1956 Athletics roster

36 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1956 MLB season.

1956 Athletics roster: batting

1956 Athletics batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Hector Lopez1515619115318694.273.347.775
Harry Simpson14154376159211052.293.347.837
Vic Power1275307716414632.309.340.787
Joe Demaestri133434411016393.233.277.593
Gus Zernial109272366116442.224.315.760
Tim Thompson9226821731272.272.319.666
Jim Finigan9125029542213.216.298.582
Johnny Groth9524422635371.258.335.732
Al Pilarcik6923928604229.251.333.685
Clete Boyer671291528141.217.284.563
Mike Baxes73106924150.226.339.641
Rance Pless4885423090.271.354.684
Bill Renna33481213251.271.314.772
Jim Pisoni103048250.267.303.770
Joe Astroth81301000.077.077.154
Dave Melton3301000.333.333.667

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

1956 Athletics roster: pitching

1956 Athletics pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Art DitmarP443412224.42254.11261.421
Tom GormanP52139103.83171.1561.383
Jack CrimianP547485.51129.0591.383
Wally BurnetteP1814682.89121.1541.270
Lou KretlowP2520495.31118.2611.640
Troy HerriageP31161136.64103.0591.930
Bobby ShantzP452274.35101.1671.309
Alex KellnerP2017744.3291.2441.480
Tom LasordaP185046.1545.1281.881
Moe BurtschyP210313.9543.1181.640
Bill HarringtonP231226.4537.2141.751
Glenn CoxP33024.2423.161.590
Jose SantiagoP95128.3121.292.450
Art CeccarelliSP32017.2010.021.700
Walt CraddockP22026.759.182.040
George BrunetP61007.009.052.330
Arnie PortocarreroP310110.138.022.000
Carl DuserP22119.006.052.670
Bob SpicerP200019.292.103.000
Bill BradfordP10009.002.001.500

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.