1956 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1956 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 76-78. They scored 678 runs and belted 124 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. The offense was powered by Stan Musial, who led the team with 27 home runs, 109 RBI, and 184 hits.
The team allowed 698 runs and had a team ERA of 3.97. Vinegar Bend Mizell led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 153 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tom Alston | 1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Don Blasingame | 2B | 150 | 587 | 94 | 153 | 0 | 27 | 8 | .344 | .322 | .666 | .261 |
| Ken Boyer | 3B | 150 | 595 | 91 | 182 | 26 | 98 | 8 | .347 | .494 | .841 | .306 |
| Joe Cunningham | 1B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Al Dark | SS | 100 | 413 | 54 | 118 | 4 | 37 | 3 | .320 | .383 | .703 | .286 |
| Alex Grammas | SS | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .250 | .558 | .250 |
| Grady Hatton | 2B | 44 | 73 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .360 | .315 | .675 | .247 |
| Bobby Morgan | 2B | 61 | 113 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .287 | .336 | .623 | .195 |
| Stan Musial | 1B | 156 | 594 | 87 | 184 | 27 | 109 | 2 | .386 | .522 | .908 | .310 |
| Rocky Nelson | 1B | 38 | 56 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .306 | .482 | .788 | .232 |
| Red Schoendienst | 2B | 40 | 153 | 22 | 48 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .365 | .373 | .738 | .314 |
| Dick Schofield | SS | 16 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .167 | .267 | .100 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jackie Brandt | OF | 27 | 42 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .362 | .429 | .791 | .286 |
| Bobby Del Greco | OF | 102 | 270 | 29 | 58 | 5 | 18 | 1 | .308 | .344 | .652 | .215 |
| Joe Frazier | OF | 14 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .318 | .474 | .792 | .211 |
| Chuck Harmon | OF | 20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .000 | .118 | .000 |
| Whitey Lockman | OF | 70 | 193 | 14 | 48 | 0 | 10 | 2 | .311 | .269 | .580 | .249 |
| Wally Moon | OF | 149 | 540 | 86 | 161 | 16 | 68 | 12 | .390 | .469 | .859 | .298 |
| Charlie Peete | OF | 23 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .288 | .308 | .596 | .192 |
| Rip Repulski | OF | 112 | 376 | 44 | 104 | 11 | 55 | 2 | .330 | .428 | .758 | .277 |
| Hank Sauer | OF | 75 | 151 | 11 | 45 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .403 | .424 | .827 | .298 |
| Bill Virdon | OF | 24 | 71 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .269 | .324 | .593 | .211 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walker Cooper | C | 40 | 68 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .296 | .456 | .752 | .265 |
| Ray Katt | C | 47 | 158 | 11 | 41 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .289 | .399 | .688 | .259 |
| Bill Sarni | C | 43 | 148 | 12 | 43 | 5 | 22 | 1 | .329 | .466 | .795 | .291 |
| Hal Smith | C | 75 | 227 | 27 | 64 | 5 | 23 | 1 | .326 | .401 | .727 | .282 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Solly Hemus | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .429 | .200 | .629 | .200 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5378 | 678 | 1443 | 124 | 628 | 41 | .331 | .399 | .730 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Blaylock | 14 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 6.37 | 1.683 | |||
| Jackie Collum | 38 | 1 | 60 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 4.20 | 1.500 | |||
| Murry Dickson | 28 | 27 | 196.3 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0 | 109 | 57 | 3.07 | 1.182 | |||
| Ben Flowers | 3 | 3 | 11.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6.94 | 1.709 | |||
| Harvey Haddix | 4 | 4 | 23.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 5.32 | 1.603 | |||
| Larry Jackson | 51 | 1 | 85.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 9 | 50 | 45 | 4.11 | 1.407 | |||
| Gordon Jones | 5 | 1 | 11.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5.56 | 1.681 | |||
| Ellis Kinder | 22 | 0 | 25.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3.51 | 1.245 | |||
| Jim Konstanty | 27 | 0 | 39.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4.58 | 1.323 | |||
| Paul LaPalme | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 81.00 | 8.571 | |||
| Don Liddle | 14 | 2 | 24.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 8.39 | 2.186 | |||
| Dick Littlefield | 3 | 2 | 9.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7.45 | 1.340 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 39 | 7 | 116.3 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 59 | 42 | 3.40 | 1.402 | |||
| Stu Miller | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4.91 | 2.329 | |||
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 33 | 33 | 208.7 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 153 | 92 | 3.62 | 1.265 | |||
| Tom Poholsky | 33 | 29 | 203 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 95 | 44 | 3.59 | 1.251 | |||
| Willard Schmidt | 33 | 21 | 147.7 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 1 | 52 | 78 | 3.84 | 1.415 | |||
| Max Surkont | 5 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9.53 | 2.105 | |||
| Herm Wehmeier | 34 | 19 | 170.7 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 1 | 68 | 71 | 3.69 | 1.295 | |||
| Team Totals | 390 | 156 | 1388.8 | 76 | 78 | .494 | 30 | 709 | 546 | 3.97 | 1.357 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Stan Musial | 156 |
| At Bats | Ken Boyer | 595 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Stan Musial | 682 |
| Batting Average | Stan Musial | .310 |
| On-Base % | Wally Moon | .390 |
| Slugging % | Stan Musial | .522 |
| OPS | Stan Musial | .908 |
| Runs | Don Blasingame | 94 |
| Hits | Stan Musial | 184 |
| Total Bases | Stan Musial | 310 |
| Doubles | Stan Musial | 33 |
| Triples | Wally Moon | 11 |
| Home Runs | Stan Musial | 27 |
| RBI | Stan Musial | 109 |
| Walks | Wally Moon | 80 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Boyer | 65 |
| Stolen Bases | Wally Moon | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Wally Moon | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 5 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Stan Musial | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Stan Musial | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 14 |
| Losses | Vinegar Bend Mizell and Tom Poholsky | 14 |
| Saves | Larry Jackson | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Murry Dickson | .619 |
| ERA | Murry Dickson | 3.07 |
| WHIP | Murry Dickson | 1.182 |
| Innings Pitched | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 208.7 |
| Games | Larry Jackson | 51 |
| Games Started | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 153 |
| Complete Games | Murry Dickson | 12 |
| Shutouts | Murry Dickson and Vinegar Bend Mizell | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 881 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 84 |
| Hits Allowed | Tom Poholsky | 210 |
| Walks Allowed | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 92 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tom Poholsky | 27 |
| Wild Pitches | Lindy McDaniel | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 7 |
