1956 St. Louis Cardinals

76-78 • .494 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1956 St. Louis Cardinals went 76-78 (.494) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 678 runs, allowed 698, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Stan Musial (27 HR, 109 RBI) and Vinegar Bend Mizell (14-14, 3.62 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

76 Wins
78 Losses
.494 Win %
4th Rank
678 R 698 RA
Diff -20

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⚡ Quick Stats

678 Runs Scored
698 Runs Allowed
-20 Run Diff
1,028K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 NL Average

Batting Avg .268 5% above the 1956 league average (.256)
OBP .332 4% above the 1956 league average (.321)
SLG .399 equal to the 1956 league average (.400)
Team ERA 3.97 5% worse than the 1956 league average (3.77)
Runs Scored 678 3% above the 1956 league average (659 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,028,902
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Avg per Game 13,191

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Red Schoendienst 0.314 2 Stan Musial 0.310 3 Ken Boyer 0.306 4 Wally Moon 0.298 5 Hank Sauer 0.298

Home Runs

1 Stan Musial 27 2 Ken Boyer 26 3 Wally Moon 16 4 Rip Repulski 11 5 Ray Katt 6

RBI

1 Stan Musial 109 2 Ken Boyer 98 3 Wally Moon 68 4 Rip Repulski 55 5 Al Dark 37
1956 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ken Boyer 150 595 91 182 30 2 26 98 38 65 8 0.306
Stan Musial 156 594 87 184 33 6 27 109 75 39 2 0.310
Don Blasingame 150 587 94 153 22 7 0 27 72 52 8 0.261
Wally Moon 149 540 86 161 22 11 16 68 80 50 12 0.298
Al Dark 100 413 54 118 14 7 4 37 21 33 3 0.286
Rip Repulski 112 376 44 104 18 3 11 55 24 46 2 0.277
Bobby Del Greco 102 270 29 58 16 2 5 18 32 50 1 0.215
Hal Smith 75 227 27 64 12 0 5 23 15 22 1 0.282
Whitey Lockman 70 193 14 48 0 2 0 10 18 8 2 0.249
Ray Katt 47 158 11 41 4 0 6 20 6 24 0 0.259
Red Schoendienst 40 153 22 48 9 0 0 15 13 5 0 0.314
Hank Sauer 75 151 11 45 4 0 5 24 25 31 0 0.298
Bill Sarni 43 148 12 43 7 2 5 22 8 15 1 0.291
Bobby Morgan 61 113 14 22 7 0 3 20 15 24 0 0.195
Murry Dickson 32 77 6 19 2 2 0 6 1 9 0 0.247
Vinegar Bend Mizell 33 75 5 8 1 0 0 4 4 16 0 0.107
Grady Hatton 44 73 10 18 1 2 0 7 13 7 1 0.247
Bill Virdon 24 71 10 15 2 0 2 9 5 8 0 0.211
Tom Poholsky 33 69 7 11 2 0 0 3 1 14 0 0.159
Walker Cooper 40 68 5 18 5 1 2 14 3 8 0 0.265
Herm Wehmeier 42 58 6 13 3 0 2 8 2 17 0 0.224
Rocky Nelson 38 56 6 13 5 0 3 8 6 6 0 0.232
Charlie Peete 23 52 3 10 2 2 0 6 6 10 0 0.192
Willard Schmidt 33 43 3 10 1 0 0 0 2 16 0 0.233
Jackie Brandt 27 42 9 12 3 0 1 3 4 5 0 0.286
Lindy McDaniel 39 32 1 7 4 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.219
Dick Schofield 16 30 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.100
Joe Frazier 14 19 1 4 2 0 1 4 3 3 0 0.211
Chuck Harmon 20 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Jackie Collum 38 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.214
Alex Grammas 6 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.250
Bob Blaylock 14 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.091
Larry Jackson 51 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.091
Harvey Haddix 5 9 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.222
Solly Hemus 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.200
Joe Cunningham 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ben Flowers 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Alston 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gordon Jones 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ellis Kinder 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Don Liddle 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Littlefield 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Stu Miller 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Max Surkont 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Konstanty 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Paul LaPalme 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Murry Dickson 3.07 2 Lindy McDaniel 3.40 3 Tom Poholsky 3.59 4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 3.62 5 Herm Wehmeier 3.69

Wins

1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 14 2 Murry Dickson 13 3 Herm Wehmeier 12 4 Tom Poholsky 9 5 Lindy McDaniel 7

Strikeouts

1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 153 2 Murry Dickson 109 3 Tom Poholsky 95 4 Herm Wehmeier 68 5 Lindy McDaniel 59
1956 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vinegar Bend Mizell 14 14 3.62 33 33 0 208.2 172 84 92 153
Tom Poholsky 9 14 3.59 33 29 0 203.0 210 81 44 95
Murry Dickson 13 8 3.07 28 27 0 196.1 175 67 57 109
Herm Wehmeier 12 9 3.69 34 19 1 170.2 150 70 71 68
Willard Schmidt 6 8 3.84 33 21 1 147.2 131 63 78 52
Lindy McDaniel 7 6 3.40 39 7 0 116.1 121 44 42 59
Larry Jackson 2 2 4.11 51 1 9 85.1 75 39 45 50
Jackie Collum 6 2 4.20 38 1 7 60.0 63 28 27 17
Bob Blaylock 1 6 6.37 14 6 0 41.0 45 29 24 39
Jim Konstanty 1 1 4.58 27 0 5 39.1 46 20 6 7
Ellis Kinder 2 0 3.51 22 0 6 25.2 23 10 9 4
Don Liddle 1 2 8.39 14 2 0 24.2 36 23 18 14
Harvey Haddix 1 0 5.32 4 4 0 23.2 28 14 10 16
Ben Flowers 1 1 6.94 3 3 0 11.2 15 9 5 5
Gordon Jones 0 2 5.56 5 1 0 11.1 14 7 5 6
Dick Littlefield 0 2 7.45 3 2 0 9.2 9 8 4 5
Stu Miller 0 1 4.91 3 0 1 7.1 12 4 5 5
Max Surkont 0 0 9.53 5 0 0 5.2 10 6 2 5
Paul LaPalme 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0.2 4 6 2 0

👥 Roster (46)

Tom Alston Don Blasingame Bob Blaylock Ken Boyer Jackie Brandt Jackie Collum Walker Cooper Joe Cunningham Al Dark Bobby Del Greco Murry Dickson Ben Flowers +34 more

46 players

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The 1956 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The record for the 1956 St. Louis Cardinals reads 76 wins and 78 losses, good for 4th in the NL. Runs came in at 678 scored against 698 allowed (-20). Against a league average of .256, the 1956 St. Louis Cardinals batted .268. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.97 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.77. The 1956 St. Louis Cardinals outscored the average club by 3% (678 against 659).

The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 1,028,902 in attendance, about 13,191 a game. Stan Musial topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 27 home runs. Vinegar Bend Mizell led the pitchers with 14 wins. The 1956 roster runs to 46 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1955 season and the 1957 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1956 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1956 St. Louis Cardinals finished 76-78 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1956 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Stan Musial led the 1956 St. Louis Cardinals with 27 home runs.
What was the 1956 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1956 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1956 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1956 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1956 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1956 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1956 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Stan Musial (27 HR, 109 RBI) and Vinegar Bend Mizell (14-14, 3.62 ERA).
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