1956 Los Angeles Dodgers roster

29 players appeared for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1956 MLB season. They reached the 1956 World Series and lost 4-3.

1956 Dodgers roster: batting

1956 Los Angeles Dodgers 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 Gilliam15359410217864321.300.399.794
Pee wee Reese1475728514794613.257.322.667
Gil Hodges1535508614632873.265.354.861
Duke Snider151542112158431013.292.399.997
Carl Furillo1495236615121831.289.357.824
Roy Campanella124388398520731.219.333.727
Jackie Robinson1173576198104312.275.382.793
Randy Jackson10130737848532.274.333.780
Sandy Amoros114292537616583.260.385.902
Rube Walker541465313200.212.245.574
Charlie Neal6213622392142.287.353.736
Chico Fernandez34661115192.227.261.564
Gino Cimoli733634041.111.135.274
Don Zimmer172046020.300.333.683
Dixie Howell71303010.231.267.651
Don Demeter3311110.333.3331.667
Bob Aspromonte1100000.000.000.000

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

1956 Dodgers roster: pitching

1956 Los Angeles Dodgers 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.
Don NewcombeP38362773.06268.01390.990
Roger CraigP353212113.71199.01091.291
Carl ErskineP312813114.25186.1951.320
Clem LabineP6231063.35115.2751.3019
Don DrysdaleP2512552.6499.0551.270
Ed RoebuckP430543.9389.1601.251
Don BessentP380432.5079.1521.189
Sandy KoufaxP1610244.9158.2301.620
Ken LehmanP254235.6649.1291.780
Chuck TempletonP62016.6116.181.840
Ralph BrancaP10000.002.021.500
Bob DarnellP10000.001.100.750

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.