1956 Milwaukee Braves Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 92–62 (.597), 2nd place (1 games behind) in National League
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1956 Andy Pafko 45 94 15 24 5 0 2 9 10 13 0 0 .255 .327 .372 .699
1956 Bill Bruton 147 543 73 143 23 15 8 56 26 63 8 6 .263 .294 .405 .699
1956 Bob Trowbridge 19 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
1956 Bob Roselli 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
1956 Bob Buhl 38 79 1 7 2 0 0 3 1 34 0 0 .089 .100 .114 .214
1956 Bobby Thomson 142 456 59 106 10 4 20 74 43 75 2 4 .232 .299 .404 .703
1956 Chet Nichols 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Chuck Tanner 60 63 6 15 2 0 1 4 10 10 0 0 .238 .342 .317 .660
1956 Danny O'Connell 139 514 71 119 17 9 2 42 76 42 3 3 .232 .333 .311 .644
1956 Dave Jolly 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
1956 Del Crandall 112 317 37 74 14 2 16 48 35 30 1 2 .233 .307 .442 .749
1956 Del Rice 71 190 15 40 9 1 3 17 18 34 0 0 .211 .279 .316 .595
1956 Earl Hersh 7 13 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .231 .231 .462 .692
1956 Eddie Mathews 151 555 103 150 21 2 37 95 91 86 6 0 .270 .372 .515 .887
1956 Ernie Johnson 36 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
1956 Felix Mantilla 35 54 9 15 1 1 0 3 1 8 0 1 .278 .304 .333 .637
1956 Frank Torre 111 163 17 41 6 0 0 16 11 4 1 0 .252 .297 .288 .585
1956 Gene Conley 31 53 1 7 1 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 .132 .148 .151 .299
1956 Hank Aaron 153 614 106 200 34 14 26 92 37 54 2 4 .326 .362 .554 .916
1956 Jack Dittmer 44 104 8 25 4 0 1 6 8 8 0 0 .240 .295 .308 .602
1956 Jim Pendleton 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
1956 Joe Adcock 137 465 76 132 23 1 38 103 32 86 1 0 .284 .330 .583 .913
1956 Johnny Logan 148 576 69 153 27 5 15 46 46 49 3 0 .266 .323 .408 .731
1956 Lew Burdette 45 97 9 16 1 0 0 8 2 16 0 0 .165 .186 .175 .362
1956 Lou Sleater 25 10 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 .500 .545 .500 1.045
1956 Ray Crone 35 54 4 6 1 0 0 2 8 18 0 0 .111 .226 .130 .355
1956 Red Murff 14 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
1956 Taylor Phillips 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
1956 Toby Atwell 15 30 2 5 1 0 2 7 4 1 0 0 .167 .265 .400 .665
1956 Warren Spahn 39 107 8 22 3 0 3 10 4 32 1 0 .206 .234 .318 .552
1956 Wes Covington 75 140 17 39 4 0 2 16 16 20 1 0 .279 .357 .350 .707
– – 154 5,349 709 1,350 212 54 177 667 486 714 29 20 .252 .315 .411 .726

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1956 Bob Trowbridge 19 50.2 3 2 0 0 0 38 15 15 34 2 40 4 0 1 0 2.66 1.42
1956 Bob Buhl 38 216.2 18 8 0 0 0 190 96 80 105 2 86 33 0 13 2 3.32 1.36
1956 Chet Nichols 2 4.0 0 1 0 0 0 9 3 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 6.75 3.00
1956 Dave Jolly 29 45.2 2 3 7 0 0 39 21 19 35 0 20 0 0 0 0 3.74 1.62
1956 Ernie Johnson 36 51.0 4 3 6 0 0 54 21 21 21 1 26 0 0 0 0 3.71 1.47
1956 Gene Conley 31 158.1 8 9 3 0 0 169 74 55 52 2 68 19 0 5 1 3.13 1.40
1956 Humberto Robinson 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50
1956 Lew Burdette 39 256.1 19 10 1 0 0 234 92 77 52 3 110 35 0 16 6 2.70 1.12
1956 Lou Sleater 25 45.2 2 2 2 0 0 42 22 16 27 0 32 1 0 0 0 3.15 1.51
1956 Phil Paine 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 300,000,000.00
1956 Ray Crone 35 169.2 11 10 2 0 0 173 92 73 44 1 73 21 0 6 0 3.87 1.28
1956 Red Murff 14 24.1 0 0 1 0 0 25 14 12 7 0 18 1 0 0 0 4.44 1.32
1956 Taylor Phillips 23 87.2 5 3 2 0 0 69 25 22 33 7 36 6 0 3 0 2.26 1.16
1956 Warren Spahn 39 281.1 20 11 3 0 0 249 92 87 52 3 128 35 0 20 3 2.78 1.07
– – 154 1,393.1 92 62 27 0 0 1,295 569 480 467 21 639 155 0 64 12 3.10 1.26

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1956 Bob Trowbridge P 19 0 11 1 12 1 .917 0.58
1956 Bob Buhl P 38 19 35 1 55 2 .982 1.42
1956 Chet Nichols P 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
1956 Dave Jolly P 29 0 5 1 6 1 .833 0.17
1956 Ernie Johnson P 36 4 10 1 15 0 .933 0.39
1956 Gene Conley P 31 8 25 2 35 3 .943 1.06
1956 Humberto Robinson P 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1956 Lew Burdette P 39 19 48 1 68 4 .985 1.72
1956 Lou Sleater P 25 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 0.60
1956 Phil Paine P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Ray Crone P 35 15 23 1 39 2 .974 1.09
1956 Red Murff P 14 4 4 1 9 0 .889 0.57
1956 Taylor Phillips P 23 9 23 0 32 2 1.000 1.39
1956 Warren Spahn P 39 16 41 1 58 7 .983 1.46
1956 Bob Roselli C 3 8 1 0 9 1 0 1 100.0% 1.000 3.00
1956 Del Crandall C 109 448 44 2 494 9 9 7 43.7% .996 4.51
1956 Del Rice C 65 271 21 5 297 2 4 2 33.3% .983 4.49
1956 Toby Atwell C 10 32 4 0 36 1 1 4 80.0% 1.000 3.60
1956 Frank Torre 1B 89 390 42 3 435 34 .993 4.85
1956 Jim Pendleton 1B 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1956 Joe Adcock 1B 129 1,086 75 6 1,167 109 .995 9.00
1956 Danny O'Connell 2B 138 295 381 10 686 98 .985 4.90
1956 Jack Dittmer 2B 42 64 78 3 145 15 .979 3.38
1956 Jim Pendleton 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1956 Bobby Thomson 3B 3 5 10 3 18 0 .833 5.00
1956 Danny O'Connell 3B 4 3 2 1 6 0 .833 1.25
1956 Eddie Mathews 3B 150 133 287 25 445 22 .944 2.80
1956 Felix Mantilla 3B 3 2 4 1 7 0 .857 2.00
1956 Jim Pendleton 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Danny O'Connell SS 1 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 2.00
1956 Felix Mantilla SS 15 19 41 0 60 8 1.000 4.00
1956 Jim Pendleton SS 3 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 1.00
1956 Johnny Logan SS 148 266 467 24 757 94 .968 4.95
1956 Andy Pafko LF 33 40 1 1 42 0 .976 1.24
1956 Bobby Thomson LF 126 221 6 7 234 0 .970 1.80
1956 Chuck Tanner LF 6 4 0 1 5 0 .800 0.67
1956 Earl Hersh LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Wes Covington LF 34 45 2 1 48 1 .979 1.38
1956 Bill Bruton CF 145 397 11 14 422 2 .967 2.81
1956 Bobby Thomson CF 23 45 1 0 46 0 1.000 2.00
1956 Andy Pafko RF 5 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 1.40
1956 Chuck Tanner RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Hank Aaron RF 152 313 17 13 343 4 .962 2.17
1956 Wes Covington RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
– – 154 4,196 1,739 130 6,065 423 14 14 50.0% .979 38.54

Post-Season Stats

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Frequently asked questions about the 1956 Atlanta Braves

Who had the most hits on the 1956 Atlanta Braves?

Hank Aaron led the 1956 Atlanta Braves with 200 hits in 153 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1956 Atlanta Braves?

Hank Aaron led the 1956 Atlanta Braves with a .326 batting average in 153 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1956 Atlanta Braves?

Joe Adcock led the 1956 Atlanta Braves with 38 home runs in 137 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1956 Atlanta Braves?

Eddie Mathews led the 1956 Atlanta Braves with a .372 on-base percentage (OBP) in 151 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1956 Atlanta Braves?

Joe Adcock led the 1956 Atlanta Braves with a .583 slugging percentage in 137 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1956 Atlanta Braves?

Bill Bruton led the 1956 Atlanta Braves with 8 stolen bases in 147 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1956 Atlanta Braves?

Lew Burdette had a 2.70 earned-run average (ERA) in 39 games, the lowest on the 1956 Atlanta Braves.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1956 Atlanta Braves?

Warren Spahn had a 1.07 WHIP in 39 games, the lowest on the 1956 Atlanta Braves.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1956 Atlanta Braves?

Warren Spahn led the 1956 Atlanta Braves with 128 strikeouts in 39 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1956 Atlanta Braves?

Warren Spahn led the 1956 Atlanta Braves with 20 wins in 39 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1956 Atlanta Braves?

Dave Jolly led the 1956 Atlanta Braves with 7 saves in 29 games.