1956 Minnesota Twins roster

33 players appeared for the Minnesota Twins in the 1956 MLB season.

1956 Twins roster: batting

1956 Minnesota Twins 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.
Pete Runnels147578721798765.310.372.805
Roy Sievers1525509213929950.253.370.838
Jim Lemon1465387714627962.271.349.850
Eddie Yost1525159411911538.231.412.748
Whitey Herzog117421491034358.245.302.639
Karl Olson10631334774221.246.305.635
Clint Courtney10128331855440.300.362.807
Herb Plews9125624691251.270.337.712
Jose Valdivielso9024618584293.236.318.651
Lou Berberet9520725544270.261.402.779
Ed Fitzgerald6414815452120.304.387.786
Jerry Snyder4314814402141.270.321.665
Ernie Oravetz8813720340111.248.370.669
Lyle Luttrell381221723295.189.254.582
Tony Roig441191125072.210.321.607
Harmon Killebrew449910225130.222.291.685
Carlos Paula33828153130.183.250.591
Dick Tettelbach18641010190.156.304.585
Tom Wright2100000.000.000.000

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

1956 Twins roster: pitching

1956 Minnesota Twins 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.
Chuck StobbsP373315153.60240.0971.331
Camilo PascualP39276185.87188.21621.502
Pedro RamosP371812105.27152.0541.670
Dean StoneP4121576.27132.0861.833
Bob WieslerP37213126.44123.0492.060
Bunky StewartP339575.57105.0361.842
Hal GriggsP3412166.0298.2481.991
Bob ChakalesP431444.0396.0331.574
Connie GrobP371457.8379.1271.851
Bud ByerlyP250242.9651.2191.144
Tex ClevengerP201005.4031.2171.710
Ted AbernathyP54134.1530.1181.480
Evelio HernandezP44114.7622.291.410
Dick BrodowskiP73039.1717.282.430

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.