Hank Aaron 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

Hank Aaron 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

Hank Aaron appeared in 153 Major League games during the 1956 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Aaron appeared in, specifically relating to his 1956 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Aaron started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"As far as I'm concerned, (Hank) Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last 15 years what Joe DiMaggio was before him. He's never received the credit he's due." - Mickey Mantle in Baseball Digest (June 1970)

Hank Aaron 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs In Chronological Order / Hank Aaron Stats
Date / Box	Opponent	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
04-17-1956 *	vs Cubs	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.750	1.667	rf
04-19-1956 *	vs Cubs	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.857	rf
04-20-1956 *	at Cardinals	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.364	.417	.636	rf
04-21-1956 *	at Cardinals	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.500	rf
04-22-1956 *	at Cardinals	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.368	rf
04-22-1956 *	at Cardinals	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.346	.522	rf
04-30-1956 *	vs Cardinals	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.444	rf
April 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
April 1956 Totals		27	3	6	0	0	2	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	.222	.300	.444	-
05-01-1956 *	vs Phillies	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.294	.400	rf
05-04-1956 *	vs Giants	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.263	.353	rf
05-07-1956 *	vs Dodgers	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.184	.262	.421	rf
05-08-1956 *	vs Pirates	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.167	.239	.381	rf
05-11-1956 *	at Redlegs	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.265	.444	rf
05-12-1956	at Redlegs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.260	.435	ph
05-13-1956 *	at Redlegs	3	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.204	.278	.449	rf
05-13-1956 *	at Redlegs	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.208	.271	.434	rf
05-15-1956 *	at Phillies	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.270	.421	rf
05-16-1956 *	at Phillies	4	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.299	.475	rf
05-17-1956 *	at Giants	5	1	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.306	.515	rf
05-19-1956 *	at Giants	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.312	.500	rf
05-20-1956 *	at Pirates	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.270	.321	.514	rf
05-20-1956 *	at Pirates	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.329	.513	rf
05-22-1956 *	at Dodgers	5	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.356	.578	rf
05-25-1956 *	vs Redlegs	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.302	.344	.558	rf
05-26-1956 *	vs Redlegs	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.347	.567	rf
05-27-1956 *	vs Redlegs	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.363	.574	rf
05-28-1956 *	at Cardinals	4	1	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.347	.393	.602	rf
05-30-1956 *	at Cubs	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.350	.389	.621	rf
05-30-1956 *	at Cubs	5	3	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.352	.390	.648	rf
05-31-1956 *	at Cubs	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.351	.385	.640	rf
May 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
May 1956 Totals		84	20	33	6	4	4	18	4	1	6	1	1	3	.393	.413	.702	-
06-01-1956 *	vs Pirates	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.348	.381	.626	rf
06-02-1956 *	vs Pirates	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.339	.372	.610	rf
06-03-1956 *	vs Pirates	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.336	.368	.598	rf
06-03-1956 *	vs Pirates	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.365	.603	rf
06-04-1956 *	vs Dodgers	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.355	.585	rf
06-05-1956 *	vs Dodgers	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.313	.345	.567	rf
06-06-1956 *	vs Dodgers	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.319	.349	.587	rf
06-07-1956 *	vs Dodgers	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.346	.577	rf
06-08-1956 *	vs Giants	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.342	.565	rf
06-09-1956 *	vs Giants	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.313	.346	.560	rf
06-10-1956 *	vs Giants	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.353	.562	rf
06-11-1956 *	vs Phillies	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.312	.351	.554	rf
06-12-1956 *	vs Phillies	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.349	.559	rf
06-13-1956 *	vs Phillies	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.341	.545	rf
06-14-1956 *	vs Giants	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.304	.344	.542	rf
06-15-1956 *	at Dodgers	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.342	.535	rf
06-16-1956 *	at Dodgers	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.346	.531	rf
06-17-1956 *	at Dodgers	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.354	.536	rf
06-17-1956 *	at Dodgers	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.354	.530	rf
06-18-1956 *	at Pirates	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	.310	.360	.527	rf
06-19-1956 *	at Pirates	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.312	.361	.524	rf
06-20-1956 *	at Pirates	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.304	.352	.510	rf
06-21-1956 *	at Pirates	5	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.349	.513	rf
06-22-1956 *	at Giants	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.300	.347	.512	rf
06-23-1956 *	at Giants	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.300	.345	.507	rf
06-24-1956 *	at Giants	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.297	.342	.500	rf
06-24-1956 *	at Giants	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.339	.493	rf
06-25-1956 *	at Phillies	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.290	.332	.484	rf
06-26-1956 *	at Phillies	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.335	.489	rf
06-27-1956 *	at Phillies	3	1	3	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.345	.518	rf
06-29-1956 *	at Cubs	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.302	.344	.513	rf
06-30-1956 *	at Cubs	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.301	.342	.508	rf
June 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
June 1956 Totals		125	14	32	5	3	2	14	9	4	12	0	1	1	.256	.304	.392	-
07-01-1956 *	at Cubs	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.345	.513	rf
07-01-1956 *	at Cubs	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.351	.512	rf
07-02-1956 *	at Redlegs	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.353	.512	rf
07-03-1956 *	at Redlegs	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.312	.354	.520	rf
07-04-1956 *	vs Cardinals	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.353	.520	rf
07-04-1956 *	vs Cardinals	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.314	.355	.531	rf
07-05-1956 *	vs Cubs	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.350	.523	rf
07-06-1956 *	vs Cubs	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.309	.352	.532	rf
07-12-1956 *	vs Dodgers	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.312	.354	.532	rf
07-13-1956 *	vs Dodgers	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.315	.356	.535	rf
07-13-1956 *	vs Dodgers	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.314	.354	.531	rf
07-14-1956 *	vs Dodgers	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.362	.535	rf
07-15-1956 *	vs Pirates	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.319	.360	.530	rf
07-15-1956 *	vs Pirates	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.362	.528	rf
07-16-1956 *	vs Pirates	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.322	.364	.538	rf
07-17-1956 *	vs Giants	5	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.364	.545	rf
07-18-1956 *	vs Giants	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.369	.558	rf
07-19-1956 *	vs Giants	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	.332	.375	.563	rf
07-20-1956 *	vs Phillies	4	3	3	0	0	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.338	.382	.575	rf
07-21-1956 *	vs Phillies	7	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.337	.382	.571	rf
07-22-1956 *	vs Phillies	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.339	.383	.583	rf
07-22-1956 *	vs Phillies	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.336	.380	.577	rf
07-24-1956 *	at Giants	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.338	.382	.582	rf
07-25-1956 *	at Giants	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.336	.379	.577	rf
07-26-1956 *	at Giants	5	1	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.382	.586	rf
07-27-1956 *	at Phillies	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.339	.381	.582	rf
07-29-1956 *	at Phillies	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.338	.379	.584	rf
07-30-1956 *	at Dodgers	5	2	3	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.382	.595	rf
07-31-1956 *	at Dodgers	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.383	.596	rf
July 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
July 1956 Totals		118	30	50	9	4	8	28	10	0	13	0	1	1	.424	.465	.771	-
08-01-1956 *	at Dodgers	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.385	.595	rf
08-02-1956 *	at Dodgers	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.343	.383	.591	rf
08-03-1956 *	at Pirates	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.382	.587	rf
08-04-1956 *	at Pirates	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.341	.381	.586	rf
08-05-1956 *	at Pirates	5	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.381	.595	rf
08-05-1956 *	at Pirates	3	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.383	.601	rf
08-06-1956 *	vs Cubs	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.383	.601	rf
08-07-1956 *	vs Cubs	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.345	.383	.598	rf
08-08-1956 *	vs Cardinals	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.381	.593	rf
08-08-1956 *	vs Cardinals	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.378	.587	rf
08-09-1956 *	vs Cardinals	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.379	.586	rf
08-09-1956 *	vs Cardinals	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.378	.583	rf
08-10-1956 *	vs Redlegs	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.376	.579	rf
08-11-1956 *	vs Redlegs	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.342	.380	.583	rf
08-12-1956 *	vs Redlegs	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.340	.380	.578	rf
08-13-1956 *	vs Redlegs	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.339	.379	.575	rf
08-14-1956 *	at Cardinals	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.338	.378	.572	rf
08-15-1956 *	at Cardinals	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.340	.380	.575	rf
08-16-1956 *	at Cardinals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.339	.381	.572	rf
08-17-1956 *	at Redlegs	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.338	.380	.569	rf
08-18-1956 *	at Redlegs	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.335	.376	.564	rf
08-19-1956 *	at Redlegs	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.334	.375	.568	rf
08-20-1956 *	at Redlegs	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.334	.376	.571	rf
08-21-1956 *	vs Giants	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.334	.377	.570	rf
08-21-1956 *	vs Giants	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.334	.378	.570	rf
08-22-1956 *	vs Giants	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.332	.377	.566	rf
08-23-1956 *	vs Phillies	5	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	.333	.378	.571	rf
08-24-1956 *	vs Phillies	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.330	.375	.566	rf
08-25-1956 *	vs Phillies	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.327	.372	.561	rf
08-26-1956 *	vs Dodgers	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.373	.567	rf
08-27-1956 *	vs Dodgers	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.330	.374	.569	rf
08-28-1956 *	vs Pirates	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.327	.371	.564	rf
08-29-1956 *	vs Pirates	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.370	.561	rf
08-30-1956 *	vs Pirates	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.324	.367	.557	rf
08-31-1956 *	vs Cardinals	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.320	.363	.551	rf
08-31-1956 *	vs Cardinals	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.364	.553	rf
August 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
August 1956 Totals		140	24	38	8	2	4	11	9	0	17	0	2	0	.271	.315	.443	-
09-01-1956 *	vs Cardinals	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.323	.367	.558	rf
09-02-1956 *	vs Cardinals	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.322	.366	.556	rf
09-03-1956 *	vs Redlegs	4	3	3	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.325	.369	.571	rf
09-03-1956 *	vs Redlegs	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.370	.579	rf
09-04-1956 *	vs Redlegs	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.369	.576	rf
09-05-1956 *	vs Redlegs	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.369	.574	rf
09-07-1956 *	at Cubs	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.368	.571	rf
09-08-1956 *	at Cubs	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.367	.569	rf
09-09-1956 *	at Cubs	5	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.371	.571	rf
09-09-1956 *	at Cubs	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.370	.568	rf
09-11-1956 *	at Dodgers	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.367	.564	rf
09-12-1956 *	at Dodgers	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.369	.565	rf
09-13-1956 *	at Phillies	6	1	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.369	.568	rf
09-13-1956 *	at Phillies	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.327	.367	.570	rf
09-14-1956 *	at Phillies	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.368	.569	rf
09-15-1956 *	at Phillies	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.366	.571	rf
09-17-1956 *	at Giants	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.367	.571	rf
09-17-1956 *	at Giants	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.326	.365	.567	rf
09-18-1956 *	at Pirates	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.328	.367	.566	rf
09-20-1956 *	at Pirates	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.366	.564	rf
09-21-1956 *	vs Cubs	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.325	.364	.560	rf
09-22-1956 *	vs Cubs	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.364	.559	rf
09-23-1956 *	vs Cubs	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.325	.363	.558	rf
09-25-1956 *	at Redlegs	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.363	.557	rf
09-28-1956 *	at Cardinals	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.364	.558	rf
09-29-1956 *	at Cardinals	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.366	.559	rf
09-30-1956 *	at Cardinals	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.328	.365	.558	rf
September 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
September 1956 Totals		115	15	41	6	1	6	18	2	1	5	1	0	2	.357	.367	.583	-
Date		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
1956 Yearly Totals		609	106	200	34	14	26	92	37	6	54	2	5	7	.328	.365	.558	-
Hank Aaron 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

Did you know that Hank Aaron appeared in 75 games at home, had 295 at-bats, drove in 40 runs, scored 59 times, had 86 hits (15 doubles / 4 triples / 15 home runs), walked 20 times (2 intentional), struck out 35 times, was hit by a pitcher 2 times, sacrificed 4 times (3 hits & 1 flies), and finished at home with a .291 batting average, .339 on base percentage and .522 slugging average?

On the road, Hank Aaron appeared in 78 games, had 314 at-bats, drove in 52 runs, scored 47 times, had 114 hits (19 doubles / 10 triples / 11 home runs), walked 17 times (4 intentional), struck out 19 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 8 times (2 hits & 6 flies), and finished at home with a .363 batting average, .388 on base percentage and .592 slugging average?

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