| 1956 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium I | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 76–78 (.494) | |||
| League place | 4th | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |||
| General managers | Frank Lane | |||
| Managers | Fred Hutchinson | |||
| Television | KTVI | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Joe Garagiola) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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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 fourth in the National League.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | — | |||||
| 1956 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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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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| C | Hal Smith | 75 | 227 | 64 | .282 | 5 | 23 |
| 1B | Stan Musial | 156 | 594 | 184 | .310 | 27 | 109 |
| 2B | Don Blasingame | 150 | 587 | 153 | .261 | 0 | 27 |
| SS | Alvin Dark | 100 | 413 | 118 | .286 | 4 | 37 |
| 3B | Ken Boyer | 150 | 595 | 182 | .306 | 26 | 98 |
| LF | Rip Repulski | 112 | 376 | 104 | .277 | 11 | 55 |
| CF | Bobby Del Greco | 102 | 270 | 58 | .215 | 5 | 18 |
| RF | Wally Moon | 149 | 540 | 161 | .298 | 16 | 68 |
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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| Whitey Lockman | 70 | 193 | 48 | .249 | 0 | 10 |
| Ray Katt | 47 | 158 | 41 | .259 | 6 | 20 |
| Red Schoendienst | 40 | 153 | 48 | .314 | 0 | 15 |
| Hank Sauer | 75 | 151 | 45 | .298 | 5 | 24 |
| Bill Sarni | 43 | 148 | 43 | .291 | 5 | 22 |
| Bobby Morgan | 61 | 113 | 22 | .195 | 3 | 20 |
| Grady Hatton | 44 | 73 | 18 | .247 | 0 | 7 |
| Bill Virdon | 24 | 71 | 15 | .211 | 2 | 9 |
| Walker Cooper | 40 | 68 | 18 | .265 | 2 | 14 |
| Rocky Nelson | 38 | 56 | 13 | .232 | 3 | 8 |
| Charlie Peete | 23 | 52 | 10 | .192 | 0 | 6 |
| Jackie Brandt | 27 | 42 | 12 | .286 | 1 | 3 |
| Ducky Schofield | 16 | 30 | 3 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Frazier | 14 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 1 | 4 |
| Chuck Harmon | 20 | 15 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Grammas | 6 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Solly Hemus | 8 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Cunningham | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Alston | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 33 | 208.2 | 14 | 14 | 3.62 | 153 |
| Tom Poholsky | 33 | 203.0 | 9 | 14 | 3.59 | 95 |
| Murry Dickson | 28 | 196.1 | 13 | 8 | 3.07 | 109 |
| Harvey Haddix | 4 | 23.2 | 1 | 0 | 5.32 | 16 |
| Ben Flowers | 3 | 11.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.94 | 5 |
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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| Herm Wehmeier | 34 | 170.2 | 12 | 9 | 3.69 | 68 |
| Willard Schmidt | 33 | 147.2 | 6 | 8 | 3.84 | 52 |
| Lindy McDaniel | 39 | 116.1 | 7 | 6 | 3.40 | 59 |
| Bob Blaylock | 14 | 41.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.37 | 39 |
| Gordon Jones | 5 | 11.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.56 | 6 |
| Dick Littlefield | 3 | 9.2 | 0 | 2 | 7.45 | 5 |
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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| Larry Jackson | 51 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4.11 | 50 |
| Jackie Collum | 38 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4.20 | 17 |
| Jim Konstanty | 27 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.58 | 7 |
| Ellis Kinder | 22 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.51 | 4 |
| Don Liddle | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.39 | 14 |
| Max Surkont | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.53 | 5 |
| Stu Miller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.91 | 5 |
| Paul LaPalme | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 0 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Houston, Fresno[10]
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