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1956 St. Louis Cardinals

National League
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Season
1956
League
National League
Division
-
W-L Record
76-78 (.494)   GBL: 17.0
Div/Lg/MLB Rank
4 / 4 / 9
General Manager
Frank Lane
Attendance
1,029,773 (Rank: 7)
Ballpark
Sportsman's Park
Playoffs
dnq
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Batting Statistics

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Glossary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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#playerageposbagabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfiwdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so_bbab_hrdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levhilvlmlb yearsstat years
14Ken Boyer253BR15059591182302269883386512371829463958124.306.347.494.841.261.188.3085.9510.1722.8822.88
1949-  UDFA  -SLN
MLB1955-19691955-1969
6Stan Musial351B-OFL1565948718433627109207539337151931068266118.310.386.522.908.342.212.29311.005.7222.0022.00 MLB1941-19631941-1963
3Don Blasingame242B-SSL150587941532270278872523210318966529124.261.344.322.666.184.061.28510.837.820.000.00 MLB1955-19661955-1966
20Wally Moon26OF-1BL1495408616122111668129805011071325362249112.298.390.469.859.324.171.30612.868.0433.7533.75
1950-  UDFA  -SLN
MLB1954-19651954-1965
11Alvin Dark34SSR10041354118147437312133224091584422593.286.320.383.703.153.097.3004.757.47103.25103.25 MLB1946-19601946-1960
8Rip Repulski27OFR1123764410418311552224467123141614103272.277.330.428.758.215.151.2905.8511.2234.1834.18 MLB1953-19611953-1961
9Bobby Del Greco23OFR102270295816251811325063432933152335.215.308.344.652.248.129.24210.1615.8754.0054.00 MLB1952-19651952-1965
18Hal Smith25CR75227276412052310152200047912421747.282.326.401.727.189.119.2956.209.0945.4045.40 MLB1956-19651956-1965
2Whitey Lockman29OFL70193144802010221880114252213246.249.311.269.580.114.020.2588.453.760.000.00
1943-  UDFA  -NY1
MLB1945-19601945-1960
15Ray Katt29CR471581141406200162411112631671031.259.289.399.688.171.140.2713.5914.3726.3326.33 MLB1952-19591952-1959
2Red Schoendienst332BB40153224890015011350110257168939.314.365.373.738.137.059.3227.742.980.000.00 MLB1945-19631945-1963
10Hank Sauer39OFR751511145405240025313023564181936.298.403.424.827.291.126.34213.8117.1330.2030.20
1937-  UDFA  -NYA
MLB1941-19591941-1959
15Bill Sarni28CR431481243725221081511124691591429.291.329.466.795.236.175.2955.039.4329.6029.60 MLB1951-19561951-1956
42Bobby Morgan302B-3BR6111314227032002152401104381301012.195.287.336.623.257.141.21811.5418.4637.6737.67 MLB1950-19581950-1958
36Murry Dickson39PR327761922060019020012580415.247.256.325.581.091.078.2791.2511.250.000.00 MLB1939-19591939-1959
17Vinegar Bend Mizell25PR3375581004004161500498517.107.163.120.283.067.013.1364.7118.820.000.00 MLB1952-19621952-1962
28Grady Hatton332BL44731018120710137030032389315.247.360.315.675.260.068.27314.617.870.000.00 MLB1946-19601946-1960
9Bill Virdon25OFL2471101520290158121202380411.211.269.324.593.169.113.2106.2510.0035.5035.50 MLB1955-19681955-1968
23Tom Poholsky26PR336971120030011403002137329.159.171.188.359.043.029.2001.3719.180.000.00 MLB1950-19571950-1957
30Walker Cooper41CR4068518512140038010123172810.265.296.456.752.235.191.2764.1711.1134.0034.00 MLB1940-19571940-1957
37Herm Wehmeier29PR425861330280021701000226158.224.250.379.629.190.155.2823.2827.8729.0029.00 MLB1945-19581945-1958
7Rocky Nelson311B-OFL38566135038006600012276285.232.306.482.788.357.250.2139.689.6818.6718.67 MLB1949-19611949-1961
38Charlie Peete27OFL235231022060261010006165946.192.288.308.596.192.116.23810.1716.950.000.00 MLB1956-19561956-1956
44Willard Schmidt28PR334331010000021603000114819.233.267.256.523.070.023.3704.1733.330.000.00 MLB1952-19591952-1959
21Jackie Brandt22OFR27429123013014511001184848.286.362.429.791.214.143.3068.3310.4242.0042.00 MLB1956-19671956-1967
41Lindy McDaniel20PR39321740020011000001113343.219.242.344.586.156.125.3183.0330.300.000.00 MLB1955-19751955-1975
19Dick Schofield21SSB163033200100060000153021.100.100.167.267.067.067.1250.0020.000.000.00 MLB1953-19711953-1971
24Joe Frazier33OFL141914201401330000092231.211.318.474.792.368.263.20013.6413.6419.0019.00 MLB1947-19561947-1956
24Chuck Harmon32OFR201520000000220000001700.000.118.000.118.133.000.00011.7611.760.000.00 MLB1954-19571954-1957
32Jackie Collum29PL381413000100210010031703.214.294.214.508.143.000.21411.765.880.000.00 MLB1951-19621951-1962
4Alex Grammas30SSR61213000100110000031303.250.308.250.558.083.000.2737.697.690.000.00 MLB1954-19631954-1963
39Larry Jackson25PR511101000100150000011201.091.167.091.258.091.000.1678.3341.670.000.00 MLB1955-19681955-1968
24Bob Blaylock21PR141101000000040000011101.091.091.091.182.000.000.1430.0036.360.000.00 MLB1956-19591956-1959
42Harvey Haddix30PL5912100100230000131111.222.364.333.697.333.111.33318.1827.270.000.00
1947-  UDFA  -SLN
MLB1952-19651952-1965
7Solly Hemus332BL851100020011110001801.200.429.200.629.200.000.25012.5012.500.000.00 MLB1949-19591949-1959
28Joe Cunningham241BL431000000011000000400.000.250.000.250.333.000.00025.0025.000.000.00 MLB1954-19661954-1966
37Ben Flowers29PR330000000000000000300.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00 MLB1951-19561951-1956
45Gordon Jones26PR520000000001000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00 MLB1954-19651954-1965
22Tom Alston301BL320000000000000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00 MLB1954-19571954-1957
-Dick Littlefield30PL320000000001000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00 MLB1950-19581950-1958
16Ellis Kinder41PR2220000000002000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.00100.000.000.00
1941-  UDFA  -NYA
MLB1946-19571946-1957
21Don Liddle31PL1520000000000000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00 MLB1953-19561953-1956
25Max Surkont34PR510000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00 MLB1949-19571949-1957
36Stu Miller28PR410000000001000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.00100.000.000.00 MLB1952-19681952-1968
25Jim Konstanty39PR2700000010000001000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00 MLB1944-19561944-1956
Tot:45 Players20015378678144323449124628413550362233413153128214759864071036.268.333.399.732.226.131.2838.4010.391.2443.37
Top 10 in stats for year/league
Top ranked in stat for year/league

Pitching Statistics

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Glossary
 
 
 
 
 
 
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#playeragethwleraggscgshogfgrsviphrerhrbbsowpbkhbwhiph9hr9bb9so9ra9so_bbdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levhilvlmlb yearsstat years
17Vinegar Bend Mizell25L14143.623333113000208.2172938420921534071.277.420.863.976.604.011.66 MLB1952-19621952-1962
23Tom Poholsky26R9143.59332972140203.0210100812744956051.259.311.201.954.214.432.16 MLB1950-19571950-1957
36Murry Dickson39R1383.072827123010196.1175756720571097011.188.020.922.615.003.441.91 MLB1939-19591939-1959
37Herm Wehmeier29R1293.693419726151170.215080701671682011.297.910.843.743.594.220.96 MLB1945-19581945-1958
44Willard Schmidt28R683.843321206121147.213169631878526011.427.981.104.753.174.210.67 MLB1952-19591952-1959
41Lindy McDaniel20R763.403971010320116.11216044742598001.409.360.543.254.564.641.40 MLB1955-19751955-1975
39Larry Jackson25R224.11511002650985.1754439545504111.417.910.534.755.274.641.11 MLB1955-19681955-1968
32Jackie Collum29L624.20381002037760.0632928627172021.509.450.904.052.554.350.63 MLB1951-19621951-1962
24Bob Blaylock21R166.371460038041.0453229724390001.689.881.545.278.567.021.63 MLB1956-19591956-1959
25Jim Konstanty39R114.58270001627539.14620204670001.3210.530.921.371.604.581.17 MLB1944-19561944-1956
16Ellis Kinder41R203.51220001722625.22311103940001.258.061.053.161.403.860.44
1941-  UDFA  -NYA
MLB1946-19571946-1957
21Don Liddle31L128.3914200612024.2362523818143002.1913.142.926.575.119.120.78 MLB1953-19561953-1956
42Harvey Haddix30L105.32441100023.2281514310161001.6110.651.143.806.085.701.60
1947-  UDFA  -SLN
MLB1952-19651952-1965
37Ben Flowers29R116.94330000011.215991550001.7111.570.773.863.866.941.00 MLB1951-19561951-1956
45Gordon Jones26R025.56510004011.114972560001.6811.121.593.974.767.151.20 MLB1954-19651954-1965
45Dick Littlefield30L027.4532000109.29982450001.348.381.863.724.668.381.25 MLB1950-19581950-1958
36Stu Miller28R014.9130002317.112643550002.3214.733.686.146.147.361.00 MLB1952-19681952-1968
25Max Surkont34R009.5350002505.210663250002.1215.884.763.187.949.532.50 MLB1949-19571949-1957
35Paul LaPalme32L0081.0010000100.24660202009.0054.000.0027.000.0081.000.00 MLB1951-19571951-1957
Tot:19 Players76783.971561564111115234301388.21339698612155546709451181.368.681.003.544.604.521.30
Top 10 in stats for year/league
Top ranked in stat for year/league

Fielding Statistics

csv
Glossary
playerageposggsinnpoaedptctscfpctsbcssb%rfgrfirf9itm_shrpl_shrtm_rk
Hal Smith25C660516.03003463340334.982005.10.655.8342.988.01
Ray Katt29C470404.02311643251247.984005.30.615.5030.5100.02
Bill Sarni28C410356.22192521246244.992006.00.696.1726.695.33
Walker Cooper41C160112.0564106160.984003.80.544.8210.440.04
Totals30.8C1700138980679137898885.986005.20.645.74
Stan Musial351B1030873.287090796967960.993009.31.109.8966.966.01
Wally Moon261B520454.049847952554545.9840010.51.2010.8033.834.92
Rocky Nelson311B14039.15470661611.000004.41.5614.049.136.83
Tom Alston301B305.24101551.000001.70.968.651.9100.04
Whitey Lockman291B2011.0140211614.875007.01.2711.451.32.95
Chuck Harmon321B203.04001441.000002.01.3312.001.310.05
Joe Cunningham241B102.02000221.000002.01.009.000.625.07
Totals29.61B1770138914461451815716091591.989009.01.1510.32
Don Blasingame242B980859.2280303889591583.986005.90.686.1163.665.31
Red Schoendienst332B360313.29993127193192.995005.30.615.5223.490.02
Grady Hatton332B130111.02434386158.951004.50.524.708.429.53
Bobby Morgan302B130104.12525135150.980003.80.484.328.421.33
Totals30.02B1600138942845513127896883.985005.50.645.73
Ken Boyer253B14901,298.21303091837457439.961002.90.343.0496.899.31
Bobby Morgan303B11082.0923413632.889002.90.393.517.118.02
Don Blasingame243B206.00400441.000002.00.676.001.31.33
Grady Hatton333B101.0000000.000000.00.000.000.62.34
Chuck Harmon323B101.0000000.000000.00.000.000.65.04
Totals28.83B1640911393362238497475.956002.90.343.08
Alvin Dark34SS990857.11782922066490470.959004.70.554.9464.399.01
Don Blasingame24SS490417.0931351331241228.946004.70.554.9231.832.72
Dick Schofield21SS9052.11113242624.923002.70.464.155.856.33
Bobby Morgan30SS6031.088121716.941002.70.524.653.99.84
Alex Grammas30SS5031.0390112121.000002.40.393.483.283.35
Totals27.8SS1680138929345736104786750.954004.50.544.86
Rip Repulski27OF1000831.1187350195190.974001.90.232.0664.989.31
Bobby Del Greco23OF990760.1217330223220.987002.20.292.6064.397.12
Wally Moon26OF970838.1159822169167.988001.70.201.7963.065.13
Whitey Lockman29OF570422.1103250110105.955001.80.252.2437.081.44
Stan Musial35OF530466.2845109089.989001.70.191.7234.434.05
Hank Sauer39OF370287.25520157571.000001.50.201.7924.049.36
Jackie Brandt22OF260110.03310134341.000001.30.312.7816.996.37
Bill Virdon25OF240183.2532105655.982002.30.302.7015.6100.08
Charlie Peete27OF210130.23730140401.000001.90.312.7613.691.39
Chuck Harmon32OF11041.07000771.000000.60.171.547.155.010
Rocky Nelson31OF8069.01100011111.000001.40.161.435.221.111
Joe Frazier33OF3025.0401054.800001.30.161.441.921.412
Totals29.1OF5360416695029185997979.982001.80.242.12
Larry Jackson25P51085.1426303330.909000.60.353.1733.1100.01
Lindy McDaniel20P390116.1924303633.917000.80.282.5625.3100.02
Jackie Collum29P38060.0416212220.909000.50.333.0024.7100.03
Herm Wehmeier29P340170.21524214139.951001.10.232.0622.181.04
Tom Poholsky26P330203.012350347471.000001.40.232.0821.4100.05
Willard Schmidt28P330147.26340340401.000001.20.272.4521.4100.05
Vinegar Bend Mizell25P330208.21930225149.961001.50.242.1221.4100.05
Murry Dickson39P280196.12445147069.986002.50.353.1718.287.58
Jim Konstanty39P27039.10501551.000000.20.131.1517.5100.09
Ellis Kinder41P22025.21100221.000000.10.080.7114.3100.010
Bob Blaylock21P14041.01800991.000000.60.221.989.1100.011
Don Liddle31P14024.2331076.857000.40.252.239.193.311
Max Surkont34P505.2000000.000000.00.000.003.2100.013
Gordon Jones26P5011.10200221.000000.40.181.623.2100.013
Harvey Haddix30P4023.23100441.000001.00.171.552.680.015
Ben Flowers29P3011.22200441.000001.30.363.211.9100.016
Stu Miller28P307.10101111.000000.30.141.271.975.016
Dick Littlefield30P309.21000111.000000.30.110.981.9100.016
Paul LaPalme32P100.2000000.000000.00.000.000.6100.019
Totals29.6P390013891042571416375361.963000.90.262.35

Season Roster

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#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
22Tom Alston301B6-5210LR1926-01-31Greensboro,NCMLB1954-19571954-1957
3Don Blasingame242B5-10165LR1932-03-16Corinth,MSMLB1955-19661955-1966
24Bob Blaylock21P6-1185RR1935-06-28Chattanooga,OKMLB1956-19591956-1959
14Ken Boyer253B-1B6-2200RR1931-05-20Liberty,MOMLB1955-19691955-1969
1949-  UDFA  -SLN
21Jackie Brandt22OF5-11170RR1934-04-28Omaha,NEMLB1956-19671956-1967
32Jackie Collum29P5-7160LL1927-06-21Victor,IAMLB1951-19621951-1962
30Walker Cooper41C6-3210RR1915-01-08Atherton,MOMLB1940-19571940-1957
28Joe Cunningham241B6-1190LL1931-08-27Paterson,NJMLB1954-19661954-1966
11Alvin Dark34SS-3B5-11185RR1922-01-07Comanche,OKMLB1946-19601946-1960
9Bobby Del Greco23OF5-11190RR1933-04-07Pittsburgh,PAMLB1952-19651952-1965
36Murry Dickson39P5-11157RR1916-08-21Tracy,MOMLB1939-19591939-1959
37Ben Flowers29P6-4195RR1927-06-15Wilson,NCMLB1951-19561951-1956
24Joe Frazier33OF6-0180LR1922-10-06Liberty,NCMLB1947-19561947-1956
4Alex Grammas30SS-3B6-0175RR1926-04-03Birmingham,ALMLB1954-19631954-1963
42Harvey Haddix30P5-9170LL1925-09-18Medway,OHMLB1952-19651952-1965
1947-  UDFA  -SLN
24Chuck Harmon323B-OF6-2175RR1924-04-23Washington,INMLB1954-19571954-1957
28Grady Hatton333B5-9175LR1922-10-07Beaumont,TXMLB1946-19601946-1960
7Solly Hemus332B5-9175LR1923-04-17Phoenix,AZMLB1949-19591949-1959
39Larry Jackson25P6-2190RR1931-06-02Nampa,IDMLB1955-19681955-1968
45Gordon Jones26P6-0190RR1930-04-02Portland,ORMLB1954-19651954-1965
15Ray Katt29C6-2200RR1927-05-09New Braunfels,TXMLB1952-19591952-1959
16Ellis Kinder41P6-0195RR1914-07-26Atkins,ARMLB1946-19571946-1957
1941-  UDFA  -NYA
25Jim Konstanty39P6-2202RR1917-03-02Strykersville,NYMLB1944-19561944-1956
35Paul LaPalme32P5-10180LL1923-12-14Springfield,MAMLB1951-19571951-1957
21Don Liddle31P5-10165LL1925-05-25Mount Carmel,ILMLB1953-19561953-1956
45Dick Littlefield30P6-0180LL1926-03-18Detroit,MIMLB1950-19581950-1958
-Dick Littlefield30P6-0180LL1926-03-18Detroit,MIMLB1950-19581950-1958
2Whitey Lockman291B-OF6-1175LR1926-07-25Lowell,NCMLB1945-19601945-1960
1943-  UDFA  -NY1
41Lindy McDaniel20P6-3195RR1935-12-13Hollis,OKMLB1955-19751955-1975
36Stu Miller28P6-0165RR1927-12-26Northampton,MAMLB1952-19681952-1968
#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
17Vinegar Bend Mizell25P6-4205RL1930-08-13Leakesville,MSMLB1952-19621952-1962
20Wally Moon26OF6-0175LR1930-04-03Bay,ARMLB1954-19651954-1965
1950-  UDFA  -SLN
42Bobby Morgan302B-SS5-9175RR1926-06-29Oklahoma City,OKMLB1950-19581950-1958
6Stan Musial35OF-1B6-0175LL1920-11-21Donora,PAMLB1941-19631941-1963
7Rocky Nelson311B5-11175LL1924-11-18Portsmouth,OHMLB1949-19611949-1961
38Charlie Peete27OF5-10190LR1929-02-22Franklin,VAMLB1956-19561956-1956
23Tom Poholsky26P6-3205RR1929-08-26Detroit,MIMLB1950-19571950-1957
8Rip Repulski27OF6-0195RR1928-10-04Sauk Rapids,MNMLB1953-19611953-1961
15Bill Sarni28C5-11185RR1927-09-19Los Angeles,CAMLB1951-19561951-1956
10Hank Sauer39OF6-4198RR1917-03-17Pittsburgh,PAMLB1941-19591941-1959
1937-  UDFA  -NYA
44Willard Schmidt28P6-1187RR1928-05-29Hays,KSMLB1952-19591952-1959
2Red Schoendienst332B6-0170BR1923-02-02Germantown,ILMLB1945-19631945-1963
19Dick Schofield21SS-2B5-9165BR1935-01-07Springfield,ILMLB1953-19711953-1971
18Hal Smith25C5-11189RR1931-06-01Barling,ARMLB1956-19651956-1965
25Max Surkont34P6-0205RR1922-06-16Central Falls,RIMLB1949-19571949-1957
9Bill Virdon25OF6-0175LR1931-06-09Hazel Park,MIMLB1955-19681955-1968
37Herm Wehmeier29P6-2200RR1927-02-18Cincinnati,OHMLB1945-19581945-1958
47 record(s)
Listing of all players with at least 1 appearance during the selected season.

Coaching Staff

csv
Glossary
playerjobposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infototal jobs
Fred HutchinsonManagerP6-2200LR1919-08-12Seattle,WAMLB1939-19531939-195312
Bill PosedelFirst Base CoachP5-11175RR1906-08-02San Francisco,CAMLB1938-19461938-194617
Johnny HoppThird Base CoachOF-1B5-10175LL1916-07-18Hastings,NEMLB1939-19521939-19522
Frank LaneGeneral ManagerEXEC1896-02-01Cincinnati,OH14
Terry MooreAssistant CoachOF5-11195RR1912-05-27Vernon,ALMLB1935-19481935-19487
Joe GaragiolaBroadcasterC6-0190LR1926-02-12St. Louis,MOMLB1946-19541946-195423
6 record(s)

Affiliates

csv
Glossary
yearteam nameleaguelevelgwlwpctgblrfradiffranklgrkmanagerballparkplayoffs
1956St. Louis CardinalsNLMLB1547678.49417.0678698-2044Fred HutchinsonSportsman's Parkdnq
TotalsFull Organization1547678.494678698-20

Awards Voting

csv
Glossary
playerageyearawardteamrank1st placesharepoints
Stan Musial351956NL-MVPSt. Louis Cardinals901862
Wally Moon261956NL-MVPSt. Louis Cardinals27013
Ken Boyer251956NL-MVPSt. Louis Cardinals28012
3 record(s)
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