The Philadelphia Phillies were 71-83 in 1956. They finished 5th in the NL.
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Alec Bohm has 5 hits in the Phillies' 9-1 victory over the Twins
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Schwarber hits 2 homers, Phillies beat Twins 7-1 at Field of Dreams
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Phillies homer 3 times into the Field of Dreams corn in 7-1 win over Twins, with pair from Schwarber
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Field of Dreams welcomes Hall of Fame, as 26 members come out of the corn for Phillies-Twins game
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Alec Burleson drives in 3 as Cardinals beat Phillies 7-1 to win series
1956 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 154 | 5,204 | 668 | 1,313 | 207 | 49 | 121 | 616 | 585 | 27 | 673 | 45 | 23 | .252 | .329 | .381 |
Team Rank | 11th | 10th | 11th | 7th | 7th | 12th | 10th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 10th | 10th | 12th |
1956 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 154 | 71 | 83 | 4.20 | 750 | 4 | 15 | 1377.1 | 1,407 | 643 | 738 | 172 | 437 | 29 |
Team Rank | 10th | 10th | 14th | 5th | 13th | 15th | 11th | 14th | 13th | 13th | 15th | 1st | 8th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 50 | .597 | ||
66 | 58 | .532 | 8.0 | |
63 | 61 | .508 | 11.0 | |
60 | 66 | .476 | 15.0 | |
56 | 69 | .448 | 18.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
76 | 48 | .613 | ||
72 | 52 | .581 | 4.0 | |
62 | 61 | .504 | 13.5 | |
59 | 63 | .484 | 16.0 | |
60 | 65 | .480 | 16.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 50 | .597 | ||
66 | 58 | .532 | 8.0 | |
66 | 59 | .528 | 8.5 | |
51 | 72 | .415 | 22.5 | |
49 | 74 | .398 | 24.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 49 | .602 | ||
68 | 55 | .553 | 6.0 | |
66 | 57 | .537 | 8.0 | |
61 | 63 | .492 | 13.5 | |
61 | 64 | .488 | 14.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
64 | 58 | .525 | ||
60 | 63 | .488 | 4.5 | |
60 | 64 | .484 | 5.0 | |
60 | 64 | .484 | 5.0 | |
50 | 74 | .403 | 15.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 61 | .508 | ||
61 | 63 | .492 | 2.0 | |
58 | 66 | .468 | 5.0 | |
49 | 75 | .395 | 14.0 | |
48 | 75 | .390 | 14.5 |