1956 Boston Red Sox roster

31 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1956 MLB season.

1956 Red Sox roster: batting

1956 Boston Red Sox 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.
Jim Piersall1556019117614877.293.350.799
Jackie Jensen15157880182209711.315.405.901
Billy Klaus135520911417591.271.378.764
Mickey Vernon1194036712515841.310.403.914
Ted Williams1364007113824820.345.4791.084
Billy Goodman105399611172380.293.356.760
Sammy White11439228965442.245.304.636
Don Buddin11437749905372.239.352.694
Dick Gernert106306538916681.291.399.883
Ted Lepcio83284347415511.261.335.790
Pete Daley5918722505291.267.338.777
Milt Bolling451181925380.212.319.666
Frank Malzone2710315172111.165.230.502
Norm Zauchin448412182110.214.333.643
Gene Stephens104632217170.270.387.736
Faye Throneberry2450611130.220.264.584
Gene Mauch72548010.320.393.713
Billy Consolo4811132010.182.357.539
Marty Keough3210010.000.333.333

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

1956 Red Sox roster: pitching

1956 Boston Red Sox 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.
Tom BrewerP32321993.50244.11271.280
Frank SullivanP34331473.42242.01161.380
Willard NixonP2322984.21145.1741.370
Dave SislerP3914984.62142.1931.353
Mel ParnellP2120763.77131.1411.430
Ike DelockP4881374.21128.11051.579
Bob PorterfieldP25183125.14126.0531.520
Tom HurdP400345.3376.0341.725
George SusceP216246.2069.2261.650
Leo KielyP230225.1731.191.953
Frank BaumannP71213.2824.2181.460
Rudy MinarcinP31102.799.251.760

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.