1956 Cleveland Indians

88-66 • .571 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1956 Cleveland Indians went 88-66 (.571) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 712 runs, allowed 581, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Vic Wertz (32 HR, 106 RBI) and Bob Lemon (20-14, 3.03 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

88 Wins
66 Losses
.571 Win %
2nd Rank
712 R 581 RA
Diff +131

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712 Runs Scored
581 Runs Allowed
+131 Run Diff
851K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 AL Average

Batting Avg .243 6% below the 1956 league average (.260)
OBP .334 2% below the 1956 league average (.340)
SLG .380 3% below the 1956 league average (.393)
Team ERA 3.32 20% better than the 1956 league average (4.16)
Runs Scored 712 1% below the 1956 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 851,948
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Avg per Game 11,064

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Hal Naragon 0.287 2 Rocky Colavito 0.276 3 Al Smith 0.274 4 Al Rosen 0.267 5 Vic Wertz 0.264

Home Runs

1 Vic Wertz 32 2 Rocky Colavito 21 3 Al Smith 16 4 Al Rosen 15 5 Jim Busby 12

RBI

1 Vic Wertz 106 2 Al Smith 71 3 Rocky Colavito 65 4 Al Rosen 61 5 Bobby Avila 54
1956 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Smith 141 526 87 144 26 5 16 71 84 72 6 0.274
Bobby Avila 138 513 74 115 14 2 10 54 70 68 17 0.224
Jim Busby 135 494 72 116 17 3 12 50 43 47 8 0.235
Vic Wertz 136 481 65 127 22 0 32 106 75 87 0 0.264
Chico Carrasquel 141 474 60 115 15 1 7 48 52 61 0 0.243
Al Rosen 121 416 64 111 18 2 15 61 58 44 1 0.267
Rocky Colavito 101 322 55 89 11 4 21 65 49 46 0 0.276
Gene Woodling 100 317 56 83 17 0 8 38 69 29 2 0.262
Jim Hegan 122 315 42 70 15 2 6 34 49 54 1 0.222
George Strickland 85 171 22 36 1 2 3 17 22 27 0 0.211
Preston Ward 87 150 18 38 10 0 6 21 16 20 0 0.253
Hal Naragon 53 122 11 35 3 1 3 18 13 9 0 0.287
Sam Mele 57 114 17 29 7 0 4 20 12 20 0 0.254
Early Wynn 38 101 5 23 5 0 1 15 7 22 1 0.228
Earl Averill 42 93 12 22 6 0 3 14 14 25 0 0.237
Bob Lemon 43 93 8 18 0 0 5 12 9 21 0 0.194
Herb Score 35 87 11 16 3 0 1 8 9 32 0 0.184
Dave Pope 25 70 6 17 3 1 0 3 1 12 0 0.243
Mike Garcia 35 61 1 7 1 0 0 3 3 10 0 0.115
Rudy Regalado 16 47 4 11 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 0.234
Joe Caffie 12 38 7 13 0 0 0 1 4 8 3 0.342
Dale Mitchell 38 30 2 4 0 0 0 6 7 2 0 0.133
Kenny Kuhn 27 22 7 6 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.273
Don Mossi 48 20 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.150
Hank Aguirre 16 18 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0.111
Bob Feller 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.000
Art Houtteman 23 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0.167
Cal McLish 39 9 2 1 1 0 0 2 6 4 0 0.111
Ray Narleski 32 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.250
Stu Locklin 9 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Bud Daley 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hoot Evers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hank Foiles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sal Maglie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Young 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Ray Narleski 1.52 2 Herb Score 2.53 3 Early Wynn 2.72 4 Bob Lemon 3.03 5 Don Mossi 3.59

Wins

1 Bob Lemon 20 2 Herb Score 20 3 Early Wynn 20 4 Mike Garcia 11 5 Don Mossi 6

Strikeouts

1 Herb Score 263 2 Early Wynn 158 3 Mike Garcia 119 4 Bob Lemon 94 5 Don Mossi 59
1956 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Early Wynn 20 9 2.72 38 35 2 277.2 233 84 91 158
Bob Lemon 20 14 3.03 39 35 3 255.1 230 86 89 94
Herb Score 20 9 2.53 35 33 0 249.1 162 70 129 263
Mike Garcia 11 12 3.78 35 30 0 197.2 213 83 74 119
Don Mossi 6 5 3.59 48 3 11 87.2 79 35 33 59
Hank Aguirre 3 5 3.72 16 9 1 65.1 63 27 27 31
Cal McLish 2 4 4.96 37 2 1 61.2 67 34 32 27
Ray Narleski 3 2 1.52 32 0 4 59.1 36 10 19 42
Bob Feller 0 4 4.97 19 4 1 58.0 63 32 23 18
Art Houtteman 2 2 6.56 22 4 1 46.2 60 34 31 19
Bud Daley 1 0 6.20 14 0 0 20.1 21 14 14 13
Sal Maglie 0 0 3.60 2 0 0 5.0 6 2 2 2

👥 Roster (35)

Hank Aguirre Earl Averill Bobby Avila Jim Busby Joe Caffie Chico Carrasquel Rocky Colavito Bud Daley Hoot Evers Bob Feller Hank Foiles Mike Garcia +23 more

35 players

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The 1956 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1956 Cleveland Indians finished 88-66, a .571 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the AL. With 712 runs scored and 581 given up, the 1956 differential was +131. Against a league average of .260, the 1956 Cleveland Indians batted .243. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 3.32 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.16. The 1956 Cleveland Indians scored 1% fewer runs than the average club (712 against 720).

The home park, Cleveland Stadium, recorded 851,948 in attendance, about 11,064 a game. For power, Vic Wertz led the way with 32 homers. Al Smith collected the most hits, 144. The pitching staff's wins leader was Herb Score (20). Don Mossi closed out 11 saves. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1956 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1956 Cleveland Indians finished 88-66 (.571 win pct).
Who led the 1956 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Vic Wertz led the 1956 Cleveland Indians with 32 home runs.
What was the 1956 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1956 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.32.
Did the 1956 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1956 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1956 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1956 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1956 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vic Wertz (32 HR, 106 RBI) and Bob Lemon (20-14, 3.03 ERA).
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