1956 Game Log: 66–88 (Home: 35–43; Away: 31–45) |
April: 5–6 (Home: 1–2; Away: 4–4)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
1 | April 17 | @ Giants | 3–4 | Antonelli | Friend (0–1) | — | 12,790 | 0–1 |
2 | April 18 | @ Giants | 4–5 | McCall | Law (0–1) | — | 2,493 | 0–2 |
3 | April 19 | @ Giants | 3–2 | Kline (1–0) | Worthington | — | 1,922 | 1–2 |
4 | April 20 | Dodgers | 0–5 | Craig | Hall (0–1) | — | 23,357 | 1–3 |
5 | April 21 | Dodgers | 3–1 | Friend (1–1) | Lehman | — | 8,603 | 2–3 |
6 | April 22 | Dodgers | 1–4 (6) | Newcombe | Law (0–2) | — | 15,264 | 2–4 |
7 | April 25 | @ Phillies | 6–5 | Law (1–2) | Owens | King (1) | 5,347 | 3–4 |
8 | April 27 | @ Dodgers | 2–7 | Craig | Kline (1–1) | — | 7,056 | 3–5 |
9 | April 28 | @ Dodgers | 2–5 | Newcombe | Hall (0–2) | — | 7,806 | 3–6 |
10 | April 29 | @ Dodgers | 10–1 | Friend (2–1) | Drysdale | — | | 4–6 |
11 | April 29 | @ Dodgers | 11–3 | King (1–0) | Loes | — | 22,609 | 5–6 |
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May: 16–10 (Home: 11–6; Away: 5–4)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
12 | May 1 | @ Cardinals | 4–2 | Face (1–0) | Mizell | Law (1) | 6,331 | 6–6 |
13 | May 2 | @ Cardinals | 9–10 (10) | Collum | Munger (0–1) | — | 6,382 | 6–7 |
14 | May 3 | @ Redlegs | 5–1 | Friend (3–1) | Nuxhall | — | 2,561 | 7–7 |
15 | May 4 | @ Redlegs | 3–4 | Fowler | Hall (0–3) | — | 6,438 | 7–8 |
16 | May 5 | @ Redlegs | 6–7 (10) | LaPalme | King (1–1) | — | 4,481 | 7–9 |
17 | May 6 | @ Cubs | 2–1 | Kline (2–1) | Minner | — | | 8–9 |
18 | May 6 | @ Cubs | 6–6 (7) | | | — | 11,426 | 8–9 |
19 | May 8 | @ Braves | 0–5 | Spahn | Friend (3–2) | — | 18,466 | 8–10 |
20 | May 11 | Phillies | 6–5 | Arroyo (1–0) | Meyer | — | 17,605 | 9–10 |
21 | May 12 | Phillies | 6–5 | Friend (4–2) | Roberts | King (2) | 20,115 | 10–10 |
22 | May 13 | Phillies | 11–9 | Face (2–0) | Meyer | Law (2) | | 11–10 |
23 | May 13 | Phillies | 2–7 | Rogovin | Hall (0–4) | Roberts | 20,435 | 11–11 |
24 | May 16 | Redlegs | 9–2 | Friend (5–2) | Nuxhall | — | 3,053 | 12–11 |
25 | May 17 | Cubs | 1–4 | Meyer | Kline (2–2) | Lown | 6,627 | 12–12 |
26 | May 18 | Cubs | 2–3 | Lown | Face (2–1) | — | 10,382 | 12–13 |
27 | May 19 | Cubs | 7–4 | King (2–1) | Jones | Face (1) | 6,863 | 13–13 |
28 | May 20 | Braves | 6–3 | Friend (6–2) | Crone | — | | 14–13 |
29 | May 20 | Braves | 5–0 | Kline (3–2) | Spahn | — | 32,346 | 15–13 |
30 | May 22 | Cardinals | 3–6 | Wehmeier | Law (1–3) | Collum | 19,316 | 15–14 |
31 | May 23 | Cardinals | 6–0 | Friend (7–2) | Schmidt | — | 19,917 | 16–14 |
32 | May 25 | @ Phillies | 8–5 | King (3–1) | Simmons | Munger (1) | 10,407 | 17–14 |
33 | May 26 | @ Phillies | 6–2 | Law (2–3) | Miller | — | 4,614 | 18–14 |
34 | May 28 | Dodgers | 3–2 | Friend (8–2) | Erskine | — | 32,221 | 19–14 |
35 | May 29 | Dodgers | 1–10 | Newcombe | Kline (3–3) | — | 11,935 | 19–15 |
36 | May 30 | Giants | 5–4 (10) | Face (3–1) | McCall | — | | 20–15 |
37 | May 30 | Giants | 3–5 (15) | Antonelli | Law (2–4) | — | 27,680 | 20–16 |
38 | May 31 | Giants | 3–0 (8) | Kline (4–3) | Hearn | — | 15,123 | 21–16 |
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June: 11–17 (Home: 4–12; Away: 7–5)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
39 | June 1 | @ Braves | 4–1 | Friend (9–2) | Spahn | King (3) | 24,528 | 22–16 |
40 | June 2 | @ Braves | 4–2 | Munger (1–1) | Conley | Kline (1) | 27,650 | 23–16 |
41 | June 3 | @ Braves | 3–1 | Face (4–1) | Crone | King (4) | | 24–16 |
42 | June 3 | @ Braves | 3–4 | Buhl | Law (2–5) | — | 34,915 | 24–17 |
43 | June 5 | @ Cubs | 3–7 | Hacker | Friend (9–3) | — | 7,847 | 24–18 |
44 | June 6 | @ Cubs | 8–2 | Kline (5–3) | Minner | — | 7,545 | 25–18 |
45 | June 7 | @ Cubs | 2–5 | Rush | Face (4–2) | — | 4,535 | 25–19 |
46 | June 8 | @ Cardinals | 2–0 (11) | Friend (10–3) | Dickson | — | 20,079 | 26–19 |
47 | June 9 | @ Cardinals | 3–8 | Mizell | Law (2–6) | Konstanty | 12,149 | 26–20 |
48 | June 10 | @ Cardinals | 11–3 | Arroyo (2–0) | Schmidt | — | | 27–20 |
49 | June 10 | @ Cardinals | 0–3 | Wehmeier | Kline (5–4) | — | 28,129 | 27–21 |
50 | June 12 | @ Redlegs | 4–3 | Face (5–2) | Nuxhall | King (5) | 15,919 | 28–21 |
51 | June 15 | Cardinals | 12–1 | Kline (6–4) | Mizell | — | 26,276 | 29–21 |
52 | June 16 | Cardinals | 2–0 (7) | Friend (11–3) | Wehmeier | — | 14,550 | 30–21 |
53 | June 17 | Cardinals | 1–3 | Poholsky | Law (2–7) | — | | 30–22 |
54 | June 17 | Cardinals | 3–8 | Schmidt | Arroyo (2–1) | Konstanty | 30,127 | 30–23 |
55 | June 18 | Braves | 2–3 | Spahn | Kline (6–5) | — | 16,735 | 30–24 |
56 | June 19 | Braves | 3–5 | Burdette | Friend (11–4) | Sleater | 23,743 | 30–25 |
57 | June 20 | Braves | 3–7 | Conley | Law (2–8) | — | 19,775 | 30–26 |
58 | June 21 | Braves | 2–7 | Buhl | Kline (6–6) | — | 8,292 | 30–27 |
59 | June 23 | Cubs | 5–9 (10) | Davis | Face (5–3) | — | 7,809 | 30–28 |
60 | June 24 | Cubs | 3–5 | Valentinetti | Face (5–4) | — | | 30–29 |
61 | June 24 | Cubs | 1–0 (6) | Pepper (1–0) | Jones | Arroyo (1) | 17,066 | 31–29 |
62 | June 25 | Redlegs | 1–2 | Fowler | Kline (6–7) | — | 17,007 | 31–30 |
63 | June 27 | Redlegs | 2–10 | Lawrence | Friend (11–5) | Freeman | 24,353 | 31–31 |
64 | June 28 | Redlegs | 3–4 | Acker | Arroyo (2–2) | Fowler | 9,915 | 31–32 |
65 | June 29 | Giants | 6–3 | Law (3–8) | Hearn | Face (2) | 18,797 | 32–32 |
66 | June 30 | Giants | 4–6 | Gomez | Kline (6–8) | Wilhelm | 8,111 | 32–33 |
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July: 11–20 (Home: 5–9; Away: 6–11)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
67 | July 1 | Giants | 2–3 | Antonelli | Friend (11–6) | Grissom | | 32–34 |
68 | July 1 | Giants | 6–7 | McCall | Arroyo (2–3) | Grissom | 23,459 | 32–35 |
69 | July 3 | Phillies | 6–5 | O'Brien (1–0) | Meyer | — | 5,804 | 33–35 |
70 | July 4 | Phillies | 2–4 | Haddix | Kline (6–9) | — | | 33–36 |
71 | July 4 | Phillies | 8–4 | Face (6–4) | Miller | — | 16,076 | 34–36 |
72 | July 7 | @ Giants | 2–3 | Antonelli | Friend (11–7) | Wilhelm | 7,151 | 34–37 |
73 | July 8 | @ Giants | 1–11 | Gomez | Law (3–9) | — | | 34–38 |
74 | July 8 | @ Giants | 5–2 | Kline (7–9) | Worthington | Face (3) | 15,406 | 35–38 |
75 | July 12 | @ Cubs | 2–1 | Kline (8–9) | Kaiser | — | | 36–38 |
76 | July 12 | @ Cubs | 5–4 | Face (7–4) | Jones | — | 10,077 | 37–38 |
77 | July 13 | @ Cubs | 6–7 | Lown | Friend (11–8) | — | 6,958 | 37–39 |
78 | July 14 | @ Cubs | 2–6 | Rush | Law (3–10) | — | | 37–40 |
79 | July 14 | @ Cubs | 5–6 (10) | Lown | Face (7–5) | — | 17,195 | 37–41 |
80 | July 15 | @ Braves | 2–3 | Spahn | Law (3–11) | — | | 37–42 |
81 | July 15 | @ Braves | 1–4 | Phillips | Naranjo (0–1) | — | 35,631 | 37–43 |
82 | July 16 | @ Braves | 1–2 | Buhl | Kline (8–10) | — | 20,124 | 37–44 |
83 | July 17 | @ Cardinals | 4–2 (10) | Friend (12–8) | Wehmeier | Face (4) | 12,182 | 38–44 |
84 | July 18 | @ Cardinals | 1–1 | | | — | 15,195 | 38–44 |
85 | July 20 | @ Redlegs | 4–6 (12) | Klippstein | Waters (0–1) | — | 19,342 | 38–45 |
86 | July 21 | @ Redlegs | 4–3 | Face (8–5) | Lawrence | — | 8,859 | 39–45 |
87 | July 22 | @ Redlegs | 8–6 | Munger (2–1) | Freeman | — | | 40–45 |
88 | July 22 | @ Redlegs | 2–9 | Nuxhall | Pollet (0–1) | Acker | 28,505 | 40–46 |
89 | July 23 | @ Redlegs | 3–4 | Lawrence | Face (8–6) | Freeman | 11,318 | 40–47 |
90 | July 24 | Cubs | 6–2 | Kline (9–10) | Rush | — | 12,861 | 41–47 |
91 | July 25 | Cubs | 9–8 | King (4–1) | Brosnan | — | 12,861 | 42–47 |
92 | July 26 | Cubs | 4–0 | Waters (1–1) | Jones | Pollet (1) | 7,121 | 43–47 |
93 | July 27 | Redlegs | 2–3 | Fowler | Face (8–7) | — | 31,494 | 43–48 |
94 | July 28 | Redlegs | 3–8 | Klippstein | Pollet (0–2) | — | 10,166 | 43–49 |
95 | July 29 | Redlegs | 1–6 | Lawrence | Friend (12–9) | — | | 43–50 |
96 | July 29 | Redlegs | 2–3 | Freeman | Law (3–12) | — | 30,429 | 43–51 |
97 | July 30 | Redlegs | 2–4 | Freeman | Pepper (1–1) | — | 11,256 | 43–52 |
98 | July 31 | Cardinals | 0–7 | Dickson | Munger (2–2) | — | 10,965 | 43–53 |
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August: 12–20 (Home: 6–7; Away: 6–13)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
99 | August 1 | Cardinals | 1–4 | Schmidt | Kline (9–11) | — | 8,592 | 43–54 |
100 | August 2 | Cardinals | 5–7 | Wehmeier | Friend (12–10) | Jackson | 5,745 | 43–55 |
101 | August 3 | Braves | 4–3 | Law (4–12) | Spahn | — | 17,479 | 44–55 |
102 | August 4 | Braves | 3–7 | Trowbridge | Pollet (0–3) | — | 7,494 | 44–56 |
103 | August 5 | Braves | 1–5 | Conley | Kline (9–12) | Johnson | | 44–57 |
104 | August 5 | Braves | 0–5 (5) | Burdette | Friend (12–11) | — | 18,004 | 44–58 |
105 | August 7 | @ Dodgers | 0–3 | Newcombe | Law (4–13) | — | 17,504 | 44–59 |
106 | August 8 | Dodgers | 8–5 | Munger (3–2) | Craig | Kline (2) | 18,612 | 45–59 |
107 | August 9 | Dodgers | 3–7 | Roebuck | Hall (0–5) | — | 7,486 | 45–60 |
108 | August 10 | Giants | 3–2 | Friend (13–11) | Littlefield | — | 8,234 | 46–60 |
109 | August 11 | Giants | 2–4 | Antonelli | Kline (9–13) | Hearn | 5,655 | 46–61 |
110 | August 12 | Giants | 3–2 | Law (5–13) | Gomez | — | | 47–61 |
111 | August 12 | Giants | 11–3 | Waters (2–1) | McCall | — | 9,552 | 48–61 |
112 | August 14 | @ Phillies | 0–3 | Haddix | Friend (13–12) | — | | 48–62 |
113 | August 14 | @ Phillies | 2–11 | Simmons | Munger (3–3) | — | 32,873 | 48–63 |
114 | August 15 | @ Phillies | 5–1 | Kline (10–13) | Meyer | — | 12,337 | 49–63 |
115 | August 16 | @ Phillies | 4–1 | Law (6–13) | Roberts | — | 7,070 | 50–63 |
116 | August 17 | @ Giants | 3–5 | Margoneri | Munger (3–4) | McCall | 5,998 | 50–64 |
117 | August 18 | @ Giants | 9–1 | Friend (14–12) | Gomez | — | 4,955 | 51–64 |
118 | August 19 | @ Giants | 6–7 | Wilhelm | Hall (0–6) | — | | 51–65 |
119 | August 19 | @ Giants | 2–3 | Antonelli | Kline (10–14) | McCall | 8,587 | 51–66 |
120 | August 21 | @ Redlegs | 4–7 | Freeman | Pollet (0–4) | — | 8,267 | 51–67 |
121 | August 22 | @ Redlegs | 3–6 | Nuxhall | Friend (14–13) | Jeffcoat | 8,076 | 51–68 |
122 | August 23 | @ Cardinals | 0–3 | Mizell | Kline (10–15) | — | | 51–69 |
123 | August 23 | @ Cardinals | 2–3 | Collum | Face (8–8) | — | 11,935 | 51–70 |
124 | August 24 | @ Cardinals | 2–6 | Dickson | Waters (2–2) | — | 9,317 | 51–71 |
125 | August 25 | @ Cardinals | 5–8 | Blaylock | Law (6–14) | Jackson | 8,976 | 51–72 |
126 | August 26 | @ Cubs | 2–0 | Friend (15–13) | Rush | — | 10,631 | 52–72 |
127 | August 26 | @ Cubs | 2–1 | Kline (11–15) | Jones | Friend (1) | 10,631 | 53–72 |
128 | August 28 | @ Braves | 5–4 | Face (9–8) | Trowbridge | — | 25,778 | 54–72 |
129 | August 29 | @ Braves | 1–4 | Burdette | Face (9–9) | — | 24,861 | 54–73 |
130 | August 30 | @ Braves | 1–1 (9) | | | — | 17,783 | 54–73 |
131 | August 31 | Phillies | 6–3 | Kline (12–15) | Hamner | Pollet (2) | 11,147 | 55–73 |
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September: 11–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 3–8)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
132 | September 1 | Phillies | 2–3 | Rogovin | Hall (0–7) | — | 5,071 | 55–74 |
133 | September 2 | Phillies | 10–6 | Law (7–14) | Simmons | — | | 56–74 |
134 | September 2 | Phillies | 5–1 | Naranjo (1–1) | Roberts | — | 12,470 | 57–74 |
135 | September 3 | @ Dodgers | 3–4 | Bessent | Friend (15–14) | — | | 57–75 |
136 | September 3 | @ Dodgers | 3–2 | Face (10–9) | Drysdale | Friend (2) | 29,045 | 58–75 |
137 | September 5 | @ Dodgers | 3–4 | Maglie | Kline (12–16) | Bessent | 10,332 | 58–76 |
138 | September 7 | @ Phillies | 2–5 | Roberts | Friend (15–15) | — | 7,835 | 58–77 |
139 | September 8 | @ Phillies | 5–4 | Face (11–9) | Flowers | Hall (1) | 4,806 | 59–77 |
140 | September 9 | @ Phillies | 4–1 (10) | Kline (13–16) | Miller | Face (5) | | 60–77 |
141 | September 9 | @ Phillies | 5–6 (10) | Roberts | Naranjo (1–2) | — | 11,104 | 60–78 |
142 | September 11 | Cubs | 4–3 | Face (12–9) | Lown | — | 3,987 | 61–78 |
143 | September 12 | Cubs | 0–3 | Jones | Law (7–15) | — | 3,689 | 61–79 |
144 | September 13 | Redlegs | 4–5 | Nuxhall | Face (12–10) | Freeman | 8,765 | 61–80 |
145 | September 15 | Redlegs | 4–6 | Lawrence | Friend (15–16) | Freeman | 2,654 | 61–81 |
146 | September 16 | Cardinals | 2–3 (10) | Dickson | Face (12–11) | — | | 61–82 |
147 | September 16 | Cardinals | 9–3 | Law (8–15) | Wehmeier | — | 8,742 | 62–82 |
148 | September 18 | Braves | 4–6 | Sleater | Face (12–12) | Spahn | 9,786 | 62–83 |
149 | September 20 | Braves | 2–1 (10) | Friend (16–16) | Crone | — | 1,691 | 63–83 |
150 | September 21 | Dodgers | 2–1 | Kline (14–16) | Maglie | — | 10,872 | 64–83 |
151 | September 22 | Dodgers | 5–1 | Arroyo (3–3) | Erskine | Friend (3) | 6,452 | 65–83 |
152 | September 23 | Dodgers | 3–8 | Newcombe | Face (12–13) | Labine | 44,932 | 65–84 |
153 | September 24 | Dodgers | 6–5 | Friend (17–16) | Craig | — | 17,252 | 66–84 |
154 | September 25 | @ Giants | 0–10 | Antonelli | Kline (14–17) | Surkont | 1,275 | 66–85 |
155 | September 29 | @ Dodgers | 2–6 | Maglie | Friend (17–17) | — | 26,340 | 66–86 |
156 | September 29 | @ Dodgers | 1–3 | Labine | Kline (14–18) | — | 26,340 | 66–87 |
157 | September 30 | @ Dodgers | 6–8 | Newcombe | Law (8–16) | Bessent | 31,983 | 66–88 |
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