1956 Philadelphia Phillies

71-83 • .461 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1956 Philadelphia Phillies went 71-83 (.461) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 668 runs, allowed 738, and played home games at Connie Mack Stadium. Team leaders included Stan Lopata (32 HR, 95 RBI) and Robin Roberts (19-18, 4.45 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

71 Wins
83 Losses
.461 Win %
5th Rank
668 R 738 RA
Diff -70

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668 Runs Scored
738 Runs Allowed
-70 Run Diff
934K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 NL Average

Batting Avg .252 1% below the 1956 league average (.256)
OBP .328 2% above the 1956 league average (.321)
SLG .380 5% below the 1956 league average (.400)
Team ERA 4.20 11% worse than the 1956 league average (3.77)
Runs Scored 668 1% above the 1956 league average (659 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 934,798
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Avg per Game 12,140

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Richie Ashburn 0.303 2 Solly Hemus 0.289 3 Elmer Valo 0.289 4 Willie Jones 0.277 5 Frank Baumholtz 0.270

Home Runs

1 Stan Lopata 32 2 Del Ennis 26 3 Willie Jones 17 4 Marv Blaylock 10 5 Andy Seminick 7

RBI

1 Del Ennis 95 2 Stan Lopata 95 3 Willie Jones 78 4 Richie Ashburn 50 5 Marv Blaylock 50
1956 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Del Ennis 153 630 80 164 23 3 26 95 33 62 7 0.260
Richie Ashburn 154 628 94 190 26 8 3 50 79 45 10 0.303
Stan Lopata 146 535 96 143 33 7 32 95 75 93 5 0.267
Willie Jones 149 520 88 144 20 4 17 78 92 49 5 0.277
Marv Blaylock 136 460 61 117 14 8 10 50 50 86 5 0.254
Granny Hamner 122 401 42 90 24 3 4 42 30 42 2 0.224
Ted Kazanski 117 379 35 80 11 1 4 34 20 41 0 0.211
Elmer Valo 98 291 40 84 13 3 5 37 48 21 7 0.289
Jim Greengrass 86 215 24 44 9 2 5 25 28 43 0 0.205
Solly Hemus 78 187 24 54 10 4 5 24 28 21 1 0.289
Roy Smalley 65 168 14 38 9 3 0 16 23 29 0 0.226
Andy Seminick 60 161 16 32 3 1 7 23 31 38 3 0.199
Frank Baumholtz 76 100 13 27 0 0 0 9 6 6 0 0.270
Robin Roberts 43 100 8 20 2 1 1 8 6 13 0 0.200
Harvey Haddix 46 93 6 22 4 0 0 10 5 10 0 0.237
Curt Simmons 39 72 6 17 3 0 0 9 4 9 0 0.236
Saul Rogovin 22 36 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.111
Glen Gorbous 15 33 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.182
Stu Miller 29 25 7 4 1 0 0 1 8 2 0 0.160
Bobby Morgan 8 25 1 5 0 0 0 1 6 4 0 0.200
Ed Bouchee 9 22 0 6 2 0 0 1 5 6 0 0.273
Joe Lonnett 16 22 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.182
Bob Miller 49 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.091
Jack Meyer 41 20 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 7 0 0.200
Bob Bowman 6 16 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 6 0 0.188
Murry Dickson 3 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Herm Wehmeier 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ron Negray 39 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.429
Jim Owens 10 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.167
Wally Westlake 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Jack Sanford 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Ben Flowers 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Mack Burk 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Turk Farrell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Angelo LiPetri 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Duane Pillette 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Ross 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Bob Miller 3.24 2 Curt Simmons 3.36 3 Harvey Haddix 3.48 4 Ron Negray 4.19 5 Jack Meyer 4.41

Wins

1 Robin Roberts 19 2 Curt Simmons 15 3 Harvey Haddix 12 4 Jack Meyer 7 5 Saul Rogovin 7

Strikeouts

1 Robin Roberts 157 2 Harvey Haddix 154 3 Curt Simmons 88 4 Jack Meyer 66 5 Stu Miller 55
1956 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Robin Roberts 19 18 4.45 43 37 3 297.1 328 147 40 157
Harvey Haddix 12 8 3.48 31 26 2 206.2 196 80 55 154
Curt Simmons 15 10 3.36 33 27 0 198.0 186 74 65 88
Bob Miller 3 6 3.24 49 6 5 122.1 115 44 34 53
Stu Miller 5 8 4.47 24 15 0 106.2 109 53 51 55
Saul Rogovin 7 6 4.98 22 18 0 106.2 122 59 27 48
Jack Meyer 7 11 4.41 41 7 2 96.0 86 47 51 66
Ron Negray 2 3 4.19 39 4 3 66.2 72 31 24 44
Ben Flowers 0 2 5.71 32 0 0 41.0 54 26 10 22
Jim Owens 0 4 7.28 10 5 0 29.2 35 24 22 22
Duane Pillette 0 0 6.56 20 0 0 23.1 32 17 12 10
Murry Dickson 0 3 5.09 3 3 0 23.0 20 13 12 1
Herm Wehmeier 0 2 4.05 3 3 0 20.0 18 9 11 8
Jack Sanford 1 0 1.38 3 1 0 13.0 7 2 13 6
Angelo LiPetri 0 0 3.27 6 0 0 11.0 7 4 3 8
Granny Hamner 0 1 4.32 3 1 0 8.1 10 4 2 4
Turk Farrell 0 1 12.46 1 1 0 4.1 6 6 3 0
Bob Ross 0 0 8.10 3 0 0 3.1 4 3 2 4

👥 Roster (37)

Richie Ashburn Frank Baumholtz Marv Blaylock Ed Bouchee Bob Bowman Mack Burk Murry Dickson Del Ennis Turk Farrell Ben Flowers Glen Gorbous Jim Greengrass +25 more

37 players

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The 1956 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The record for the 1956 Philadelphia Phillies reads 71 wins and 83 losses, good for 5th in the NL. Runs came in at 668 scored against 738 allowed (-70). At the plate the Philadelphia Phillies hit .252, 1% worse than the league's .256. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 4.20 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.77. League clubs averaged 659 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Phillies scored 1% more.

Home games were played at Connie Mack Stadium, where 934,798 fans came through the gates. Stan Lopata topped the Philadelphia Phillies with 32 home runs. Richie Ashburn collected the most hits, 190. Robin Roberts was the top winner, with 19 victories. The 1956 roster runs to 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1956 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1956 Philadelphia Phillies finished 71-83 (.461 win pct).
Who led the 1956 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Stan Lopata led the 1956 Philadelphia Phillies with 32 home runs.
What was the 1956 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1956 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.20.
Did the 1956 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1956 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1956 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1956 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Connie Mack Stadium.
Who led the 1956 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Stan Lopata (32 HR, 95 RBI) and Robin Roberts (19-18, 4.45 ERA).
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