1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Statistics

National League (NL)
Team Record: 93-61
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 148,371, Avg. 21,196
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to New York Yankees 4-3
Manager: Walter Alston (93-61)
Location: New York, New York
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Results

The Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League ended the 1956 season with a record of 93 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the NL.

The Dodgers scored 720 runs and allowed 601 runs. Duke Snider walloped 43 home runs for Brooklyn, while Roy Campanella, Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges and Sandy Amoros each swatted 20 or more also. Duke Snider drove in 101 runs. Jim Gilliam led all regular batters by hitting .300. Don Newcombe earned 27 wins on the mound for the team, and Sal Maglie recorded a 2.87 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Walter Alston coached the team. The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers won the League Championship Series.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Don Newcombe277.7943.06383621850268.021910191334681393041052
Sal Maglie135.7222.8728260930191.0154656121521108501758
Carl Erskine1311.5424.2531282810186.318992882557595106790
Roger Craig1211.5223.7135322821199.0169908225875109417840
Clem Labine106.6253.35623471019115.711148431139875305492
Ed Roebuck54.5563.934301600189.383493915292602010371
Don Drysdale55.5002.642512620099.0953529931355303413
Don Bessent43.5712.503802100979.3632322531652004324
Ken Lehman23.4005.66254500049.36535311123229001231
Sandy Koufax24.3334.911610100058.76637321029030021261
Bob Darnell000.001010001.310000000005
Ralph Branca000.001010002.010002020009
Jim Hughes005.2550200012.01077341800048
Chuck Templeton01.0006.6162200016.32013122100800080
Billy Loes01.00040.501100001.3566110200010
Totals9361.6043.573551541084611301368.7125160154317144141772213425684

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Jim Gilliam1537015941021782386432199539.300.399.396.79423554626
Duke Snider151652542112158332431013399101.292.399.598.9973241616426
Carl Furillo149587523661513002183115741.289.357.467.8242442712415
Pee Wee Reese147648572851471929461345669.257.322.344.6671971411541
Gil Hodges153633550861462943287337691.265.354.507.8612791605210
Jackie Robinson117431357619815210431256032.275.382.412.79314793922
Roy Campanella1244613883985612073106661.219.333.394.7271532014215
Randy Jackson1013463073784157853212838.274.333.446.780137132453
Sandy Amoros11436129253761181658345951.260.385.517.90215141816
Charlie Neal62150136223951214221419.287.353.382.7365220001
Rube Walker541561465316132001718.212.245.329.5744830122
Don Newcombe52128111132660216101218.234.312.342.6543841310
Rocky Nelson31102967202041500410.208.235.354.5893420021
Chico Fernandez3473661115201923310.227.261.303.5642020401
Sal Maglie28737019000200129.129.141.129.269910200
Carl Erskine3271661810000008.121.121.136.258910500
Dale Mitchell1924243710010003.292.292.333.625820000
Ed Roebuck4319183620010004.333.333.444.778800100
Don Zimmer1721204610020107.300.333.350.683711000
Don Drysdale2629264510110018.192.222.346.568910200
Gino Cimoli7338363410041018.111.135.139.274510101
Ken Lehman2510100310030000.300.300.400.700400000
Dixie Howell716130320010013.231.267.385.651500111
Dick Williams7770200000001.286.286.286.571200000
Sandy Koufax16191702000000212.118.211.118.328200000
Don Bessent3820180200010005.111.105.111.216210110
Clem Labine62252302000100114.087.160.087.247211000
Don Demeter3331100110001.333.3331.3331.667400000
Roger Craig35736111000100633.016.103.016.119100510
Jim Hughes5220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Bob Aspromonte1110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Chuck Templeton6430000000002.000.000.000.000000100
Bob Darnell1000000000000000000
Billy Loes1000000000000000000
Ralph Branca1000000000000000000
Totals1888588450987201315212361796806537649738.258.342.419.761213614617863491


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Gil Hodges1B1381211120.3119010310105.9921.3879.3700000
Rocky Nelson1B2524187.018920220.9911.0598.3600000
Jackie Robinson1B9961.3678051.00011.0058.3330000
Jim Gilliam2B10298865.02333261164.9815.8165.4800000
Charlie Neal2B5134332.070103524.9724.6903.3920000
Jackie Robinson2B2222170.73949117.9894.6414.0000000
Don Zimmer2B101.001001.0009.0001.0000000
Randy Jackson3B8074682.384184219.9933.5353.3500000
Jackie Robinson3B7271595.061173815.9673.5393.2500000
Pee Wee Reese3B12986.762121.9312.8042.2500000
Don Zimmer3B304.721011.0005.7861.0000000
Roy CampanellaC1211131006.065949113.9856.3345.851830242045.5
Rube WalkerC4337322.71842034.9865.6904.744188642.9
Dixie HowellC6438.0211001.0005.2113.6670201100.0
Gil HodgesC102.020001.0009.0002.0000000
Duke SniderOF1501471287.33581161.9842.5802.4600000
Carl FurilloOF1461411263.32301042.9841.7101.6440000
Sandy AmorosOF8682713.3123360.9551.5901.4650000
Jim GilliamOF5654451.7107611.9912.2522.0180000
Gil HodgesOF3030223.342020.9551.6931.4000000
Gino CimoliOF624135.035020.9462.333.5650000
Jackie RobinsonOF2217.020001.0001.0591.0000000
Dale MitchellOF2213.030001.0002.0771.5000000
Don DemeterOF102.010001.0004.5001.0000000
Don NewcombeP3836268.0253915.9852.1491.6840000
Roger CraigP3532199.01022011.0001.447.9140000
Sal MaglieP2826191.0920051.0001.3661.0360000
Carl ErskineP3128186.393412.9772.0771.3870000
Clem LabineP623115.7131821.9392.412.5000000
Don DrysdaleP251299.082021.9332.5451.1200000
Ed RoebuckP43089.3617011.0002.317.5350000
Don BessentP38079.33811.9171.248.2890000
Sandy KoufaxP161058.743001.0001.074.4380000
Ken LehmanP25449.341110.9382.736.6000000
Chuck TempletonP6216.31110.6671.102.3330000
Jim HughesP5012.010001.000.750.2000000
Ralph BrancaP102.001001.0004.5001.0000000
Billy LoesP111.30000.000.0000000
Bob DarnellP101.30000.000.0000000
Pee Wee ReeseSS1361351157.02633672379.9654.9014.6320000
Chico FernandezSS2516163.73456211.9784.9493.6000000
Don ZimmerSS8345.08913.9443.4002.1250000
Charlie NealSS103.001001.0003.0001.0000000
Totals1746138612318.041061716111392.9814.2543.334940322745.8

Postseason - Pitching:

Player Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Clem LabineWS101.0000.0021111012.0810032700047
Don BessentWS101.0001.8020100010.0822031500141
Sal MaglieWS11.5002.6522020017.014553601500068
Ed RoebuckWS002.083000004.3111100500014
Don DrysdaleWS009.001010002.022211010009
Carl ErskineWS01.0005.402110005.0433021200020
Roger CraigWS01.00012.002100006.01088331400129
Don NewcombeWS01.00021.212200004.7111111430400028
Totals34.4294.72167431061.05833321221543002256

Postseason - Batting:

Player Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Gil HodgesWS727235720180044.304.407.522.9291200000
Duke SniderWS730235710140068.304.433.478.9121100013
Jackie RobinsonWS729245610120052.250.379.417.7961020000
Carl FurilloWS727252620010023.240.296.320.616800000
Pee Wee ReeseWS730273601020026.222.276.296.572800100
Roy CampanellaWS727222410030137.182.259.227.487500021
Jim GilliamWS731242200021173.083.290.083.374210000
Don BessentWS2420100010011.500.667.5001.167100100
Roger CraigWS2220100000000.500.500.5001.000100000
Clem LabineWS2440110000002.250.250.500.750200000
Sandy AmorosWS621191100010024.053.143.053.195100000
Rube WalkerWS2220000000000.000.000.000.000010000
Sal MaglieWS2550000000002.000.000.000.000010000
Don NewcombeWS2110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Randy JacksonWS3330000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Dale MitchellWS4440000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Carl ErskineWS2110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Charlie NealWS1440000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Ed RoebuckWS3000000000000000000
Don DrysdaleWS1000000000000000000
Gino CimoliWS1000000000000000000
Totals82252215254281324123247.195.296.284.5806150234

Postseason - Fielding:

Player Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
Gil HodgesWS1B7761.0545081.0008.7058.429
Jim GilliamWS2B6653.01717041.0005.7745.667
Charlie NealWS2B118.02211.8004.5004.000
Jackie RobinsonWS3B7761.0512011.0002.5082.429
Roy CampanellaWSC7761.0493011.0007.6727.429
Duke SniderWSCF7761.0200001.0002.9512.857
Sandy AmorosWSLF6651.0100001.0001.7651.667
Jim GilliamWSLF118.020001.0002.2502.000
Gino CimoliWSLF102.010001.0004.5001.000
Sal MaglieWSP2217.001001.000.529.500
Clem LabineWSP2112.003001.0002.2501.500
Don BessentWSP2010.00000.000.000
Roger CraigWSP216.011011.0003.0001.000
Carl ErskineWSP215.012001.0005.4001.500
Don NewcombeWSP224.702001.0003.8571.000
Ed RoebuckWSP304.30000.000.000
Don DrysdaleWSP102.00000.000.000
Carl FurilloWSRF7761.070001.0001.0331.000
Pee Wee ReeseWSSS7761.0142117.9725.1645.000
Totals7363549.018369223.9924.1313.452




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