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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Farm system  




5 Notes  




6 References  













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1956 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
OwnersPhilip K. Wrigley
General managersWid Matthews
ManagersStan Hack
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
RadioWIND
(Milo Hamilton, Jack Quinlan, Gene Elston)
← 1955 Seasons 1957 →

The 1956 Chicago Cubs season was the 85th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 81st in the National League and the 41st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 60–94.

Offseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

  • t
  • e
    • National League
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Brooklyn Dodgers 93 61 .604 — 52‍–‍25 41‍–‍36
    Milwaukee Braves 92 62 .597 1 47‍–‍29 45‍–‍33
    Cincinnati Redlegs 91 63 .591 2 51‍–‍26 40‍–‍37
    St. Louis Cardinals 76 78 .494 17 43‍–‍34 33‍–‍44
    Philadelphia Phillies 71 83 .461 22 40‍–‍37 31‍–‍46
    New York Giants 67 87 .435 26 37‍–‍40 30‍–‍47
    Pittsburgh Pirates 66 88 .429 27 35‍–‍43 31‍–‍45
    Chicago Cubs 60 94 .390 33 39‍–‍38 21‍–‍56

    Record vs. opponents[edit]

    1956 National League record
  • t
  • e

    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
    Team BR CHC CIN MIL NYG PHI PIT STL
    Brooklyn — 16–6 11–11 10–12 14–8 13–9 13–9 16–6
    Chicago 6–16 — 6–16–1 9–13 7–15 13–9 10–12–1 9–13–1
    Cincinnati 11–11 16–6–1 — 9–13 14–8 11–11 17–5 13–9
    Milwaukee 12–10 13–9 13–9 — 17–5 10–12 14–8–1 13–9
    New York 8–14 15–7 8–14 5–17 — 11–11 13–9 7–15
    Philadelphia 9–13 9–13 11–11 12–10 11–11 — 7–15 12–10
    Pittsburgh 9–13 12–10–1 5–17 8–14–1 9–13 15–7 — 8–14–1
    St. Louis 6–16 13–9–1 9–13 9–13 15–7 10–12 14–8–1 —


    Roster[edit]

    1956 Chicago Cubs
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats[edit]

    Batting[edit]

    Starters by position[edit]

    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 Hobie Landrith 111 312 69 .221 4 32
    1B Dee Fondy 137 543 146 .269 9 46
    2B Gene Baker 140 546 141 .258 12 57
    SS Ernie Banks 139 538 160 .297 28 85
    3B Don Hoak 121 424 91 .215 5 37
    LF Monte Irvin 111 339 92 .271 15 50
    CF Pete Whisenant 103 314 75 .239 11 46
    RF Walt Moryn 147 529 151 .285 23 67

    Other batters[edit]

    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
    Eddie Miksis 114 356 85 .239 9 27
    Jim King 118 317 79 .249 15 54
    Solly Drake 65 215 55 .256 2 15
    Harry Chiti 72 203 43 .212 4 18
    Frank Kellert 71 129 24 .186 4 17
    Jerry Kindall 32 55 9 .164 0 0
    Clyde McCullough 14 19 4 .211 0 1
    Ed Winceniak 15 17 2 .118 0 0
    Gale Wade 10 12 0 .000 0 0
    Jim Fanning 1 4 1 .250 0 0
    Owen Friend 2 2 0 .000 0 0
    Richie Myers 4 1 0 .000 0 0
    El Tappe 3 1 0 .000 0 0

    Pitching[edit]

    Starting pitchers[edit]

    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 Rush 32 239.2 13 10 3.19 104
    Sam Jones 33 188.2 9 14 3.91 176
    Warren Hacker 34 168.0 3 13 4.66 65
    Don Kaiser 27 150.1 4 9 3.59 74
    Moe Drabowsky 9 51.0 2 4 2.47 36
    Paul Minner 10 47.0 2 5 6.89 14
    Dave Hillman 2 12.1 0 2 2.19 6

    Other pitchers[edit]

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Jim Davis 46 120.1 5 7 3.66 66
    Jim Brosnan 30 95.0 5 9 3.79 51
    Russ Meyer 20 57.0 1 6 6.32 28

    Relief pitchers[edit]

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Turk Lown 61 9 8 13 3.58 74
    Vito Valentinetti 42 6 4 1 3.78 26
    Jim Hughes 25 1 3 0 5.16 20
    John Briggs 3 0 0 0 1.69 1
    George Piktuzis 2 0 0 0 7.20 3
    Bill Tremel 1 0 0 0 9.00 0

    Farm system[edit]

    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    Open Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Bob Scheffing
    AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Al Widmar
    A Des Moines Bruins Western League Lou Klein
    B Burlington Bees Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Ed McDade
    C Lafayette Oilers Evangeline League Ken Raffensberger
    C Magic Valley Cowboys Pioneer League Al Zarilla and Billy Raimondi
    D Crestview Braves Alabama–Florida League Walt Dixon
    D Paris Lakers Midwest League Marty Purtell
    D Ponca City Cubs Sooner State League Don Biebel

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles, Paris; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Lafayette

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ Billy MuffettatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Vito ValentinettiatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Hobie LandrithatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Frank BaumholtzatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Randy JacksonatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Hank SaueratBaseball Reference

    • References[edit]


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