TEAM NEWS
Thursday, 10/5/1956
Friday 2/3/1956 :
Andy Seminick retires ...
Hal Gregg becomes a free agent.
Dick Sisler becomes a free agent.
Sunday 4/9/1956 :
Bud Byerly pitches a 6-hit shutout against Kansas City!!
Thursday 4/13/1956 :
Billy Martin has 4 hits against Cleveland.
Saturday 4/15/1956 :
Dale Mitchell has 5 hits against Baltimore.
Sunday 4/16/1956 :
Jim Lemon has 4 hits against Baltimore.
Ewell Blackwell strikes out 11 against Baltimore.
Thursday 4/20/1956 :
Jim Lemon scores 4 runs against Detroit.
Bill Hall has 4 hits against Detroit.
Friday 4/21/1956 :
Billy Martin has 4 hits against Boston.
Saturday 4/22/1956 :
Bob Nieman slams 2 homers against Boston.
Bob Nieman drives in 5 runs against Boston.
Sunday 4/23/1956 :
Jim Lemon hits 2 homers against Boston.
Monday 4/24/1956 :
Jim Lemon was named Player of the Week!
He batted .462 in 26 AB, with 4 HR and 7 RBI.
Monday 5/1/1956 :
Bud Byerly was named AL-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.18 and 1 shutouts.
Wednesday 5/3/1956 :
Bob Nieman hits 2 homers against New York (A).
Sunday 5/7/1956 :
Ted Kluszewski drives in 5 runs against Cleveland.
Saturday 5/13/1956 :
Bob Nieman hits a 466-foot homerun!!
Bob Nieman hits 2 homers against Washington.
Bob Nieman drives in 5 runs against Washington.
Tuesday 5/16/1956 :
Ted Kluszewski hits a 455-foot homerun!!
Thursday 5/25/1956 :
Dale Mitchell has 4 hits against Cleveland.
Walt Moryn drives in 5 runs against Cleveland.
Tuesday 5/30/1956 :
Tommy O'brien sets a new single game AL-Record for At-Bats with 7.
Sal Yvars drives in 6 runs against Boston.
Billy Martin has 5 hits against Boston.
Billy Martin scores 5 runs against Boston.
Sunday 6/4/1956 :
Ewell Blackwell strikes out 11 against Kansas City.
Friday 6/9/1956 :
Billy Martin has 4 hits against Boston.
Friday 6/16/1956 :
Ted Kluszewski extends his hitting streak to 16 games!
Saturday 6/17/1956 :
Ted Kluszewski has 4 hits against Washington.
Ted Kluszewski crushes 2 homers against Washington.
Sunday 6/18/1956 :
Gene Freese hits 2 homers against Washington.
Monday 6/19/1956 :
Ted Kluszewski was named Player of the Week!
He batted .520 in 25 AB, with 3 HR and 6 RBI.
Wednesday 6/21/1956 :
Gene Freese scores 4 runs against Baltimore.
Saturday 7/1/1956 :
Ted Kluszewski was named AL-Batter of the Month!
He batted .357 in 98 AB, with 11 homers and 21 RBI.
Tuesday 7/4/1956 :
Bud Byerly pitches a 3-hit shutout against Detroit!!
Billy Martin has 4 hits against Detroit.
Thursday 7/6/1956 :
Dale Mitchell has 4 hits against Detroit.
Tuesday 7/11/1956 :
P Bud Byerly will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
P Eddie Erautt will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
SS Billy Martin will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
1B Ted Kluszewski will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
LF Jim Lemon will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Friday 7/14/1956 :
Billy Martin has 4 hits against Boston.
Sunday 7/16/1956 :
Jim Lemon crushes 2 homers against Boston.
Monday 7/17/1956 :
Billy Martin was named Player of the Week!
He batted .500 in 18 AB, with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Monday 7/17/1956 :
Ewell Blackwell pitches a 3-hit shutout against Kansas City!!
Jack Lohrke slams 2 homers against Kansas City.
Wednesday 7/19/1956 :
Billy Martin has 5 hits against Kansas City.
Monday 7/24/1956 :
Dale Mitchell was named Player of the Week!
He batted .524 in 21 AB, with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Tuesday 7/25/1956 :
Bob Nieman has 4 hits against Kansas City.
Saturday 7/29/1956 :
Ted Kluszewski has 4 hits against New York (A).
Ted Kluszewski drives in 5 runs against New York (A).
Friday 8/4/1956 :
Lew Burdette pitches a 7-hit shutout against Detroit!!
Ewell Blackwell pitches a 2-hit shutout against Detroit!!
Thursday 8/10/1956 :
Ewell Blackwell pitches a 4-hit shutout against Baltimore!!
Ted Kluszewski has 4 hits against Baltimore.
Tuesday 8/15/1956 :
Bobby Brown has 4 hits against Boston.
Wednesday 8/23/1956 :
Ewell Blackwell fans 12 batters against Washington.
Sunday 8/27/1956 :
P Bob Porterfield has been released.
CF Tommy O'brien has been released.
Friday 9/1/1956 :
Lew Burdette was named AL-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 6-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.86 and 1 shutouts.
Saturday 9/2/1956 :
Ewell Blackwell sets a new season AL-Record for Strikeouts with 245!
Tuesday 9/5/1956 :
Eddie Erautt pitches a 3-hit shutout against Kansas City!!
Saturday 9/9/1956 :
Ted Kluszewski has 5 hits against Cleveland.
Ted Kluszewski scores 4 runs against Cleveland.
Walt Moryn drives in 5 runs against Cleveland.
Thursday 9/14/1956 :
Ewell Blackwell strikes out 11 against New York (A).
Friday 9/15/1956 :
Jim Lemon slams 2 homers against Cleveland.
Monday 9/18/1956 :
Bob Nieman was named Player of the Week!
He batted .409 in 22 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI.
Thursday 9/21/1956 :
Bob Nieman has 4 hits against New York (A).
Friday 9/22/1956 :
Eddie Erautt pitches a 5-hit shutout against Kansas City!!
Sunday 10/1/1956 :
Bob Nieman was named AL-Batter of the Month!
He batted .408 in 76 AB, with 7 homers and 19 RBI.
Wednesday 10/4/1956 :
Ted Kluszewski hits 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Thursday 10/5/1956 :
Ewell Blackwell was named AL-Pitcher of the year !
In 39 games started, he pitched 310.1 innings, fanning 263 and walking 105 batters.
Thursday 10/5/1956 :
First Base Gold Glove Award Winner: Ted Kluszewski!

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