1956 Philadelphia Phillies roster

29 players appeared for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1956 MLB season.

1956 Phillies roster: batting

1956 Philadelphia Phillies 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.
Del Ennis1536308016426957.260.299.729
Richie Ashburn1546289419035010.303.384.768
Stan Lopata1465359614332955.267.353.888
Willie Jones1495208814417785.277.383.812
Marv Blaylock1364606111710505.254.327.712
Granny Hamner12240142904422.224.276.605
Ted Kazanski11737935804340.211.251.528
Jim Greengrass8621524445250.205.294.629
Roy Smalley6516814380160.226.323.638
Andy Seminick6016116327233.199.332.692
Frank Baumholtz761001327090.270.309.579
Glen Gorbous153316010.182.182.364
Ed Bouchee92206010.273.407.771
Joe Lonnett162224000.182.250.432
Bob Bowman61623120.188.188.688
Wally Westlake5400000.000.200.200
Mack Burk151310001.0001.0002.000

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

1956 Phillies roster: pitching

1956 Philadelphia Phillies 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.
Robin RobertsP433719184.45297.11571.243
Curt SimmonsP332715103.36198.0881.270
Bob MillerP496363.24122.1531.225
Saul RogovinP2218764.98106.2481.400
Jack MeyerP4177114.4196.0661.432
Ron NegrayP394234.1966.2441.443
Jim OwensP105047.2829.2221.920
Duane PilletteP200006.5623.1101.890
Jack SanfordP31101.3813.061.540
Angelo LipetriP60003.2711.080.910
Turk FarrellP110112.464.102.080
Bob RossP30008.103.141.800

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.