Al Rosen batting average in 1956

• 5th-best of Al Rosen's 10 seasons on file; the high is .336 in 1953.
• Up .023 from .244 in 1955.

Average of 10 regular seasons, 1947 through 1956. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.

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Al Rosen batting average in 1956, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	SLG↓iSLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
1947	CLE	7	9	1	1	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222
1948	CLE	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
1949	CLE	23	44	3	7	0	5	0	.159	.275	.205	.479
1950	CLE	155	554	100	159	37	116	5	.287	.405	.543	.948
1951	CLE	154	573	82	152	24	102	7	.265	.362	.447	.809
1952	CLE	148	567	101	171	28	105	8	.302	.387	.524	.911
1953	CLE	155	599	115	201	43	145	8	.336	.422	.613	1.034
1954	CLE	137	466	76	140	24	102	6	.300	.404	.506	.910
1955	CLE	139	492	61	120	21	81	4	.244	.362	.402	.765
1956	CLE	121	416	64	111	15	61	1	.267	.351	.428	.779

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS