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1956 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath, Bing Crosby (minority) |
General manager(s) | Joe L. Brown |
Manager(s) | Bobby Bragan |
Local television | none |
Local radio |
KDKA Bob Prince, Dick Bingham |
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The 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 75th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 70th in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Pirates finished seventh in the National League with a record of 66–88.
Contents
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 93 | 61 | -- | .604 |
Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | 1 | .597 |
Cincinnati Redlegs | 91 | 63 | 2 | .591 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 78 | 17 | .494 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 83 | 22 | .461 |
New York Giants | 67 | 87 | 26 | .435 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 88 | 27 | .429 |
Chicago Cubs | 60 | 94 | 33 | .390 |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- May 17, 1956: Dick Littlefield and Bobby Del Greco were traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Virdon.[1]
- May 28, 1956: Toby Atwell was traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for cash and a player to be named later. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending Dick Rand to the Pirates on October 14.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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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3B | Thomas, FrankFrank Thomas | 157 | 588 | 166 | .282 | 25 | 80 |
CF | Virdon, BillBill Virdon | 133 | 509 | 170 | .334 | 8 | 37 |
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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Del Greco, BobbyBobby Del Greco | 14 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 2 | 3 |
Atwell, TobyToby Atwell | 12 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 3 |
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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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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Littlefield, DickDick Littlefield | 6 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 10 |
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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Face, RoyRoy Face | 68 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3.52 | 96 |
Arroyo, LuisLuis Arroyo | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.71 | 17 |
Swanson, RedRed Swanson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.03 | 5 |
Donoso, LinoLino Donoso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lincoln
Notes
References
- 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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