1956 All-Star Teams
American League
Name Team Avg OBP Slug AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB HBP SO SB CS
CATCHERS Gus Triandos Bal .323 .393 .530 217 30 70 6 0 13 41 26 3 1 36 0 0
Sherm Lollar ChW .307 .384 .455 244 32 75 16 4 4 35 25 2 6 23 0 0
INFIELDERS Vic Wertz* Cle .320 .422 .605 291 58 93 20 0 21 78 53 8 0 43 0 0
Nellie Fox* ChW .301 .347 .392 306 41 92 8 4 4 42 21 0 3 9 6 1
Hector Lopez KCA .281 .341 .463 285 40 80 16 0 12 39 25 1 2 35 1 2
Harvey Kuenn Det .369 .431 .513 271 46 100 22 1 5 32 29 2 3 7 1 1
Mickey Vernon* Bos .312 .398 .522 205 34 64 20 1 7 46 27 2 5 15 0 0
Pete Runnels* Was .355 .423 .461 293 44 104 12 5 3 35 36 1 0 29 2 0
Al Rosen Cle .292 .379 .436 236 38 69 6 2 8 47 33 4 3 25 0 1
Chico Carrasquel Cle .296 .372 .387 274 31 81 13 0 4 40 31 0 4 34 0 0
OUTFIELDERS  Charlie Maxwell* Det .370 .458 .613 235 55 87 6 0 17 64 39 1 0 29 0 0
Mickey Mantle# NYY .371 .483 .739 280 72 104 16 0 29 74 61 6 3 48 9 0
Al Kaline Det .385 .445 .580 312 68 120 15 2 14 58 37 3 0 29 6 2
Ted Williams* Bos .365 .500 .670 197 47 72 21 0 13 42 57 7 0 16 0 0
Jimmy Piersall Bos .314 .376 .528 303 42 95 27 4 10 73 33 1 1 21 0 0
Jackie Jensen Bos .346 .450 .548 272 68 94 12 5 11 55 54 4 0 16 9 4
Harry Simpson* KCA .278 .336 .535 299 36 83 15 10 14 52 27 5 1 40 0 0
Name Team W L ERA G GS CG Sho Sv IP H R ER BB SO HR OAVG
PITCHERS Whitey Ford* NYY 9 5 3.25 16 16 6 1 0 124.2 106 51 45 49 80 6 .225
Herb Score* Cle 12 2 2.28 16 15 7 4 0 122.1 76 39 31 61 129 7 .174
Ray Moore Bal 6 4 2.77 13 13 6 3 0 87.2 63 40 27 58 51 6 .198
Johnny Kucks NYY 6 6 2.88 15 15 5 0 0 112.2 104 48 36 36 41 6 .237
Frank Lary Det 11 2 2.91 19 19 10 1 0 151.2 113 56 49 55 88 12 .205
Early Wynn Cle 12 3 2.96 17 17 8 2 0 137.0 116 48 45 34 79 13 .228
Tom Brewer Bos 9 3 3.23 16 16 5 1 0 119.2 101 49 43 52 66 8 .226
Bob Lemon Cle 8 5 3.26 17 17 8 1 0 132.1 109 52 48 53 55 17 .219
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National League
Name Team Avg OBP Slug AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB HBP SO SB CS
CATCHERS Stan Lopata Phi .268 .353 .544 250 38 67 16 1 17 47 34 1 1 48 0 0
Bill Sarni NYG .332 .361 .424 238 22 79 12 2 2 35 10 2 1 19 0 0
INFIELDERS Ted Kluszewski* Cin .300 .346 .551 263 45 79 6 0 20 48 19 5 1 12 0 0
Jim Gilliam# Brk .328 .410 .487 302 65 99 16 4 8 35 44 0 0 6 16 4
Eddie Mathews* Mil .294 .377 .584 262 54 77 7 0 23 58 36 0 0 31 3 0
Ernie Banks ChC .291 .316 .545 292 45 85 13 5 17 57 12 1 0 39 1 1
Stan Musial* StL .300 .377 .498 307 50 92 15 2 14 54 41 6 0 12 7 0
Johnny Temple Cin .312 .369 .399 321 64 100 7 3 5 34 28 0 1 12 4 2
Frank Thomas Pit .331 .386 .473 281 30 93 16 0 8 50 22 4 4 25 0 0
Pee Wee Reese Brk .295 .348 .396 288 45 85 13 2 4 37 22 0 2 36 11 7
OUTFIELDERS Frank Robinson Cin .346 .410 .640 286 56 99 12 3 22 53 27 1 6 41 4 4
Willie Mays NYG .326 .398 .663 273 52 89 21 7 19 59 34 7 0 26 19 2
Hank Aaron Mil .345 .393 .601 278 53 96 15 13 10 43 22 4 1 26 5 7
Gus Bell* Cin .294 .334 .539 310 44 91 19 6 15 59 19 0 1 24 4 2
Duke Snider* Brk .299 .410 .567 261 53 78 13 0 19 65 52 8 0 37 6 0
Wally Moon* StL .325 .428 .509 265 53 86 11 10 6 37 50 1 0 17 2 1
Wally Post Cin .294 .337 .624 255 45 75 15 0 23 55 18 0 0 63 1 0
Name Team W L ERA G GS CG Sho Sv IP H R ER BB SO HR OAVG
PITCHERS Warren Spahn* Mil 9 4 2.82 16 16 10 2 0 131.0 95 46 41 21 52 11 .198
Don Newcombe Brk 15 2 2.05 17 16 14 3 0 145.0 99 35 33 22 67 11 .191
Herm Wehmeier StL 6 4 2.16 15 10 6 2 0 87.1 76 26 21 28 22 5 .235
Lew Burdette Mil 10 2 2.33 17 16 9 2 0 127.1 104 36 33 29 46 8 .218
Ron Kline Pit 4 8 3.12 19 19 5 1 0 135.2 127 53 47 42 63 8 .244
Al Worthington NYG 5 7 3.20 16 15 3 0 0 101.1 87 46 36 40 57 13 .228
Johnny Antonelli* NYG 8 4 3.23 17 17 6 2 0 125.1 124 53 45 37 56 11 .253
Vinegar Bend Mizell* StL 7 4 3.34 17 17 5 1 0 129.1 106 57 48 53 87 13 .221
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