1956 Milwaukee Braves

92-62 • .597 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1956 Milwaukee Braves went 92-62 (.597) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 709 runs, allowed 569, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Joe Adcock (38 HR, 103 RBI) and Warren Spahn (20-11, 2.78 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

92 Wins
62 Losses
.597 Win %
2nd Rank
709 R 569 RA
Diff +140

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⚡ Quick Stats

709 Runs Scored
569 Runs Allowed
+140 Run Diff
2,052K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 1% above the 1956 league average (.256)
OBP .322 equal to the 1956 league average (.321)
SLG .422 5% above the 1956 league average (.400)
Team ERA 3.11 18% better than the 1956 league average (3.77)
Runs Scored 709 8% above the 1956 league average (659 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 2,052,219
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Avg per Game 26,652

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Hank Aaron 0.328 2 Joe Adcock 0.291 3 Felix Mantilla 0.283 4 Wes Covington 0.283 5 Johnny Logan 0.281

Home Runs

1 Joe Adcock 38 2 Eddie Mathews 37 3 Hank Aaron 26 4 Bobby Thomson 20 5 Del Crandall 16

RBI

1 Joe Adcock 103 2 Eddie Mathews 95 3 Hank Aaron 92 4 Bobby Thomson 74 5 Bill Bruton 56
1956 Milwaukee Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hank Aaron 153 609 106 200 34 14 26 92 37 54 2 0.328
Eddie Mathews 151 552 103 150 21 2 37 95 91 86 6 0.272
Johnny Logan 148 545 69 153 27 5 15 46 46 49 3 0.281
Bill Bruton 147 525 73 143 23 15 8 56 26 63 8 0.272
Danny O'Connell 139 498 71 119 17 9 2 42 76 42 3 0.239
Joe Adcock 137 454 76 132 23 1 38 103 32 86 1 0.291
Bobby Thomson 142 451 59 106 10 4 20 74 43 75 2 0.235
Del Crandall 112 311 37 74 14 2 16 48 35 30 1 0.238
Del Rice 71 188 15 40 9 1 3 17 18 34 0 0.213
Frank Torre 111 159 17 41 6 0 0 16 11 4 1 0.258
Wes Covington 75 138 17 39 4 0 2 16 16 20 1 0.283
Warren Spahn 39 105 8 22 3 0 3 10 4 32 1 0.210
Jack Dittmer 44 102 8 25 4 0 1 6 8 8 0 0.245
Andy Pafko 45 93 15 24 5 0 2 9 10 13 0 0.258
Lew Burdette 45 86 9 16 1 0 0 8 2 16 0 0.186
Bob Buhl 38 73 1 7 2 0 0 3 1 34 0 0.096
Chuck Tanner 60 63 6 15 2 0 1 4 10 10 0 0.238
Felix Mantilla 35 53 9 15 1 1 0 3 1 8 0 0.283
Ray Crone 35 49 4 6 1 0 0 2 8 18 0 0.122
Gene Conley 31 45 1 7 1 0 0 4 1 3 0 0.156
Toby Atwell 15 30 2 5 1 0 2 7 4 1 0 0.167
Taylor Phillips 23 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.000
Earl Hersh 7 13 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.231
Jim Pendleton 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Lou Sleater 25 10 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.500
Bob Trowbridge 19 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Red Murff 14 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Ernie Johnson 36 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Dave Jolly 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.000
Bob Roselli 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.500
Chet Nichols 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Paine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Humberto Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Taylor Phillips 2.26 2 Bob Trowbridge 2.66 3 Lew Burdette 2.70 4 Warren Spahn 2.78 5 Gene Conley 3.13

Wins

1 Warren Spahn 20 2 Lew Burdette 19 3 Bob Buhl 18 4 Ray Crone 11 5 Gene Conley 8

Strikeouts

1 Warren Spahn 128 2 Lew Burdette 110 3 Bob Buhl 86 4 Ray Crone 73 5 Gene Conley 68
1956 Milwaukee Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Warren Spahn 20 11 2.78 39 35 3 281.1 249 87 52 128
Lew Burdette 19 10 2.70 39 35 1 256.1 234 77 52 110
Bob Buhl 18 8 3.32 38 33 0 216.2 190 80 105 86
Ray Crone 11 10 3.87 35 21 2 169.2 173 73 44 73
Gene Conley 8 9 3.13 31 19 3 158.1 169 55 52 68
Taylor Phillips 5 3 2.26 23 6 2 87.2 69 22 33 36
Ernie Johnson 4 3 3.71 36 0 6 51.0 54 21 21 26
Bob Trowbridge 3 2 2.66 19 4 0 50.2 38 15 34 40
Dave Jolly 2 3 3.74 29 0 7 45.2 39 19 35 20
Lou Sleater 2 2 3.15 25 1 2 45.2 42 16 27 32
Red Murff 0 0 4.44 14 1 1 24.1 25 12 7 18
Chet Nichols 0 1 6.75 2 0 0 4.0 9 3 3 2
Humberto Robinson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 2 0
Phil Paine 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0

👥 Roster (33)

Hank Aaron Joe Adcock Toby Atwell Bill Bruton Bob Buhl Lew Burdette Gene Conley Wes Covington Del Crandall Ray Crone Jack Dittmer Earl Hersh +21 more

33 players

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The 1956 Milwaukee Braves in brief

A 92-62 record (.597) put the 1956 Milwaukee Braves 2nd in the NL. Runs came in at 709 scored against 569 allowed (+140). At the plate the Milwaukee Braves hit .259, 1% better than the league's .256. The Milwaukee Braves staff finished with a 3.11 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.77. League clubs averaged 659 runs that year, so the Milwaukee Braves scored 8% more.

The home park, County Stadium, recorded 2,052,219 in attendance, about 26,652 a game. Joe Adcock topped the Milwaukee Braves with 38 home runs. The hits leader was Hank Aaron with 200. On the mound, Warren Spahn won 20 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 Milwaukee Braves

What was the 1956 Milwaukee Braves record?
The 1956 Milwaukee Braves finished 92-62 (.597 win pct).
Who led the 1956 Milwaukee Braves in home runs?
Joe Adcock led the 1956 Milwaukee Braves with 38 home runs.
What was the 1956 Milwaukee Braves team ERA?
The 1956 Milwaukee Braves posted a team ERA of 3.11.
Did the 1956 Milwaukee Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1956 Milwaukee Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1956 Milwaukee Braves play?
The 1956 Milwaukee Braves played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1956 Milwaukee Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Adcock (38 HR, 103 RBI) and Warren Spahn (20-11, 2.78 ERA).
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