1956 NL Final News Recap with League Leaders

October 1, 1956

Brooklyn's Duke Snider wins the 1956 NL HR and RBI crowns and Atlanta's Hank Aaron wins the BA title. The Dodgers Don Newcombe is the top pitcher in the league with 25 wins and a 2.62 ERA.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 National League                 Date: 10/1/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 BRN  99  55    H.Aaron   MLN .338  D.Snider  BRN   42  D.Snider  BRN  138
1956 SLN  80  74    E.Banks   CHN .325  T.Kluszew CIN   41  G.Bell    CIN  131
1956 MLN  78  76    R.Clement PIN .325  G.Bell    CIN   38  T.Kluszew CIN  117
1956 CHN  76  78    J.Logan   MLN .318  S.Lopata  PHN   38  S.Lopata  PHN  113
1956 CIN  76  78    J.Gilliam BRN .313  OTHERS TIED W   35  J.Adcock  MLN  109
1956 PHN  73  81
1956 NYN  71  83    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 PIN  63  91    D.Newcomb BRN   25  T.Lown    CHN   17  D.Newcomb BRN 2.62
                    L.Burdett MLN   20  C.Labine  BRN   10  L.Burdett MLN 2.76
                    R.Roberts PHN   20  H.Freeman CIN   10  S.Maglie  BRN 2.78
                    R.Craig   BRN   18  R.Negray  PHN    8  J.Antonel NYN 3.17
                    B.Friend  PIN   18  OTHERS TIED W    7  D.Kaiser  CHN 3.33
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    T.Kluszew CIN   11  W.Mays    NYN   32  S.Jones   CHN  187
                    J.Gilliam BRN    8  J.Gilliam BRN   27  H.Haddix  PHN  183
                    G.Bell    CIN    6  W.Moon    SLN   21  R.Roberts PHN  171
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  B.White   NYN   19  B.Friend  PIN  171
                                        OTHERS TIED W   16  V.Mizell  SLN  165
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CIN  4  at  CHN  5
MLN  1  at  SLN  5
NYN  4  at  PHN  5
NYN  9  at  PHN  4
PIN  5  at  BRN  6
 

1956 NL Standings

September 12, 1956

The Brooklyn Dodger's magic number to win the NL Pennant is down to 4. The Dodger's Duke Snider leads the NL in RBI and is chasing Cincinnati's Ted Kluszewski for the HR crown. Milwaukee's Hank Aaron looks to have a lock on the NL batting title. No 20 game winners in the NL yet, but Don Newcombe and Lew Burdette will square off today. Both pitchers have 19 wins, so one of them may become the 1st 20 game winner in the league.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1956 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1956 Brooklyn BRN            86  52  .623 ----     4    83  55 .601   93  61 .604
1956 St. Louis SLN           72  65  .526 13.5          69  68 .504   76  78 .494
1956 Cincinnati CIN          72  66  .522 14.0          81  57 .587   91  63 .591
1956 Milwaukee MLN           71  67  .514 15.0          83  55 .601   92  62 .597
1956 Chicago CHN             67  70  .489 18.5          54  83 .394   60  94 .390
1956 Philadelphia PHN        64  72  .471 21.0          63  73 .463   71  83 .461
1956 New York NYN            62  75  .453 23.5          56  81 .409   67  87 .435
1956 Pittsburgh PIN          56  83  .403 30.5          61  78 .439   66  88 .429
 
 
 
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 National League                 Date: 9/12/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 BRN  86  52    H.Aaron   MLN .346  T.Kluszew CIN   41  D.Snider  BRN  126
1956 SLN  72  65    J.Logan   MLN .325  D.Snider  BRN   39  G.Bell    CIN  122
1956 CIN  72  66    E.Banks   CHN .322  G.Bell    CIN   35  T.Kluszew CIN  116
1956 MLN  71  67    R.Clement PIN .319  S.Lopata  PHN   34  S.Lopata  PHN  102
1956 CHN  67  70    F.Robinso CIN .313  W.Post    CIN   32  S.Musial  SLN   99
1956 PHN  64  72
1956 NYN  62  75    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 PIN  56  83    D.Newcomb BRN   19  T.Lown    CHN   16  L.Burdett MLN 2.67
                    L.Burdett MLN   19  C.Labine  BRN   10  D.Newcomb BRN 2.74
                    R.Craig   BRN   16  H.Freeman CIN    9  S.Maglie  BRN 2.82
                    R.Roberts PHN   16  OTHERS TIED W    6  D.Kaiser  CHN 2.99
                    B.Friend  PIN   16                      R.Gomez   NYN 3.10
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    W.Moryn   CHN   15  J.Gilliam BRN   24  H.Haddix  PHN  161
                    R.Clement PIN   14  W.Mays    NYN   23  S.Jones   CHN  161
                    G.Baker   CHN    9  W.Moon    SLN   19  B.Friend  PIN  151
                    R.Ashburn PHN    8  B.White   NYN   18  V.Mizell  SLN  150
                    D.Mueller NYN    8  F.Robinso CIN   16  R.Roberts PHN  142
 


 

1956 NL News Recap with League Leaders

September 1, 1956

NL league leaders as of September 1, 1956. Milwaukee's Hank Aaron leads the NL in hitting with a .349 BA. Brooklyn's Duke Snider may be having the best season of any hitter in the NL. He's 1st in RBI with 118, 2nd in HR with 37 and has a .311 BA. Snider's teammate, Don Newcombe is still the top pitcher in the NL even though he's lost his last 3 decisions. Cincinnati's Ted Kluszewski and Gus Bell are 1st and 3rd in HR and 3rd and 2nd in RBI.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 National League                 Date: 9/1/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 BRN  79  47    H.Aaron   MLN .349  T.Kluszew CIN   40  D.Snider  BRN  118
1956 MLN  68  59    E.Banks   CHN .330  D.Snider  BRN   37  G.Bell    CIN  111
1956 SLN  68  60    J.Logan   MLN .322  G.Bell    CIN   32  T.Kluszew CIN  106
1956 CIN  66  62    B.Virdon  PIN .317  W.Mays    NYN   30  S.Musial  SLN   94
1956 CHN  60  67    J.Gilliam BRN .316  OTHERS TIED W   28  W.Mays    NYN   94
1956 PHN  57  67
1956 NYN  56  68    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 PIN  52  76    D.Newcomb BRN   18  T.Lown    CHN   15  D.Newcomb BRN 2.78
                    L.Burdett MLN   18  C.Labine  BRN    9  L.Burdett MLN 2.79
                    R.Craig   BRN   15  H.Freeman CIN    9  R.Gomez   NYN 3.07
                    R.Roberts PHN   15  M.Grissom NYN    6  S.Maglie  BRN 3.18
                    OTHERS TIED W   14  R.Face    PIN    6  D.Kaiser  CHN 3.23
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    B.Virdon  PIN   11  J.Gilliam BRN   23  H.Haddix  PHN  146
                    D.O'Conne MLN    9  W.Mays    NYN   20  S.Jones   CHN  142
                    S.Musial  SLN    7  W.Moon    SLN   17  V.Mizell  SLN  141
                    R.Katt    SLN    7  F.Robinso CIN   16  B.Friend  PIN  141
                    S.Lopata  PHN    7  B.White   NYN   16  R.Roberts PHN  133
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BRN  2  at  NYN  4  BRN-Koufax(3-3, 7.18) at NYN-Grissom(5-8, 4.17)
CHN  5  at  CIN  4  BRN-Labine(2-2, 2.57) at NYN-Antonel(9-10, 3.46)
PHN  7  at  PIN  9  CHN-Jones(9-8, 3.97) at CIN-Lawrenc(9-11, 4.25)
SLN  4  at  MLN  6  PHN-Rogovin(2-9, 5.70) at PIN-Friend(14-16, 3.68)
SLN  2  at  MLN  3  SLN-Mizell(12-11, 4.18) at MLN-Spahn(13-8, 3.87)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
B.Bruton      MLN SLN  4  2  3  5  0  0  2  0
M.Blaylock    PHN PIN  3  1  2  3  2  1  1  0
R.Clemente    PIN PHN  4  2  2  3  0  0  1  0
S.Musial      SLN MLN  3  1  1  2  2  0  1  0
B.Sarni       NYN BRN  3  1  1  1  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Littlefield NYN BRN  1.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   S
B.Rush        CHN CIN 11.0  9  4  2  3  6  2 W  
R.Munger      PIN PHN  1.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   S
L.Sleater     MLN SLN  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0   S
E.Roebuck     BRN NYN  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0    
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
M.Blaylock    PHN .269 26  7  6  8  2  S.Jones       CHN  9  3  0  1 10  0 100
S.Lopata      PHN .385 39 15 10  2  4  W.McCall      NYN  7  2  0  1  5  0 100
R.Katt        SLN .400 30 12  8  1  3  L.Jansen      CIN  9  4  0  2  5  0 100
W.Jones       PHN .353 34 12  7  9  2  D.Kaiser      CHN 18 10  1  5  3  0 110
B.Bruton      MLN .424 33 14 10  1  2  S.Ridzik      NYN 20 14  2 17 12  0 300
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
S.Drake       CHN .051 39  2  1  1  0  C.Simmons     PHN  7 11  8  1  4  1 010
D.Long        PIN .067 30  2  1  3  0  W.Spahn       MLN 11 15  9  3  3  2 020
D.Hoak        CHN .122 49  6  1  3  0  J.Brosnan     CHN  7  6  5  4  7  2 010
S.Amoros      BRN .130 23  3  0  4  0  H.Wilhelm     NYN  5  5  4  3  4  1 010
P.Whisenant   CHN .192 26  5  1  2  0  V.Law         PIN 11 11  7  3  2  4 020
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1956 NL Standings and League Leaders

August 15, 1956

NL league leaders as of the middle of August.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 National League                 Date: 8/15/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 BRN  72  37    H.Aaron   MLN .344  T.Kluszew CIN   38  D.Snider  BRN  105
1956 MLN  60  49    E.Banks   CHN .336  D.Snider  BRN   30  G.Bell    CIN   98
1956 SLN  60  50    J.Logan   MLN .333  G.Bell    CIN   28  T.Kluszew CIN   96
1956 CIN  59  52    B.Virdon  PIN .327  W.Mays    NYN   26  W.Mays    NYN   81
1956 CHN  49  58    J.Adcock  MLN .325  OTHERS TIED W   24  S.Musial  SLN   80
1956 PHN  46  63
1956 NYN  44  62    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 PIN  46  65    D.Newcomb BRN   16  T.Lown    CHN   14  D.Newcomb BRN 2.45
                    L.Burdett MLN   16  C.Labine  BRN    9  L.Burdett MLN 2.65
                    A.Fowler  CIN   14  H.Freeman CIN    8  R.Gomez   NYN 3.20
                    OTHERS TIED W   13  M.Grissom NYN    6  J.Hearn   NYN 3.26
                                        R.Face    PIN    6  A.Fowler  CIN 3.30
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    D.Blasing SLN   11  J.Gilliam BRN   21  H.Haddix  PHN  127
                    R.Ashburn PHN   11  F.Robinso CIN   15  B.Friend  PIN  126
                    L.Walls   PIN   10  W.Mays    NYN   15  V.Mizell  SLN  122
                    J.Greengr PHN    9  B.White   NYN   15  S.Jones   CHN  117
                    R.Clement PIN    9  W.Moon    SLN   14  R.Roberts PHN  116
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CIN  6  at  CHN  0  CIN-Fowler(14-5, 3.30) at CHN-Hacker(9-9, 3.99)
MLN  1  at  SLN  2  CIN-Jeffcoa(7-2, 3.29) at CHN-Rush(7-11, 3.88)
NYN  1  at  BRN  3  MLN-Spahn(12-5, 3.40) at SLN-Poholsk(5-13, 5.10)
PIN  9  at  PHN  4  NYN-Antonel(7-9, 3.56) at BRN-Newcomb(16-5, 2.45)
PIN  5  at  PHN  4  PIN-Kline(10-13, 4.43) at PHN-Meyer(2-2, 4.85)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
F.Thomas      PIN PHN  5  2  2  3  0  0  1  0
F.Thomas      PIN PHN  4  1  2  2  0  0  1  0
R.Clemente    PIN PHN  5  3  4  1  0  0  0  0
T.Kluszewski  CIN CHN  4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0
A.Dark        SLN MLN  1  1  1  0  2  0  0  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Nuxhall     CIN CHN  9.0  3  0  0  4  4  0 W  
M.Dickson     SLN MLN  9.0  6  1  1  1  3  0 W  
S.Maglie      BRN NYN  9.0  6  1  1  2  5  0 W  
J.Davis       CHN CIN  1.0  0  0  0  1  0  0    
S.Ridzik      NYN BRN  2.0  1  1  0  3  2  0    
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
S.Lopata      PHN .278 36 10  9  6  4  T.Acker       CIN  8  3  0  3  6  0 101
E.Mathews     MLN .340 50 17 13  7  4  L.Burdette    MLN 25 24  5  3 13  3 200
F.Castleman   NYN .429 35 15  8  2  3  B.Blaylock    SLN 16 13  3  6 23  1 200
T.Kluszewski  CIN .421 38 16 10  3  2  V.Mizell      SLN  9  5  1  5 10  0 100
G.Hodges      BRN .294 34 10  9  2  3  R.Kline       PIN 15 16  2  2  5  1 100
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Crandall    MLN .121 33  4  3  1  0  C.Erskine     BRN  5 13  5  0  3  2 000
R.McMillan    CIN .189 37  7  1  1  0  J.Margoneri   NYN  7 12  5  5  2  2 010
B.Bruton      MLN .125 48  6  0  6  0  W.Spahn       MLN 17 21 14  5 16  2 020
B.Del Greco   SLN .139 36  5  1  3  0  S.Ridzik      NYN 10 13  6 11  6  0 130
D.Hoak        CHN .133 30  4  0  5  0  S.Jones       CHN 11 14  8  5 15  1 020
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1956 NL News Recap and League Leaders

August 1, 1956

Chicago's Ernie Banks and Atlanta's Henry Aaron are tied on top of the NL's BA leaders. Cincinnati's Ted Kluszewski had a big month at the plate in July, hitting 12 homeruns and driving 31 runs.  Brooklyn's Duke Snider continues to hit at a high pace and his teammate Don Newcomb leads all NL pitchers in Wins and ERA.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 National League                 Date: 8/1/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 BRN  64  32    E.Banks   CHN .341  T.Kluszew CIN   35  D.Snider  BRN   96
1956 MLN  53  39    H.Aaron   MLN .341  D.Snider  BRN   27  G.Bell    CIN   90
1956 SLN  52  42    F.Robinso CIN .333  G.Bell    CIN   26  T.Kluszew CIN   83
1956 CIN  51  47    B.Virdon  PIN .332  W.Mays    NYN   22  S.Musial  SLN   74
1956 CHN  47  48    J.Logan   MLN .327  OTHERS TIED W   20  E.Banks   CHN   72
1956 PHN  40  57
1956 NYN  36  56    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 PIN  37  59    D.Newcomb BRN   16  T.Lown    CHN   12  D.Newcomb BRN 2.14
                    L.Burdett MLN   14  C.Labine  BRN    8  R.Gomez   NYN 2.78
                    W.Spahn   MLN   12  H.Freeman CIN    7  L.Burdett MLN 2.82
                    A.Fowler  CIN   12  M.Grissom NYN    6  C.Erskine BRN 3.06
                    M.Dickson SLN   12  R.Face    PIN    5  W.Spahn   MLN 3.08
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    R.Ashburn PHN   12  J.Gilliam BRN   16  H.Haddix  PHN  116
                    P.Reese   BRN   10  F.Robinso CIN   14  V.Mizell  SLN  110
                    K.Boyer   SLN    8  W.Moon    SLN   14  B.Friend  PIN  108
                    H.Aaron   MLN    6  W.Mays    NYN   14  R.Roberts PHN  104
                    J.Greengr PHN    6  D.Blasing SLN   13  S.Jones   CHN  102
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CHN  8  at  PHN  4  CHN-Kaiser(3-6, 3.20) at PHN-Rogovin(1-9, 6.39)
CIN  4  at  NYN  1  CIN-Klippst(7-10, 5.21) at NYN-Gomez(6-6, 2.78)
CIN  4  at  NYN  2  MLN-Burdett(14-6, 2.82) at BRN-Newcomb(16-3, 2.14)
MLN  4  at  BRN  2  SLN-Schmidt(7-7, 4.43) at PIN-Kline(8-13, 4.95)
SLN  7  at  PIN  2
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
S.Musial      SLN PIN  4  1  2  3  0  0  1  0
M.Irvin       CHN PHN  4  1  3  4  0  0  0  0
F.Robinson    CIN NYN  4  1  2  2  0  0  1  0
G.Bell        CIN NYN  4  1  2  2  0  0  1  0
R.Repulski    SLN PIN  4  1  2  2  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Miller      PHN CHN  2.2  0  0  0  0  4  0    
E.Johnson     MLN BRN  2.0  1  0  0  2  2  0 W  
M.Dickson     SLN PIN  9.0  7  2  2  0  4  1 W  
T.Lown        CHN PHN  3.1  2  0  0  3  3  0   S
M.Grissom     NYN CIN  1.0  0  0  0  0  2  0    
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Snider      BRN .275 40 11 14  8  4  A.Fowler      CIN 35 29  5  3 20  2 400
H.Smith       SLN .375 24  9  7  1  3  W.Hacker      CHN 18  8  2  1  9  0 200
R.Repulski    SLN .343 35 12  9  4  3  D.Newcombe    BRN 18  7  1  2  4  0 200
S.Amoros      BRN .306 36 11  9  6  3  J.Antonelli   NYN 25 20  3  3 16  1 200
C.Furillo     BRN .289 38 11  9  7  2  R.Gomez       NYN 18 10  2  4  9  0 200
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Thurman     CIN .138 29  4  0  2  0  B.Miller      PHN 11 14 13  1 11  4 020
D.Blasingame  SLN .154 39  6  0  4  0  V.Mizell      SLN 10  9 11 10  5  0 020
G.Hamner      PHN .179 39  7  2  1  0  H.Pollet      PIN  8 12  8  3  2  2 010
L.Walls       PIN .172 29  5  1  2  0  J.Margoneri   NYN 15 16 11  8  9  2 030
D.Hoak        CHN .172 29  5  2  1  0  R.Face        PIN  5  7  6  2  1  2 000
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1956 NL News Recap and League Leaders at the All Star break.

July 8, 1956

Cincinnati Reds rookie outfielder Frank Robinson leads the NL in BA as baseball takes a break for the annual All Star Game. Two of his teammates, Ted Kluszewski leads the league in HR and Gus Bell leads in RBI. Despite the good hitting resume, the Reds are sub .500 due to an ineffective pitching staff. Milwaukee's Lew Burdette and Brooklyn's Don Newcombe are the top 2 pitchers at the break.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 National League                 Date: 7/9/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 BRN  49  25    F.Robinso CIN .363  T.Kluszew CIN   24  G.Bell    CIN   74
1956 MLN  43  28    D.Fondy   CHN .350  G.Bell    CIN   21  D.Snider  BRN   73
1956 SLN  42  34    H.Aaron   MLN .348  D.Snider  BRN   20  S.Musial  SLN   57
1956 CHN  34  37    W.Moon    SLN .331  OTHERS TIED W   18  W.Mays    NYN   57
1956 CIN  35  39    E.Banks   CHN .329                      E.Banks   CHN   56
1956 PHN  33  42
1956 PIN  30  43    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 NYN  27  45    L.Burdett MLN   12  T.Lown    CHN    9  D.Newcomb BRN 2.26
                    D.Newcomb BRN   11  H.Freeman CIN    7  L.Burdett MLN 2.47
                    W.Spahn   MLN   10  C.Labine  BRN    6  H.Wehmeie SLN 2.90
                    OTHERS TIED W    9  M.Grissom NYN    5  W.Spahn   MLN 3.01
                                        OTHERS TIED W    4  R.Gomez   NYN 3.28
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    R.Jackson BRN   17  J.Gilliam BRN   12  V.Mizell  SLN   97
                    B.Del Gre SLN   11  D.Blasing SLN   12  H.Haddix  PHN   89
                    H.Chiti   CHN   11  B.White   NYN   12  B.Friend  PIN   88
                    G.Hamner  PHN    9  W.Mays    NYN   11  R.Roberts PHN   80
                    G.Bell    CIN    8  W.Moon    SLN    9  D.Newcomb BRN   77
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BRN  4  at  PHN  1
BRN  6  at  PHN  8
CHN  2  at  MLN  6
PIN  5  at  NYN  4
PIN  6  at  NYN  5
SLN  2  at  CIN  4
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
S.Lopata      PHN BRN  5  3  3  5  0  0  3  0
W.Mays        NYN PIN  3  1  1  4  0  0  1  0
F.Thomas      PIN NYN  4  2  3  2  1  0  1  0
F.Castleman   NYN PIN  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  0
G.Bell        CIN SLN  4  2  2  2  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Newcombe    BRN PHN  9.0  7  1  1  0  7  1 W  
R.Face        PIN NYN  3.0  1  1  0  0  3  0 W  
B.Buhl        MLN CHN  9.0  7  2  2  2  4  0 W  
D.Pillette    PHN BRN  3.2  3  0  0  1  0  0 W  
J.Nuxhall     CIN SLN  9.0  7  2  2  3  2  0 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
E.Bailey      CIN .417 24 10 10  7  5  L.Burdette    MLN 27 19  4  4  5  0 300
F.Robinson    CIN .488 41 20 16  6  6  D.Drysdale    BRN 18 10  0  6 14  0 200
G.Bell        CIN .340 47 16 16  5  5  T.Lown        CHN  6  2  0  1  3  0 002
S.Lopata      PHN .300 40 12 11  5  5  C.Simmons     PHN  9  5  1  0  3  0 100
W.Mays        NYN .385 39 15 10  4  4  V.ValentinettiCHN  9  4  1  1  2  0 100
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
E.Mathews     MLN .125 32  4  0  1  0  S.Rogovin     PHN  8 15 10  1  3  0 020
T.Kazanski    PHN .158 38  6  2  1  0  K.Lehman      BRN  5 10  6  1  5  2 010
G.Baker       CHN .170 47  8  2  2  0  T.Poholsky    SLN 12 18 10  7  5  2 020
E.Bressoud    NYN .209 43  9  0  2  0  R.Munger      PIN  7  8  5  6  0  1 010
B.Sarni       NYN .194 31  6  2  1  0  R.Roberts     PHN 17 21 14  9  8  2 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1956 NL News Recap and League Leaders

July 1, 1956

NL standings and league leaders as of July 1, 1956

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 National League                 Date: 7/1/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 BRN  43  22    D.Fondy   CHN .361  T.Kluszew CIN   23  D.Snider  BRN   69
1956 MLN  38  23    H.Aaron   MLN .359  D.Snider  BRN   20  G.Bell    CIN   59
1956 SLN  39  28    D.Snider  BRN .333  B.Thomson MLN   16  T.Kluszew CIN   52
1956 CIN  30  35    F.Robinso CIN .333  G.Bell    CIN   16  S.Musial  SLN   52
1956 CHN  28  33    B.Virdon  PIN .329  W.Post    CIN   16  E.Banks   CHN   51
1956 PHN  29  37
1956 NYN  25  39    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 PIN  25  40    D.Newcomb BRN   10  T.Lown    CHN    8  D.Newcomb BRN 2.33
                    L.Burdett MLN   10  H.Freeman CIN    7  L.Burdett MLN 2.54
                    W.Spahn   MLN   10  C.Labine  BRN    6  W.Spahn   MLN 2.67
                    OTHERS TIED W    9  M.Grissom NYN    5  H.Wehmeie SLN 2.87
                                        OTHERS TIED W    4  B.Rush    CHN 2.99
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Gilliam BRN    9  B.White   NYN   11  V.Mizell  SLN   88
                    G.Hodges  BRN    8  J.Gilliam BRN    9  H.Haddix  PHN   86
                    R.Jackson BRN    8  W.Moon    SLN    9  B.Friend  PIN   79
                    K.Boyer   SLN    8  W.Mays    NYN    9  R.Roberts PHN   75
                    E.Miksis  CHN    8  D.Blasing SLN    8  S.Jones   CHN   69
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CIN  5  at  SLN 12  CIN-Lawrenc(3-8, 5.44) at SLN-Schmidt(4-5, 4.73)
MLN  2  at  CHN  5  CIN-Nuxhall(8-5, 3.84) at SLN-Poholsk(4-7, 5.70)
NYN  8  at  PIN  5  MLN-Buhl(5-5, 3.35) at CHN-Kaiser(0-4, 4.26)
PHN  2  at  BRN  8  MLN-Spahn(10-1, 2.67) at CHN-Hacker(6-5, 3.80)
                    NYN-Antonel(3-7, 3.58) at PIN-Friend(5-12, 4.41)
                    NYN-Antonel(3-7, 3.58) at PIN-Friend(5-12, 4.41)
                    PHN-Owens(0-3, 8.38) at BRN-Maglie(2-2, 3.74)
                    PHN-Simmons(5-4, 5.37) at BRN-Newcomb(10-3, 2.33)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
B.White       NYN PIN  4  3  2  2  1  0  2  0
E.Bailey      CIN SLN  2  1  2  2  1  0  1  0
G.Hodges      BRN PHN  3  1  1  4  0  0  1  0
R.Jackson     BRN PHN  4  2  3  4  0  1  0  0
W.Post        CIN SLN  5  2  2  1  0  1  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
S.Jones       CHN MLN  8.1  5  2  2  5 11  0 W  
T.Acker       CIN SLN  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0    
T.Lown        CHN MLN  0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0   S
E.Johnson     MLN CHN  2.0  1  0  0  0  0  0    
L.Sleater     MLN CHN  2.0  1  0  0  0  1  0    
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
G.Bell        CIN .324 34 11 12  8  4  D.Newcombe    BRN  9  4  1  0  8  0 100
E.Banks       CHN .378 37 14 12  3  4  J.Hughes      CHN  6  1  0  2  3  0 100
D.Rhodes      NYN .524 21 11  5  5  1  V.Mizell      SLN 16 11  2  5  7  1 200
E.Bailey      CIN .286 28  8  6  5  3  W.Spahn       MLN 18 17  4  0  3  1 200
R.Jackson     BRN .385 39 15 14  2  3  D.Drysdale    BRN 17 12  3  4 11  2 200
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
R.Nelson      BRN .080 25  2  1  1  0  E.Roebuck     BRN  8 14  9  1  5  5 010
T.Kazanski    PHN .094 32  3  2  2  0  J.Nuxhall     CIN 11 17 11  7  8  1 020
D.Hoak        CHN .129 31  4  0  3  0  H.Jeffcoat    CIN  7 15  8  4  2  0 010
S.Jacobs      PIN .132 38  5  1  3  0  D.Jolly       MLN 10 14  9  9  4  1 010
R.Walker      BRN .167 24  4  0  2  0  R.Negray      PHN  6  7  3  3  4  2 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

June 15, 1956 NL News Recap and League Leaders

Mid-June in the 1956 NL season finds the top 4 teams providing most all of the top players in the league's statistical categories. All except for Chicago's Dee Fondy, who continues to lead the league in BA with a .390 mark. Brooklyn's Duke Snider looks to be the best all-around player, but Cincinnati's Ted Kluszewski is giving him a run for his money. The Dodgers' Don Newcombe is the top hurler in the league, but Milwaukee's Lew Burdett is right on his heels.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 National League                 Date: 6/16/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 BRN  32  17    D.Fondy   CHN .390  T.Kluszew CIN   19  D.Snider  BRN   53
1956 MLN  28  17    H.Aaron   MLN .383  D.Snider  BRN   16  T.Kluszew CIN   46
1956 SLN  32  21    B.Virdon  PIN .368  W.Post    CIN   15  G.Bell    CIN   45
1956 CIN  26  24    D.Snider  BRN .343  E.Mathews MLN   13  W.Moon    SLN   44
1956 CHN  22  27    F.Robinso CIN .341  OTHERS TIED W   12  S.Musial  SLN   42
1956 PHN  21  31
1956 PIN  19  31    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 NYN  19  31    D.Newcomb BRN    9  H.Freeman CIN    7  B.Buhl    MLN 2.46
                    L.Burdett MLN    8  T.Lown    CHN    6  L.Burdett MLN 2.52
                    M.Dickson SLN    8  C.Labine  BRN    4  D.Newcomb BRN 2.58
                    W.Spahn   MLN    7  M.Grissom NYN    4  B.Rush    CHN 2.82
                    J.Nuxhall CIN    7  J.Davis   CHN    4  W.Spahn   MLN 2.87
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    H.Aaron   MLN   10  W.Moon    SLN    9  V.Mizell  SLN   75
                    H.Foiles  PIN    9  B.White   NYN    8  B.Friend  PIN   66
                    W.Moon    SLN    8  D.Blasing SLN    7  H.Haddix  PHN   61
                    B.Sarni   NYN    7  J.Gilliam BRN    6  R.Roberts PHN   60
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  W.Mays    NYN    6  D.Newcomb BRN   52
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CHN  2  at  PHN  4  CIN-Fowler(3-4, 4.83) at NYN-Margone(0-2, 5.54)
CHN 12  at  PHN  2  MLN-Conley(1-3, 7.66) at BRN-Craig(5-1, 3.47)
CIN  8  at  NYN  6  SLN-Wehmeie(5-0, 3.63) at PIN-Friend(4-9, 4.82)
MLN  1  at  BRN  3
SLN  3  at  PIN  2
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
W.Post        CIN NYN  4  2  3  2  1  1  2  0
P.Whisenant   CHN PHN  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
D.Spencer     NYN CIN  4  2  2  2  0  1  1  0
M.Irvin       CHN PHN  4  1  1  3  1  0  1  0
S.Musial      SLN PIN  5  1  2  3  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
S.Maglie      BRN MLN  9.0  4  1  1  0  9  0 W  
S.Rogovin     PHN CHN  9.0  6  2  2  1  7  1 W  
W.Hacker      CHN PHN  6.0  3  2  2  3  3  0 W  
H.Freeman     CIN NYN  1.1  0  0  0  0  1  0 W  
D.Hall        PIN SLN  3.0  1  0  0  1  2  0    
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
T.Kluszewski  CIN .267 30  8 14  1  6  R.Craig       BRN  9  0  0  0  3  0 100
W.Post        CIN .379 29 11 11  2  5  R.Roberts     PHN 18 11  2  0 10  0 200
D.Snider      BRN .310 29  9 10  7  3  A.Fowler      CIN  8  4  0  2  6  0 100
P.Whisenant   CHN .412 34 14  8  5  4  W.Spahn       MLN 16  8  2  2  5  1 100
W.Moon        SLN .484 31 15 11  5  2  H.Haddix      PHN 18 13  3  3 11  0 110
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.O'Connell   MLN .107 28  3  0  3  0  C.Simmons     PHN  8 15 14  8  5  4 020
R.Campanella  BRN .087 23  2  0  3  0  S.Koufax      BRN  6 14 11  4  2  6 020
G.Hodges      BRN .143 28  4  0  4  0  B.Lawrence    CIN  7 18 13  6  1  1 010
R.Smalley     PHN .185 27  5  3  1  0  E.Roebuck     BRN  7 14 12  5  5  3 011
F.Castleman   NYN .208 24  5  2  1  0  G.Conley      MLN 11 20 13  4  6  2 020
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

 

1956 NL News Recap and League Leaders

June 1, 1956

The 1956 NL season heads into the month of June and Chicago Cub 1st baseman Dee Fondy is one of the big surprises so far this year.  He's the only player in MLB with a BA over .400. Fondy has always been a very good fielder with a good bat, but he's been putting on an unexpected hitting clinic over the first 2 months of this season. Brooklyn's Duke Snider is putting up his usual power numbers, as is Cincinnati's Ted Kluszewski.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 National League                 Date: 6/1/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 BRN  25  10    D.Fondy   CHN .442  T.Kluszew CIN   13  D.Snider  BRN   39
1956 MLN  18  11    B.Virdon  PIN .357  D.Snider  BRN   11  G.Bell    CIN   31
1956 SLN  23  16    H.Aaron   MLN .353  W.Post    CIN   10  T.Kluszew CIN   31
1956 CIN  18  19    F.Robinso CIN .347  E.Bailey  CIN   10  S.Musial  SLN   31
1956 PIN  16  21    D.Snider  BRN .346  W.Mays    NYN   10  D.Long    PIN   30
1956 CHN  14  20
1956 NYN  14  22    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 PHN  13  22    D.Newcomb BRN    6  H.Freeman CIN    6  D.Drysdal BRN 1.17
                    L.Burdett MLN    6  T.Lown    CHN    4  B.Rush    CHN 2.43
                    J.Nuxhall CIN    6  C.Labine  BRN    3  D.Newcomb BRN 2.60
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  B.Miller  PHN    3  L.Burdett MLN 2.63
                                        R.Face    PIN    3  A.Worthin NYN 2.72
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    D.Fondy   CHN   22  W.Moon    SLN    9  V.Mizell  SLN   55
                    K.Boyer   SLN   21  W.Mays    NYN    6  B.Friend  PIN   49
                    OTHERS TIED W    9  OTHERS TIED W    4  R.Roberts PHN   44
                                                            M.Dickson SLN   43
                                                            H.Haddix  PHN   43
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CIN  5  at  SLN  6  BRN-Craig(4-1, 3.88) at CHN-Brosnan(2-4, 2.77)
MLN  6  at  CHN  4  NYN-Margone(0-1, 5.68) at CIN-Nuxhall(6-1, 2.81)
NYN  1  at  PIN  4  PHN-Simmons(3-1, 3.93) at SLN-Poholsk(4-3, 4.33)
                    PIN-Friend(3-7, 4.75) at MLN-Spahn(5-1, 3.60)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
J.Adcock      MLN CHN  3  1  3  4  1  0  1  0
S.Musial      SLN CIN  4  2  2  3  0  0  1  0
E.Miksis      CHN MLN  4  1  2  2  0  2  1  0
J.King        CHN MLN  4  1  1  2  0  1  1  0
E.Mathews     MLN CHN  4  1  1  2  1  1  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
R.Kline       PIN NYN  9.0  3  1  1  2  8  1 W  
H.Wilhelm     NYN PIN  3.0  2  0  0  0  5  0    
H.Freeman     CIN SLN  1.0  0  0  0  0  2  0    
W.Schmidt     SLN CIN  1.1  1  0  0  1  0  0   S
J.Davis       CHN MLN  2.0  1  0  0  1  0  0    
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Brandt      SLN .455 22 10  8  4  3  D.Drysdale    BRN 18 12  2  3 11  1 200
D.Ennis       PHN .407 27 11  8  0  5  H.Haddix      PHN 18 17  1  5 12  0 200
D.Snider      BRN .429 35 15 13  2  4  C.Erskine     BRN 18 10  3  6  7  1 200
E.Mathews     MLN .455 33 15  8  3  3  M.Dickson     SLN 18 16  6  2 14  2 200
T.Kluszewski  CIN .263 38 10  9  1  5  H.Wilhelm     NYN  7  6  0  1  7  0 001
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
G.Hamner      PHN .154 26  4  0  0  0  P.Minner      CHN 14 23 12  8  3  3 020
J.O'Brien     PIN .120 25  3  1  1  0  R.Meyer       CHN  9 16  7  7  5  1 020
G.Freese      PIN .194 31  6  0  1  0  J.Hearn       NYN 10 10  7  5  8  2 020
R.Jablonski   CIN .100 30  3  0  4  0  J.Klippstein  CIN 14 17 10  9  9  3 020
D.Mueller     NYN .207 29  6  1  0  0  D.Littlefield SLN  8  6  7  4  6  1 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1956 NL News Recap and League Leaders

May 15, 1956

Brooklyn's Duke Snider and New York's Willie Mays have gotten off to good starts in the 1956 season. Snider (7 HR, 26 RBI) and Mays (7 HR, 22 RBI) are in the mix of slugging leaders in the NL. Cincinnati's Ed Bailey leads the league with 8 HR and Chicago's Dee Fondy is leading the league in hitting with a .406 average. There are a few pitchers that have won as many as 4 games but Milwaukee's Lou Burdette stands out with his 4-0, 2.30 ERA record.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 National League                 Date: 5/15/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 MLN  11   5    D.Fondy   CHN .435  E.Bailey  CIN    8  D.Snider  BRN   25
1956 BRN  15   7    F.Robinso CIN .392  D.Snider  BRN    7  G.Bell    CIN   25
1956 CIN  13  10    H.Aaron   MLN .381  W.Mays    NYN    7  C.Furillo BRN   22
1956 SLN  12  11    A.Dark    NYN .354  OTHERS TIED W    6  W.Mays    NYN   22
1956 CHN   9  10    J.Robinso BRN .349                      W.Moon    SLN   18
1956 NYN  10  13
1956 PIN   9  13    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 PHN   6  16    D.Newcomb BRN    4  H.Freeman CIN    4  A.Worthin NYN 1.87
                    L.Burdett MLN    4  C.Labine  BRN    3  L.Burdett MLN 2.30
                    J.Klippst CIN    4  OTHERS TIED W    2  B.Buhl    MLN 2.31
                    J.Nuxhall CIN    4                      D.Newcomb BRN 2.40
                    OTHERS TIED W    3                      J.Antonel NYN 2.51
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    H.Landrit CHN   11  F.Robinso CIN    4  V.Mizell  SLN   35
                    D.Fondy   CHN    9  W.Moon    SLN    4  B.Friend  PIN   34
                    D.Mueller NYN    8  W.Mays    NYN    4  J.Antonel NYN   29
                    F.Thomas  PIN    8  OTHERS TIED W    3  S.Jones   CHN   27
                    OTHERS TIED W    7                      OTHERS TIED W   25
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CHN  3  at  NYN  4  CHN-Rush(2-1, 2.79) at NYN-Liddle(0-1,10.38)
MLN  9  at  PHN  1  CIN-Nuxhall(4-1, 3.27) at PIN-Friend(2-4, 4.44)
SLN  6  at  BRN  3  MLN-Buhl(2-1, 2.31) at PHN-Roberts(3-3, 4.50)
                    SLN-Wehmeie(0-0, ----) at BRN-Craig(3-0, 2.55)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
D.Snider      BRN SLN  3  1  2  3  1  1  1  0
B.White       NYN CHN  4  1  2  2  0  0  1  0
J.Logan       MLN PHN  3  1  1  2  1  1  1  0
K.Boyer       SLN BRN  4  2  2  1  1  1  1  0
F.Kellert     CHN NYN  4  1  1  2  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
L.Burdette    MLN PHN  9.0  6  1  1  1  2  0 W  
M.Grissom     NYN CHN  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0 W  
C.Labine      BRN SLN  1.0  0  0  0  0  2  0    
J.Antonelli   NYN CHN  8.0  6  3  3  1  6  1    
E.Roebuck     BRN SLN  1.1  0  0  0  0  0  0