The 1956 Boston Red Sox season was the 56th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, 13 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1956 World Series.
Offseason November 8, 1955: Karl Olson, Dick Brodowski, Tex Clevenger, Neil Chrisley, and Al Curtis (minors) were traded by the Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Mickey Vernon, Bob Porterfield, Johnny Schmitz, and Tom Umphlett.Mickey Vernon at Baseball-Reference November 27, 1955: Ed Mayer was drafted from the Red Sox by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1955 minor league draft.Ed Mayer at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup 10 Billy Goodman 2B11 Frank Malzone 3B 9 Ted Williams LF 4 Jackie Jensen RF 6 Mickey Vernon 1B37 Jimmy Piersall CF 24 Don Buddin SS22 Sammy White C18 Frank Sullivan P
Roster 1956 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (First base) (Third base) (Pitching) (Bullpen) (Hitting)
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 C 114 392 96 .245 5 44 1B 119 403 125 .310 15 84 2B 105 399 117 .293 2 38 SS 114 377 90 .239 5 37 3B 135 520 141 .271 7 59 LF 136 400 138 .345 24 82 CF 155 601 176 .293 14 87 RF 151 578 182 .315 20 97
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 106 306 89 .291 16 68 83 284 74 .261 15 51 59 187 50 .267 5 29 45 118 25 .212 3 8 27 103 17 .165 2 11 44 84 18 .214 2 11 104 63 17 .270 1 7 24 50 11 .220 1 3 7 25 8 .320 0 1 48 11 2 .182 0 1 5 5 2 .400 0 2 3 2 0 .000 0 1
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 32 244.1 19 9 3.50 127 34 242.0 14 7 3.42 116 23 145.1 9 8 4.21 74 21 131.1 7 6 3.77 41 25 126.0 3 12 5.14 53
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 39 142.1 9 8 4.62 93 48 128.1 13 7 4.21 105 21 69.2 2 4 6.20 26 7 24.2 2 1 3.28 18 3 9.2 1 0 2.79 5
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 40 3 4 5 5.33 34 23 2 2 3 5.17 9 15 0 2 0 3.57 11 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
Farm system
Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1956 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference 1956 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com