1956 NATIONAL LEAGUE REVIEW

Level: MLB

An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.

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Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Duke Snider	OF	Deceased	Brooklyn	151	542	112	158	33	2	43	101	3	3	99	101	1	6	4	16	.292	.399	.598	997
2	Stan Musial	OF-1B	Deceased	St. Louis	156	594	87	184	33	6	27	109	2	0	75	39	3	3	7	19	.310	.386	.522	908
3	Hank Aaron	OF	Retired	Milwaukee	153	609	106	200	34	14	26	92	2	4	37	54	2	5	7	21	.328	.365	.558	923
4	Willie Mays	OF	Retired	NY Giants	152	578	101	171	27	8	36	84	40	10	68	65	1	0	3	16	.296	.369	.557	926
5	Frank Robinson	OF	Retired	Cincinnati	152	572	122	166	27	6	38	83	8	4	64	95	20	8	4	14	.290	.379	.558	937
6	Richie Ashburn	OF	Deceased	Philadelphia	154	628	94	190	26	8	3	50	10	1	79	45	5	6	1	4	.303	.384	.384	768
7	Eddie Mathews	3B	Deceased	Milwaukee	151	552	103	150	21	2	37	95	6	0	91	86	1	3	4	4	.272	.373	.518	891
8	Jim Gilliam	2B-3B	Deceased	Brooklyn	153	594	102	178	23	8	6	43	21	9	95	39	4	6	2	5	.300	.399	.396	795
9	Stan Lopata	C	Retired	Philadelphia	146	535	96	143	33	7	32	95	5	2	75	93	1	4	9	17	.267	.353	.535	888
10	Ted Kluszewski	1B	Deceased	Cincinnati	138	517	91	156	14	1	35	102	1	0	49	31	3	0	5	11	.302	.362	.536	898
11	Ken Boyer	3B-1B	Deceased	St. Louis	150	595	91	182	30	2	26	98	8	3	38	65	1	2	3	18	.306	.347	.494	841
12	Gil Hodges	1B	Deceased	Brooklyn	153	550	86	146	29	4	32	87	3	3	76	91	0	5	2	16	.265	.354	.507	861
13	Gus Bell	OF	Deceased	Cincinnati	150	603	82	176	31	4	29	84	6	2	50	66	3	7	3	10	.292	.347	.501	848
14	Ernie Banks	1B-SS	Retired	Chi Cubs	139	538	82	160	25	8	28	85	6	9	52	62	0	0	3	7	.297	.358	.530	888
15	Johnny Temple	2B	Deceased	Cincinnati	154	632	88	180	18	3	2	41	14	4	58	40	1	17	4	12	.285	.344	.332	676
16	Wally Moon	OF	Retired	St. Louis	149	540	86	161	22	11	16	68	12	9	80	50	1	1	0	13	.298	.390	.469	859
17	Joe Adcock	1B-OF	Deceased	Milwaukee	137	454	76	132	23	1	38	103	1	0	32	86	1	11	2	11	.291	.337	.597	934
18	Bill Virdon	OF	Retired	Pittsburgh	133	509	67	170	21	10	8	37	6	6	33	63	1	2	2	12	.334	.374	.462	836
		OF	Retired	St. Louis	24	71	10	15	2	0	2	9	0	1	5	8	1	2	1	0	.211	.269	.324	593
19	Wally Post	OF	Deceased	Cincinnati	143	539	94	134	25	3	36	83	6	0	37	124	4	4	2	10	.249	.301	.506	807
20	Danny O'Connell	2B-3B	Deceased	Milwaukee	139	498	71	119	17	9	2	42	3	3	76	42	4	16	4	6	.239	.342	.321	663
21	Bill Bruton	OF	Deceased	Milwaukee	147	525	73	143	23	15	8	56	8	6	26	63	1	18	8	7	.272	.304	.419	723
22	Frank Thomas	OF-3B	Retired	Pittsburgh	157	588	69	166	24	3	25	80	0	5	36	61	5	2	6	22	.282	.326	.461	787
23	Del Ennis	OF	Deceased	Philadelphia	153	630	80	164	23	3	26	95	7	3	33	62	3	3	3	15	.260	.299	.430	729
24	Dale Long	1B	Deceased	Pittsburgh	148	517	64	136	20	7	27	91	1	0	54	85	0	0	11	10	.263	.326	.485	811
25	Willie Jones	3B	Deceased	Philadelphia	149	520	88	144	20	4	17	78	5	4	92	49	1	3	5	15	.277	.383	.429	812
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
26	Don Blasingame	2B	Deceased	St. Louis	150	587	94	153	22	7	0	27	8	8	72	52	3	2	1	3	.261	.344	.322	666
27	Roy McMillan	SS	Deceased	Cincinnati	150	479	51	126	16	7	3	62	4	3	76	54	5	8	6	14	.263	.366	.344	710
28	Dee Fondy	1B	Deceased	Chi Cubs	137	543	52	146	22	9	9	46	9	7	20	74	0	7	10	4	.269	.290	.392	682
29	Carl Furillo	OF	Deceased	Brooklyn	149	523	66	151	30	0	21	83	1	1	57	41	1	2	4	27	.289	.357	.467	824
30	Walt Moryn	OF	Deceased	Chi Cubs	147	529	69	151	27	3	23	67	4	2	50	67	3	1	5	9	.285	.348	.478	826
31	Bill White	1B	Retired	NY Giants	138	508	63	130	23	7	22	59	15	8	47	72	4	5	4	6	.256	.321	.459	780
32	Alvin Dark	SS-3B	Retired	NY Giants	48	206	19	52	12	0	2	17	0	0	8	13	1	3	4	5	.252	.279	.340	619
		SS-3B	Retired	St. Louis	100	413	54	118	14	7	4	37	3	1	21	33	2	2	4	9	.286	.320	.383	703
33	Roberto Clemente	OF	Deceased	Pittsburgh	147	543	66	169	30	7	7	60	6	6	13	58	4	8	4	14	.311	.330	.431	761
34	Pee Wee Reese	SS	Deceased	Brooklyn	147	572	85	147	19	2	9	46	13	4	56	69	1	15	4	14	.257	.322	.344	666
35	Johnny Logan	SS	Retired	Milwaukee	148	545	69	153	27	5	15	46	3	0	46	49	5	31	4	13	.281	.340	.431	771
36	Red Schoendienst	2B	Retired	St. Louis	40	153	22	48	9	0	0	15	0	1	13	5	0	1	1	2	.314	.365	.373	738
		2B	Retired	NY Giants	92	334	39	99	12	3	2	14	1	2	28	10	2	2	2	11	.296	.352	.368	720
37	Lee Walls	OF	Deceased	Pittsburgh	143	474	72	130	20	11	11	54	3	5	50	83	2	9	2	11	.274	.345	.432	777
38	Marv Blaylock	1B	Deceased	Philadelphia	136	460	61	117	14	8	10	50	5	1	50	86	2	5	5	10	.254	.327	.385	712
39	Ray Jablonski	3B	Deceased	Cincinnati	130	407	42	104	25	1	15	66	2	4	37	57	7	1	6	14	.256	.324	.432	756
40	Dick Groat	SS	Retired	Pittsburgh	142	520	40	142	19	3	0	37	0	3	35	25	0	17	3	14	.273	.317	.321	638
41	Jackie Robinson	2B-3B	Deceased	Brooklyn	117	357	61	98	15	2	10	43	12	5	60	32	3	9	2	9	.275	.382	.412	794
42	Gene Baker	2B-3B	Deceased	Chi Cubs	140	546	65	141	23	3	12	57	4	3	39	54	3	13	5	15	.258	.309	.377	686
43	Roy Campanella	C	Deceased	Brooklyn	124	388	39	85	6	1	20	73	1	0	66	61	1	4	2	20	.219	.333	.394	727
44	Del Crandall	C	Retired	Milwaukee	112	311	37	74	14	2	16	48	1	2	35	30	1	6	5	5	.238	.312	.450	762
45	Ed Bailey	C	Deceased	Cincinnati	118	383	59	115	8	2	28	75	2	0	52	50	3	4	4	7	.300	.385	.551	936
46	Solly Hemus	2B	Retired	Philadelphia	78	187	24	54	10	4	5	24	1	1	28	21	7	1	2	6	.289	.397	.465	862
		2B	Retired	St. Louis	8	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	.200	.429	.200	629
47	Rip Repulski	OF	Deceased	St. Louis	112	376	44	104	18	3	11	55	2	2	24	46	7	1	2	14	.277	.330	.428	758
48	Bobby Del Greco	OF	Retired	St. Louis	102	270	29	58	16	2	5	18	1	1	32	50	6	3	4	2	.215	.308	.344	652
		OF	Retired	Pittsburgh	14	20	4	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	1	.200	.304	.500	804
49	Bobby Thomson	OF	Deceased	Milwaukee	142	451	59	106	10	4	20	74	2	4	43	75	2	5	4	9	.235	.302	.408	710
50	Don Hoak	3B	Deceased	Chi Cubs	121	424	51	91	18	4	5	37	8	3	41	46	1	8	4	4	.215	.283	.311	594
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
51	Hobie Landrith	C	Retired	Chi Cubs	111	312	22	69	10	3	4	32	0	2	39	38	1	7	3	2	.221	.307	.311	618
52	Lew Burdette	P	Deceased	Milwaukee	45	86	9	16	1	0	0	8	0	0	2	16	1	11	2	1	.186	.209	.198	407
53	Randy Jackson	3B	Retired	Brooklyn	101	307	37	84	15	7	8	53	2	1	28	38	2	4	5	13	.274	.333	.446	779
54	Bob Friend	P	Retired	Pittsburgh	49	97	7	16	2	0	1	8	0	0	1	19	0	11	0	1	.165	.173	.216	389
55	Jackie Brandt	OF	Retired	NY Giants	98	351	45	105	16	8	11	47	3	4	17	31	0	3	2	3	.299	.330	.484	814
		OF	Retired	St. Louis	27	42	9	12	3	0	1	3	0	1	4	5	1	1	0	1	.286	.362	.429	791
56	Solly Drake	OF	Retired	Chi Cubs	65	215	29	55	9	1	2	15	9	5	23	35	1	3	0	0	.256	.331	.335	666
57	Sandy Amoros	OF	Deceased	Brooklyn	114	292	53	76	11	8	16	58	3	4	59	51	1	8	1	4	.260	.385	.517	902
58	Sam Jones	P	Deceased	Chi Cubs	33	57	3	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	19	0	10	0	1	.175	.230	.175	405
59	Alex Grammas	SS-3B	Retired	St. Louis	6	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	558
		SS-3B	Retired	Cincinnati	77	140	17	34	11	0	0	16	0	1	16	18	1	10	1	0	.243	.323	.321	644
60	Pete Whisenant	OF	Deceased	Chi Cubs	103	314	37	75	16	3	11	46	8	2	24	53	1	5	3	6	.239	.292	.414	706
61	Daryl Spencer	SS-2B	Retired	NY Giants	146	489	46	108	13	2	14	42	1	3	35	65	3	4	3	10	.221	.275	.342	617
62	Johnny Klippstein	P	Deceased	Cincinnati	37	71	4	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	19	0	8	0	1	.099	.135	.099	234
63	Gene Freese	3B	Retired	Pittsburgh	65	207	17	43	9	0	3	14	2	1	16	45	3	3	1	0	.208	.273	.295	568
64	Elmer Valo	OF	Deceased	Philadelphia	98	291	40	84	13	3	5	37	7	6	48	21	3	1	2	7	.289	.392	.405	797
65	Gene Conley	P	Retired	Milwaukee	31	45	1	7	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	3	0	8	0	1	.156	.174	.178	352
66	Jack Shepard	C	Deceased	Pittsburgh	100	256	24	62	11	2	7	30	1	1	25	37	0	8	1	8	.242	.309	.383	692
67	Granny Hamner	IF	Deceased	Philadelphia	122	401	42	90	24	3	4	42	2	0	30	42	0	3	4	13	.224	.276	.329	605
68	Del Rice	C	Deceased	Milwaukee	71	188	15	40	9	1	3	17	0	0	18	34	0	2	0	5	.213	.282	.319	601

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