1956 Washington Senators season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Senators 1956 American League Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. 59 95 y 7th Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) Calvin Griffith Chuck Dressen WTTG WWDC (FM)(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) List of Minnesota Twins seasons The 1956 Washington Senators won 59 games, lost 95, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Chuck Dressen and played home games at Griffith Stadium, where they attracted 431,647 spectators, eighth and last in AL attendance.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1956.shtml 1956 Washington Nationals season baseball-reference.com Baseball Reference 20 January 2024 Offseason November 8, 1955: Mickey Vernon, Bob Porterfield, Johnny Schmitz, and Tom Umphlett were traded by the Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Karl Olson, Dick Brodowski, Tex Clevenger, Neil Chrisley, and Al Curtis (minors).Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference February 8, 1956: Mickey McDermott and Bobby Kline were traded by the Senators to the New York Yankees for Lou Berberet, Bob Wiesler, Herb Plews, Dick Tettelbach, and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Whitey Herzog to the Senators on April 2.Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference Regular season April 18, 1956: Umpire Ed Rommell was the first umpire to wear glasses in a major league game. The game was played between the Senators and the New York Yankees.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 43, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Washington Senators Record vs. opponents WSH Opening Day lineup   1 Eddie Yost 3B32 Dick Tettelbach    LF30 Whitey Herzog RF  2 Roy Sievers 1B  5 Pete Runnels 2B10 Lou Berberet C  3 Karl Olson CF36 José Valdivielso SS27 Camilo Pascual P Roster 1956 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers 15 Ted Abernathy 17 Dick Brodowski  8 Bud Byerly 16 Bob Chakales 10,11 Tex Clevenger 39 Hal Griggs 38 Connie Grob 29 Evelio Hernández 27 Camilo Pascual 28 Pedro Ramos 24 Bunky Stewart 18 Chuck Stobbs 26 Dean Stone 21 Bob Wiesler Catchers 9,10 Lou Berberet 14 Clint Courtney  8 Ed Fitz Gerald Infielders 12 Harmon Killebrew 22 Lyle Luttrell 25 Herb Plews  4 Tony Roig  5 Pete Runnels  6 Jerry Snyder 36 José Valdivielso  1 Eddie Yost Outfielders 30 Whitey Herzog 14,23 Jim Lemon  3 Karl Olson 37 Ernie Oravetz 31,32 Carlos Paula  2 Roy Sievers 32,34 Dick Tettelbach Other batters 41 Tom Wright Manager  7 Chuck Dressen Coaches 53 Ellis Clary 52 Joe Fitzgerald 54 Billy Jurges 51 Cookie Lavagetto 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 Clint Courtney 101 283 85 .300 5 44 1B Pete Runnels 147 578 179 .310 8 76 2B Herb Plews 91 256 69 .270 1 25 SS José Valdivielso 90 246 58 .236 4 29 3B Eddie Yost 152 515 119 .231 11 53 LF Roy Sievers 152 550 139 .253 29 95 CF Whitey Herzog 117 421 103 .245 4 35 RF Jim Lemon 146 538 146 .271 27 96 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 Karl Olson 106 313 77 .246 4 22 Lou Berberet 95 207 54 .261 4 27 Ed Fitz Gerald 64 148 45 .304 2 12 Jerry Snyder 43 148 40 .270 2 14 Ernie Oravetz 88 137 34 .248 0 11 Lyle Luttrell 38 122 23 .189 2 9 Tony Roig 44 119 25 .210 0 7 Harmon Killebrew 44 99 22 .222 5 13 Carlos Paula 33 82 15 .183 3 13 Dick Tettelbach 18 64 10 .156 1 9 Tom Wright 2 1 0 .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 Chuck Stobbs 37 240.0 15 15 3.60 97 Camilo Pascual 39 188.2 6 18 5.87 162 Ted Abernathy 5 30.1 1 3 4.15 18 Evelio Hernández 4 22.2 1 1 4.76 9 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 Pedro Ramos 37 152.0 12 10 5.27 54 Dean Stone 41 132.0 5 7 6.27 86 Bob Wiesler 37 123.0 3 12 6.44 49 Bunky Stewart 33 105.0 5 7 5.57 36 Hal Griggs 34 98.2 1 6 6.02 48 Dick Brodowski 7 17.2 0 3 9.17 8 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 Chakales 43 4 4 4 4.03 33 Connie Grob 37 4 5 1 7.83 27 Bud Byerly 25 2 4 4 2.96 19 Tex Clevenger 20 0 0 0 5.40 17 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Louisville Colonels American Association Red Marion and Max Carey AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Cal Ermer A Charlotte Hornets Sally League Rollie Hemsley B Hobbs Sports Southwestern League Pat Stasey C Thibodaux Senators Evangeline League Bill Dossey D Fort Walton Beach Jets Alabama–Florida League Bill Brightwell D Superior Senators Nebraska State League Ray Baker D Erie Senators PONY League Johnny Welaj LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: ThibodauxJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1956 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1956 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) seasons Washington Senators season Category:1956 in sports in Washington, D.C.