1956 Chicago Cubs

60-94 • .390 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1956 Chicago Cubs went 60-94 (.390) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 597 runs, allowed 708, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ernie Banks (28 HR, 85 RBI) and Bob Rush (13-10, 3.19 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

60 Wins
94 Losses
.390 Win %
8th Rank
597 R 708 RA
Diff -111

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597 Runs Scored
708 Runs Allowed
-111 Run Diff
721K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 5% below the 1956 league average (.256)
OBP .301 6% below the 1956 league average (.321)
SLG .381 5% below the 1956 league average (.400)
Team ERA 3.96 5% worse than the 1956 league average (3.77)
Runs Scored 597 9% below the 1956 league average (659 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 721,083
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Avg per Game 9,013

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Ernie Banks 0.297 2 Walt Moryn 0.285 3 Monte Irvin 0.271 4 Dee Fondy 0.269 5 Gene Baker 0.258

Home Runs

1 Ernie Banks 28 2 Walt Moryn 23 3 Monte Irvin 15 4 Jim King 15 5 Gene Baker 12

RBI

1 Ernie Banks 85 2 Walt Moryn 67 3 Gene Baker 57 4 Jim King 54 5 Monte Irvin 50
1956 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gene Baker 140 546 65 141 23 3 12 57 39 54 4 0.258
Dee Fondy 137 543 52 146 22 9 9 46 20 74 9 0.269
Ernie Banks 139 538 82 160 25 8 28 85 52 62 6 0.297
Walt Moryn 147 529 69 151 27 3 23 67 50 67 4 0.285
Don Hoak 121 424 51 91 18 4 5 37 41 46 8 0.215
Eddie Miksis 114 356 54 85 10 3 9 27 32 40 4 0.239
Monte Irvin 111 339 44 92 13 3 15 50 41 41 1 0.271
Jim King 118 317 32 79 13 2 15 54 30 40 1 0.249
Pete Whisenant 103 314 37 75 16 3 11 46 24 53 8 0.239
Hobie Landrith 111 312 22 69 10 3 4 32 39 38 0 0.221
Solly Drake 65 215 29 55 9 1 2 15 23 35 9 0.256
Harry Chiti 72 203 17 43 6 4 4 18 19 35 0 0.212
Frank Kellert 71 129 10 24 3 1 4 17 12 22 0 0.186
Bob Rush 32 82 6 8 1 0 0 2 6 37 0 0.098
Sam Jones 33 57 3 10 0 0 0 1 4 19 0 0.175
Jerry Kindall 32 55 7 9 1 1 0 0 6 17 1 0.164
Warren Hacker 34 54 2 8 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0.148
Don Kaiser 27 47 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 30 0 0.043
Jim Davis 46 28 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.179
Turk Lown 61 23 2 5 0 1 1 2 2 11 0 0.217
Jim Brosnan 30 22 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.182
Vito Valentinetti 42 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.100
Clyde McCullough 14 19 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.211
Ed Winceniak 15 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.118
Moe Drabowsky 9 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Russ Meyer 20 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.083
Paul Minner 10 12 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 6 0 0.250
Gale Wade 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jim Hughes 25 7 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.286
Jim Fanning 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Dave Hillman 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Owen Friend 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Richie Myers 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
El Tappe 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
John Briggs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Piktuzis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Tremel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Moe Drabowsky 2.47 2 Bob Rush 3.19 3 Turk Lown 3.58 4 Don Kaiser 3.59 5 Jim Davis 3.66

Wins

1 Bob Rush 13 2 Sam Jones 9 3 Turk Lown 9 4 Vito Valentinetti 6 5 Jim Brosnan 5

Strikeouts

1 Sam Jones 176 2 Bob Rush 104 3 Don Kaiser 74 4 Turk Lown 74 5 Jim Davis 66
1956 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Rush 13 10 3.19 32 32 0 239.2 210 85 59 104
Sam Jones 9 14 3.91 33 28 0 188.2 155 82 115 176
Warren Hacker 3 13 4.66 34 24 0 168.0 190 87 44 65
Don Kaiser 4 9 3.59 27 22 0 150.1 144 60 52 74
Jim Davis 5 7 3.66 46 11 2 120.1 116 49 59 66
Turk Lown 9 8 3.58 61 0 13 110.2 95 44 78 74
Vito Valentinetti 6 4 3.78 42 2 1 95.1 84 40 36 26
Jim Brosnan 5 9 3.79 30 10 1 95.0 95 40 45 51
Russ Meyer 1 6 6.32 20 9 0 57.0 71 40 26 28
Moe Drabowsky 2 4 2.47 9 7 0 51.0 37 14 39 36
Paul Minner 2 5 6.89 10 9 0 47.0 60 36 19 14
Jim Hughes 1 3 5.16 25 1 0 45.1 43 26 30 20
Dave Hillman 0 2 2.19 2 2 0 12.1 11 3 5 6
John Briggs 0 0 1.69 3 0 0 5.1 5 1 4 1
George Piktuzis 0 0 7.20 2 0 0 5.0 6 4 2 3
Bill Tremel 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 0

👥 Roster (37)

Gene Baker Ernie Banks John Briggs Jim Brosnan Harry Chiti Jim Davis Moe Drabowsky Solly Drake Jim Fanning Dee Fondy Owen Friend Warren Hacker +25 more

37 players

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The 1956 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1956 the Chicago Cubs posted a 60-94 mark (.390) and finished 8th in the NL. Runs came in at 597 scored against 708 allowed (-111). Against a league average of .256, the 1956 Chicago Cubs batted .243. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 3.96 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.77. The 597 runs scored compare with a league average of 659 per club, 9% fewer.

Wrigley Field was home in 1956, drawing a total attendance of 721,083. For power, Ernie Banks led the way with 28 homers. Bob Rush was the top winner, with 13 victories. The strikeout leader was Sam Jones with 176. The saves leader was Turk Lown with 13. The 1956 roster runs to 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1956 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1956 Chicago Cubs finished 60-94 (.390 win pct).
Who led the 1956 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ernie Banks led the 1956 Chicago Cubs with 28 home runs.
What was the 1956 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1956 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.96.
Did the 1956 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1956 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1956 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1956 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1956 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ernie Banks (28 HR, 85 RBI) and Bob Rush (13-10, 3.19 ERA).
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