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1956 Cleveland Indians (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1957)
88-66, Finished 2nd in American League
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Scored 712 runs, Allowed 581 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 91-63
Managed by Al Lopez

Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 865,467 (7th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 100
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1956 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1957) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Tue,4/17 at CHW L (1-2)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Lemon  
2.Thu,4/19 at CHW L (0-1)# Averill Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Score  
3.Fri,4/20 vs DET W (3-1) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Wynn  
4.Sat,4/21 vs DET L (6-7)# Averill Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Garcia  
5.Sun,4/22 vs DET L (4-6) Averill Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Feller  
6.Sun,4/22 vs DET W (5-2) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Colavito Lemon  
7.Wed,4/25 at KCA W (5-2)# Averill Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Colavito Score  
8.Thu,4/26 at KCA W (14-2) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Colavito Wynn  
9.Fri,4/27 at DET W (4-3) Averill Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Colavito Garcia  
10.Sun,4/29 at DET L (0-1)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Score  
11.Sun,4/29 at DET W (8-4) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Lemon  
12.Tue,5/1 at WSH W (3-2) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Wynn  
13.Thu,5/3 at BAL W (7-1)# Averill Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Garcia  
14.Fri,5/4 at BAL L (3-4) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Score  
15.Sat,5/5 at BAL W (2-1)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Lemon  
16.Mon,5/7 at BOS L (1-5) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Garcia  
17.Tue,5/8 at NYY L (3-4) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Wynn  
18.Wed,5/9 at NYY W (6-5) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Score  
19.Thu,5/10 at NYY W (7-2)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Lemon  
20.Fri,5/11 vs KCA W (4-1) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Garcia  
21.Sat,5/12 vs KCA W (5-3) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Wynn  
22.Sun,5/13 vs KCA L (2-5) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Feller  
23.Sun,5/13 vs KCA W (9-4)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Score  
24.Mon,5/14 vs NYY W (3-2) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Lemon  
25.Wed,5/16 vs NYY L (1-4)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Garcia  
26.Fri,5/18 vs WSH L (4-5)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Wynn  
27.Sat,5/19 vs WSH W (5-1) Hegan Wertz Avila Regalado Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Score  
28.Sun,5/20 vs BAL W (6-1) Naragon Wertz Avila Regalado Carrasquel Ward Busby Smith Lemon  
29.Sun,5/20 vs BAL W (5-1) Hegan Wertz Avila Regalado Carrasquel Ward Busby Smith Garcia  
30.Tue,5/22 vs BOS L (3-5) Hegan Wertz Avila Regalado Carrasquel Ward Busby Smith Wynn  
31.Wed,5/23 vs BOS W (6-3) Hegan Wertz Avila Regalado Carrasquel Ward Busby Smith Score  
32.Fri,5/25 at CHW L (1-2)# Hegan Wertz Avila Regalado Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Garcia  
33.Sun,5/27 at CHW L (4-5) Naragon Wertz Avila Regalado Carrasquel Ward Busby Smith Lemon  
34.Sun,5/27 at CHW W (4-2)# Hegan Wertz Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Busby Colavito Wynn  
35.Mon,5/28 vs DET L (1-3) Hegan Wertz Avila Regalado Strickland Ward Busby Smith Score  
36.Wed,5/30 vs CHW L (3-6)# Hegan Wertz Avila Regalado Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Houtteman  
37.Wed,5/30 vs CHW L (8-9) Naragon Wertz Avila Smith Carrasquel Ward Busby Locklin Garcia  
38.Fri,6/1 at WSH L (3-5)# Hegan Wertz Avila Regalado Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Lemon  
39.Sat,6/2 at WSH W (15-0)# Hegan Wertz Avila Smith Carrasquel Mele Busby Colavito Score  
40.Sun,6/3 at WSH W (8-4) Hegan Wertz Avila Smith Carrasquel Ward Busby Mele Wynn  
41.Sun,6/3 at WSH L (1-7) Averill Wertz Avila Smith Carrasquel Ward Busby Colavito Mossi  
42.Mon,6/4 at WSH W (7-0) Averill Wertz Avila Smith Carrasquel Ward Busby Mele Garcia  
43.Tue,6/5 at BAL W (8-3) Averill Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Ward Busby Smith Lemon  
44.Wed,6/6 at BAL W (5-1) Averill Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Houtteman  
45.Thu,6/7 at BAL L (2-5)# Averill Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito McLish  
46.Fri,6/8 at NYY W (9-0)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Wynn  
47.Sat,6/9 at NYY W (15-8) Averill Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Garcia  
48.Sun,6/10 at NYY L (0-6) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Lemon  
49.Mon,6/11 at BOS W (4-1) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Mele Busby Smith McLish  
50.Mon,6/11 at BOS L (1-5) Averill Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Smith Busby Colavito Garcia  
51.Tue,6/12 at BOS L (7-9) Hegan Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Mele Busby Smith Wynn  
52.Wed,6/13 at BOS - (8-8) Hegan Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Mele Busby Smith Mossi  
53.Thu,6/14 at BOS L (9-10) Hegan Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Mele Busby Smith Lemon  
54.Fri,6/15 vs NYY L (2-6) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Mele Busby Smith Garcia  
55.Sat,6/16 vs NYY L (1-3) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Score  
56.Sun,6/17 vs NYY L (4-9)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Strickland Mele Busby Smith Wynn  
57.Tue,6/19 vs BOS W (9-7) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Lemon  
58.Wed,6/20 vs BOS W (5-4) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Score  
59.Thu,6/21 vs BOS W (5-0) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Wynn  
60.Fri,6/22 vs WSH W (4-0)# Averill Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Garcia  
61.Sat,6/23 vs WSH W (9-8) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Houtteman  
62.Sun,6/24 vs WSH W (7-2)# Averill Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Lemon  
63.Tue,6/26 vs BAL W (4-3) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Wynn  
64.Wed,6/27 vs BAL W (12-11)# Averill Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Garcia  
65.Fri,6/29 vs CHW W (5-2) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Score  
66.Fri,6/29 vs CHW L (2-13)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Lemon  
67.Sat,6/30 vs CHW L (3-8) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Mossi  
68.Sun,7/1 vs CHW W (7-6)# Hegan Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Wynn  
69.Sun,7/1 vs CHW W (6-1) Hegan Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Lemon  
70.Tue,7/3 vs KCA W (9-3) Averill Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Garcia  
71.Wed,7/4 at DET W (6-4) Hegan Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Score  
72.Wed,7/4 at DET W (3-1) Hegan Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Wynn  
73.Thu,7/5 at DET L (7-13) Hegan Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Lemon  
74.Fri,7/6 at KCA W (4-2) Averill Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Garcia  
75.Sat,7/7 at KCA L (2-5) Hegan Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Score  
76.Sun,7/8 at KCA W (17-3)# Hegan Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Wynn  
77.Thu,7/12 at NYY L (5-9) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Lemon  
78.Fri,7/13 at NYY L (0-10) Hegan Ward Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Wynn  
79.Sat,7/14 at NYY L (4-5) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Score  
80.Sun,7/15 at BOS W (10-7) Averill Wertz Strickland Smith Carrasquel Mele Busby Woodling Aguirre  
81.Sun,7/15 at BOS L (1-3) Hegan Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Garcia  
82.Mon,7/16 at BOS W (7-3) Naragon Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Lemon  
83.Wed,7/18 at WSH L (5-7)# Hegan Wertz Strickland Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Smith Score  
84.Wed,7/18 at WSH W (11-1) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Mele Wynn  
85.Thu,7/19 at WSH L (4-5) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Mele Garcia  
86.Sat,7/21 at BAL W (4-3) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Ward Lemon  
87.Sat,7/21 at BAL W (4-3) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Carrasquel Woodling Busby Ward Score  
88.Sun,7/22 at BAL W (8-0)# Averill Wertz Avila Strickland Carrasquel Woodling Busby Mele Wynn  
89.Tue,7/24 vs WSH W (11-0)# Hegan Wertz Avila Strickland Carrasquel Woodling Busby Colavito Garcia  
90.Wed,7/25 vs WSH W (11-3) Hegan Wertz Avila Strickland Carrasquel Woodling Busby Colavito Score  
91.Thu,7/26 vs WSH W (1-0)# Hegan Wertz Avila Strickland Carrasquel Woodling Busby Colavito Lemon  
92.Fri,7/27 vs BAL W (3-2)# Hegan Wertz Avila Strickland Carrasquel Woodling Busby Colavito Wynn  
93.Sat,7/28 vs BAL L (6-8) Naragon Wertz Avila Strickland Carrasquel Woodling