1956 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1956 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 71-83. They scored 668 runs and belted 121 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. Stan Lopata provided the power for the team with 32 homers. Del Ennis and Stan Lopata were tied for the team lead in RBI with 95. Richie Ashburn led the team with 190 hits for a .303 average.
The team allowed 738 runs and had a team ERA of 4.20. Robin Roberts led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 157 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Marv Blaylock | 1B | 136 | 460 | 61 | 117 | 10 | 50 | 5 | .327 | .385 | .712 | .254 |
| Ed Bouchee | 1B | 9 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .407 | .364 | .771 | .273 |
| Granny Hamner | SS | 122 | 401 | 42 | 90 | 4 | 42 | 2 | .276 | .329 | .605 | .224 |
| Solly Hemus | 2B | 78 | 187 | 24 | 54 | 5 | 24 | 1 | .397 | .465 | .862 | .289 |
| Willie Jones | 3B | 149 | 520 | 88 | 144 | 17 | 78 | 5 | .383 | .429 | .812 | .277 |
| Ted Kazanski | 2B | 117 | 379 | 35 | 80 | 4 | 34 | 0 | .251 | .277 | .528 | .211 |
| Bobby Morgan | 3B | 8 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .355 | .200 | .555 | .200 |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 65 | 168 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .323 | .315 | .638 | .226 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Richie Ashburn | OF | 154 | 628 | 94 | 190 | 3 | 50 | 10 | .384 | .384 | .768 | .303 |
| Frank Baumholtz | OF | 76 | 100 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .309 | .270 | .579 | .270 |
| Bob Bowman | OF | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .188 | .500 | .688 | .188 |
| Del Ennis | OF | 153 | 630 | 80 | 164 | 26 | 95 | 7 | .299 | .430 | .729 | .260 |
| Glen Gorbous | OF | 15 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .182 |
| Jim Greengrass | OF | 86 | 215 | 24 | 44 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .294 | .335 | .629 | .205 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 98 | 291 | 40 | 84 | 5 | 37 | 7 | .392 | .405 | .797 | .289 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mack Burk | C | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Joe Lonnett | C | 16 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .182 | .432 | .182 |
| Stan Lopata | C | 146 | 535 | 96 | 143 | 32 | 95 | 5 | .353 | .535 | .888 | .267 |
| Andy Seminick | C | 60 | 161 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 23 | 3 | .332 | .360 | .692 | .199 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Wally Westlake | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5204 | 668 | 1313 | 121 | 616 | 45 | .326 | .381 | .706 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Murry Dickson | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5.09 | 1.391 | |||
| Turk Farrell | 1 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12.46 | 2.093 | |||
| Ben Flowers | 32 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 5.71 | 1.561 | |||
| Harvey Haddix | 31 | 26 | 206.7 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 2 | 154 | 55 | 3.48 | 1.214 | |||
| Granny Hamner | 3 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4.32 | 1.446 | |||
| Angelo LiPetri | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3.27 | 0.909 | |||
| Jack Meyer | 41 | 7 | 96 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 2 | 66 | 51 | 4.41 | 1.427 | |||
| Bob Miller | 49 | 6 | 122.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | 53 | 34 | 3.24 | 1.218 | |||
| Stu Miller | 24 | 15 | 106.7 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 55 | 51 | 4.47 | 1.500 | |||
| Ron Negray | 39 | 4 | 66.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 4.18 | 1.439 | |||
| Jim Owens | 10 | 5 | 29.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 7.28 | 1.919 | |||
| Duane Pillette | 20 | 0 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 6.56 | 1.888 | |||
| Robin Roberts | 43 | 37 | 297.3 | 19 | 18 | .514 | 3 | 157 | 40 | 4.45 | 1.238 | |||
| Saul Rogovin | 22 | 18 | 106.7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 48 | 27 | 4.98 | 1.396 | |||
| Bob Ross | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8.10 | 1.818 | |||
| Jack Sanford | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1.38 | 1.538 | |||
| Curt Simmons | 33 | 27 | 198 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 88 | 65 | 3.36 | 1.268 | |||
| Herm Wehmeier | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 4.05 | 1.450 | |||
| Team Totals | 366 | 154 | 1377.3 | 71 | 83 | .461 | 15 | 750 | 437 | 4.20 | 1.339 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Richie Ashburn | 154 |
| At Bats | Del Ennis | 630 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Richie Ashburn | 719 |
| Batting Average | Richie Ashburn | .303 |
| On-Base % | Richie Ashburn | .384 |
| Slugging % | Stan Lopata | .535 |
| OPS | Stan Lopata | .888 |
| Runs | Stan Lopata | 96 |
| Hits | Richie Ashburn | 190 |
| Total Bases | Stan Lopata | 286 |
| Doubles | Stan Lopata | 33 |
| Triples | Richie Ashburn and Marv Blaylock | 8 |
| Home Runs | Stan Lopata | 32 |
| RBI | Del Ennis and Stan Lopata | 95 |
| Walks | Willie Jones | 92 |
| Strikeouts | Stan Lopata | 93 |
| Stolen Bases | Richie Ashburn | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Elmer Valo | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Richie Ashburn | 6 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Stan Lopata | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Stan Lopata | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Robin Roberts | 19 |
| Losses | Robin Roberts | 18 |
| Saves | Bob Miller | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Harvey Haddix and Curt Simmons | .600 |
| ERA | Curt Simmons | 3.36 |
| WHIP | Harvey Haddix | 1.214 |
| Innings Pitched | Robin Roberts | 297.3 |
| Games | Bob Miller | 49 |
| Games Started | Robin Roberts | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Robin Roberts | 157 |
| Complete Games | Robin Roberts | 22 |
| Shutouts | Harvey Haddix | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Robin Roberts | 1228 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 147 |
| Hits Allowed | Robin Roberts | 328 |
| Walks Allowed | Curt Simmons | 65 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 46 |
| Wild Pitches | Harvey Haddix, Bob Miller, and Stu Miller | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Harvey Haddix | 6 |
