1956 Baltimore Orioles season

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1956 Baltimore Orioles
Major league affiliations
Location
1956 Information
Owner(s) Jerold Hoffberger, Clarence Miles
General Manager(s) Paul Richards
Manager(s) Paul Richards
Local television WMAR-TV/WAAM/WBAL-TV
Local radio WCBM
(Ernie Harwell, Chuck Thompson, Bailey Goss)

The 1956 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 69 wins and 85 losses.

Contents

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 97 57 .630 --
Cleveland Indians 88 66 .571 9
Chicago White Sox 85 69 .552 12
Boston Red Sox 84 70 .545 13
Detroit Tigers 82 72 .532 15
Baltimore Orioles 69 85 .448 28
Washington Senators 59 95 .383 38
Kansas City Athletics 52 102 .338 45

[edit] Roster

1956 Baltimore Orioles roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] References

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1956 MLB season by team
American League
Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • Washington
National League
1956 All-Star Game • 1956 World Series
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Baltimore Orioles
Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns • Based in Baltimore, Maryland
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Beltway Series • Orioles-Yankees rivalry
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
4 • 5 • 8 • 20 • 22 • 33 • 42
Key Personnel
Owner: Peter Angelos • General Manager: Mike Flanagan • Manager: Dave Trembley
World Series
Championships (3)
1966 • 1970 • 1983
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Championships (6)
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