1956 Washington Senators

59-95 • .383 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1956 Washington Senators went 59-95 (.383) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 652 runs, allowed 924, and played home games at Griffith Stadium II. Team leaders included Roy Sievers (29 HR, 95 RBI) and Chuck Stobbs (15-15, 3.60 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

59 Wins
95 Losses
.383 Win %
7th Rank
652 R 924 RA
Diff -272

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652 Runs Scored
924 Runs Allowed
-272 Run Diff
446K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 AL Average

Batting Avg .250 4% below the 1956 league average (.260)
OBP .340 equal to the 1956 league average (.340)
SLG .376 4% below the 1956 league average (.393)
Team ERA 5.33 28% worse than the 1956 league average (4.16)
Runs Scored 652 9% below the 1956 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 446,801
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Avg per Game 5,802

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Pete Runnels 0.310 2 Ed FitzGerald 0.304 3 Clint Courtney 0.300 4 Jim Lemon 0.271 5 Jerry Snyder 0.270

Home Runs

1 Roy Sievers 29 2 Jim Lemon 27 3 Eddie Yost 11 4 Pete Runnels 8 5 Clint Courtney 5

RBI

1 Jim Lemon 96 2 Roy Sievers 95 3 Pete Runnels 76 4 Eddie Yost 53 5 Clint Courtney 44
1956 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pete Runnels 147 578 72 179 29 9 8 76 58 64 5 0.310
Roy Sievers 152 550 92 139 27 2 29 95 100 88 0 0.253
Jim Lemon 146 538 77 146 21 11 27 96 65 138 2 0.271
Eddie Yost 152 515 94 119 17 2 11 53 151 82 8 0.231
Whitey Herzog 117 421 49 103 13 7 4 35 35 74 8 0.245
Karl Olson 106 313 34 77 10 2 4 22 28 41 1 0.246
Clint Courtney 101 283 31 85 20 3 5 44 20 10 0 0.300
Herb Plews 91 256 24 69 10 7 1 25 26 40 1 0.270
Jose Valdivielso 90 246 18 58 8 2 4 29 29 36 3 0.236
Lou Berberet 95 207 25 54 6 3 4 27 46 33 0 0.261
Ed FitzGerald 64 148 15 45 8 0 2 12 20 16 0 0.304
Jerry Snyder 43 148 14 40 3 1 2 14 10 9 1 0.270
Ernie Oravetz 88 137 20 34 3 2 0 11 27 20 1 0.248
Lyle Luttrell 38 122 17 23 5 3 2 9 8 19 5 0.189
Tony Roig 44 119 11 25 5 2 0 7 20 29 2 0.210
Harmon Killebrew 44 99 10 22 2 0 5 13 10 39 0 0.222
Chuck Stobbs 38 84 3 15 3 0 0 9 2 15 0 0.179
Carlos Paula 33 82 8 15 2 1 3 13 8 15 0 0.183
Dick Tettelbach 18 64 10 10 1 2 1 9 14 15 0 0.156
Camilo Pascual 43 58 3 8 2 1 0 2 2 6 0 0.138
Pedro Ramos 56 44 9 9 0 2 0 2 2 16 0 0.205
Dean Stone 42 34 3 3 1 0 0 1 4 22 0 0.088
Bob Wiesler 38 33 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.091
Bunky Stewart 34 28 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.250
Bob Chakales 43 20 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.150
Connie Grob 37 18 3 6 1 0 0 5 1 2 0 0.333
Hal Griggs 36 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0.000
Ted Abernathy 5 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.182
Bud Byerly 25 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.091
Evelio Hernandez 4 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.182
Dick Brodowski 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tex Clevenger 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Tom Wright 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Bud Byerly 2.96 2 Chuck Stobbs 3.60 3 Bob Chakales 4.03 4 Ted Abernathy 4.15 5 Pedro Ramos 5.27

Wins

1 Chuck Stobbs 15 2 Pedro Ramos 12 3 Camilo Pascual 6 4 Bunky Stewart 5 5 Dean Stone 5

Strikeouts

1 Camilo Pascual 162 2 Chuck Stobbs 97 3 Dean Stone 86 4 Pedro Ramos 54 5 Bob Wiesler 49
1956 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chuck Stobbs 15 15 3.60 37 33 1 240.0 264 96 54 97
Camilo Pascual 6 18 5.87 39 27 2 188.2 194 123 89 162
Pedro Ramos 12 10 5.27 37 18 0 152.0 178 89 76 54
Dean Stone 5 7 6.27 41 21 3 132.0 148 92 93 86
Bob Wiesler 3 12 6.44 37 21 0 123.0 141 88 112 49
Bunky Stewart 5 7 5.57 33 9 2 105.0 111 65 82 36
Hal Griggs 1 6 6.02 34 12 1 98.2 120 66 76 48
Bob Chakales 4 4 4.03 43 1 4 96.0 94 43 57 33
Connie Grob 4 5 7.83 37 1 1 79.1 121 69 26 27
Bud Byerly 2 4 2.96 25 0 4 51.2 45 17 14 19
Tex Clevenger 0 0 5.40 20 1 0 31.2 33 19 21 17
Ted Abernathy 1 3 4.15 5 4 0 30.1 35 14 10 18
Evelio Hernandez 1 1 4.76 4 4 0 22.2 24 12 8 9
Dick Brodowski 0 3 9.17 7 3 0 17.2 31 18 12 8

👥 Roster (33)

Ted Abernathy Lou Berberet Dick Brodowski Bud Byerly Bob Chakales Tex Clevenger Clint Courtney Ed FitzGerald Hal Griggs Connie Grob Evelio Hernandez Whitey Herzog +21 more

33 players

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The 1956 Washington Senators in brief

The 1956 Washington Senators won 59 games and lost 95, ending up 7th in the AL. Runs came in at 652 scored against 924 allowed (-272). Against a league average of .260, the 1956 Washington Senators batted .250. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 5.33 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.16. The 652 runs scored compare with a league average of 720 per club, 9% fewer.

The home park, Griffith Stadium II, recorded 446,801 in attendance, about 5,802 a game. Roy Sievers led the club in home runs with 29. Jim Lemon drove in a team-high 96 runs. The hits leader was Pete Runnels with 179. Chuck Stobbs led the pitchers with 15 wins. The strikeout leader was Camilo Pascual with 162.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 Washington Senators

What was the 1956 Washington Senators record?
The 1956 Washington Senators finished 59-95 (.383 win pct).
Who led the 1956 Washington Senators in home runs?
Roy Sievers led the 1956 Washington Senators with 29 home runs.
What was the 1956 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1956 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 5.33.
Did the 1956 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1956 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1956 Washington Senators play?
The 1956 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium II.
Who led the 1956 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roy Sievers (29 HR, 95 RBI) and Chuck Stobbs (15-15, 3.60 ERA).
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