1956 Philadelphia Phillies season

1956  Philadelphia Phillies
League	National League
Ballpark	Connie Mack Stadium
City	Philadelphia
Owners	R. R. M. Carpenter Jr.
General managers	Roy Hamey
Managers	Mayo Smith
Television	WRCV WFIL
Radio	WIP (By Saam, Gene Kelly, Claude Haring)
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The 1956 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 74th season in the history of the franchise, and the 19th season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium.

Offseason

• October 3, 1955: Peanuts Lowrey was released by the Phillies. ^[1]
• November 7, 1955: Wally Westlake was signed as a free agent by the Phillies. ^[2]
• December 9, 1955: Frank Baumholtz was purchased by the Phillies from the Chicago Cubs. ^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

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National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	93	61	.604	—	52‍–‍25	41‍–‍36
Milwaukee Braves	92	62	.597	1	47‍–‍29	45‍–‍33
Cincinnati Redlegs	91	63	.591	2	51‍–‍26	40‍–‍37
St. Louis Cardinals	76	78	.494	17	43‍–‍34	33‍–‍44
Philadelphia Phillies	71	83	.461	22	40‍–‍37	31‍–‍46
New York Giants	67	87	.435	26	37‍–‍40	30‍–‍47
Pittsburgh Pirates	66	88	.429	27	35‍–‍43	31‍–‍45
Chicago Cubs	60	94	.390	33	39‍–‍38	21‍–‍56

Record vs. opponents

1956 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Brooklyn	—	16–6	11–11	10–12	14–8	13–9	13–9	16–6
Chicago	6–16	—	6–16–1	9–13	7–15	13–9	10–12–1	9–13–1
Cincinnati	11–11	16–6–1	—	9–13	14–8	11–11	17–5	13–9
Milwaukee	12–10	13–9	13–9	—	17–5	10–12	14–8–1	13–9
New York	8–14	15–7	8–14	5–17	—	11–11	13–9	7–15
Philadelphia	9–13	9–13	11–11	12–10	11–11	—	7–15	12–10
Pittsburgh	9–13	12–10–1	5–17	8–14–1	9–13	15–7	—	8–14–1
St. Louis	6–16	13–9–1	9–13	9–13	15–7	10–12	14–8–1	—

Notable transactions

• May 14, 1956: Bobby Morgan was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Solly Hemus. ^[4]
• May 18, 1956: Wally Westlake was released by the Phillies. ^[2]
• June 29, 1956: Art Mahaffey was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. ^[5]
• July 19, 1956: Bob Lipski was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. ^[6]

Game log

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

1956 Game Log [7] Overall Record: 71–83
April (5–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 17 @ Dodgers 8–6 Robin Roberts (1–0) Don Newcombe (0–1) None 24,236 1–0 2 April 19 @ Dodgers 4–5 (10) Clem Labine (1–0) Murry Dickson (0–1) None 12,214 1–1 3 April 20 Giants 2–1 (10) Jack Meyer (1–0) Hoyt Wilhelm (0–1) None 25,194 2–1 4 April 22 (1) Giants 3–1 Robin Roberts (2–0) Johnny Antonelli (1–1) None see 2nd game 3–1 5 April 22 (2) Giants 7–9 Rubén Gómez (1–0) Curt Simmons (0–1) Marv Grissom (1) 24,771 3–2 6 April 23 Dodgers 1–6 Don Drysdale (1–0) Murry Dickson (0–2) None 12,690 3–3 – April 24 Dodgers Postponed (cold); [8] Makeup: July 8 as a traditional double-header 7 April 25 Pirates 5–6 Vern Law (1–2) Jim Owens (0–1) Nellie King (1) 5,347 3–4 8 April 27 @ Giants 3–5 Al Worthington (1–1) Herm Wehmeier (0–1) None 6,465 3–5 9 April 28 @ Giants 6–2 Robin Roberts (3–0) Johnny Antonelli (1–2) None 8,297 4–5 10 April 29 (1) @ Giants 5–4 (10) Jack Meyer (2–0) Hoyt Wilhelm (0–2) None see 2nd game 5–5 11 April 29 (2) @ Giants 1–8 Ramón Monzant (1–0) Curt Simmons (0–2) None 18,689 5–6
May (8–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 12 May 1 @ Braves 4–6 Dave Jolly (1–0) Murry Dickson (0–3) None 13,950 5–7 13 May 4 @ Cubs 1–2 Bob Rush (1–1) Robin Roberts (3–1) None 2,647 5–8 – May 5 @ Cubs Postponed (rain); [9] Makeup: July 18 as a traditional double-header 14 May 6 (1) @ Redlegs 2–10 Brooks Lawrence (3–0) Jim Owens (0–2) None see 2nd game 5–9 15 May 6 (2) @ Redlegs 9–11 Hersh Freeman (2–0) Saul Rogovin (0–1) None 23,639 5–10 16 May 8 @ Cardinals 1–9 Willard Schmidt (2–0) Robin Roberts (3–2) Larry Jackson (1) 7,379 5–11 17 May 9 @ Cardinals 0–3 Tom Poholsky (3–0) Herm Wehmeier (0–2) None 8,704 5–12 18 May 11 @ Pirates 5–6 Luis Arroyo (1–0) Jack Meyer (2–1) None 17,605 5–13 19 May 12 @ Pirates 5–6 Bob Friend (4–2) Robin Roberts (3–3) Nellie King (2) 20,115 5–14 20 May 13 (1) @ Pirates 9–11 Roy Face (2–0) Jack Meyer (2–2) Vern Law (2) see 2nd game 5–15 21 May 13 (2) @ Pirates 7–2 [a] Saul Rogovin (1–1) Dick Hall (0–4) Robin Roberts (1) 20,435 6–15 22 May 15 Braves 3–1 Stu Miller (1–1) Lew Burdette (1–2) None 13,141 7–15 23 May 16 Braves 2–1 Robin Roberts (4–3) Bob Buhl (2–2) None 11,510 8–15 24 May 17 Cardinals 4–5 Ellis Kinder (1–0) Harvey Haddix (1–1) Jackie Collum (2) 8,249 8–16 25 May 18 Cardinals 4–2 Curt Simmons (1–2) Willard Schmidt (2–1) None 16,026 9–16 26 May 19 Cardinals 5–11 Lindy McDaniel (3–0) Saul Rogovin (1–2) None 7,605 9–17 27 May 20 (1) Redlegs 1–5 Art Fowler (3–4) Robin Roberts (4–4) None see 2nd game 9–18 28 May 20 (2) Redlegs 6–4 Bob Miller (1–0) Paul LaPalme (1–1) Harvey Haddix (1) 21,677 10–18 – May 22 Cubs Postponed (rain); [10] Makeup: June 15 as a traditional double-header 29 May 23 Cubs 4–5 Vito Valentinetti (1–1) Harvey Haddix (1–2) None 5,795 10–19 30 May 24 Dodgers 6–4 Robin Roberts (5–4) Don Drysdale (1–2) None 16,432 11–19 31 May 25 Pirates 5–8 Nellie King (3–1) Curt Simmons (1–3) Red Munger (1) 10,407 11–20 32 May 26 Pirates 2–6 Vern Law (2–3) Stu Miller (1–2) None 4,614 11–21 – May 27 (1) Pirates Postponed (rain); [11] [12] Makeup: August 14 as a traditional double-header – May 27 (2) Pirates Postponed (rain); [11] [12] Makeup: August 16 33 May 28 Giants 5–2 Harvey Haddix (2–2) Al Worthington (1–5) Robin Roberts (2) 10,430 12–21 34 May 30 (1) Dodgers 5–6 Ed Roebuck (1–1) Robin Roberts (5–5) Clem Labine (4) see 2nd game 12–22 35 May 30 (2) Dodgers 12–3 Saul Rogovin (2–2) Don Drysdale (1–3) None 35,942 13–22
June (15–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 36 June 1 @ Cardinals 5–2 Curt Simmons (2–3) Tom Poholsky (3–3) Bob Miller (1) 8,868 14–22 37 June 2 @ Cardinals 6–4 Stu Miller (2–2) Herm Wehmeier (1–5) Bob Miller (2) 7,806 15–22 38 June 3 (1) @ Cardinals 1–2 Murry Dickson (3–4) Robin Roberts (5–6) None see 2nd game 15–23 39 June 3 (2) @ Cardinals 9–3 Harvey Haddix (3–2) Lindy McDaniel (4–1) None 18,367 16–23 40 June 4 @ Redlegs 2–8 Art Fowler (4–6) Saul Rogovin (2–3) None 6,883 16–24 41 June 5 @ Redlegs 4–9 Joe Nuxhall (2–5) Curt Simmons (2–4) None 9,639 16–25 42 June 6 @ Redlegs 3–7 Brooks Lawrence (7–0) Stu Miller (2–3) Hersh Freeman (4) 8,896 16–26 43 June 7 @ Redlegs 5–8 Joe Nuxhall (3–5) Bob Miller (1–1) Hersh Freeman (5) 4,657 16–27 44 June 8 @ Cubs 4–5 Vito Valentinetti (2–1) Robin Roberts (5–7) None 5,065 16–28 45 June 9 @ Cubs 6–4 Saul Rogovin (3–3) Russ Meyer (1–4) Bob Miller (3) 11,910 17–28 46 June 10 (1) @ Cubs 1–2 (11) Vito Valentinetti (3–1) Curt Simmons (2–5) None see 2nd game 17–29 47 June 10 (2) @ Cubs 2–5 Sam Jones (3–4) Jim Owens (0–3) Turk Lown (3) 21,989 17–30 48 June 11 @ Braves 6–2 Stu Miller (3–3) Gene Conley (1–3) None 19,488 18–30 49 June 12 @ Braves 5–2 Harvey Haddix (4–2) Bob Buhl (5–3) None 27,483 19–30 50 June 13 @ Braves 6–8 Ray Crone (5–3) Robin Roberts (5–8) Gene Conley (1) 22,051 19–31 51 June 15 (1) Cubs 6–5 (10) Jack Meyer (3–2) Turk Lown (1–3) None see 2nd game 20–31 52 June 15 (2) Cubs 5–8 Vito Valentinetti (4–1) Bob Miller (1–2) Jim Davis (1) 18,272 20–32 – June 16 Cubs Postponed (rain, wet grounds); [13] [14] Makeup: July 30 as a traditional double-header 53 June 17 (1) Cubs 7–1 Robin Roberts (6–8) Warren Hacker (1–6) None see 2nd game 21–32 54 June 17 (2) Cubs 4–7 Sam Jones (4–4) Jim Owens (0–4) None 11,424 21–33 55 June 18 Redlegs 4–7 (10) Brooks Lawrence (8–0) Harvey Haddix (4–3) None 10,820 21–34 56 June 19 Redlegs 4–2 Jack Meyer (4–2) Johnny Klippstein (6–4) None 13,549 22–34 57 June 20 Redlegs 3–2 Curt Simmons (3–5) Art Fowler (4–7) None 12,272 23–34 58 June 22 Cardinals 2–1 Robin Roberts (7–8) Tom Poholsky (4–5) None 20,258 24–34 59 June 23 Cardinals 8–3 Harvey Haddix (5–3) Don Liddle (1–3) None 6,307 25–34 60 June 24 (1) Cardinals 4–8 Herm Wehmeier (3–6) Curt Simmons (3–6) None see 2nd game 25–35 61 June 24 (2) Cardinals 3–2 Jack Meyer (5–2) Willard Schmidt (4–4) None 19,246 26–35 62 June 25 Braves 5–8 Bob Buhl (8–3) Stu Miller (3–4) Warren Spahn (1) 14,467 26–36 63 June 26 Braves 4–2 Robin Roberts (8–8) Ray Crone (7–4) None 23,975 27–36 64 June 27 Braves 4–3 (11) Ron Negray (1–0) Ernie Johnson (1–2) None 15,521 28–36 65 June 29 @ Dodgers 5–6 Clem Labine (7–2) Jack Meyer (5–3) None 12,229 28–37 66 June 30 @ Dodgers 7–10 Carl Erskine (5–6) Robin Roberts (8–9) Clem Labine (10) 8,525 28–38
July (17–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 67 July 1 (1) @ Dodgers 7–4 Stu Miller (4–4) Clem Labine (7–3) Jack Meyer (1) see 2nd game 29–38 68 July 1 (2) @ Dodgers 1–4 Roger Craig (8–2) Saul Rogovin (3–4) None 18,299 29–39 69 July 3 @ Pirates 5–6 Johnny O'Brien (1–0) Jack Meyer (5–4) None 5,804 29–40 70 July 4 (1) @ Pirates 4–2 Harvey Haddix (6–3) Ron Kline (6–9) None see 2nd game 30–40 71 July 4 (2) @ Pirates 4–8 Roy Face (6–4) Stu Miller (4–5) None 16,076 30–41 72 July 6 Dodgers 1–2 Carl Erskine (6–6) Robin Roberts (8–10) None 19,372 30–42 73 July 7 Dodgers 6–3 Saul Rogovin (4–4) Roger Craig (8–3) Bob Miller (4) 26,575 31–42 74 July 8 (1) Dodgers 2–9 Don Newcombe (11–5) Stu Miller (4–6) None see 2nd game 31–43 75 July 8 (2) Dodgers 3–2 Jack Meyer (6–4) Sal Maglie (2–2) None 26,417 32–43 – July 10 1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Griffith Stadium in Washington 76 July 12 @ Redlegs 7–4 Harvey Haddix (7–3) Art Fowler (5–9) Ron Negray (1) 12,331 33–43 77 July 13 @ Redlegs 6–4 Curt Simmons (4–6) Tom Acker (1–1) None 16,205 34–43 78 July 14 @ Redlegs 2–0 Robin Roberts (9–10) Johnny Klippstein (7–5) None 9,702 35–43 79 July 15 (1) @ Cardinals 1–9 Murry Dickson (7–7) Stu Miller (4–7) Larry Jackson (3) see 2nd game 35–44 80 July 15 (2) @ Cardinals 7–5 Saul Rogovin (5–4) Lindy McDaniel (4–3) Ron Negray (2) 17,577 36–44 81 July 16 @ Cardinals 2–0 Harvey Haddix (8–3) Willard Schmidt (4–5) None 9,462 37–44 82 July 17 @ Cubs 2–3 (16) Turk Lown (5–3) Jack Meyer (6–5) None 4,192 37–45 83 July 18 (1) @ Cubs 6–4 Robin Roberts (10–10) Jim Brosnan (2–4) None see 2nd game 38–45 84 July 18 (2) @ Cubs 6–1 Curt Simmons (5–6) Jim Davis (3–4) None 14,331 39–45 85 July 19 @ Cubs 3–4 (10) Turk Lown (6–3) Bob Miller (1–3) None 4,348 39–46 86 July 20 @ Braves 0–10 Bob Buhl (12–4) Stu Miller (4–8) None 28,134 39–47 87 July 21 @ Braves 8–5 (15) Stu Miller (5–8) Lou Sleater (1–2) Jack Meyer (2) 34,764 40–47 88 July 22 (1) @ Braves 7–8 Ray Crone (9–5) Robin Roberts (10–11) Dave Jolly (6) see 2nd game 40–48 89 July 22 (2) @ Braves 5–16 Lew Burdette (12–4) Ron Negray (1–1) Taylor Phillips (1) 39,679 40–49 90 July 24 Cardinals 7–3 Curt Simmons (6–6) Vinegar Bend Mizell (9–8) None 16,775 41–49 91 July 25 Cardinals 7–8 (10) Larry Jackson (1–0) Ron Negray (1–2) None 17,024 41–50 92 July 26 Cardinals 9–14 Herm Wehmeier (5–8) Bob Miller (1–4) Jackie Collum (4) 15,078 41–51 93 July 27 Braves 5–2 Saul Rogovin (6–4) Lew Burdette (12–5) None 20,103 42–51 – July 28 Braves Postponed (rain); [15] [16] Makeup: September 13 as a traditional double-header 94 July 29 Braves 5–2 Curt Simmons (7–6) Warren Spahn (10–8) None 16,972 43–51 95 July 30 (1) Cubs 5–4 Robin Roberts (11–11) Vito Valentinetti (5–2) None see 2nd game 44–51 96 July 30 (2) Cubs 4–2 Harvey Haddix (9–3) Warren Hacker (2–9) None 20,536 45–51 97 July 31 Cubs 4–9 Sam Jones (5–10) Stu Miller (5–9) Turk Lown (9) 13,788 45–52
August (14–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 98 August 1 Cubs 10–8 Robin Roberts (12–11) Vito Valentinetti (5–3) None 7,520 46–52 99 August 3 Redlegs 6–3 Curt Simmons (8–6) Brooks Lawrence (15–3) None 28,607 47–52 100 August 4 Redlegs 10–6 Robin Roberts (13–11) Hersh Freeman (9–4) None 11,321 48–52 – August 5 (1) Redlegs Postponed (rain); [17] Makeup: September 18 as a traditional double-header – August 5 (2) Redlegs Postponed (rain); [17] Makeup: September 19 as a traditional double-header – August 6 @ Giants Postponed (rain); [18] Makeup: August 7 as a traditional double-header 101 August 7 (1) @ Giants 4–3 Harvey Haddix (10–3) Hoyt Wilhelm (2–7) Bob Miller (5) see 2nd game 49–52 102 August 7 (1) @ Giants 3–1 Curt Simmons (9–6) Johnny Antonelli (9–12) None 7,648 50–52 103 August 8 @ Giants 8–3 Robin Roberts (14–11) Jim Hearn (4–11) None 3,485 51–52 104 August 9 @ Giants 2–5 Joe Margoneri (4–2) Saul Rogovin (6–5) Marv Grissom (6) 2,552 51–53 105 August 10 @ Dodgers 3–2 Jack Meyer (7–5) Sal Maglie (5–4) Harvey Haddix (2) 16,025 52–53 106 August 11 @ Dodgers 2–5 Don Newcombe (18–5) Bob Miller (1–5) None 12,652 52–54 107 August 12 @ Dodgers 3–7 Roger Craig (11–7) Robin Roberts (14–12) Clem Labine (14) 17,076 52–55 108 August 14 (1) Pirates 3–0 Harvey Haddix (11–3) Bob Friend (13–12) None see 2nd game 53–55 109 August 14 (2) Pirates 11–2 Curt Simmons (10–6) Red Munger (3–3) None 32,873 54–55 110 August 15 Pirates 1–5 Ron Kline (10–13) Jack Meyer (7–6) None 12,337 54–56 111 August 16 Pirates 1–4 Vern Law (6–13) Robin Roberts (14–13) None 7,070 54–57 112 August 17 Dodgers 3–2 Ron Negray (2–2) Roger Craig (11–8) None 25,005 55–57 113 August 18 Dodgers 2–9 Sal Maglie (6–4) Harvey Haddix (11–4) None 30,168 55–58 114 August 19 Dodgers 2–3 Don Newcombe (19–6) Curt Simmons (10–7) Clem Labine (15) 22,891 55–59 115 August 21 @ Cubs 4–6 Sam Jones (7–11) Robin Roberts (14–14) Turk Lown (12) 6,750 55–60 116 August 22 @ Cubs 3–8 Bob Rush (12–6) Harvey Haddix (11–5) None 5,782 55–61 117 August 23 @ Braves 5–11 Ray Crone (10–8) Curt Simmons (10–8) Ernie Johnson (6) 25,493 55–62 118 August 24 @ Braves 1–6 Warren Spahn (15–9) Robin Roberts (14–15) None 31,774 55–63 119 August 25 @ Braves 3–0 Bob Miller (2–5) Lew Burdette (16–8) None 29,826 56–63 120 August 26 (1) @ Redlegs 5–10 Art Fowler (9–10) Ron Negray (2–3) None see 2nd game 56–64 121 August 26 (2) @ Redlegs 11–4 Harvey Haddix (12–5) Brooks Lawrence (16–8) None 28,361 57–64 122 August 28 @ Cardinals 6–4 Curt Simmons (11–8) Lindy McDaniel (4–5) None 11,987 58–64 123 August 29 @ Cardinals 8–6 Robin Roberts (15–15) Bob Blaylock (1–5) None 7,828 59–64 124 August 31 @ Pirates 3–6 Ron Kline (12–15) Granny Hamner (0–1) Howie Pollet (2) 11,147 59–65
September (12–18) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 125 September 1 @ Pirates 3–2 Saul Rogovin (7–5) Dick Hall (0–7) None 5,071 60–65 126 September 2 (1) @ Pirates 6–10 Vern Law (7–14) Curt Simmons (11–9) None see 2nd game 60–66 127 September 2 (2) @ Pirates 1–5 Cholly Naranjo (1–1) Robin Roberts (15–16) None 12,470 60–67 128 September 3 (1) Giants 5–1 Bob Miller (3–5) Joe Margoneri (5–5) None see 2nd game 61–67 129 September 3 (2) Giants 1–2 Steve Ridzik (5–2) Jack Meyer (7–7) Hoyt Wilhelm (8) 19,898 61–68 130 September 4 Giants 2–7 Max Surkont (2–1) Harvey Haddix (12–6) None 6,049 61–69 131 September 5 Giants 4–5 (10) Dick Littlefield (3–5) Jack Meyer (7–8) None 6,532 61–70 132 September 7 Pirates 5–2 Robin Roberts (16–16) Bob Friend (15–15) None 7,835 62–70 133 September 8 Pirates 4–5 Roy Face (11–9) Ben Flowers (1–2) Dick Hall (1) 4,806 62–71 134 September 9 (1) Pirates 1–4 (10) Ron Kline (13–16) Bob Miller (3–6) Roy Face (5) see 2nd game 62–72 135 September 9 (2) Pirates 6–5 (10) Robin Roberts (17–16) Cholly Naranjo (1–2) None 11,104 63–72 136 September 11 Cardinals 3–5 Herm Wehmeier (11–9) Curt Simmons (11–10) Larry Jackson (9) 7,609 63–73 137 September 13 (1) Braves 2–3 (13) Taylor Phillips (5–2) Jack Meyer (7–9) None see 2nd game 63–74 138 September 13 (2) Braves 3–4 (12) Warren Spahn (17–10) Ben Flowers (1–3) None 23,826 63–75 139 September 14 Braves 13–1 [b] Harvey Haddix (13–6) Lew Burdette (18–10) None 17,016 64–75 140 September 15 Braves 6–5 Curt Simmons (12–10) Bob Trowbridge (3–2) Robin Roberts (3) 9,231 65–75 141 September 16 (1) Cubs 4–7 Warren Hacker (3–12) Saul Rogovin (7–6) Turk Lown (13) see 2nd game 65–76 142 September 16 (2) Cubs 4–1 Jack Sanford (1–0) Sam Jones (9–14) Ron Negray (3) 7,408 66–76 143 September 18 (1) Redlegs 4–3 Curt Simmons (13–10) Larry Jansen (2–2) None see 2nd game 67–76 144 September 18 (2) Redlegs 7–4 Robin Roberts (18–16) Art Fowler (11–11) None 21,224 68–76 145 September 19 (1) Redlegs 3–6 Johnny Klippstein (12–11) Jack Meyer (7–10) Hersh Freeman (14) see 2nd game 68–77 146 September 19 (2) Redlegs 0–6 Tom Acker (3–3) Harvey Haddix (13–7) None 13,614 68–78 147 September 21 @ Giants 3–7 Johnny Antonelli (18–13) Turk Farrell (0–1) None 3,231 68–79 148 September 22 @ Giants 1–2 Al Worthington (6–14) Robin Roberts (18–17) None 2,496 68–80 149 September 23 @ Giants 6–2 Curt Simmons (14–10) Rubén Gómez (7–17) None 6,134 69–80 150 September 25 @ Dodgers 0–5 Sal Maglie (12–5) Jack Meyer (7–11) None 15,204 69–81 151 September 16 @ Dodgers 7–3 Robin Roberts (19–17) Don Newcombe (26–7) None 7,847 70–81 – September 28 Giants Postponed (rain); [19] Makeup: September 30 as a traditional double-header 152 September 29 Giants 0–2 Johnny Antonelli (20–13) Harvey Haddix (13–8) None 4,867 70–82 153 September 30 (1) Giants 3–8 Al Worthington (7–14) Robin Roberts (19–18) Windy McCall (7) see 2nd game 70–83 154 September 30 (2) Giants 5–2 Curt Simmons (15–10) Roy Wright (0–1) None 7,406 71–83
^[a] The second game on May 13 was suspended (Sunday curfew [20] [21] ) in the top of the eighth inning with the score 6–2 and was completed July 3, 1956. [22] [23] ^[b] The September 14, 1956, game was protested by the Braves in the bottom of the second inning. [24] [25] [26] The protest was later denied. [27] [28]

Roster

1956 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 20 Murry Dickson 44 Turk Farrell 22 Ben Flowers 20 Harvey Haddix 45 Angelo LiPetri 42 Jack Meyer 19 Bob Miller 25 Stu Miller 38 Ron Negray 39 Jim Owens 33 Duane Pillette 36 Robin Roberts 26 Saul Rogovin 30 Bob Ross 48 Jack Sanford 28 Curt Simmons 22 Herm Wehmeier		Catchers 34 Mack Burk 35 Joe Lonnett 29 Stan Lopata 21 Andy Seminick Infielders 12 Marv Blaylock 39 Ed Bouchee  2 Granny Hamner  4 Solly Hemus  6 Willie Jones  7 Ted Kazanski  4 Bobby Morgan 17 Roy Smalley Jr.		Outfielders  1 Richie Ashburn 16 Frank Baumholtz  8 Bob Bowman 14 Del Ennis  9 Glen Gorbous 23 Jim Greengrass 15 Elmer Valo Other batters 48,15 Wally Westlake		Manager 24 Mayo Smith Coaches 11 Benny Bengough 40 Maje McDonnell 32 Wally Moses 31 Whit Wyatt

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Stan Lopata	146	535	143	.267	32	95
1B	Marv Blaylock	136	460	117	.254	10	50
2B	Ted Kazanski	117	379	80	.211	4	34
SS	Granny Hamner	122	401	90	.224	4	42
3B	Willie Jones	149	520	144	.277	17	78
LF	Del Ennis	153	630	164	.260	26	95
CF	Richie Ashburn	154	628	190	.303	3	50
RF	Elmer Valo	98	291	84	.289	5	37

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Jim Greengrass	86	215	44	.205	5	25
Solly Hemus	78	187	54	.289	5	24
Roy Smalley Jr.	65	168	38	.226	0	16
Andy Seminick	60	161	32	.199	7	23
Frank Baumholtz	78	100	27	.270	0	9
Glen Gorbous	15	33	6	.182	0	1
Bobby Morgan	8	25	5	.200	0	1
Ed Bouchee	9	22	6	.273	0	1
Joe Lonnett	16	22	4	.182	0	0
Bob Bowman	6	16	3	.188	1	2
Wally Westlake	5	4	0	.000	0	0
Mack Burk	15	1	1	1.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Robin Roberts	43	297.1	19	18	4.45	157
Harvey Haddix	31	206.2	12	8	3.48	154
Curt Simmons	33	198.0	15	10	3.36	88
Saul Rogovin	22	106.2	7	6	4.98	48
Murry Dickson	3	23.0	0	3	5.09	1
Herm Wehmeier	3	20.0	0	2	4.05	8
Turk Farrell	1	4.1	0	1	12.46	0

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Stu Miller	24	106.2	5	8	4.47	55
Jim Owens	10	29.2	0	4	7.28	22
Jack Sanford	3	13.0	1	0	1.38	6

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bob Miller	49	3	6	5	3.24	53
Jack Meyer	41	7	11	2	4.41	66
Ron Negray	39	2	3	3	4.19	44
Ben Flowers	32	0	2	0	5.71	22
Duane Pillette	20	0	0	0	6.56	10
Angelo LiPetri	6	0	0	0	3.27	8
Granny Hamner	3	0	1	0	4.32	4
Bob Ross	3	0	0	0	8.10	4

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Miami Marlins	International League	Don Osborn
A	Schenectady Blue Jays	Eastern League	Dick Carter
B	Wilson Tobs	Carolina League	Charlie Gassaway
C	Bakersfield Boosters	California League	Art Lilly and Dick Wilson
C	Salt Lake City Bees	Pioneer League	Frank Lucchesi
D	Tifton Phillies	Georgia–Florida League	Wes Griffin and Eddie Miller
D	Mattoon Phillies	Midwest League	Benny Zientara
D	Olean Oilers	PONY League	Paul Owens

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Schenectady ^[29]

Notes

1. Peanuts Lowrey at Baseball Reference
2. Wally Westlake at Baseball Reference
3. Frank Baumholtz at Baseball Reference
4. Solly Hemus at Baseball Reference
5. Art Mahaffey at Baseball Reference
6. Bob Lipski at Baseball Reference
7. "1956 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
8. "Baseball Record". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. April 25, 1956. p. 25. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
9. "Baseball Record". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. May 7, 1956. p. 27. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
10. "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, WI. May 23, 1956. p. 18, part 2. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
11. "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 28, 1956. p. 24. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
12. Hernon, Jack (May 28, 1956). "Dale Long Raised $2,500 to $16,500". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 24. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
13. "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. June 18, 1956. p. 21. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
14. "Baseball Record". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. June 18, 1956. p. 24. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
15. "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. July 29, 1956. p. 1, section 3 (Sports). Retrieved June 28, 2016.
16. Thisted, Red (July 29, 1956). "Washout a Tonic for Hardworked Braves". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. pp. 1B, 2B. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
17. "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. August 6, 1956. p. 21. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
18. "Baseball in a Nutshell". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. August 7, 1956. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
19. "Baseball Record". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. September 29, 1956. p. 8. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
20. "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 15, 1956. p. 24. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
21. Hernon, Jack (May 14, 1956). "Bucs Nip Phils 11-9, Nightcap Suspended: Lopata Slams 3 Straight Homers: Visitors Leading, 6-2, When Curfew Halts Second Game". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 24. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
22. "May 13, 1956, Phillies at Pirates Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. May 13, 1956. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
23. "Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (2)". retrosheet.org. May 13, 1956. Retrieved June 25, 2016. [G]ame suspended for 7 PM Pennsylvania curfew; completed on July 3 with new umpires[.]
24. "Philadelphia Phillies 13, Milwaukee Braves 1". retrosheet.org. September 14, 1956. Retrieved June 29, 2016. [Del] Ennis doubled; an attendant caught the ball down the LF line; it was ruled interference and the Braves argued that Del Ennis should have been held at 1B on the play; Braves manager Fred Haney protested the game[.]
25. "Dodgers Win, Braves Lose; Leafs Defeat Royals 12-6: Brooks Down Cubs 4-2, Milwaukee Beaten 13-1". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. Associated Press (AP). September 15, 1956. p. 11. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
26. Thisted, Red (September 15, 1956). "Phillies Spank Braves With 17 Hits, 13 to 1". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
27. "Sep 14, 1956, Braves at Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. September 14, 1956. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
28. Wolf, Bob (September 15, 1956). "Phillies Maul Braves, 13 to 1; Dodgers Win, Trail by One: Burdette Fails Again in Rout: Haddix Throws 6 Hit Game as Mates Belt Five Pitchers for 17". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, WI. p. 12. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
29. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1956 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference