| 1956 Baltimore Orioles | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Record | 69–85 (.448) | |
| League place | 6th | |
| Owners | Jerold Hoffberger, Joseph Iglehart | |
| General managers | Paul Richards | |
| Managers | Paul Richards | |
| Television | WMAR-TV/WAAM/WBAL-TV | |
| Radio | WCBM (Ernie Harwell, Chuck Thompson, Bailey Goss) | |
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The 1956 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 69 wins and 85 losses.
Offseason
Regular season
- September 20, 1956: Catcher Tom Gastall was killed in a plane crash.[2]
- September 30, 1956: Joe Frazier hit a home run in the last at bat of his career.[3]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 49–28 | 48–29 |
| Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 9 | 46–31 | 42–35 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 69 | 0.552 | 12 | 46–31 | 39–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 13 | 43–34 | 41–36 |
| Detroit Tigers | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 15 | 37–40 | 45–32 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 28 | 41–36 | 28–49 |
| Washington Senators | 59 | 95 | 0.383 | 38 | 32–45 | 27–50 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 52 | 102 | 0.338 | 45 | 22–55 | 30–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | NYY | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 6–16 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 12–10 | |||||
| Boston | 16–6 | — | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 9–13 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9 | 8–14 | — | 15–7 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | |||||
| Cleveland | 17–5 | 9–13–1 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 17–5 | |||||
| Detroit | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | 15–7–1 | |||||
| Kansas City | 7–15 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 6–16 | — | 4–18 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 18–4 | — | 17–5 | |||||
| Washington | 10–12 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 7–15–1 | 10–12 | 5–17 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- May 14, 1956: Billy Loes was purchased by the Orioles from the Brooklyn Dodgers for $20,000.[4]
- May 21, 1956: Dave Philley and Jim Wilson were traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Fornieles, Connie Johnson, George Kell and Bob Nieman.[5]
- July 13, 1956: Morrie Martin was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the Chicago White Sox.[6]
- August 17, 1956: Hal Smith was traded by the Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics for Joe Ginsberg.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Gus Triandos | 131 | 452 | 126 | .279 | 21 | 88 |
| 1B | Bob Boyd | 70 | 225 | 70 | .311 | 2 | 11 |
| 2B | Billy Gardner | 144 | 515 | 119 | .231 | 11 | 50 |
| SS | Willy Miranda | 148 | 461 | 100 | .217 | 2 | 34 |
| 3B | George Kell | 102 | 345 | 90 | .261 | 8 | 37 |
| LF | Bob Nieman | 114 | 388 | 125 | .322 | 12 | 64 |
| CF | Dick Williams | 87 | 353 | 101 | .286 | 11 | 37 |
| RF | Tito Francona | 139 | 445 | 115 | .258 | 9 | 57 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Hal Smith | 77 | 229 | 60 | .262 | 3 | 18 |
| Bob Hale | 85 | 207 | 49 | .237 | 1 | 24 |
| Jim Pyburn | 84 | 156 | 27 | .173 | 2 | 11 |
| Dave Philley | 32 | 117 | 24 | .205 | 1 | 17 |
| Hoot Evers | 48 | 112 | 27 | .241 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Adams | 41 | 111 | 25 | .225 | 0 | 7 |
| Chuck Diering | 50 | 97 | 18 | .186 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Causey | 53 | 88 | 15 | .170 | 1 | 4 |
| Joe Frazier | 45 | 74 | 19 | .257 | 1 | 12 |
| Tex Nelson | 39 | 68 | 14 | .206 | 0 | 5 |
| Grady Hatton | 27 | 61 | 9 | .148 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Gastall | 32 | 56 | 11 | .196 | 0 | 4 |
| Brooks Robinson | 15 | 44 | 10 | .227 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Ginsberg | 15 | 28 | 2 | .071 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Marsh | 20 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Dyck | 11 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Pope | 12 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ray Moore | 32 | 185.0 | 12 | 7 | 4.18 | 105 |
| Connie Johnson | 26 | 183.2 | 9 | 10 | 3.43 | 130 |
| Bill Wight | 35 | 174.2 | 9 | 12 | 4.02 | 84 |
| Jim Wilson | 7 | 48.1 | 4 | 2 | 5.03 | 31 |
| Bob Harrison | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 0 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Hal Brown | 35 | 151.2 | 9 | 7 | 4.04 | 57 |
| Erv Palica | 29 | 116.1 | 4 | 11 | 4.49 | 62 |
| Mike Fornieles | 30 | 111.0 | 4 | 7 | 3.97 | 53 |
| Don Ferrarese | 36 | 102.0 | 4 | 10 | 5.03 | 81 |
| Billy Loes | 21 | 56.2 | 2 | 7 | 4.76 | 22 |
| Fred Besana | 7 | 17.2 | 1 | 0 | 5.60 | 7 |
| Charlie Beamon | 2 | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 1.38 | 14 |
| Ron Moeller | 4 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.15 | 2 |
| Sandy Consuegra | 4 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.15 | 1 |
| Billy O'Dell | 4 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 6 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| George Zuverink | 62 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 4.16 | 33 |
| Johnny Schmitz | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.99 | 15 |
| Fritz Dorish | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.12 | 4 |
| Morrie Martin | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.80 | 3 |
| Mel Held | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 4 |
| Babe Birrer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
| George Werley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Gordie Sundin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |
Farm system
Lubbock franchise transferred to Texas City and renamed, July 8, 1956
Notes
- ↑ Ed Lopat at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ List of athletes who have died in plane crashes
- ↑ "Home Run in Last at Bat | Baseball Almanac".
- ↑ Billy Loes at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Dave Philley at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Morrie Martin at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Joe Ginsberg at Baseball-Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1956 Baltimore Orioles team at Baseball-Reference
- 1956 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
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