1956 Philadelphia Phillies season
The 1956 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 74th season in the history of the franchise, and the 19th season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium.
Offseason
- October 3, 1955: Peanuts Lowrey was released by the Phillies.
- November 7, 1955: Wally Westlake was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
- December 9, 1955: Frank Baumholtz was purchased by the Phillies from the Chicago Cubs.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- May 14, 1956: Bobby Morgan was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Solly Hemus.
- May 18, 1956: Wally Westlake was released by the Phillies.
- June 29, 1956: Art Mahaffey was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.
- July 19, 1956: Bob Lipski was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.
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 | Stan Lopata | 146 | 535 | 143 | .267 | 32 | 95 |
| 1B | Marv Blaylock | 136 | 460 | 117 | .254 | 10 | 50 |
| 2B | Ted Kazanski | 117 | 379 | 80 | .211 | 4 | 34 |
| SS | Granny Hamner | 122 | 401 | 90 | .224 | 4 | 42 |
| 3B | 149 | 520 | 144 | .277 | 17 | 78 | |
| LF | Del Ennis | 153 | 630 | 164 | .260 | 26 | 95 |
| CF | Richie Ashburn | 154 | 628 | 190 | .303 | 3 | 50 |
| RF | Elmer Valo | 98 | 291 | 84 | .289 | 5 | 37 |
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 |
| 86 | 215 | 44 | .205 | 5 | 25 | |
| 78 | 187 | 54 | .289 | 5 | 24 | |
| 65 | 168 | 38 | .226 | 0 | 16 | |
| Andy Seminick | 60 | 161 | 32 | .199 | 7 | 23 |
| 78 | 100 | 27 | .270 | 0 | 9 | |
| Glen Gorbous | 15 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed Bouchee | 9 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Lonnett | 16 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bowman | 6 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mack Burk | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
| Robin Roberts | 43 | 297.1 | 19 | 18 | 4.45 | 157 |
| 31 | 206.2 | 12 | 8 | 3.48 | 154 | |
| Curt Simmons | 33 | 198.0 | 15 | 10 | 3.36 | 88 |
| Saul Rogovin | 22 | 106.2 | 7 | 6 | 4.98 | 48 |
| 3 | 23.0 | 0 | 3 | 5.09 | 1 | |
| Herm Wehmeier | 3 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.05 | 8 |
| 1 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 12.46 | 0 |
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 |
| Stu Miller | 24 | 106.2 | 5 | 8 | 4.47 | 55 |
| Jim Owens | 10 | 29.2 | 0 | 4 | 7.28 | 22 |
| Jack Sanford | 3 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.38 | 6 |
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 |
| Bob Miller | 49 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3.24 | 53 |
| Jack Meyer | 41 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4.41 | 66 |
| Ron Negray | 39 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.19 | 44 |
| 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.71 | 22 | |
| Duane Pillette | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | 10 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 8 | |
| Granny Hamner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.32 | 4 |
| Bob Ross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 4 |