1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season

Offseason

• November 28, 1955: Hobie Landrith was traded by the Redlegs to the Chicago Cubs for Hal Jeffcoat.
• January 31, 1956: Jackie Collum was traded by the Redlegs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Brooks Lawrence and Sonny Senerchia.
• Prior to 1956 season: Joe Azcue was signed as an amateur free agent by the Redlegs.

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. For his efforts, the Baseball Writers' Association of America voted Birdie Tebbetts as the 1956 Manager of the Year.

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 , 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, eleven Redlegs players appeared on the panel quiz show What's My Line?.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 1, 1956: Jim Pearce was assigned by the Redlegs to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Ted Kluszewski
• Gus Bell

Farm system

and Roy Parker LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Douglas

References

References

1. [[Baseball Reference]]: [https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1956-misc.shtml 1956 MLB Attendance]
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/landrho01.shtml Hobie Landrith] at ''Baseball-Reference''
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colluja01.shtml Jackie Collum] at ''Baseball-Reference''
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/azcuejo01.shtml Joe Azcue] at ''Baseball-Reference''
5. "1956 Cincinnati Redlegs Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
6. (October 24, 1956). "Birdie Tebbetts Manager Of Year". Eugene Register-Guard.
7. "1956 Cincinnati Redlegs: Schedule and Results".
8. (24 June 1956). "Cincinnati Reds, Bob and Linda Hope, Paul Winchell".
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pearcji01.shtml Jim Pearce] at ''Baseball-Reference''
10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007