1956 Boston Red Sox season
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox baseball team season The 1956 Boston Red Sox season was the 56th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, 13 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1956 World Series.
Offseason
- November 8, 1955: Karl Olson, Dick Brodowski, Tex Clevenger, Neil Chrisley, and Al Curtis (minors) were traded by the Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Mickey Vernon, Bob Porterfield, Johnny Schmitz, and Tom Umphlett.[1]
- November 27, 1955: Ed Mayer was drafted from the Red Sox by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1955 minor league draft.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Template:1956 AL Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
| 10 | Billy Goodman | 2B |
| 11 | Frank Malzone | 3B |
| 9 | Ted Williams | LF |
| 4 | Jackie Jensen | RF |
| 6 | Mickey Vernon | 1B |
| 37 | Jimmy Piersall | CF |
| 24 | Don Buddin | SS |
| 22 | Sammy White | C |
| 18 | Frank Sullivan | P |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 114 | 392 | 96 | .245 | 5 | 44 |
| 1B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 119 | 403 | 125 | .310 | 15 | 84 |
| 2B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 105 | 399 | 117 | .293 | 2 | 38 |
| SS | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 114 | 377 | 90 | .239 | 5 | 37 |
| 3B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 135 | 520 | 141 | .271 | 7 | 59 |
| LF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 136 | 400 | 138 | .345 | 24 | 82 |
| CF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 155 | 601 | 176 | .293 | 14 | 87 |
| RF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 151 | 578 | 182 | .315 | 20 | 97 |
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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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 106 | 306 | 89 | .291 | 16 | 68 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 83 | 284 | 74 | .261 | 15 | 51 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 59 | 187 | 50 | .267 | 5 | 29 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 45 | 118 | 25 | .212 | 3 | 8 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27 | 103 | 17 | .165 | 2 | 11 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 44 | 84 | 18 | .214 | 2 | 11 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 104 | 63 | 17 | .270 | 1 | 7 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 24 | 50 | 11 | .220 | 1 | 3 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 7 | 25 | 8 | .320 | 0 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 48 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 5 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 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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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 32 | 244.1 | 19 | 9 | 3.50 | 127 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 34 | 242.0 | 14 | 7 | 3.42 | 116 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23 | 145.1 | 9 | 8 | 4.21 | 74 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21 | 131.1 | 7 | 6 | 3.77 | 41 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25 | 126.0 | 3 | 12 | 5.14 | 53 |
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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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 39 | 142.1 | 9 | 8 | 4.62 | 93 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 48 | 128.1 | 13 | 7 | 4.21 | 105 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21 | 69.2 | 2 | 4 | 6.20 | 26 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 7 | 24.2 | 2 | 1 | 3.28 | 18 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 3 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 | 5 |
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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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 40 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5.33 | 34 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5.17 | 9 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.57 | 11 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
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References
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External links
- 1956 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference
- 1956 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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