1956 Philadelphia Phillies season

1956 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Connie Mack Stadium (since 1938)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager(s)	Roy Hamey
Manager(s)	Mayo Smith
Local television	WRCV WFIL
Local radio	WIP (By Saam, Claude Haring, Gene Kelly)
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Offseason

• October 3, 1955: Peanuts Lowrey was released by the Phillies.^[1]
• November 7, 1955: Wally Westlake was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.^[2]
• December 9, 1955: Frank Baumholtz was purchased by the Phillies from the Chicago Cubs.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
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

Record vs. opponents

1956 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• May 14, 1956: Bobby Morgan was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Solly Hemus.^[4]
• May 18, 1956: Wally Westlake was released by the Phillies.^[2]
• June 29, 1956: Art Mahaffey was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.^[5]
• July 19, 1956: Bob Lipski was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.^[6]

Roster

1956 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 20 Murry Dickson 44 Turk Farrell 22 Ben Flowers 20 Harvey Haddix 45 Angelo LiPetri 42 Jack Meyer 19 Bob Miller 25 Stu Miller 38 Ron Negray 39 Jim Owens 33 Duane Pillette 36 Robin Roberts 26 Saul Rogovin 30 Bob Ross 48 Jack Sanford 28 Curt Simmons 22 Herm Wehmeier		Catchers 34 Mack Burk 35 Joe Lonnett 29 Stan Lopata 21 Andy Seminick Infielders 12 Marv Blaylock 39 Ed Bouchee  2 Granny Hamner  4 Solly Hemus  6 Willie Jones  7 Ted Kazanski  4 Bobby Morgan 17 Roy Smalley		Outfielders  1 Richie Ashburn 16 Frank Baumholtz  8 Bob Bowman 14 Del Ennis  9 Glen Gorbous 23 Jim Greengrass 15 Elmer Valo Other batters 48,15 Wally Westlake		Manager 24 Mayo Smith Coaches 11 Benny Bengough 40 Maje McDonnell 32 Wally Moses 31 Whit Wyatt

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
3B	Jones, WillieWillie Jones	149	520	144	.277	17	78

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
Greengrass, JimJim Greengrass	86	215	44	.205	5	25
Hemus, SollySolly Hemus	78	187	54	.289	5	24
Smalley, RoyRoy Smalley	65	168	38	.226	0	16
Baumholtz, FrankFrank Baumholtz	78	100	27	.270	0	9
Morgan, BobbyBobby Morgan	8	25	5	.200	0	1
Westlake, WallyWally Westlake	5	4	0	.000	0	0

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
Haddix, HarveyHarvey Haddix	31	206.2	12	8	3.48	154
Dickson, MurryMurry Dickson	3	23	0	3	5.09	1
Farrell, TurkTurk Farrell	1	4.1	0	1	12.46	0

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

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
Flowers, BenBen Flowers	32	0	2	0	5.71	22
LiPetri, AngeloAngelo LiPetri	6	0	0	0	3.27	8

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Miami Marlins	International League	Don Osborn
A	Schenectady Blue Jays	Eastern League	Dick Carter
B	Wilson Tobs	Carolina League	Charlie Gassaway
C	Bakersfield Boosters	California League	Art Lilly and Dick Wilson
C	Salt Lake City Bees	Pioneer League	Frank Lucchesi
D	Tifton Phillies	Georgia–Florida League	Wes Griffin and Eddie Miller
D	Mattoon Phillies	Midwest League	Benny Zientara
D	Olean Oilers	PONY League	Paul Owens

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Schenectady^[7]

Notes

1. Peanuts Lowrey at Baseball Reference
2. Wally Westlake at Baseball Reference
3. Frank Baumholtz at Baseball Reference
4. Solly Hemus at Baseball Reference
5. Art Mahaffey at Baseball Reference
6. Bob Lipski at Baseball Reference
7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1956 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference