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The1956 Boston Red Sox season was the 56th season in the franchise'sMajor League Baseball history. TheRed Sox finished fourth in theAmerican League (AL) with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, 13games behind theNew York Yankees, who went on to win the1956 World Series.

Offseason

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November 8, 1955:Karl Olson,Dick Brodowski,Tex Clevenger,Neil Chrisley, and Al Curtis (minors) were traded by the Red Sox to theWashington Senators forMickey Vernon,Bob Porterfield,Johnny Schmitz, andTom Umphlett.^[1]
November 27, 1955:Ed Mayer was drafted from the Red Sox by theSt. Louis Cardinals in the 1955 minor league draft.^[2]

Regular season

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Season standings

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American League
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	97	57	.630	—	49‍–‍28	48‍–‍29
Cleveland Indians	88	66	.571	9	46‍–‍31	42‍–‍35
Chicago White Sox	85	69	.552	12	46‍–‍31	39‍–‍38
Boston Red Sox	84	70	.545	13	43‍–‍34	41‍–‍36
Detroit Tigers	82	72	.532	15	37‍–‍40	45‍–‍32
Baltimore Orioles	69	85	.448	28	41‍–‍36	28‍–‍49
Washington Senators	59	95	.383	38	32‍–‍45	27‍–‍50
Kansas City Athletics	52	102	.338	45	22‍–‍55	30‍–‍47

Record vs. opponents

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1956 American League record v t e Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KCA	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	—

Opening Day lineup

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10	Billy Goodman	2B
11	Frank Malzone	3B
9	Ted Williams	LF
4	Jackie Jensen	RF
6	Mickey Vernon	1B
37	Jimmy Piersall	CF
24	Don Buddin	SS
22	Sammy White	C
18	Frank Sullivan	P

Roster

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1956 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 40Frank Baumann 23Tom Brewer 14Ike Delock 16Harry Dorish 28Tom Hurd 19Leo Kiely 29Rudy Minarcin 15Willard Nixon 17Mel Parnell 20Bob Porterfield 21Johnny Schmitz 39Dave Sisler 18Frank Sullivan 27George Susce		Catchers 8Pete Daley 22Sammy White Infielders 2Milt Bolling 24Don Buddin 7Billy Consolo 10Billy Goodman 35Billy Klaus 12Ted Lepcio 11Frank Malzone 24Gene Mauch 6Mickey Vernon 3Norm Zauchin		Outfielders 25Dick Gernert 4Jackie Jensen 37Jimmy Piersall 38Gene Stephens 26Faye Throneberry 9Ted Williams Other batters 1Grady Hatton 20Marty Keough		Manager 5Pinky Higgins Coaches 32Del Baker(First base) 31Jack Burns(Third base) 33Dave Ferriss(Pitching) 30Mickey Owen(Bullpen) 34Paul Schreiber(Hitting)

1956 Boston Red Sox

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

8Pete Daley
22Sammy White

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

5Pinky Higgins

Coaches

32Del Baker(First base)
31Jack Burns(Third base)
33Dave Ferriss(Pitching)
30Mickey Owen(Bullpen)
34Paul Schreiber(Hitting)

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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	Sammy White	114	392	96	.245	5	44
1B	Mickey Vernon	119	403	125	.310	15	84
2B	Billy Goodman	105	399	117	.293	2	38
SS	Don Buddin	114	377	90	.239	5	37
3B	Billy Klaus	135	520	141	.271	7	59
LF	Ted Williams	136	400	138	.345	24	82
CF	Jim Piersall	155	601	176	.293	14	87
RF	Jackie Jensen	151	578	182	.315	20	97

Other batters

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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
Dick Gernert	106	306	89	.291	16	68
Ted Lepcio	83	284	74	.261	15	51
Pete Daley	59	187	50	.267	5	29
Milt Bolling	45	118	25	.212	3	8
Frank Malzone	27	103	17	.165	2	11
Norm Zauchin	44	84	18	.214	2	11
Gene Stephens	104	63	17	.270	1	7
Faye Throneberry	24	50	11	.220	1	3
Gene Mauch	7	25	8	.320	0	1
Billy Consolo	48	11	2	.182	0	1
Grady Hatton	5	5	2	.400	0	2
Marty Keough	3	2	0	.000	0	1

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Tom Brewer	32	244.1	19	9	3.50	127
Frank Sullivan	34	242.0	14	7	3.42	116
Willard Nixon	23	145.1	9	8	4.21	74
Mel Parnell	21	131.1	7	6	3.77	41
Bob Porterfield	25	126.0	3	12	5.14	53

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dave Sisler	39	142.1	9	8	4.62	93
Ike Delock	48	128.1	13	7	4.21	105
George Susce	21	69.2	2	4	6.20	26
Frank Baumann	7	24.2	2	1	3.28	18
Rudy Minarcin	3	9.2	1	0	2.79	5

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Tom Hurd	40	3	4	5	5.33	34
Leo Kiely	23	2	2	3	5.17	9
Fritz Dorish	15	0	2	0	3.57	11
Johnny Schmitz	2	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

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Level	Team	League	Manager
Open	San Francisco Seals	Pacific Coast League	Eddie Joost andJoe Gordon
AA	Oklahoma City Indians	Texas League	Rudy Laskowski,Ray Cash andJodie Beeler
A	Albany Senators	Eastern League	Sheriff Robinson
B	Greensboro Patriots	Carolina League	Eddie Popowski
C	San Jose JoSox	California League	Dick Whitman
D	Lafayette Red Sox	Midwest League	Len Okrie
D	Lexington Red Sox	Nebraska State League	Danny Doyle
D	Corning Red Sox	PONY League	Elmer Yoter

References

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^Mickey Vernon atBaseball-Reference
^Ed Mayer atBaseball-Reference
^Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed.,The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
^Boston Red Sox Press-Radio-TV Guide. January 13, 1956. p. 2. RetrievedMarch 13, 2021 – viaWayback Machine.

External links

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1956 Boston Red Sox team atBaseball-Reference
1956 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com

v t e 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

Boston Red Sox

Established in1901
Formerly theBoston Americans
Based inBoston, Massachusetts

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Venues; West End Park; Majestic Park; Plant Field; Whittington Park; League Park; Heinemann Park; Ninth Street Park; Legion Field; Municipal Stadium; Payne Park; Oriole Park; Ansley Park; Scottsdale Stadium; Chain of Lakes Park; City of Palms Park; JetBlue Park at Fenway South

Culture

Fenway environs	Green Monster Kenmore Square Citgo Sign Pesky's Pole Yawkey Way
Groups	The Jimmy Fund Red Sox Nation Royal Rooters Surviving Grady The Soxaholix BLOHARDS SoxProspects
Individuals	Carl Beane Sherm Feller "Nuf Ced" McGreevy Jerry Remy Victoria Snelgrove Golden Outfield Wally the Green Monster Sam Malone
Music	"Tessie" "Dirty Water" "Sweet Caroline" "Dream On" "I'm Shipping Up to Boston"
Entertainment	Films:The Babe Fear Strikes Out Fever Pitch Field of Dreams Game 6 Good Will Hunting Moneyball Patriots Day Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie The Town Wait 'til This Year TV series:Cheers Four Days in October Sox Appeal Books:Faithful Now I Can Die in Peace Red Sox Rule Theo-logy Art:The Rookie

Lore

Rivalries

Administration

Owners:Fenway Sports Group
- John W. Henry
- Tom Werner
President and CEO:Sam Kennedy
Executive vice president of baseball operations:Brian O'Halloran
Chief baseball officer:Craig Breslow
General manager:vacant
Manager:Alex Cora

World Series championships (9)

American League pennants (14)

Division championships (10)

Wild card berths (9)

Minor league affiliates

Broadcasting

Television	New England Sports Network (NESN)
Radio	WEEI-FM Radio network affiliates

Seasons (126)
1900s	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

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