1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Redlegs 1956 National League Crosley Field Cincinnati Powel Crosley Jr. Gabe Paul Birdie Tebbetts WLWT(Mark Scott, George Bryson) WSAI(Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran) The 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season consisted of the Redlegs finishing in third place in the National League with a record of 91–63, two games behind the NL Champion Brooklyn Dodgers. The Redlegs were managed by Birdie Tebbetts and played their home games at Crosley Field, where they drew 1,125,928 fans, third-most in their league.Baseball Reference: 1956 MLB Attendance Offseason November 28, 1955: Hobie Landrith was traded by the Redlegs to the Chicago Cubs for Hal Jeffcoat.Hobie Landrith at Baseball-Reference January 31, 1956: Jackie Collum was traded by the Redlegs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Brooks Lawrence and Sonny Senerchia.Jackie Collum at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1956 season: Joe Azcue was signed as an amateur free agent by the Redlegs.Joe Azcue at Baseball-Reference Regular season The Redlegs were in first place at mid-season and stayed in the pennant race until the last day of the season, ending up with a 91–63 record, two games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1956-schedule-scores.shtml 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs Schedule, Box Scores and Splits Baseball-Reference.com June 29, 2011 For his efforts, the Baseball Writers' Association of America voted Birdie Tebbetts as the 1956 Manager of the Year.Birdie Tebbetts Manager Of Year Associated Press Eugene Register-Guard 16 October 24, 1956 June 28, 2011 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lcdYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aeIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6664,4140338&dq=birdie+tebbetts&hl=en The 1956 Redlegs tied the National League and MLB record for home runs in a season, hitting 221 over 155 regular-season games. (The 1947 Giants also slugged 221 in 155 games played.) Three Redlegs hit more than 35 homers, with Frank Robinson (38) establishing a record for rookies; Wally Post (36) and Ted Kluszewski (35) were the others. Gus Bell (29) and Ed Bailey (28) came within reach of the 30-home-run mark, Bailey in only 383 at bats. The mark stood until 1961, when the New York Yankees hit 240 homers in the first year of the modern 162-game schedule. On Sunday, June 24, following a doubleheader sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers,1956 Cincinnati Redlegs: Schedule and Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1956-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 3 October 2016 eleven Redlegs players appeared on the panel quiz show What's My Line?. Cincinnati Reds, Bob and Linda Hope, Paul Winchell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nibm66yXIU https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/5Nibm66yXIU 2021-12-21 live 2 Oct 2016 What's My Line? What's My Line? 24 June 1956 316 Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions April 1, 1956: Jim Pearce was assigned by the Redlegs to the St. Louis Cardinals.Jim Pearce at Baseball-Reference Roster 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs Roster Pitchers 40 Tom Acker 49 Joe Black 51 Art Fowler 30 Hersh Freeman 31 Don Gross 43 Larry Jansen 42 Hal Jeffcoat 43 Bill Kennedy 35 Johnny Klippstein 38 Paul LaPalme 46 Brooks Lawrence 34 Russ Meyer 39 Joe Nuxhall 48 Pat Scantlebury 32 Frank Smith Catchers  6 Ed Bailey  7 Smoky Burgess  9 Bruce Edwards Infielders 14 Rocky Bridges 15 George Crowe 26 Jim Dyck 10 Alex Grammas 12 Ray Jablonski 18 Ted Kluszewski 11 Roy McMillan 16 Johnny Temple Outfielders 24 Bobby Balcena 25 Gus Bell  9 Joe Frazier 10 Chuck Harmon 23 Stan Palys 28 Wally Post 20 Frank Robinson 37 Art Schult 22 Bob Thurman Other batters  9 Matt Batts 27 Curt Flood 36 John Oldham 27 Al Silvera Manager  1 Birdie Tebbetts Coaches  4 Jimmy Dykes  3 Tom Ferrick  2 Frank McCormick 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 Ed Bailey 118 383 115 .300 28 75 1B Ted Kluszewski 138 517 156 .302 35 102 2B Johnny Temple 154 632 180 .285 2 41 SS Roy McMillan 150 479 126 .263 3 62 3B Ray Jablonski 130 407 104 .256 15 66 LF Frank Robinson 152 572 166 .290 38 83 CF Gus Bell 150 603 176 .292 29 84 RF Wally Post 143 539 134 .249 36 83 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 Smokey Burgess 90 229 63 .275 12 39 George Crowe 77 144 36 .250 10 23 Alex Grammas 77 140 34 .243 0 16 Bob Thurman 80 139 41 .295 8 22 Stan Palys 40 53 12 .226 2 5 Rocky Bridges 71 19 4 .211 0 1 Joe Frazier Joe Frazier (baseball) 10 17 4 .235 1 2 Jim Dyck 18 11 1 .091 0 0 Art Schult 5 7 3 .429 0 2 Bruce Edwards Bruce Edwards (baseball) 7 5 1 .200 0 0 Chuck Harmon 13 4 0 .000 0 0 Matt Batts 3 2 0 .000 0 0 Bobby Balcena 7 2 0 .000 0 0 Curt Flood 5 1 0 .000 0 0 Al Silvera 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 John Oldham John Oldham (baseball) 1 0 0 ---- 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 Johnny Klippstein 37 211.0 12 11 4.09 86 Joe Nuxhall 44 200.2 13 11 3.72 120 Larry Jansen 8 34.2 2 3 5.19 16 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 Brooks Lawrence 49 218.2 19 10 3.99 96 Art Fowler 45 177.2 11 11 4.05 86 Hal Jeffcoat 38 171.0 8 2 3.84 55 Tom Acker 29 83.2 4 3 2.37 54 Don Gross Don Gross (baseball) 19 69.1 3 0 1.95 47 Paul LaPalme 11 27.0 2 4 4.67 4 Pat Scantlebury 6 19.0 0 1 6.63 10 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 Hersh Freeman 64 14 5 17 3.40 17 Joe Black 32 3 2 2 4.52 27 Frank Smith Frank Smith (1950s pitcher) 2 0 0 0 12.00 1 Bill Kennedy Bill Kennedy (1948–1957 pitcher) 1 0 0 0 18.00 0 Russ Meyer Russ Meyer (baseball) 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Awards and honors All-Star Game Ted Kluszewski Gus Bell Farm system Minor League Baseball Open Seattle Rainiers Pacific Coast League Luke Sewell and Bill Brenner AAA Havana Sugar Kings International League Reggie Otero and Nap Reyes AA Nashville Vols Southern Association Ernie White A Savannah Redlegs Sally League Jimmy Brown B High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Carolina League Bert Haas B Clovis Pioneers Southwestern League Frank Benites, Glenn McQuillen and Roy Parker C Yuma Sun Sox Arizona–Mexico League Whitey Wietelmann and Bill Harris C Wausau Lumberjacks Northern League John Streza D West Palm Beach Sun Chiefs Florida State League Walt Novick D Douglas Reds Georgia State League Johnny Vander Meer D Moultrie Reds Georgia–Florida League Bob Wellman LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: DouglasJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Redlegs season Cincinnati Reds