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1956 Baltimore Orioles season

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Record
  
69–85 (.448)

General manager(s)
  
Paul Richards

Local television
  
WMAR-TV/WAAM/WBAL-TV

League place
  
6th

Manager(s)
  
Paul Richards

Owner(s)
  
Jerold Hoffberger, Clarence Miles

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

Contents

Offseason

  • October 10, 1955: Ed Lopat was released by the Orioles.

    • Regular season

  • September 20, 1956: Catcher Tom Gastall was killed in a plane crash.
  • September 30, 1956: Joe Frazier hit a home run in the last at bat of his career.

    • Notable transactions

  • May 14, 1956: Billy Loes was purchased by the Orioles from the Brooklyn Dodgers for $20,000.
  • May 21, 1956: Dave Philley and Jim Wilson were traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Fornieles, Connie Johnson, George Kell and Bob Nieman.
  • July 13, 1956: Morrie Martin was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the Chicago White Sox.
  • August 17, 1956: Hal Smith was traded by the Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics for Joe Ginsberg.

    • 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

    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

    Farm system

    Lubbock franchise transferred to Texas City and renamed, July 8, 1956

    References

    1956 Baltimore Orioles season Wikipedia
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