1956 Washington Senators | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Owners | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) | |
General managers | Calvin Griffith | |
Managers | Chuck Dressen | |
Television | WTTG | |
Radio |
WWDC (FM) ( Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) | |
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The 1956 Washington Senators won 59 games, lost 95, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Chuck Dressen and played home games at Griffith Stadium, where they attracted 431,647 spectators, eighth and last in AL attendance. [1]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 49–28 | 48–29 |
Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 9 | 46–31 | 42–35 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 69 | 0.552 | 12 | 46–31 | 39–38 |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 13 | 43–34 | 41–36 |
Detroit Tigers | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 15 | 37–40 | 45–32 |
Baltimore Orioles | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 28 | 41–36 | 28–49 |
Washington Senators | 59 | 95 | 0.383 | 38 | 32–45 | 27–50 |
Kansas City Athletics | 52 | 102 | 0.338 | 45 | 22–55 | 30–47 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | NYY | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 6–16 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 12–10 | |||||
Boston | 16–6 | — | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 9–13 | |||||
Chicago | 13–9 | 8–14 | — | 15–7 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | |||||
Cleveland | 17–5 | 9–13–1 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 17–5 | |||||
Detroit | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | 15–7–1 | |||||
Kansas City | 7–15 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 6–16 | — | 4–18 | 12–10 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 18–4 | — | 17–5 | |||||
Washington | 10–12 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 7–15–1 | 10–12 | 5–17 | — |
1 | Eddie Yost | 3B |
32 | Dick Tettelbach | LF |
30 | Whitey Herzog | RF |
2 | Roy Sievers | 1B |
5 | Pete Runnels | 2B |
10 | Lou Berberet | C |
3 | Karl Olson | CF |
36 | José Valdivielso | SS |
27 | Camilo Pascual | P |
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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 | Clint Courtney | 101 | 283 | 85 | .300 | 5 | 44 |
1B | Pete Runnels | 147 | 578 | 179 | .310 | 8 | 76 |
2B | Herb Plews | 91 | 256 | 69 | .270 | 1 | 25 |
SS | José Valdivielso | 90 | 246 | 58 | .236 | 4 | 29 |
3B | Eddie Yost | 152 | 515 | 119 | .231 | 11 | 53 |
LF | Roy Sievers | 152 | 550 | 139 | .253 | 29 | 95 |
CF | Whitey Herzog | 117 | 421 | 103 | .245 | 4 | 35 |
RF | Jim Lemon | 146 | 538 | 146 | .271 | 27 | 96 |
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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Karl Olson | 106 | 313 | 77 | .246 | 4 | 22 |
Lou Berberet | 95 | 207 | 54 | .261 | 4 | 27 |
Ed Fitz Gerald | 64 | 148 | 45 | .304 | 2 | 12 |
Jerry Snyder | 43 | 148 | 40 | .270 | 2 | 14 |
Ernie Oravetz | 88 | 137 | 34 | .248 | 0 | 11 |
Lyle Luttrell | 38 | 122 | 23 | .189 | 2 | 9 |
Tony Roig | 44 | 119 | 25 | .210 | 0 | 7 |
Harmon Killebrew | 44 | 99 | 22 | .222 | 5 | 13 |
Carlos Paula | 33 | 82 | 15 | .183 | 3 | 13 |
Dick Tettelbach | 18 | 64 | 10 | .156 | 1 | 9 |
Tom Wright | 2 | 1 | 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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Chuck Stobbs | 37 | 240.0 | 15 | 15 | 3.60 | 97 |
Camilo Pascual | 39 | 188.2 | 6 | 18 | 5.87 | 162 |
Ted Abernathy | 5 | 30.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.15 | 18 |
Evelio Hernández | 4 | 22.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.76 | 9 |
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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Pedro Ramos | 37 | 152.0 | 12 | 10 | 5.27 | 54 |
Dean Stone | 41 | 132.0 | 5 | 7 | 6.27 | 86 |
Bob Wiesler | 37 | 123.0 | 3 | 12 | 6.44 | 49 |
Bunky Stewart | 33 | 105.0 | 5 | 7 | 5.57 | 36 |
Hal Griggs | 34 | 98.2 | 1 | 6 | 6.02 | 48 |
Dick Brodowski | 7 | 17.2 | 0 | 3 | 9.17 | 8 |
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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Bob Chakales | 43 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.03 | 33 |
Connie Grob | 37 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7.83 | 27 |
Bud Byerly | 25 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.96 | 19 |
Tex Clevenger | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 17 |
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Thibodaux [5]
1956 Washington Senators | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Owners | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) | |
General managers | Calvin Griffith | |
Managers | Chuck Dressen | |
Television | WTTG | |
Radio |
WWDC (FM) ( Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) | |
|
The 1956 Washington Senators won 59 games, lost 95, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Chuck Dressen and played home games at Griffith Stadium, where they attracted 431,647 spectators, eighth and last in AL attendance. [1]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 49–28 | 48–29 |
Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 9 | 46–31 | 42–35 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 69 | 0.552 | 12 | 46–31 | 39–38 |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 13 | 43–34 | 41–36 |
Detroit Tigers | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 15 | 37–40 | 45–32 |
Baltimore Orioles | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 28 | 41–36 | 28–49 |
Washington Senators | 59 | 95 | 0.383 | 38 | 32–45 | 27–50 |
Kansas City Athletics | 52 | 102 | 0.338 | 45 | 22–55 | 30–47 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | NYY | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 6–16 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 12–10 | |||||
Boston | 16–6 | — | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 9–13 | |||||
Chicago | 13–9 | 8–14 | — | 15–7 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | |||||
Cleveland | 17–5 | 9–13–1 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 17–5 | |||||
Detroit | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | 15–7–1 | |||||
Kansas City | 7–15 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 6–16 | — | 4–18 | 12–10 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 18–4 | — | 17–5 | |||||
Washington | 10–12 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 7–15–1 | 10–12 | 5–17 | — |
1 | Eddie Yost | 3B |
32 | Dick Tettelbach | LF |
30 | Whitey Herzog | RF |
2 | Roy Sievers | 1B |
5 | Pete Runnels | 2B |
10 | Lou Berberet | C |
3 | Karl Olson | CF |
36 | José Valdivielso | SS |
27 | Camilo Pascual | P |
1956 Washington Senators | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
Other batters
|
Manager
Coaches
|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Clint Courtney | 101 | 283 | 85 | .300 | 5 | 44 |
1B | Pete Runnels | 147 | 578 | 179 | .310 | 8 | 76 |
2B | Herb Plews | 91 | 256 | 69 | .270 | 1 | 25 |
SS | José Valdivielso | 90 | 246 | 58 | .236 | 4 | 29 |
3B | Eddie Yost | 152 | 515 | 119 | .231 | 11 | 53 |
LF | Roy Sievers | 152 | 550 | 139 | .253 | 29 | 95 |
CF | Whitey Herzog | 117 | 421 | 103 | .245 | 4 | 35 |
RF | Jim Lemon | 146 | 538 | 146 | .271 | 27 | 96 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karl Olson | 106 | 313 | 77 | .246 | 4 | 22 |
Lou Berberet | 95 | 207 | 54 | .261 | 4 | 27 |
Ed Fitz Gerald | 64 | 148 | 45 | .304 | 2 | 12 |
Jerry Snyder | 43 | 148 | 40 | .270 | 2 | 14 |
Ernie Oravetz | 88 | 137 | 34 | .248 | 0 | 11 |
Lyle Luttrell | 38 | 122 | 23 | .189 | 2 | 9 |
Tony Roig | 44 | 119 | 25 | .210 | 0 | 7 |
Harmon Killebrew | 44 | 99 | 22 | .222 | 5 | 13 |
Carlos Paula | 33 | 82 | 15 | .183 | 3 | 13 |
Dick Tettelbach | 18 | 64 | 10 | .156 | 1 | 9 |
Tom Wright | 2 | 1 | 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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Chuck Stobbs | 37 | 240.0 | 15 | 15 | 3.60 | 97 |
Camilo Pascual | 39 | 188.2 | 6 | 18 | 5.87 | 162 |
Ted Abernathy | 5 | 30.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.15 | 18 |
Evelio Hernández | 4 | 22.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.76 | 9 |
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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Pedro Ramos | 37 | 152.0 | 12 | 10 | 5.27 | 54 |
Dean Stone | 41 | 132.0 | 5 | 7 | 6.27 | 86 |
Bob Wiesler | 37 | 123.0 | 3 | 12 | 6.44 | 49 |
Bunky Stewart | 33 | 105.0 | 5 | 7 | 5.57 | 36 |
Hal Griggs | 34 | 98.2 | 1 | 6 | 6.02 | 48 |
Dick Brodowski | 7 | 17.2 | 0 | 3 | 9.17 | 8 |
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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Bob Chakales | 43 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.03 | 33 |
Connie Grob | 37 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7.83 | 27 |
Bud Byerly | 25 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.96 | 19 |
Tex Clevenger | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 17 |
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Thibodaux [5]