1956 Baltimore Orioles

69-85 • .448 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1956 Baltimore Orioles went 69-85 (.448) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 571 runs, allowed 705, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Gus Triandos (21 HR, 88 RBI) and Ray Moore (12-7, 4.18 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

69 Wins
85 Losses
.448 Win %
6th Rank
571 R 705 RA
Diff -134

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571 Runs Scored
705 Runs Allowed
-134 Run Diff
897K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 AL Average

Batting Avg .244 6% below the 1956 league average (.260)
OBP .320 6% below the 1956 league average (.340)
SLG .349 11% below the 1956 league average (.393)
Team ERA 4.20 1% worse than the 1956 league average (4.16)
Runs Scored 571 21% below the 1956 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 897,473
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Avg per Game 11,655

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Bob Nieman 0.322 2 Bob Boyd 0.311 3 Dick Williams 0.286 4 Gus Triandos 0.279 5 Ray Moore 0.271

Home Runs

1 Gus Triandos 21 2 Bob Nieman 12 3 Billy Gardner 11 4 Dick Williams 11 5 Tito Francona 9

RBI

1 Gus Triandos 88 2 Bob Nieman 64 3 Tito Francona 57 4 Billy Gardner 50 5 George Kell 37
1956 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Gardner 144 515 53 119 16 2 11 50 29 53 5 0.231
Willy Miranda 148 461 38 100 16 4 2 34 46 73 3 0.217
Gus Triandos 131 452 47 126 18 1 21 88 48 73 0 0.279
Tito Francona 139 445 62 115 16 4 9 57 51 60 11 0.258
Bob Nieman 114 388 60 125 20 6 12 64 86 59 1 0.322
Dick Williams 87 353 45 101 18 4 11 37 30 40 5 0.286
George Kell 102 345 45 90 17 2 8 37 25 31 0 0.261
Hal Smith 77 229 16 60 14 0 3 18 17 22 1 0.262
Bob Boyd 70 225 28 70 8 3 2 11 30 14 0 0.311
Bob Hale 85 207 18 49 10 1 1 24 11 10 0 0.237
Jim Pyburn 84 156 23 27 3 3 2 11 17 26 4 0.173
Dave Philley 32 117 13 24 4 2 1 17 18 13 3 0.205
Hoot Evers 48 112 20 27 3 0 1 4 24 18 1 0.241
Bobby Adams 41 111 19 25 6 1 0 7 25 15 1 0.225
Chuck Diering 50 97 15 18 4 0 1 4 23 19 2 0.186
Wayne Causey 53 88 7 15 0 1 1 4 8 23 0 0.170
Joe Frazier 45 74 7 19 6 0 1 12 11 6 0 0.257
Ray Moore 32 70 9 19 3 0 2 6 2 21 0 0.271
Tex Nelson 39 68 5 14 2 0 0 5 7 22 0 0.206
Grady Hatton 27 61 4 9 1 0 1 3 13 6 0 0.148
Bill Wight 35 60 2 12 0 0 0 4 2 26 0 0.200
Connie Johnson 26 58 5 15 1 0 0 4 6 9 1 0.259
Tom Gastall 32 56 3 11 2 0 0 4 3 8 0 0.196
Brooks Robinson 15 44 5 10 4 0 1 1 1 5 0 0.227
Hal Brown 42 42 5 8 2 0 0 0 5 8 0 0.190
Erv Palica 30 32 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.156
Mike Fornieles 33 30 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.167
Don Ferrarese 36 28 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.036
Joe Ginsberg 15 28 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.071
Fred Marsh 20 24 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0.125
Jim Dyck 11 23 3 5 2 0 0 0 10 5 0 0.217
Dave Pope 12 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.158
Billy Loes 21 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.176
George Zuverink 62 17 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.118
Jim Wilson 7 15 3 4 1 0 0 1 4 3 0 0.267
Johnny Schmitz 18 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Charlie Beamon 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Fred Besana 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Sandy Consuegra 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Babe Birrer 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Moeller 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy O'Dell 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fritz Dorish 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Harrison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mel Held 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Morrie Martin 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gordie Sundin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Werley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Connie Johnson 3.43 2 Mike Fornieles 3.97 3 Johnny Schmitz 3.99 4 Bill Wight 4.02 5 Hal Brown 4.04

Wins

1 Ray Moore 12 2 Hal Brown 9 3 Connie Johnson 9 4 Bill Wight 9 5 George Zuverink 7

Strikeouts

1 Connie Johnson 130 2 Ray Moore 105 3 Bill Wight 84 4 Don Ferrarese 81 5 Erv Palica 62
1956 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ray Moore 12 7 4.18 32 27 0 185.0 161 86 99 105
Connie Johnson 9 10 3.43 26 25 0 183.2 165 70 62 130
Bill Wight 9 12 4.02 35 26 0 174.2 198 78 72 84
Hal Brown 9 7 4.04 35 14 2 151.2 142 68 37 57
Erv Palica 4 11 4.49 29 14 0 116.1 117 58 50 62
Mike Fornieles 4 7 3.97 30 11 1 111.0 109 49 25 53
Don Ferrarese 4 10 5.03 36 14 2 102.0 86 57 64 81
George Zuverink 7 6 4.16 62 0 16 97.1 112 45 34 33
Billy Loes 2 7 4.76 21 6 3 56.2 65 30 23 22
Jim Wilson 4 2 5.03 7 7 0 48.1 49 27 16 31
Johnny Schmitz 0 3 3.99 18 3 0 38.1 49 17 14 15
Fritz Dorish 0 0 4.12 13 0 0 19.2 22 9 3 4
Fred Besana 1 0 5.60 7 2 0 17.2 22 11 14 7
Charlie Beamon 2 0 1.38 2 1 0 13.0 9 2 8 14
Sandy Consuegra 1 1 4.15 4 1 0 8.2 10 4 2 1
Ron Moeller 0 1 4.15 4 1 0 8.2 10 4 3 2
Billy O'Dell 0 0 1.13 4 1 0 8.0 6 1 6 6
Mel Held 0 0 5.14 4 0 0 7.0 7 4 3 4
Babe Birrer 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 5.1 9 4 1 1
Morrie Martin 1 1 10.80 9 0 0 5.0 10 6 2 3
Bob Harrison 0 0 16.20 1 1 0 1.2 3 3 5 0
George Werley 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 2 0
Gordie Sundin 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 1 2 0

👥 Roster (48)

Bobby Adams Charlie Beamon Fred Besana Babe Birrer Bob Boyd Hal Brown Wayne Causey Sandy Consuegra Chuck Diering Fritz Dorish Jim Dyck Hoot Evers +36 more

48 players

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The 1956 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1956 Baltimore Orioles finished 69-85, a .448 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL. With 571 runs scored and 705 given up, the 1956 differential was -134. At the plate the Baltimore Orioles hit .244, 6% worse than the league's .260. The staff ERA of 4.20 was 1% worse than the league average of 4.16. League clubs averaged 720 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 21% fewer.

Attendance at Memorial Stadium totaled 897,473 for the year. The home run leader was Gus Triandos, who hit 21. Ray Moore led the pitchers with 12 wins. Connie Johnson struck out 130, the most on the club. George Zuverink closed out 16 saves. In all, the roster shows 48 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1956 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1956 Baltimore Orioles finished 69-85 (.448 win pct).
Who led the 1956 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Gus Triandos led the 1956 Baltimore Orioles with 21 home runs.
What was the 1956 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1956 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 4.20.
Did the 1956 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1956 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1956 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1956 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1956 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gus Triandos (21 HR, 88 RBI) and Ray Moore (12-7, 4.18 ERA).
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