Ernie Banks 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

Ernie Banks appeared in 139 Major League games during the 1956 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Banks 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 (*), Banks started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"It's a shame that a lot of GREAT ball players never even got a chance to play in the World Series. Players like Ernie Banks. I heard him say once that he'll always have an open feeling in his heart because of not playing in a World Series." - Pitcher Rich Gossage
Ernie Banks 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Ernie Banks Stats

04-17-1956 *at Braves2010000100000.500.667.500ss
04-19-1956 *at Braves4000000001000.167.286.167ss
04-20-1956 *vs Redlegs5110012001000.182.250.455ss
04-21-1956 *vs Redlegs5010000001000.188.235.375ss
04-22-1956 *vs Redlegs4110011001000.200.238.500ss
04-22-1956 *vs Redlegs2000000101000.182.250.455ss
04-25-1956 *at Cardinals4010000001000.192.250.423ss
04-27-1956 *at Redlegs4110000001000.200.250.400ss
04-28-1956 *at Redlegs4000000001000.176.222.353ss
04-29-1956 *at Redlegs3120011110000.216.275.459ss
04-29-1956 *at Redlegs4122000000000.244.295.512ss
 April 1956 Totals
41 5 10 2 0 3 4 3 1 8 0 0 0 .244 .295 .512 -
05-01-1956 *vs Giants3000000001000.227.277.477ss
05-02-1956 *vs Giants5120012321000.245.327.531ss
05-04-1956 *vs Phillies3110012000000.250.328.577ss
05-06-1956 *vs Pirates4010001000000.250.323.554ss
05-06-1956 *vs Pirates4220012001000.267.333.600ss
05-08-1956 *vs Dodgers4000000002000.250.314.563ss
05-12-1956 *vs Cardinals3421012201000.269.347.627ss
05-13-1956 *vs Cardinals4010000002000.268.342.606ss
05-13-1956 *vs Cardinals3110000100000.270.349.595ss
05-15-1956 *at Giants4110012000000.269.345.615ss
05-16-1956 *at Giants3010100100000.272.352.630ss
05-17-1956 *at Pirates3110000101000.274.358.619ss
05-18-1956 *at Pirates4020000000000.284.364.614ss
05-19-1956 *at Pirates5030001000000.301.375.613ss
05-20-1956 *at Dodgers4000000000000.289.361.588ss
05-20-1956 *at Dodgers3100000100000.280.357.570ss
05-23-1956 *at Phillies2110001310000.284.376.569ss
05-25-1956 *at Cardinals4121011001000.292.380.604ss
05-27-1956 *at Cardinals5130113000000.306.389.649ss
05-27-1956 *at Cardinals4011000001000.304.385.643ss
05-28-1956 *vs Redlegs3111002100000.305.388.644ss
05-29-1956 *vs Redlegs4010001000000.303.384.631ss
05-30-1956 *vs Braves4220100001000.310.387.643ss
05-30-1956 *vs Braves4210011100000.308.388.654ss
05-31-1956 *vs Braves4111000000000.306.384.649ss
 May 1956 Totals
93 21 31 5 3 8 21 14 3 12 0 0 0 .333 .421 .710 -
06-01-1956 *vs Dodgers5110012101000.302.382.655ss
06-02-1956 *vs Dodgers5121000000000.306.383.653ss
06-02-1956 *vs Dodgers4000000000000.297.373.635ss
06-03-1956 *vs Dodgers4000000000000.289.365.618ss
06-05-1956 *vs Pirates4110001000000.288.362.609ss
06-06-1956 *vs Pirates4010001000000.288.360.600ss
06-07-1956 *vs Pirates4011001110000.287.361.598ss
06-08-1956 *vs Phillies3110013101000.287.364.611ss
06-09-1956 *vs Phillies4120013000000.292.366.626ss
06-10-1956 *vs Phillies4000000000000.286.359.611ss
06-10-1956 *vs Phillies3221001100000.292.367.618ss
06-12-1956 *vs Giants3110101111000.293.369.624ss
06-13-1956 *vs Giants4000000001000.286.362.611ss
06-15-1956 *at Phillies4000000100000.280.358.598ss
06-15-1956 *at Phillies3020000210000.286.369.599ss
06-17-1956 *at Phillies3111000100000.287.371.600ss
06-17-1956 *at Phillies3000000211000.283.372.591ss
06-19-1956 *at Giants4000000000000.277.365.579ss
06-20-1956 *at Giants4020000000000.282.368.578ss
06-23-1956 *at Pirates5220011001000.284.368.588ss
06-24-1956 *at Pirates4000000001000.279.362.577ss
06-24-1956 *at Pirates3000000000000.275.358.569ss
06-25-1956 *at Dodgers4110012000000.275.356.577ss
06-26-1956 *at Dodgers4110000001000.274.354.571ss
06-27-1956 *at Dodgers4010000001000.274.353.565ss
06-29-1956 *vs Braves3110012110000.275.355.575ss
06-30-1956 *vs Braves4120011000000.278.357.586ss
 June 1956 Totals
103 15 25 4 1 7 19 12 5 9 0 0 0 .243 .322 .505 -
07-01-1956 *vs Braves5330023001000.285.362.612ss
07-01-1956 *vs Braves4000000001000.280.356.602ss
07-02-1956 *vs Cardinals3111000110000.281.358.602ss
07-03-1956 *vs Cardinals3110000101000.282.360.599ss
07-04-1956 *at Redlegs5110011000000.280.358.603ss
07-04-1956 *at Redlegs4010000000000.280.356.598ss
07-05-1956 *at Braves4120100111000.283.360.604ss
07-06-1956 *at Braves4010000000000.283.359.599ss
07-07-1956 *at Braves3000000100000.279.357.592ss
07-08-1956 *at Braves4121001111000.283.361.594ss
07-12-1956 *vs Pirates4120011000000.286.363.604ss
07-12-1956 *vs Pirates4000000001000.282.358.595ss
07-13-1956 *vs Pirates4020002000000.285.360.594ss
07-14-1956 *vs Pirates4020001000000.288.362.592ss
07-14-1956 *vs Pirates5110000000000.286.360.586ss
07-15-1956 *vs Dodgers5010000001000.285.357.579ss
07-16-1956 *vs Dodgers3000000000000.282.354.574ss
07-17-1956 *vs Phillies6010001002000.280.351.566ss
07-18-1956 *vs Phillies4230001000000.286.355.568ss
07-18-1956 *vs Phillies4011000000000.285.354.567ss
07-19-1956 *vs Phillies4020001000000.288.356.567ss
07-20-1956 *vs Giants4000000001000.284.352.560ss
07-22-1956 *vs Giants4130000000000.290.356.562ss
07-22-1956 *vs Giants3010000100000.290.358.560ss
07-24-1956 *at Pirates4030001000000.296.362.562ss
07-25-1956 *at Pirates5240000000000.303.368.566ss
07-26-1956 *at Pirates3010000100000.303.369.564ss
07-27-1956 *at Dodgers4120000001000.306.370.563ss
07-28-1956 *at Dodgers4220012000000.308.372.571ss
07-29-1956 *at Dodgers4000000000000.304.368.564ss
07-29-1956 *at Dodgers4121001000000.307.369.566ss
07-30-1956 *at Phillies4110011002000.306.368.571ss
07-30-1956 *at Phillies3110000001000.306.368.569ss
07-31-1956 *at Phillies4220100110000.308.371.574ss
 July 1956 Totals
136 23 49 4 2 6 17 8 4 14 0 0 0 .360 .396 .551 -
08-01-1956 *at Phillies4110002000001.308.369.570ss
08-03-1956 *at Giants3000000110000.305.368.566ss
08-03-1956 *at Giants4021000000000.307.369.568ss
08-04-1956 *at Giants3000001000001.305.365.563ss
08-06-1956 *at Braves4110011110000.304.366.568ss
08-07-1956 *at Braves4000000000000.301.362.562ss
08-08-1956 *at Redlegs3010001000001.302.361.560ss
08-09-1956 *at Redlegs5130002000000.305.364.561ss
08-10-1956 *vs Cardinals4020001101000.307.367.560ss
08-26-1956 *vs Pirates3000000100000.305.366.556ss
08-28-1956 *vs Dodgers3010002100000.305.367.554ss
08-28-1956 *vs Dodgers3111000101000.305.368.555ss
08-29-1956 *vs Dodgers4000000001000.302.365.550ss
08-30-1956 *vs Dodgers5020000001000.304.365.548ss
08-31-1956 *at Redlegs4000000001000.301.362.543ss
 August 1956 Totals
56 4 14 2 0 1 10 6 2 5 0 0 3 .250 .308 .339 -
09-01-1956 *at Redlegs4220012000000.303.363.550ss
09-02-1956 *at Redlegs4111000001000.302.362.549ss
09-03-1956 *at Cardinals4010000000000.302.361.546ss
09-03-1956 *at Cardinals4221012100000.303.364.555ss
09-05-1956 *at Cardinals5000000000000.300.360.549ss
09-07-1956 *vs Braves4121002000000.302.361.551ss
09-08-1956 *vs Braves4120000001000.303.362.550ss
09-09-1956 *vs Braves3000000100000.302.361.547ss
09-09-1956 *vs Braves4110000000000.301.361.544ss
09-11-1956 *at Pirates5020001001000.302.361.543ss
09-12-1956 *at Pirates4010000111000.302.361.540ss
09-14-1956 *at Dodgers4000000001000.299.359.536ss
09-15-1956 *at Dodgers4000000001000.297.356.531ss
09-16-1956 *at Phillies5021001000000.298.356.532ss
09-16-1956 *at Phillies3000000100000.296.356.529ss
09-18-1956 *at Giants3111000211000.296.358.529ss
09-18-1956 *at Giants2000000200000.295.359.527ss
09-19-1956 *at Giants5010000002000.294.357.524ss
09-19-1956 *at Giants3000000111000.292.357.521ss
09-21-1956 *at Braves4120101001000.294.358.525ss
09-22-1956 *at Braves5020001000000.295.358.523ss
09-23-1956 *at Braves4010000000000.295.357.521ss
09-25-1956 *vs Cardinals4121000000000.296.358.523ss
09-25-1956 *vs Cardinals4221000002000.298.359.525ss
09-26-1956 *vs Cardinals5000000001000.295.356.520ss
09-29-1956 *vs Redlegs5130114000000.298.358.530ss
09-30-1956 *vs Redlegs4011000000000.297.358.530ss
 September 1956 Totals
109 14 31 8 2 3 14 9 3 14 0 0 0 .284 .339 .477 -
 1956 Yearly Totals 538 82 160 25 8 28 85 52 18 62 0 0 3 .297 .358 .530 -

Ernie Banks 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Ernie Banks appeared in 66 games at home, had 258 at-bats, drove in 51 runs, scored 45 times, had 77 hits (13 doubles / 3 triples / 16 home runs), walked 23 times (6 intentional), struck out 33 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 0 times (0 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .298 batting average, .355 on base percentage and .558 slugging average?

On the road, Ernie Banks appeared in 73 games, had 280 at-bats, drove in 34 runs, scored 37 times, had 83 hits (12 doubles / 5 triples / 12 home runs), walked 29 times (12 intentional), struck out 29 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 3 times (0 hits & 3 flies), and finished at home with a .296 batting average, .358 on base percentage and .503 slugging average?

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