1956 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1956 National League Wrigley Field Chicago 60 94 y 8th Philip K. Wrigley Wid Matthews Stan Hack WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) WIND(Milo Hamilton, Jack Quinlan, Gene Elston) The 1956 Chicago Cubs season was the 85th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 81st in the National League and the 41st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 60–94. Offseason November 27, 1955: 1955 rule 5 draft Billy Muffett was drafted from the Cubs by the St. Louis Cardinals.Billy Muffett at Baseball Reference Vito Valentinetti was drafted by the Cubs from the Toronto Maple Leafs.Vito Valentinetti at Baseball Reference November 28, 1955: Hal Jeffcoat was traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Hobie Landrith.Hobie Landrith at Baseball Reference December 9, 1955: Frank Baumholtz was purchased from the Cubs by the Philadelphia Phillies.Frank Baumholtz at Baseball Reference December 9, 1955: Randy Jackson and Don Elston were traded by the Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Don Hoak, Russ Meyer, and Walt Moryn.Randy Jackson at Baseball Reference March 30, 1956: Hank Sauer was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Pete Whisenant.Hank Sauer at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Roster 1956 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 15 John Briggs 42 Jim Brosnan 22 Jim Davis 26 Moe Drabowsky 18 Warren Hacker 53 Dave Hillman 25 Jim Hughes 27 Sam Jones 45 Don Kaiser 31 Turk Lown 34 Russ Meyer 24 Paul Minner 50 George Piktuzis 17 Bob Rush 33 Bill Tremel 57 Vito Valentinetti Catchers 32 Harry Chiti  1 Jim Fanning 15 Hobie Landrith  8 Clyde McCullough 55 El Tappe Infielders 37 Gene Baker 14 Ernie Banks 40 Dee Fondy  7 Don Hoak  5 Frank Kellert 23 Jerry Kindall 21 Eddie Miksis 12 Ed Winceniak Outfielders 47 Solly Drake 39 Monte Irvin 48 Jim King 43 Walt Moryn  2 Gale Wade 30 Pete Whisenant Other batters  3 Owen Friend 10 Richie Myers Manager  6 Stan Hack Coaches 41 Ray Blades 20 Dutch Leonard 19 Pepper Martin 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 Hobie Landrith 111 312 69 .221 4 32 1B Dee Fondy 137 543 146 .269 9 46 2B Gene Baker 140 546 141 .258 12 57 SS Ernie Banks 139 538 160 .297 28 85 3B Don Hoak 121 424 91 .215 5 37 LF Monte Irvin 111 339 92 .271 15 50 CF Pete Whisenant 103 314 75 .239 11 46 RF Walt Moryn 147 529 151 .285 23 67 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 Eddie Miksis 114 356 85 .239 9 27 Jim King 118 317 79 .249 15 54 Solly Drake 65 215 55 .256 2 15 Harry Chiti 72 203 43 .212 4 18 Frank Kellert 71 129 24 .186 4 17 Jerry Kindall 32 55 9 .164 0 0 Clyde McCullough 14 19 4 .211 0 1 Ed Winceniak 15 17 2 .118 0 0 Gale Wade 10 12 0 .000 0 0 Jim Fanning 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Owen Friend 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Richie Myers 4 1 0 .000 0 0 El Tappe 3 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 Bob Rush 32 239.2 13 10 3.19 104 Sam Jones 33 188.2 9 14 3.91 176 Warren Hacker 34 168.0 3 13 4.66 65 Don Kaiser 27 150.1 4 9 3.59 74 Moe Drabowsky 9 51.0 2 4 2.47 36 Paul Minner 10 47.0 2 5 6.89 14 Dave Hillman 2 12.1 0 2 2.19 6 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 Jim Davis 46 120.1 5 7 3.66 66 Jim Brosnan 30 95.0 5 9 3.79 51 Russ Meyer 20 57.0 1 6 6.32 28 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 Turk Lown 61 9 8 13 3.58 74 Vito Valentinetti 42 6 4 1 3.78 26 Jim Hughes 25 1 3 0 5.16 20 John Briggs John Briggs (baseball) 3 0 0 0 1.69 1 George Piktuzis 2 0 0 0 7.20 3 Bill Tremel 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball Open Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Bob Scheffing AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Al Widmar A Des Moines Bruins Western League Lou Klein B Burlington Bees Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Ed McDade C Lafayette Oilers Evangeline League Ken Raffensberger C Magic Valley Cowboys Pioneer League Al Zarilla and Billy Raimondi D Crestview Braves Alabama–Florida League Walt Dixon D Paris Lakers Midwest League Marty Purtell D Ponca City Cubs Sooner State League Don Biebel LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles, Paris; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Lafayette Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1956 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs Category:1956 in Chicago