1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 93–61 (.604), 1st place 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 Bob Aspromonte 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Carl Erskine 32 71 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 .113 .113 .127 .239
1956 Carl Furillo 149 525 66 151 30 0 21 83 57 41 1 1 .288 .356 .465 .821
1956 Charlie Neal 62 136 22 39 5 1 2 14 14 19 2 2 .287 .353 .382 .736
1956 Chico Fernandez 34 70 11 15 2 0 1 9 3 10 2 3 .214 .247 .286 .532
1956 Chuck Templeton 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Clem Labine 62 23 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 14 0 0 .087 .160 .087 .247
1956 Dale Mitchell 19 24 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .292 .292 .333 .625
1956 Dick Williams 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
1956 Dixie Howell 7 14 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 .214 .250 .357 .607
1956 Don Demeter 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
1956 Don Bessent 38 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 .105 .100 .105 .205
1956 Don Drysdale 26 28 4 5 1 0 1 1 1 8 0 0 .179 .207 .321 .528
1956 Don Zimmer 17 20 4 6 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 1 .300 .333 .350 .683
1956 Don Newcombe 52 114 13 26 6 0 2 16 12 18 1 0 .228 .305 .333 .638
1956 Duke Snider 151 548 112 158 33 2 43 101 99 101 3 3 .288 .396 .591 .987
1956 Ed Roebuck 43 19 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 .316 .316 .421 .737
1956 Gil Hodges 153 555 86 146 29 4 32 87 76 91 3 3 .263 .351 .503 .853
1956 Gino Cimoli 73 37 3 4 1 0 0 4 1 8 1 0 .108 .132 .135 .267
1956 Jackie Robinson 117 366 61 98 15 2 10 43 60 32 12 5 .268 .374 .402 .775
1956 Jim Hughes 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Jim Gilliam 153 600 102 178 23 8 6 43 95 39 21 9 .297 .395 .392 .787
1956 Ken Lehman 25 10 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
1956 Pee Wee Reese 147 587 85 147 19 2 9 46 56 69 13 4 .250 .315 .336 .650
1956 Randy Jackson 101 311 37 84 15 7 8 53 28 38 2 1 .270 .329 .441 .770
1956 Rocky Nelson 31 96 7 20 2 0 4 15 4 10 0 0 .208 .235 .354 .589
1956 Roger Craig 35 66 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 33 0 0 .015 .096 .015 .111
1956 Roy Campanella 124 392 39 85 6 1 20 73 66 61 1 0 .217 .330 .390 .720
1956 Rube Walker 54 147 5 31 6 1 3 20 7 18 0 1 .211 .244 .327 .570
1956 Sal Maglie 28 72 1 9 0 0 0 2 1 29 0 0 .125 .137 .125 .262
1956 Sandy Koufax 16 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 .118 .211 .118 .328
1956 Sandy Amoros 114 300 53 76 11 8 16 58 59 51 3 4 .253 .377 .503 .880
– – 154 5,184 720 1,315 212 36 179 680 649 738 65 37 .254 .337 .412 .749

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1956 Billy Loes 1 1.1 0 1 0 0 0 5 6 6 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 40.50 4.50
1956 Bob Darnell 1 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75
1956 Carl Erskine 31 186.1 13 11 0 0 0 189 92 88 57 1 95 28 0 8 1 4.25 1.32
1956 Chuck Templeton 6 16.1 0 1 0 0 0 20 13 12 10 0 8 2 0 0 0 6.61 1.84
1956 Clem Labine 62 115.2 10 6 19 0 0 111 48 43 39 3 75 3 0 1 0 3.35 1.30
1956 Don Bessent 38 79.1 4 3 9 0 0 63 23 22 31 0 52 0 0 0 0 2.50 1.18
1956 Don Drysdale 25 99.0 5 5 0 0 0 95 35 29 31 3 55 12 0 2 0 2.64 1.27
1956 Don Newcombe 38 268.0 27 7 0 0 0 219 101 91 46 3 139 36 0 18 5 3.06 0.99
1956 Ed Roebuck 43 89.1 5 4 1 0 0 83 49 39 29 2 60 0 0 0 0 3.93 1.25
1956 Jim Hughes 5 12.0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 7 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 5.25 1.17
1956 Ken Lehman 25 49.1 2 3 0 0 0 65 35 31 23 0 29 4 0 0 0 5.66 1.78
1956 Ralph Branca 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50
1956 Roger Craig 35 199.0 12 11 1 0 0 169 90 82 87 4 109 32 0 8 2 3.71 1.29
1956 Sal Maglie 28 191.0 13 5 0 0 0 154 65 61 52 5 108 26 0 9 3 2.87 1.08
1956 Sandy Koufax 16 58.2 2 4 0 0 0 66 37 32 29 0 30 10 0 0 0 4.91 1.62
– – 154 1,368.2 93 61 30 0 0 1,251 601 543 441 21 772 154 0 46 11 3.57 1.24

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1956 Billy Loes P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Bob Darnell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Carl Erskine P 31 9 34 1 44 2 .977 1.39
1956 Chuck Templeton P 6 1 1 1 3 0 .667 0.33
1956 Clem Labine P 62 13 18 2 33 1 .939 0.50
1956 Don Bessent P 38 3 8 1 12 1 .917 0.29
1956 Don Drysdale P 25 8 20 2 30 1 .933 1.12
1956 Don Newcombe P 38 25 39 1 65 5 .985 1.68
1956 Ed Roebuck P 43 6 17 0 23 1 1.000 0.53
1956 Jim Hughes P 5 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.20
1956 Ken Lehman P 25 4 11 1 16 0 .937 0.60
1956 Ralph Branca P 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1956 Roger Craig P 35 10 22 0 32 1 1.000 0.91
1956 Sal Maglie P 28 9 20 0 29 5 1.000 1.04
1956 Sandy Koufax P 16 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 0.44
1956 Dixie Howell C 6 21 1 0 22 0 0 1 100.0% 1.000 3.67
1956 Gil Hodges C 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0% 1.000 2.00
1956 Roy Campanella C 121 659 49 11 719 3 24 20 45.5% .985 5.85
1956 Rube Walker C 43 184 20 3 207 4 8 6 42.9% .986 4.74
1956 Gil Hodges 1B 138 1,190 103 10 1,303 105 .992 9.37
1956 Jackie Robinson 1B 9 67 8 0 75 5 1.000 8.33
1956 Rocky Nelson 1B 25 189 20 2 211 20 .991 8.36
1956 Charlie Neal 2B 51 70 103 5 178 24 .972 3.39
1956 Don Zimmer 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1956 Jackie Robinson 2B 22 39 49 1 89 17 .989 4.00
1956 Jim Gilliam 2B 102 233 326 11 570 64 .981 5.48
1956 Don Zimmer 3B 3 2 1 0 3 1 1.000 1.00
1956 Jackie Robinson 3B 72 61 173 8 242 15 .967 3.25
1956 Pee Wee Reese 3B 12 6 21 2 29 1 .931 2.25
1956 Randy Jackson 3B 80 84 184 2 270 19 .993 3.35
1956 Charlie Neal SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1956 Chico Fernandez SS 25 34 56 2 92 11 .978 3.60
1956 Don Zimmer SS 8 8 9 1 18 3 .944 2.12
1956 Pee Wee Reese SS 136 263 367 23 653 79 .965 4.63
1956 Carl Furillo LF 9 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Dale Mitchell LF 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 1.50
1956 Gil Hodges LF 22 35 0 1 36 0 .972 1.59
1956 Gino Cimoli LF 52 28 0 1 29 0 .966 0.54
1956 Jackie Robinson LF 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
1956 Jim Gilliam LF 53 97 3 1 101 1 .990 1.89
1956 Sandy Amoros LF 80 113 3 6 122 0 .951 1.45
1956 Carl Furillo CF 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 2.33
1956 Don Demeter CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1956 Duke Snider CF 150 356 10 6 372 1 .984 2.44
1956 Gino Cimoli CF 8 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 1.12
1956 Sandy Amoros CF 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 1.80
1956 Carl Furillo RF 144 224 10 4 238 2 .983 1.62
1956 Gil Hodges RF 8 8 0 1 9 0 .889 1.00
1956 Gino Cimoli RF 4 2 0 1 3 0 .667 0.50
1956 Jim Gilliam RF 7 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 1.43
1956 Sandy Amoros RF 9 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.11
– – 154 4,109 1,713 111 5,933 392 32 27 45.8% .981 37.81

Post-Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1956 Carl Erskine 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Carl Furillo 7 25 2 6 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 .240 .296 .320 .616
1956 Charlie Neal 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Clem Labine 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
1956 Dale Mitchell 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Don Bessent 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
1956 Don Drysdale 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Don Newcombe 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Duke Snider 7 23 5 7 1 0 1 4 6 8 0 0 .304 .433 .478 .912
1956 Ed Roebuck 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Gil Hodges 7 23 5 7 2 0 1 8 4 4 0 0 .304 .407 .522 .929
1956 Gino Cimoli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Jackie Robinson 7 24 5 6 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 0 .250 .379 .417 .796
1956 Jim Gilliam 7 24 2 2 0 0 0 2 7 3 1 1 .083 .290 .083 .374
1956 Pee Wee Reese 7 28 3 6 0 1 0 2 2 6 0 0 .214 .267 .286 .552
1956 Randy Jackson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Roger Craig 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1956 Roy Campanella 7 22 2 4 1 0 0 3 3 7 0 1 .182 .259 .227 .487
1956 Rube Walker 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Sal Maglie 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Sandy Amoros 6 19 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 .053 .143 .053 .195
– – 7 217 25 42 8 1 3 24 32 47 1 2 .194 .294 .281 .575

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1956 Carl Erskine 2 5.0 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 5.40 1.20
1956 Clem Labine 2 12.0 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 3 0 7 1 0 1 1 0.00 0.92
1956 Don Bessent 2 10.0 1 0 0 0 0 8 2 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 1.80 1.10
1956 Don Drysdale 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.50
1956 Don Newcombe 2 4.2 0 1 0 0 0 11 11 11 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 21.21 3.00
1956 Ed Roebuck 3 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2.08 0.23
1956 Roger Craig 2 6.0 0 1 0 0 0 10 8 8 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 12.00 2.17
1956 Sal Maglie 2 17.0 1 1 0 0 0 14 5 5 6 0 15 2 0 2 0 2.65 1.18
– – 8 61.0 3 4 0 0 0 58 33 32 21 0 43 7 0 3 1 4.72 1.30

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1956 Carl Erskine P 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 1.50
1956 Clem Labine P 2 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 1.50
1956 Don Bessent P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Don Drysdale P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Don Newcombe P 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
1956 Ed Roebuck P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Roger Craig P 2 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 1.00
1956 Sal Maglie P 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1956 Roy Campanella C 7 49 3 0 52 1 0 0 0.0% 1.000 7.43
1956 Gil Hodges 1B 7 54 5 0 59 8 1.000 8.43
1956 Charlie Neal 2B 1 2 2 1 5 1 .800 4.00
1956 Jim Gilliam 2B 6 17 17 0 34 4 1.000 5.67
1956 Jackie Robinson 3B 7 5 12 0 17 1 1.000 2.43
1956 Pee Wee Reese SS 7 14 21 1 36 7 .972 5.00
1956 Gino Cimoli LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1956 Jim Gilliam LF 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1956 Sandy Amoros LF 6 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 1.67
1956 Duke Snider CF 7 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 2.86
1956 Carl Furillo RF 7 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 1.00
– – 7 183 69 2 254 23 0 0 .992 36.00

Awards

Player Award Stats
Don Newcombe Most Valuable Player (P) 27–7, 139 SO, 3.06 ERA
Don Newcombe Cy Young Award (P) 27–7, 139 SO, 3.06 ERA
Clem Labine All-Star (P) 10–6, 19 Sv, 75 SO, 3.35 ERA
Roy Campanella All-Star (C) .217–20–73, 1 SB
Jim Gilliam All-Star (2B) .297–6–43, 21 SB
Duke Snider All-Star (CF) .288–43–101, 3 SB

Frequently asked questions about the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers

Who had the most hits on the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Jim Gilliam led the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers with 178 hits in 153 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Jim Gilliam led the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers with a .297 batting average in 153 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Duke Snider led the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers with 43 home runs in 151 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Duke Snider led the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers with a .396 on-base percentage (OBP) in 151 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Duke Snider led the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers with a .591 slugging percentage in 151 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Jim Gilliam led the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers with 21 stolen bases in 153 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Sal Maglie had a 2.87 earned-run average (ERA) in 28 games, the lowest on the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Don Newcombe had a 0.99 WHIP in 38 games, the lowest on the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Don Newcombe led the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers with 139 strikeouts in 38 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Don Newcombe led the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers with 27 wins in 38 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Clem Labine led the 1956 Los Angeles Dodgers with 19 saves in 62 games.