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{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
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{{Infobox baseball team season
{{MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
| name = Washington Senators
| name = Washington Senators
| season = 1956
| season = 1956
| misc =
| misc =
⚫
| league = American League
| logo = WshSenators1912-27.gif
⚫
| current league = American League
| y1 = 1901
| Uniform logo = WshSenatorsUni56.gif
| ballpark = [[Griffith Stadium]]
| ballpark = [[Griffith Stadium]]
| y4 = 1911
| city = Washington, D.C.
| city = Washington, D.C.
| y5 = 1901
| owners = [[Calvin Griffith]] <small>(majority owner, with [[Thelma Griffith Haynes]])</small>
| owners = [[Calvin Griffith]] <small>(majority owner, with [[Thelma Griffith Haynes]])</small>
| general managers = [[Calvin Griffith]]
| general_managers = [[Calvin Griffith]]
| managers = [[Chuck Dressen]]
| managers = [[Chuck Dressen]]
| television = [[WTTG]]
| television = [[WTTG]]
| radio = [[WWDC (FM)]]<br>([[Arch McDonald]], [[Bob Wolff]])
| radio = [[WWDC (FM)]]<br>([[Arch McDonald]], [[Bob Wolff]])
| season_list = List of Minnesota Twins seasons
|}}
}}
The '''1956 [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]]''' won 59 games, lost 95, and finished in seventh place in the [[American League]]. They were managed by [[Chuck Dressen]] and played home games at [[Griffith Stadium]].
The '''1956 [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]]''' won 59 games, lost 95, and finished in seventh place in the [[American League]]. They were managed by [[Chuck Dressen]] and played home games at [[Griffith Stadium]], where they attracted 431,647 spectators, eighth and last in AL attendance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1956.shtml |title=1956 Washington Nationals season |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=baseball-reference.com |publisher=[[Baseball Reference]] |access-date=20 January 2024 |quote=}}</ref>


== Offseason ==
== Offseason ==
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;5 || [[Pete Runnels]] || 2B
|&nbsp;&nbsp;5 || [[Pete Runnels]] || 2B
|-
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;8 || [[Lou Berberet]] || C
|10 || [[Lou Berberet]] || C
|-
|-
|16 || [[Karl Olsen]] || CF
|&nbsp;&nbsp;3 || [[Karl Olson]] || CF
|-
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;9 || [[Jose Valdivielso]] || SS
|36 || [[José Valdivielso]] || SS
|-
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|27 || [[Camilo Pascual]] || P
|27 || [[Camilo Pascual]] || P
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{{MLBplayer|22|[[Lyle Luttrell]]}}
{{MLBplayer|22|[[Lyle Luttrell]]}}
{{MLBplayer|25|[[Herb Plews]]}}
{{MLBplayer|25|[[Herb Plews]]}}
{{MLBplayer|4,36|[[Tony Roig]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;4|[[Tony Roig]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;5|[[Pete Runnels]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;5|[[Pete Runnels]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;6|[[Jerry Snyder]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;6|[[Jerry Snyder]]}}
{{MLBplayer|22|[[José Valdivielso]]}}
{{MLBplayer|36|[[José Valdivielso]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;1|[[Eddie Yost]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;1|[[Eddie Yost]]}}
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==== Starters by position ====
==== Starters by position ====
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| C || [[Clint Courtney]] || 101 || 283 || 85 || .300 || 5 || 44
|- align="center"
| 1B || [[Pete Runnels]] || 147 || 578 || 179 || .310 || 8 || 76
|- align="center"
| 2B || [[Herb Plews]] || 91 || 256 || 69 || .270 || 1 || 25
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| SS || {{sortname|José|Valdivielso}} || 90 || 246 || 58 || .236 || 4 || 29
| SS || {{sortname|José|Valdivielso}} || 90 || 246 || 58 || .236 || 4 || 29
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 3B || [[Eddie Yost]] || 152 || 515 || 119 || .231 || 11 || 53
|- align="center"
| LF || [[Roy Sievers]] || 152 || 550 || 139 || .253 || 29 || 95
|- align="center"
| CF || [[Whitey Herzog]] || 117 || 421 || 103 || .245 || 4 || 35
|- align="center"
| RF || [[Jim Lemon]] || 146 || 538 || 146 || .271 || 27 || 96
|}
|}


==== Other batters ====
==== Other batters ====
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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| {{sortname|Karl|Olson}} || 106 || 313 || 77 || .246 || 4 || 22
| {{sortname|Karl|Olson}} || 106 || 313 || 77 || .246 || 4 || 22
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Lou Berberet]] || 95 || 207 || 54 || .261 || 4 || 27
|- align="center"
| [[Ed Fitz Gerald]] || 64 || 148 || 45 || .304 || 2 || 12
|- align="center"
| [[Jerry Snyder]] || 43 || 148 || 40 || .270 || 2 || 14
|- align="center"
| [[Ernie Oravetz]] || 88 || 137 || 34 || .248 || 0 || 11
|- align="center"
| [[Lyle Luttrell]] || 38 || 122 || 23 || .189 || 2 || 9
|- align="center"
| [[Tony Roig]] || 44 || 119 || 25 || .210 || 0 || 7
|- align="center"
| [[Harmon Killebrew]] || 44 || 99 || 22 || .222 || 5 || 13
|- align="center"
| [[Carlos Paula]] || 33 || 82 || 15 || .183 || 3 || 13
|- align="center"
| [[Dick Tettelbach]] || 18 || 64 || 10 || .156 || 1 || 9
|- align="center"
| [[Tom Wright (baseball)|Tom Wright]] || 2 || 1 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


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==== Starting pitchers ====
==== Starting pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| [[Chuck Stobbs]] || 37 || 240.0 || 15 || 15 || 3.60 || 97
|- align="center"
| [[Camilo Pascual]] || 39 || 188.2 || 6 || 18 || 5.87 || 162
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Ted|Abernathy}} || 5 || 30.1 || 1 || 3 || 4.15 || 18
| {{sortname|Ted|Abernathy}} || 5 || 30.1 || 1 || 3 || 4.15 || 18
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Evelio Hernández (baseball)|Evelio Hernández]] || 4 || 22.2 || 1 || 1 || 4.76 || 9
|}
|}


==== Other pitchers ====
==== Other pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| [[Pedro Ramos]] || 37 || 152.0 || 12 || 10 || 5.27 || 54
|- align="center"
| [[Dean Stone]] || 41 || 132.0 || 5 || 7 || 6.27 || 86
|- align="center"
| [[Bob Wiesler]] || 37 || 123.0 || 3 || 12 || 6.44 || 49
|- align="center"
| [[Bunky Stewart]] || 33 || 105.0 || 5 || 7 || 5.57 || 36
|- align="center"
| [[Hal Griggs (baseball)|Hal Griggs]] || 34 || 98.2 || 1 || 6 || 6.02 || 48
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Dick|Brodowski}} || 7 || 17.2 || 0 || 3 || 9.17 || 8
| {{sortname|Dick|Brodowski}} || 7 || 17.2 || 0 || 3 || 9.17 || 8
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==== Relief pitchers ====
==== Relief pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| [[Bob Chakales]] || 43 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4.03 || 33
|- align="center"
| [[Connie Grob]] || 37 || 4 || 5 || 1 || 7.83 || 27
|- align="center"
| [[Bud Byerly]] || 25 || 2 || 4 || 4 || 2.96 || 19
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Tex|Clevenger}} || 20 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5.40 || 17
| {{sortname|Tex|Clevenger}} || 20 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5.40 || 17
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|level13=[[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]|team13=[[Louisville Colonels (minor league baseball)|Louisville Colonels]]|league13=[[American Association (20th century)|American Association]]|manager13=[[Red Marion]] and [[Max Carey]]
|level13=[[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]|team13=[[Louisville Colonels (minor league baseball)|Louisville Colonels]]|league13=[[American Association (20th century)|American Association]]|manager13=[[Red Marion]] and [[Max Carey]]
|level14=[[Double-A (baseball)|AA]] |team14=[[Chattanooga Lookouts]]|league14=[[Southern Association]]|manager14=[[Cal Ermer]]
|level14=[[Double-A (baseball)|AA]] |team14=[[Chattanooga Lookouts]]|league14=[[Southern Association]]|manager14=[[Cal Ermer]]
|level15=[[Class A (baseball, 1946–62)|A]]|team15=[[Charlotte Hornets (baseball)|Charlotte Hornets]]|league15=[[Southern League (baseball)|Sally League]]|manager15=[[Rollie Hemsley]]
|level15=[[Class A (baseball, 1946–62)|A]]|team15=[[Charlotte Hornets (baseball)|Charlotte Hornets]]|league15=[[South Atlantic League (1904–1963)|Sally League]]|manager15=[[Rollie Hemsley]]
|level16=[[Class B (baseball)|B]]|team16=[[Hobbs Sports]]|league16=[[Southwestern League]]|manager16=[[Pat Stasey]]
|level16=[[Class B (baseball)|B]]|team16=[[Hobbs Sports]]|league16=[[Southwestern League]]|manager16=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=stasey001fra Pat Stasey]
|level17=[[Class C (baseball)|C]]|team17=[[Thibodaux Senators]]|league17=[[Evangeline Baseball League|Evangeline League]]|manager17=[[Bill Dossey]]
|level17=[[Class C (baseball)|C]]|team17=[[Thibodaux Senators]]|league17=[[Evangeline Baseball League|Evangeline League]]|manager17=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=dossey001wil Bill Dossey]
|level18=[[Class D (baseball)|D]]|team18=[[Fort Walton Beach Jets]]|league18=[[Alabama–Florida League]]|manager18=[[Bill Brightwell]]
|level18=[[Class D (baseball)|D]]|team18=[[Fort Walton Beach Jets]]|league18=[[Alabama–Florida League]]|manager18=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bright004wil Bill Brightwell]
|level19=[[Class D (baseball)|D]]|team19=[[Superior Senators]]|league19=[[Nebraska State League]]|manager19=[[Ray Baker (baseball)|Ray Baker]]
|level19=[[Class D (baseball)|D]]|team19=[[Superior Senators]]|league19=[[Nebraska State League]]|manager19=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=baker-006cha Ray Baker]
|level20=[[Class D (baseball)|D]]|team20=[[Erie Senators]]|league20=[[PONY League]]|manager20=[[Johnny Welaj]]
|level20=[[Class D (baseball)|D]]|team20=[[Erie Senators]]|league20=[[Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League|PONY League]]|manager20=[[Johnny Welaj]]
}}
}}
<small>LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Thibodaux</small><ref>Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007</ref>
<small>LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Thibodaux</small><ref>Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007</ref>
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{{Minnesota Twins}}
{{Minnesota Twins}}


[[Category:Minnesota Twins seasons]]
[[Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) seasons]]
[[Category:1956 Major League Baseball season|Washington Senators season]]
[[Category:1956 Major League Baseball season|Washington Senators season]]
[[Category:1956 in sports in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:1956 in sports in Washington, D.C.]]

Latest revision as of 00:36, 13 March 2024

1956 Washington Senators
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkGriffith Stadium
CityWashington, D.C.
OwnersCalvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes)
General managersCalvin Griffith
ManagersChuck Dressen
TelevisionWTTG
RadioWWDC (FM)
(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
← 1955 Seasons 1957 →

The 1956 Washington Senators won 59 games, lost 95, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Chuck Dressen and played home games at Griffith Stadium, where they attracted 431,647 spectators, eighth and last in AL attendance.[1]

Offseason

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Regular season

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  • April 18, 1956: Umpire Ed Rommell was the first umpire to wear glasses in a major league game. The game was played between the Senators and the New York Yankees.[4]

Season standings

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 97 57 .630 — 49‍–‍28 48‍–‍29
Cleveland Indians 88 66 .571 9 46‍–‍31 42‍–‍35
Chicago White Sox 85 69 .552 12 46‍–‍31 39‍–‍38
Boston Red Sox 84 70 .545 13 43‍–‍34 41‍–‍36
Detroit Tigers 82 72 .532 15 37‍–‍40 45‍–‍32
Baltimore Orioles 69 85 .448 28 41‍–‍36 28‍–‍49
Washington Senators 59 95 .383 38 32‍–‍45 27‍–‍50
Kansas City Athletics 52 102 .338 45 22‍–‍55 30‍–‍47

Record vs. opponents

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1956 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KCA NYY WSH
Baltimore — 6–16 9–13 5–17 13–9 15–7 9–13 12–10
Boston 16–6 — 14–8 13–9–1 12–10 12–10 8–14 9–13
Chicago 13–9 8–14 — 15–7 13–9 14–8 9–13 13–9
Cleveland 17–5 9–13–1 7–15 — 11–11 17–5 10–12 17–5
Detroit 9–13 10–12 9–13 11–11 — 16–6 12–10 15–7–1
Kansas City 7–15 10–12 8–14 5–17 6–16 — 4–18 12–10
New York 13–9 14–8 13–9 12–10 10–12 18–4 — 17–5
Washington 10–12 13–9 9–13 5–17 7–15–1 10–12 5–17 —


Opening Day lineup

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  1 Eddie Yost 3B
32 Dick Tettelbach    LF
30 Whitey Herzog RF
  2 Roy Sievers 1B
  5 Pete Runnels 2B
10 Lou Berberet C
  3 Karl Olson CF
36 José Valdivielso SS
27 Camilo Pascual P

Roster

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1956 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Clint Courtney 101 283 85 .300 5 44
1B Pete Runnels 147 578 179 .310 8 76
2B Herb Plews 91 256 69 .270 1 25
SS José Valdivielso 90 246 58 .236 4 29
3B Eddie Yost 152 515 119 .231 11 53
LF Roy Sievers 152 550 139 .253 29 95
CF Whitey Herzog 117 421 103 .245 4 35
RF Jim Lemon 146 538 146 .271 27 96

Other batters

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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
Karl Olson 106 313 77 .246 4 22
Lou Berberet 95 207 54 .261 4 27
Ed Fitz Gerald 64 148 45 .304 2 12
Jerry Snyder 43 148 40 .270 2 14
Ernie Oravetz 88 137 34 .248 0 11
Lyle Luttrell 38 122 23 .189 2 9
Tony Roig 44 119 25 .210 0 7
Harmon Killebrew 44 99 22 .222 5 13
Carlos Paula 33 82 15 .183 3 13
Dick Tettelbach 18 64 10 .156 1 9
Tom Wright 2 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Chuck Stobbs 37 240.0 15 15 3.60 97
Camilo Pascual 39 188.2 6 18 5.87 162
Ted Abernathy 5 30.1 1 3 4.15 18
Evelio Hernández 4 22.2 1 1 4.76 9

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Pedro Ramos 37 152.0 12 10 5.27 54
Dean Stone 41 132.0 5 7 6.27 86
Bob Wiesler 37 123.0 3 12 6.44 49
Bunky Stewart 33 105.0 5 7 5.57 36
Hal Griggs 34 98.2 1 6 6.02 48
Dick Brodowski 7 17.2 0 3 9.17 8

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Bob Chakales 43 4 4 4 4.03 33
Connie Grob 37 4 5 1 7.83 27
Bud Byerly 25 2 4 4 2.96 19
Tex Clevenger 20 0 0 0 5.40 17

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Louisville Colonels American Association Red Marion and Max Carey
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Cal Ermer
A Charlotte Hornets Sally League Rollie Hemsley
B Hobbs Sports Southwestern League Pat Stasey
C Thibodaux Senators Evangeline League Bill Dossey
D Fort Walton Beach Jets Alabama–Florida League Bill Brightwell
D Superior Senators Nebraska State League Ray Baker
D Erie Senators PONY League Johnny Welaj

LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Thibodaux[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ "1956 Washington Nationals season". baseball-reference.com. Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 43, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  5. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

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