | 23.2 | 1 | 0 | 5.32 | 16 |
| Ben Flowers | 3 | 11.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.94 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herm Wehmeier | 34 | 170.2 | 12 | 9 | 3.69 | 68 |
| Willard Schmidt | 33 | 147.2 | 6 | 8 | 3.84 | 52 |
| Lindy McDaniel | 39 | 116.1 | 7 | 6 | 3.40 | 59 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 14 | 41.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.37 | 39 |
| Gordon Jones | 5 | 11.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.56 | 6 |
| Dick Littlefield | 3 | 9.2 | 0 | 2 | 7.45 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Jackson | 51 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4.11 | 50 |
| Jackie Collum | 38 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4.20 | 17 |
| Jim Konstanty | 27 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.58 | 7 |
| Ellis Kinder | 22 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.51 | 4 |
| Don Liddle | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.39 | 14 |
| Max Surkont | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.53 | 5 |
| Stu Miller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.91 | 5 |
| Paul LaPalme | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 0 |
Farm system
Шаблон:MLB Farm System LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Houston, Fresno[10]
References
External links
- 1956 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1956 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Шаблон:1956 MLB season by team Шаблон:St. Louis Cardinals
- ↑ Harry Walker at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Ed Mayer at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Billy Muffett at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Jackie Collum at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Hank Sauer at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Solly Hemus at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Bill Virdon at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Dick Rand at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Red Schoendienst 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
