1956 Milwaukee Braves season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Milwaukee Braves 1956 National League Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin 92 62 y 2nd Louis R. Perini John J. Quinn Charlie Grimm 24 22 yFred Haney668 40 y WEMPWTMJ(Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh) The 1956 Milwaukee Braves season was the fourth in Milwaukee and the 86th overall season of the franchise. The Braves finished in second place in the National League, just one game behind the Brooklyn Dodgers in the league standings, and one game ahead of the Cincinnati Reds.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nR8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cCUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6603%2C216993 Milwaukee Journal Baseball standings (final) October 1, 1956 , part 2 October 2026 InternetArchiveBot All three teams posted wins on the final day of the season; the Braves had entered the final three games with a game advantage, but dropped the first two at St. Louis while the Dodgers swept the Pirates. The Braves' led the major leagues in home attendance with 2,046,331; next closest was the New York Yankees of the American League at under 1.5 million. The runner-up in NL attendance was champion Brooklyn at under 1.22 million.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nR8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cCUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3047%2C206339 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Major league crowds are slightly decreased October 1, 1956 12, part 2 October 2026 InternetArchiveBot The Braves averaged 30,093 for the 68 home dates.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sHBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-A8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2742%2C1724887 Milwaukee Sentinel Turnstile story September 24, 1956 2, part s October 2026 InternetArchiveBot Regular season Season summary Under opening day manager Charlie Grimm, the Braves got off to a mediocre start at 24 22 y. After a loss on Saturday, June 16, the owners dismissed him and replaced him with Fred Haney,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WR8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6708%2C2377184 Milwaukee Journal Wolf Bob Grimm quits manager job; Haney to boss the Braves June 17, 1956 1, part 1 October 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WR8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6532%2C2616045 Milwaukee Journal Lynch H.G. Grimm resigns, or is he pushed? June 17, 1956 1, part 3 October 2026 InternetArchiveBot who led the Braves to a 68 40 y record for the rest of the season. Finishing at 92 62 y, the Braves nearly caught up with the Dodgers, who finished a game ahead at 93 61 y. Haney managed the Braves to the World Series in 1957 and 1958, and then to a tie atop the National League standings in 1959, tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In individual performance statistics, outfielder Hank Aaron led the league in hits with 200, in batting average at .328, and in doubles with 34. His 106 runs scored led the Braves. First baseman Joe Adcock led the Braves with 38 home runs and 103 runs batted in. The Braves' other hitting star was their third baseman, Eddie Mathews, who played in 151 games, hit 37 home runs, scored 103 runs, and batted in 95 runs. The pitching leaders for the Braves were their "big three" starting pitchers (listed with their won-loss records): Warren Spahn (20 11 y), Lew Burdette (19 10 y), and Bob Buhl (18 8 y). Spahn also recorded three saves among the four games in which he was used as a relief pitcher. Outfielder Bobby Thomson also had his best season, out of three, with the Braves, with 142 games played, 20 home runs, and 74 runs batted in, but just a .235 batting average. Then, the next season, Thomson was traded back to the New York Giants. Season standings Record vs. opponents MIL Roster 1956 Milwaukee Braves Roster Pitchers 10 Bob Buhl 33 Lew Burdette 22 Gene Conley 20 Ray Crone 32 Ernie Johnson 16 Dave Jolly 19 Red Murff 17 Chet Nichols Jr. 11 Phil Paine 17 Taylor Phillips 49 Humberto Robinson 36 Lou Sleater 21 Warren Spahn 12,30 Bob Trowbridge Catchers 39 Toby Atwell  1 Del Crandall  7 Del Rice 24 Bob Roselli Infielders  9 Joe Adcock  6 Jack Dittmer 23 Johnny Logan  5 Félix Mantilla 41 Eddie Mathews  4 Danny O'Connell  3 Jim Pendleton 14,37 Frank Torre Outfielders 44 Hank Aaron 38 Bill Bruton 43 Wes Covington 28 Earl Hersh 48 Andy Pafko 18 Chuck Tanner 25,34 Bobby Thomson Manager 40 Charlie Grimm  2 Fred Haney Coaches  2 Fred Haney 35 Bob Keely 28,8 Johnny Riddle 31 Charlie Root Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI C Del Crandall 112 311 37 74 .238 16 48 1B Joe Adcock 137 454 76 132 .291 38 103 2B Danny O'Connell 139 498 71 119 .239 2 42 3B Eddie Mathews 151 552 103 150 .272 37 95 SS Johnny Logan Johnny Logan (baseball) 148 545 69 153 .281 15 46 LF Bobby Thomson 142 451 59 106 .235 20 74 CF Bill Bruton 147 525 73 143 .272 8 56 RF Hank Aaron 153 609 106 200 .328 26 92 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 Del Rice 71 188 40 .213 3 17 Frank Torre 111 159 41 .258 0 16 Wes Covington 75 138 39 .283 2 16 Jack Dittmer 44 102 25 .245 1 6 Andy Pafko 45 93 24 .258 2 9 Chuck Tanner 60 63 15 .238 1 4 Félix Mantilla Félix Mantilla (baseball) 35 53 15 .283 0 3 Toby Atwell 15 30 5 .167 2 7 Earl Hersh 7 13 3 .231 0 0 Jim Pendleton 14 11 0 .000 0 0 Bob Roselli 4 2 1 .500 1 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 Warren Spahn 39 281.1 20 11 2.78 111 Lew Burdette 39 256.1 19 10 2.70 110 Bob Buhl 38 216.2 18 8 3.32 86 Ray Crone 35 169.2 11 10 3.87 73 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 Gene Conley 35 158.1 8 9 3.13 68 Taylor Phillips 23 87.2 5 3 2.26 36 Bob Trowbridge 19 50.2 3 2 2.66 40 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 Ernie Johnson Ernie Johnson (pitcher) 36 4 3 6 3.71 26 Dave Jolly 29 2 3 7 3.74 20 Lou Sleater 25 2 2 2 3.15 32 Red Murff 14 0 0 1 4.44 18 Chet Nichols Jr. 2 0 1 0 6.75 2 Humberto Robinson 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Phil Paine 1 0 0 0 inf 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Wichita Braves American Association George Selkirk AA Atlanta Crackers Southern Association Clyde King AA Austin Senators Texas League Connie Ryan A Jacksonville Braves Sally League Ben Geraghty A Topeka Hawks Western League Bud Bates B Corpus Christi Clippers Big State League Sibby Sisti B Evansville Braves Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bob Coleman C Salinas Packers California League Eddie Lake C Eau Claire Braves Northern League Joe Just C Boise Braves Pioneer League Mickey Livingston and George McQuinn D Leesburg Braves Florida State League Tommy Giordano D Waycross Braves Georgia–Florida League Jim Deery D McCook Braves Nebraska State League Bill Steinecke D Wellsville Braves PONY League Alex Monchak D Lawton Braves Sooner State League Travis Jackson LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Atlanta, Jacksonville, Evansville, Boise, Wellsville References 2 Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1956 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Milwaukee Braves seasons Milwaukee Braves season Milwau