1956 Cincinnati Reds roster

Manager: Birdie Tebbetts

31 players appeared for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1956 MLB season.

1956 Reds roster: batting

1956 Cincinnati Reds 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.
Johnny Temple281546328818024114.285.344.676
Gus Bell271506038217629846.292.347.848
Frank Robinson2015257212216638838.290.379.936
Wally Post261435399413436836.249.301.807
Ted Kluszewski3113851791156351021.302.362.898
Roy McMillan25150479511263624.263.366.710
Ray Jablonski291304074210415662.256.324.756
Ed Bailey251183835911528752.300.385.936
Smoky Burgess2990229286312390.275.346.822
George Crowe3577144223610230.250.312.798
Bob Thurman398013925418220.295.340.872
Stan Palys264053512250.226.300.640
Rocky Bridges28711994011.211.348.558
Art Schult285733020.429.500.929
Bruce Edwards327501000.200.200.400
Matt Batts343200000.000.333.333
Bobby Balcena307220000.000.000.000
Curt Flood185100000.000.000.000

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

1956 Reds roster: pitching

1956 Cincinnati Reds 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.
Brooks LawrenceP31493019103.99218.2961.290
Johnny KlippsteinP28372912114.09211.0861.431
Joe NuxhallP27443213113.72200.21201.413
Art FowlerP33452311114.05177.2861.271
Hal JeffcoatP313816823.84171.0551.432
Hersh FreemanP276401453.40108.2501.3418
Tom AckerP26297432.3783.2541.061
Don GrossP25197301.9569.1471.280
Joe BlackP32320324.5261.2271.392
Larry JansenP3587235.1934.2161.381
Pat ScantleburyP3862016.6319.0101.530
Frank SmithP28200012.003.011.670
Bill KennedyP35100018.002.003.000

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.