1956 Cincinnati Redlegs

91-63 • .591 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs went 91-63 (.591) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 775 runs, allowed 658, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Frank Robinson (38 HR, 83 RBI) and Brooks Lawrence (19-10, 3.99 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

91 Wins
63 Losses
.591 Win %
3rd Rank
775 R 658 RA
Diff +117

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775 Runs Scored
658 Runs Allowed
+117 Run Diff
1,124K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 4% above the 1956 league average (.256)
OBP .335 4% above the 1956 league average (.321)
SLG .441 10% above the 1956 league average (.400)
Team ERA 3.85 2% worse than the 1956 league average (3.77)
Runs Scored 775 18% above the 1956 league average (659 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,124,076
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Avg per Game 14,598

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Ted Kluszewski 0.302 2 Ed Bailey 0.300 3 Bob Thurman 0.295 4 Gus Bell 0.292 5 Frank Robinson 0.290

Home Runs

1 Frank Robinson 38 2 Wally Post 36 3 Ted Kluszewski 35 4 Gus Bell 29 5 Ed Bailey 28

RBI

1 Ted Kluszewski 102 2 Gus Bell 84 3 Wally Post 83 4 Frank Robinson 83 5 Ed Bailey 75
1956 Cincinnati Redlegs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Temple 154 632 88 180 18 3 2 41 58 40 14 0.285
Gus Bell 150 603 82 176 31 4 29 84 50 66 6 0.292
Frank Robinson 152 572 122 166 27 6 38 83 64 95 8 0.290
Wally Post 143 539 94 134 25 3 36 83 37 124 6 0.249
Ted Kluszewski 138 517 91 156 14 1 35 102 49 31 1 0.302
Roy McMillan 150 479 51 126 16 7 3 62 76 54 4 0.263
Ray Jablonski 130 407 42 104 25 1 15 66 37 57 2 0.256
Ed Bailey 118 383 59 115 8 2 28 75 52 50 2 0.300
Smoky Burgess 90 229 28 63 10 0 12 39 26 18 0 0.275
George Crowe 77 144 22 36 2 1 10 23 11 28 0 0.250
Alex Grammas 77 140 17 34 11 0 0 16 16 18 0 0.243
Bob Thurman 80 139 25 41 5 2 8 22 10 14 0 0.295
Johnny Klippstein 37 71 4 7 0 0 0 3 3 19 0 0.099
Brooks Lawrence 49 70 4 11 2 1 0 4 2 28 0 0.157
Joe Nuxhall 44 59 6 11 2 1 2 7 4 15 0 0.186
Hal Jeffcoat 49 54 5 8 2 0 0 5 3 20 0 0.148
Stan Palys 40 53 5 12 0 0 2 5 6 13 0 0.226
Art Fowler 45 48 1 7 1 0 0 5 5 11 0 0.146
Tom Acker 29 19 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 12 0 0.053
Rocky Bridges 71 19 9 4 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 0.211
Don Gross 19 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.105
Hersh Freeman 64 18 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 4 0 0.056
Joe Frazier 10 17 2 4 0 0 1 2 1 7 0 0.235
Jim Dyck 18 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.091
Larry Jansen 8 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Joe Black 34 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Art Schult 5 7 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.429
Bruce Edwards 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Chuck Harmon 13 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Paul LaPalme 11 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Patricio Scantlebury 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bobby Balcena 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Matt Batts 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Curt Flood 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Kennedy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Russ Meyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Oldham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Silvera 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Don Gross 1.95 2 Tom Acker 2.37 3 Hersh Freeman 3.40 4 Joe Nuxhall 3.72 5 Hal Jeffcoat 3.84

Wins

1 Brooks Lawrence 19 2 Hersh Freeman 14 3 Joe Nuxhall 13 4 Johnny Klippstein 12 5 Art Fowler 11

Strikeouts

1 Joe Nuxhall 120 2 Brooks Lawrence 96 3 Art Fowler 86 4 Johnny Klippstein 86 5 Hal Jeffcoat 55
1956 Cincinnati Redlegs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Brooks Lawrence 19 10 3.99 49 30 0 218.2 210 97 71 96
Johnny Klippstein 12 11 4.09 37 29 1 211.0 219 96 82 86
Joe Nuxhall 13 11 3.72 44 32 3 200.2 196 83 87 120
Art Fowler 11 11 4.05 45 23 1 177.2 191 80 35 86
Hal Jeffcoat 8 2 3.84 38 16 2 171.0 189 73 55 55
Hersh Freeman 14 5 3.40 64 0 18 108.2 112 41 34 50
Tom Acker 4 3 2.37 29 7 1 83.2 60 22 29 54
Don Gross 3 0 1.95 19 7 0 69.1 69 15 20 47
Joe Black 3 2 4.52 32 0 2 61.2 61 31 25 27
Larry Jansen 2 3 5.19 8 7 1 34.2 39 20 9 16
Paul LaPalme 2 4 4.67 11 2 0 27.0 26 14 4 4
Patricio Scantlebury 0 1 6.63 6 2 0 19.0 24 14 5 10
Frank Smith 0 0 12.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 4 2 1
Bill Kennedy 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 2.0 6 4 0 0
Russ Meyer 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1

👥 Roster (39)

Tom Acker Ed Bailey Bobby Balcena Matt Batts Gus Bell Joe Black Rocky Bridges Smoky Burgess George Crowe Jim Dyck Bruce Edwards Curt Flood +27 more

39 players

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The 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs in brief

The 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs finished 91-63, a .591 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL. With 775 runs scored and 658 given up, the 1956 differential was +117. Against a league average of .256, the 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs batted .265. Pitchers allowed 3.85 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.77. League clubs averaged 659 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Redlegs scored 18% more.

The home park, Crosley Field, recorded 1,124,076 in attendance, about 14,598 a game. For power, Frank Robinson led the way with 38 homers. Ted Kluszewski drove in a team-high 102 runs. Brooks Lawrence led the pitchers with 19 wins. The strikeout leader was Joe Nuxhall with 120. The saves leader was Hersh Freeman with 18.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs

What was the 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs record?
The 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs finished 91-63 (.591 win pct).
Who led the 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs in home runs?
Frank Robinson led the 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs with 38 home runs.
What was the 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs team ERA?
The 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs posted a team ERA of 3.85.
Did the 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs win the World Series?
No. The 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs play?
The 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Robinson (38 HR, 83 RBI) and Brooks Lawrence (19-10, 3.99 ERA).
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