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1956 National League Team Statistics and Standings

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NL Detailed Standings

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Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 BRO 93 61 .604 --- 4.7 3.9 90-64 2 52-25 41-36 6-5 25-21 86-54 7-7 21-23 72-38
2 MLN 92 62 .597 1.0 1.0 4.6 3.7 92-62 0 47-29 45-33 7-9 22-21 79-55 13-7 25-19 67-43
3 CIN 91 63 .591 2.0 3.0 5.0 4.2 89-65 1 51-26 40-37 14-7 29-22 65-41 26-22 20-24 71-39
4 STL 76 78 .494 17.0 48.0 4.3 4.5 74-80 1 43-34 33-44 10-8 22-17 50-44 26-34 24-42 52-36
5 PHI 71 83 .461 22.0 68.0 4.3 4.8 69-85 1 40-37 31-46 6-10 17-25 62-73 9-10 32-34 39-49
6 NYG 67 87 .435 26.0 88.0 3.5 4.2 64-90 2 37-40 30-47 6-11 28-25 48-62 19-25 21-45 46-42
7 PIT 66 88 .429 27.0 94.0 3.7 4.2 68-86 -2 35-43 31-45 5-8 25-29 46-60 20-28 22-44 44-44
8 CHC 60 94 .390 33.0 136.0 3.8 4.5 65-89 -5 39-38 21-56 11-7 22-30 46-70 14-24 21-45 39-49
Avg 77 77 .500 4.2 4.2 76-78 43-34 34-43 8-8 23-23 60-57 16-19 23-34 53-42

Postseason

WorldSeries (4-3):   New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers

Team & League Standard Batting

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Tm #Bat BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
BRO 35 31.0 4.68 154 5884 5098 720 1315 212 36 179 680 65 37 649 738 .258 .342 .419 .761 97 2136 146 17 86 34 91
CHC 37 28.4 3.80 157 5852 5260 597 1281 202 50 142 563 55 38 446 776 .244 .302 .382 .684 84 2009 99 13 87 46 60
CIN 39 27.7 5.00 155 6003 5291 775 1406 201 32 221 734 45 22 528 760 .266 .336 .441 .777 102 2334 112 51 90 43 69
MLN 33 27.6 4.57 155 5897 5207 709 1350 212 54 177 667 29 20 486 714 .259 .323 .423 .745 104 2201 99 20 142 42 76
NYG 40 27.5 3.51 154 5709 5190 540 1268 192 45 145 497 67 34 402 659 .244 .299 .382 .682 83 1985 114 21 59 37 50
PHI 37 29.4 4.34 154 5910 5204 668 1313 207 49 121 616 45 23 585 673 .252 .329 .381 .709 92 1981 132 27 52 42 62
PIT 42 25.1 3.75 157 5757 5221 588 1340 199 57 110 546 24 33 383 752 .257 .307 .380 .687 86 1983 124 18 95 40 43
STL 46 28.7 4.35 156 5986 5378 678 1443 234 49 124 628 41 35 503 622 .268 .333 .399 .732 96 2147 128 33 41 31 53
LgAvg 35 28.1 4.25 155 5875 5231 659 1340 207 47 152 616 46 30 498 712 .256 .321 .401 .722 93 2097 119 25 82 39 63
281 28.1 4.25 1242 46998 41849 5275 10716 1659 372 1219 4931 371 242 3982 5694 .256 .321 .401 .722 93 16776 954 200 652 315 504

Team & League Standard Pitching

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Tm #Pitch PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG tmSHO cgSHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
BRO 15 28.2 3.90 93 61 .604 3.57 154 154 108 46 12 11 30 1368.2 1251 601 543 171 441 41 772 21 3 42 5684 113 1.236 8.2 1.1 2.9 5.1 1.75
CHC 16 28.8 4.51 60 94 .390 3.96 157 157 120 37 6 6 17 1392.0 1325 708 612 161 613 79 744 33 1 24 6015 96 1.392 8.6 1.0 4.0 4.8 1.21
CIN 15 29.5 4.25 91 63 .591 3.85 155 155 108 47 4 4 29 1389.0 1406 658 594 141 458 48 653 28 2 18 5907 103 1.342 9.1 0.9 3.0 4.2 1.43
MLN 14 28.6 3.67 92 62 .597 3.10 155 155 91 64 12 12 27 1393.1 1295 569 480 133 467 65 639 21 2 24 5823 112 1.265 8.4 0.9 3.0 4.1 1.37
NYG 16 29.4 4.22 67 87 .435 3.78 154 154 123 31 9 8 28 1378.0 1287 650 578 144 551 63 765 30 1 24 5880 100 1.334 8.4 0.9 3.6 5.0 1.39
PHI 18 28.5 4.79 71 83 .461 4.20 154 154 97 57 4 4 15 1377.1 1407 738 643 172 437 72 750 29 2 20 5890 89 1.339 9.2 1.1 2.9 4.9 1.72
PIT 21 26.8 4.16 66 88 .429 3.74 157 157 120 37 8 6 24 1376.1 1406 653 572 142 469 72 662 20 1 37 5891 101 1.362 9.2 0.9 3.1 4.3 1.41
STL 19 28.8 4.47 76 78 .494 3.97 156 156 115 41 12 11 30 1388.2 1339 698 612 155 546 64 709 18 1 45 5909 95 1.357 8.7 1.0 3.5 4.6 1.30
LgAvg 15 28.6 4.25 77 77 .500 3.77 155 155 110 45 25 1383 1340 659 579 152 498 63 712 25 2 29 5875 100 1.329 8.7 1.0 3.2 4.6 1.43
121 28.6 4.25 616 616 .500 3.77 1242 1242 882 360 200 11063.1 10716 5275 4634 1219 3982 504 5694 200 13 234 46999 100 1.329 8.7 1.0 3.2 4.6 1.43

Team & League Standard Fielding

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Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch PB WP SB CS CS%
BRO 33 3.90 .730 154 1386 12318.0 5933 4106 1716 111 149 .981 86.7 8.4 85.7 32.4 53.6 1 2 -2 9 40 32 27 46%
CHC 35 4.51 .718 157 1413 12525.0 5926 4175 1607 144 141 .976 39.4 3.8 33.4 15.9 17.7 5 0 1 17 14 48 26 35%
CIN 35 4.25 .711 155 1395 12501.0 6002 4168 1721 113 147 .981 15.4 1.5 2.4 -1.0 3.4 6 1 6 8 19 50 32 39%
MLN 33 3.67 .726 155 1395 12540.0 6048 4180 1738 130 159 .979 58.5 5.6 38.5 10.2 28.2 13 2 5 5 14 14 14 50%
NYG 39 4.22 .718 154 1386 12393.0 5938 4134 1660 144 143 .976 29.7 2.9 23.7 -3.7 27.2 0 0 6 24 18 28 30 52%
PHI 36 4.79 .705 154 1386 12396.0 5757 4132 1481 144 140 .975 -27.2 -2.6 -25.2 -8.4 -16.6 -4 6 -4 3 18 62 21 25%
PIT 42 4.16 .702 157 1413 12383.0 5954 4129 1663 162 140 .973 -3.2 -0.3 -4.2 8.0 -11.9 0 -2 3 17 24 20 26 57%
STL 45 4.47 .716 156 1404 12498.0 6058 4166 1758 134 172 .978 33.1 3.2 34.1 6.3 27.4 4 3 -8 8 45 52 23 31%
LgAvg 34 4.25 .716 155 1397 12444 5952 4149 1668 135 149 .977 29 0 24 7 16 3 2 1 11 24 38 25 39%
271 4.25 .716 1242 11178 99554.0 47616 33190 13344 1082 1191 .977 232.4 2.8 188.4 59.7 129.0 25 12 7 91 192 306 199 39%
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