1956 Chicago Cubs roster

35 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1956 MLB season.

1956 Cubs roster: batting

1956 Chicago Cubs 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.
Gene Baker1405466514112574.258.309.686
Dee Fondy137543521469469.269.290.682
Ernie Banks1395388216028856.297.358.887
Walt Moryn1475296915123674.285.348.826
Don Hoak12142451915378.215.283.594
Eddie Miksis11435654859274.239.303.662
Monte Irvin111339449215501.271.346.807
Jim King118317327915541.249.313.757
Pete Whisenant103314377511468.239.292.706
Hobie Landrith11131222694320.221.307.618
Solly Drake6521529552159.256.331.665
Harry Chiti7220317434180.212.281.621
Frank Kellert7112910244170.186.254.571
Jerry Kindall325579001.164.246.464
Clyde McCullough141904010.211.200.463
Ed Winceniak151712000.118.167.284
Gale Wade101200000.000.077.077
Jim Fanning1401000.250.250.500
Owen Friend2200000.000.000.000
El Tappe3100000.000.500.500
Richie Myers4110000.000.000.000

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

1956 Cubs roster: pitching

1956 Chicago Cubs 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.
Bob RushP323213103.19239.21041.120
Sam JonesP33289143.91188.21761.430
Warren HackerP34243134.66168.0651.390
Don KaiserP2722493.59150.1741.300
Jim DavisP4611573.66120.1661.452
Turk LownP610983.58110.2741.5613
Vito ValentinettiP422643.7895.1261.261
Jim BrosnanP3010593.7995.0511.471
Moe DrabowskyP97242.4751.0361.490
Paul MinnerP109256.8947.0141.680
Dave HillmanP22022.1912.161.300
John BriggsP30001.695.111.690
George PiktuzisP20007.205.031.600
Bill TremelP10009.001.003.000

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.