1956 Chicago Cubs season
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| Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
| Manager(s) | Stan Hack |
| Local television |
WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) |
| Local radio |
WIND (Milo Hamilton, Jack Quinlan, Gene Elston) |
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The 1956 Chicago Cubs season was the 84th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 81st in the National League and the 41st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 60–94.
Offseason
- November 27, 1955: 1955 rule 5 draft
- Billy Muffett was drafted from the Cubs by the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
- Vito Valentinetti was drafted by the Cubs from the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2]
- November 28, 1955: Hal Jeffcoat was traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Hobie Landrith.[3]
- December 9, 1955: Frank Baumholtz was purchased from the Cubs by the Philadelphia Phillies.[4]
- December 9, 1955: Randy Jackson and Don Elston were traded by the Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Don Hoak, Russ Meyer, and Walt Moryn.[5]
- March 30, 1956: Hank Sauer was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Pete Whisenant.[6]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 93 | 61 | -- | .604 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | 1 | .597 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 91 | 63 | 2 | .591 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 78 | 17 | .494 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 83 | 22 | .461 |
| New York Giants | 67 | 87 | 26 | .435 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 88 | 27 | .429 |
| Chicago Cubs | 60 | 94 | 33 | .390 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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| C | Landrith, HobieHobie Landrith | 111 | 312 | 69 | .221 | 4 | 32 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Valentinetti, VitoVito Valentinetti | 42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3.78 | 26 |
| Briggs, JohnJohn Briggs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 1 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| Open | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Bob Scheffing |
| AA | Tulsa Oilers | Texas League | Al Widmar |
| A | Des Moines Bruins | Western League | Lou Klein |
| B | Burlington Bees | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Ed McDade |
| C | Lafayette Oilers | Evangeline League | Ken Raffensberger |
| C | Magic Valley Cowboys | Pioneer League | Al Zarilla and Billy Raimondi |
| D | Crestview Braves | Alabama-Florida League | Walt Dixon |
| D | Paris Lakers | Midwest League | Marty Purtell |
| D | Ponca City Cubs | Sooner State League | Don Biebel |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles, Paris; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Lafayette
Notes
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1956 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
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