1956 Baltimore Orioles roster

29 players appeared for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1956 MLB season.

1956 Orioles roster: batting

1956 Baltimore Orioles 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.
Billy Gardner1445155311911505.231.281.615
Willy Miranda148461381002343.217.287.569
Gus Triandos1314524712621880.279.348.810
Tito Francona1394456211595711.258.334.707
Bob Boyd7022528702110.311.395.795
Bob Hale8520718491240.237.274.583
Jim Pyburn8415623272114.173.251.521
Bobby Adams411111925071.225.362.660
Chuck Diering50971518142.186.342.599
Wayne Causey5388715140.170.237.464
Tex Nelson3968514050.206.276.512
Tom Gastall3256311040.196.246.478
Brooks Robinson1544510110.227.244.631
Fred Marsh202423001.125.250.375

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

1956 Orioles roster: pitching

1956 Baltimore Orioles 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.
Ray MooreP32271274.18185.01051.410
Bill WightP35269124.02174.2841.550
Hal BrownP3514974.04151.2571.182
Erv PalicaP29144114.49116.1621.440
Don FerrareseP36144105.03102.0811.472
George ZuverinkP620764.1697.1331.5016
Fred BesanaP72105.6017.272.040
Charlie BeamonP21201.3813.0141.310
Ron MoellerP41014.158.221.500
Billy O'dellP41001.138.061.500
Mel HeldP40005.147.041.430
Babe BirrerP40006.755.111.880
Bob HarrisonP110016.201.204.800
George WerleyP10009.001.003.000

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.