Английская Википедия:1956 Washington Senators season
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox baseball team season The 1956 Washington Senators won 59 games, lost 95, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Chuck Dressen and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- November 8, 1955: Mickey Vernon, Bob Porterfield, Johnny Schmitz, and Tom Umphlett were traded by the Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Karl Olson, Dick Brodowski, Tex Clevenger, Neil Chrisley, and Al Curtis (minors).[1]
- February 8, 1956: Mickey McDermott and Bobby Kline were traded by the Senators to the New York Yankees for Lou Berberet, Bob Wiesler, Herb Plews, Dick Tettelbach, and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Whitey Herzog to the Senators on April 2.[2]
Regular season
- April 18, 1956: Umpire Ed Rommell was the first umpire to wear glasses in a major league game. The game was played between the Senators and the New York Yankees.[3]
Season standings
Шаблон:1956 American League standings
Record vs. opponents
Шаблон:1956 AL Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
| 1 | Eddie Yost | 3B |
| 32 | Dick Tettelbach | LF |
| 30 | Whitey Herzog | RF |
| 2 | Roy Sievers | 1B |
| 5 | Pete Runnels | 2B |
| 10 | Lou Berberet | C |
| 3 | Karl Olson | CF |
| 36 | José Valdivielso | SS |
| 27 | Camilo Pascual | P |
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 | Clint Courtney | 101 | 283 | 85 | .300 | 5 | 44 |
| 1B | Pete Runnels | 147 | 578 | 179 | .310 | 8 | 76 |
| 2B | Herb Plews | 91 | 256 | 69 | .270 | 1 | 25 |
| SS | Шаблон:Sortname | 90 | 246 | 58 | .236 | 4 | 29 |
| 3B | Eddie Yost | 152 | 515 | 119 | .231 | 11 | 53 |
| LF | Roy Sievers | 152 | 550 | 139 | .253 | 29 | 95 |
| CF | Whitey Herzog | 117 | 421 | 103 | .245 | 4 | 35 |
| RF | Jim Lemon | 146 | 538 | 146 | .271 | 27 | 96 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 106 | 313 | 77 | .246 | 4 | 22 |
| Lou Berberet | 95 | 207 | 54 | .261 | 4 | 27 |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | 64 | 148 | 45 | .304 | 2 | 12 |
| Jerry Snyder | 43 | 148 | 40 | .270 | 2 | 14 |
| Ernie Oravetz | 88 | 137 | 34 | .248 | 0 | 11 |
| Lyle Luttrell | 38 | 122 | 23 | .189 | 2 | 9 |
| Tony Roig | 44 | 119 | 25 | .210 | 0 | 7 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 44 | 99 | 22 | .222 | 5 | 13 |
| Carlos Paula | 33 | 82 | 15 | .183 | 3 | 13 |
| Dick Tettelbach | 18 | 64 | 10 | .156 | 1 | 9 |
| Tom Wright | 2 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Stobbs | 37 | 240.0 | 15 | 15 | 3.60 | 97 |
| Camilo Pascual | 39 | 188.2 | 6 | 18 | 5.87 | 162 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 5 | 30.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.15 | 18 |
| Evelio Hernández | 4 | 22.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.76 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Ramos | 37 | 152.0 | 12 | 10 | 5.27 | 54 |
| Dean Stone | 41 | 132.0 | 5 | 7 | 6.27 | 86 |
| Bob Wiesler | 37 | 123.0 | 3 | 12 | 6.44 | 49 |
| Bunky Stewart | 33 | 105.0 | 5 | 7 | 5.57 | 36 |
| Hal Griggs | 34 | 98.2 | 1 | 6 | 6.02 | 48 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 7 | 17.2 | 0 | 3 | 9.17 | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Chakales | 43 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.03 | 33 |
| Connie Grob | 37 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7.83 | 27 |
| Bud Byerly | 25 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.96 | 19 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 17 |
Farm system
Шаблон:MLB Farm System LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Thibodaux[4]
Notes
References
- 1956 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1956 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Шаблон:1956 MLB season by team Шаблон:Minnesota Twins
- ↑ Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 43, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
