1956 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 1956 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 75th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 65th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 76–78 during the season and finished 4th in the National League.

1956 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record76–78 (.494)
League place4th
Other information
Owner(s)August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)Frank Lane
Manager(s)Fred Hutchinson
Local televisionKTVI
Local radioKMOX
(Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Joe Garagiola)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 9361 0.604 52–25 41–36
Milwaukee Braves 9262 0.597 1 47–29 45–33
Cincinnati Redlegs 9163 0.591 2 51–26 40–37
St. Louis Cardinals 7678 0.494 17 43–34 33–44
Philadelphia Phillies 7183 0.461 22 40–37 31–46
New York Giants 6787 0.435 26 37–40 30–47
Pittsburgh Pirates 6688 0.429 27 35–43 31–45
Chicago Cubs 6094 0.390 33 39–38 21–56

Record vs. opponents

1956 National League Records

Sources:
Team BR CHC CIN MIL NYG PHI PIT STL
Brooklyn 16–611–1110–1214–813–913–916–6
Chicago 6–166–16–19–137–1513–910–12–19–13–1
Cincinnati 11–1116–6–19–1314–811–1117–513–9
Milwaukee 12–1013–913–917–510–1214–8–113–9
New York 8–1415–78–145–1711–1113–97–15
Philadelphia 9–139–1311–1112–1011–117–1512–10
Pittsburgh 9–1312–10–15–178–14–19–1315–78–14–1
St. Louis 6–1613–9–19–139–1315–710–1214–8–1

Notable transactions

Roster

1956 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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

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
Hank Sauer7515145.298524

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

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
Bob Blaylock1441166.3739

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
Jackie Collum386274.2017

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Omaha Cardinals American Association Johnny Keane
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Dixie Walker
AA Houston Buffaloes Texas League Harry Walker
A Allentown Cardinals Eastern League Roland LeBlanc
A Sioux City Soos Western League Harold Olt and Bob Clear
B Beaumont Exporters Big State League Ford Garrison
B Peoria Chiefs Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League George Kissell
C Mexicali Eagles Arizona–Texas League Larry Barton, Sr. and Art Wilson
C Fresno Cardinals California League Ed Lyons
C Winnipeg Goldeyes Northern League Vern Benson
D Dothan Cardinals Alabama–Florida League Whitey Ries
D Gainesville G-Men Florida State League Homer Ray Wilson
D Albany Cardinals Georgia–Florida League Chase Riddle
D Decatur Commodores Midwest League Al Unser
D Ardmore Cardinals Sooner State League J. C. Dunn

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Houston, Fresno[10]

References

  1. Harry Walker at Baseball-Reference
  2. Ed Mayer at Baseball-Reference
  3. Billy Muffett at Baseball-Reference
  4. Jackie Collum at Baseball-Reference
  5. Hank Sauer at Baseball-Reference
  6. Solly Hemus at Baseball-Reference
  7. Bill Virdon at Baseball-Reference
  8. Dick Rand at Baseball-Reference
  9. Red Schoendienst at Baseball-Reference
  10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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