1956 Baltimore Orioles season

1956 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	69–85 (.448)
League place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger, Clarence Miles
General manager(s)	Paul Richards
Manager(s)	Paul Richards
Local television	WMAR-TV/WAAM/WBAL-TV
Local radio	WCBM (Ernie Harwell, Chuck Thompson, Bailey Goss)
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The 1956 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 69 wins and 85 losses.

Offseason

October 10, 1955: Ed Lopat was released by the Orioles.^[1]

Regular season

September 20, 1956: Catcher Tom Gastall was killed in a plane crash.^[2]
September 30, 1956: Joe Frazier hit a home run in the last at bat of his career.^[3]

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	97	57	.630	--
Cleveland Indians	88	66	.571	9
Chicago White Sox	85	69	.552	12
Boston Red Sox	84	70	.545	13
Detroit Tigers	82	72	.532	15
Baltimore Orioles	69	85	.448	28
Washington Senators	59	95	.383	38
Kansas City Athletics	52	102	.338	45

Record vs. opponents

1956 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	6–16	9–13	5–17	13–9	15–7	9–13	12–10
Boston	16–6	—	14–8	13–9–1	12–10	12–10	8–14	9–13
Chicago	13–9	8–14	—	15–7	13–9	14–8	9–13	13–9
Cleveland	17–5	9–13–1	7–15	—	11–11	17–5	10–12	17–5
Detroit	9–13	10–12	9–13	11–11	—	16–6	12–10	15–7–1
Kansas City	7–15	10–12	8–14	5–17	6–16	—	4–18	12–10
New York	13–9	14–8	13–9	12–10	10–12	18–4	—	17–5
Washington	10–12	13–9	9–13	5–17	7–15–1	10–12	5–17	—

Notable transactions

May 14, 1956: Billy Loes was purchased by the Orioles from the Brooklyn Dodgers for $20,000.^[4]
May 21, 1956: Dave Philley and Jim Wilson were traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Fornieles, Connie Johnson, George Kell and Bob Nieman.^[5]
July 13, 1956: Morrie Martin was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the Chicago White Sox.^[6]
August 17, 1956: Hal Smith was traded by the Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics for Joe Ginsberg.^[7]

Roster

1956 Baltimore Orioles

Roster

Pitchers

28 Charlie Beamon

38 Fred Besana

25,41 Babe Birrer

28 Hal Brown

20 Sandy Consuegra

23 Harry Dorish

39 Don Ferrarese

25,36,41 Mike Fornieles

21 Bob Harrison

40 Mel Held

36 Connie Johnson

38 Billy Loes

19 Morrie Martin

32 Ron Moeller

29 Ray Moore

18 Billy O'Dell

16 Erv Palica

40 Johnny Schmitz

24 Gordie Sundin

15 George Werley

17 Bill Wight

36 Jim Wilson

35 George Zuverink

Catchers

10 Tom Gastall

22 Joe Ginsberg

22 Hal Smith

11 Gus Triandos

Infielders

5 Bobby Adams

1 Bob Boyd

33 Wayne Causey

9 Billy Gardner

6 Bob Hale

5 Grady Hatton

3 George Kell

2 Fred Marsh

7 Willy Miranda

6 Brooks Robinson

Outfielders

32 Chuck Diering

14 Jim Dyck

14,17 Hoot Evers

44 Tito Francona

2 Joe Frazier

37 Tex Nelson

4 Bob Nieman

4 Dave Philley

3 Dave Pope

8 Jim Pyburn

23 Dick Williams

Manager

12 Paul Richards

Coaches

31 Harry Brecheen

26 Lum Harris

30 Al Vincent

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

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
Diering, ChuckChuck Diering	50	97	18	.186	1	4
Frazier, JoeJoe Frazier	45	74	19	.257	1	12
Gastall, TomTom Gastall	32	56	11	.196	0	4

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

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
Palica, ErvErv Palica	29	116.1	4	11	4.49	62
Besana, FredFred Besana	7	17.2	1	0	5.60	7
Beamon, CharlieCharlie Beamon	2	13	2	0	1.38	14
Moeller, RonRon Moeller	4	8.2	0	1	4.15	2

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
Open	Vancouver Mounties	Pacific Coast League	Lefty O'Doul
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Joe Schultz
A	Columbus Foxes	Sally League	Skeeter Newsome
B	Lubbock Hubbers/Texas City Texans	Big State League	Bill Krueger and Jay Haney
C	Phoenix Stars	Arizona–Mexico League	Bill Capps
C	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	George Staller
D	Thomson Orioles	Georgia State League	Barney Lutz and Enid Drake
D	Paris Orioles	Sooner State League	Jimmy Adair and Barney Lutz

Lubbock franchise transferred to Texas City and renamed, July 8, 1956

Notes

↑ Ed Lopat at Baseball-Reference
↑ List of athletes who have died in plane crashes
↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats18.shtml
↑ Billy Loes at Baseball-Reference
↑ Dave Philley at Baseball-Reference
↑ Morrie Martin at Baseball-Reference
↑ Joe Ginsberg at Baseball-Reference

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1956 Baltimore Orioles team at Baseball-Reference
1956 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

1956 MLB season by team
American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City New York Washington
National League	Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1956 All-Star Game 1956 World Series

Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns
Based in Baltimore, Maryland

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; West End Park; Coffee Pot Park; Wright Field; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; City Island Ball Park; Miami Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Al Lang Stadium; Fort Lauderdale Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox

Key personnel

Owner: Peter Angelos
Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations: Dan Duquette
Manager: Buck Showalter

World Series
Championships (3)

American League
Championships (7)

American League East
Championships (9)

American League Wild Card
(3)

Minor league
affiliates

Broadcasting

TV: Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
Radio: Orioles Radio Network
Announcers: Gary Thorne; Jim Hunter; Jim Palmer; Rick Dempsey; Mike Bordick

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