Larry Doby 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

Larry Doby appeared in 140 Major League games during the 1956 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Doby 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 (*), Doby started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"Lawrence, you are going to be part of history." - Indians' owner Bill Veeck "Part of history? I have no notions about that. I just want to play baseball." - Larry Doby
Larry Doby 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Larry Doby Stats

04-17-1956 *vs Indians3000000103000.000.250.000cf
04-19-1956 *vs Indians2000001002001.000.143.000cf
04-20-1956 *at Athletics3010002200000.125.333.125cf
04-21-1956 *at Athletics1000000200000.111.400.111cf
04-22-1956 *at Athletics4020000000000.231.421.231cf
04-27-1956 *vs Athletics4121001000001.294.417.353cf
 April 1956 Totals
17 1 5 1 0 0 4 5 0 5 0 0 2 .294 .417 .353 -
05-01-1956 *at Orioles5000002001000.227.345.273cf
05-03-1956 *at Senators4000001001000.192.303.231cf
05-04-1956 *at Senators4020002100000.233.342.267cf
05-05-1956 *at Senators4000000001000.206.310.235cf
05-06-1956 *at Yankees4010000001000.211.304.237cf
05-06-1956 *at Yankees2000000202000.200.320.225cf
05-08-1956 *at Red Sox5010000100000.200.321.222cf
05-09-1956 *at Red Sox5121000001000.220.328.260cf
05-10-1956 *at Red Sox4000000001000.204.308.241cf
05-11-1956 *at Tigers4100001101000.190.300.224cf
05-12-1956 *at Tigers4120000001000.210.311.242cf
05-23-1956 *vs Orioles3220000100000.231.333.262cf
05-25-1956 *vs Indians4131000000000.261.354.304cf
05-27-1956 *vs Indians5121001301000.270.378.324cf
05-27-1956 *vs Indians3000000100000.260.372.312cf
05-28-1956 *at Athletics2000000200000.253.378.304cf
05-29-1956 *at Athletics2110000401000.259.404.309cf
05-30-1956 *at Indians4010000000100.259.404.306cf
05-30-1956 *at Indians5011002000000.256.395.311cf
 May 1956 Totals
73 8 18 4 0 0 9 16 0 12 1 0 0 .247 .389 .301 -
06-01-1956 *at Orioles4000000001000.245.381.298cf
06-03-1956 *at Orioles6010001002000.240.371.290cf
06-03-1956 *at Orioles4220101102000.250.380.317cf
06-04-1956 *at Orioles2311001300000.255.396.330cf
06-05-1956 *at Senators4010001000000.255.391.327cf
06-06-1956 *at Senators5021001001000.261.392.339cf
06-07-1956 *at Senators3010002001011.263.388.339cf
06-08-1956 *at Red Sox4010002001000.262.384.336cf
06-09-1956 *at Red Sox5000001001000.252.372.323cf
06-10-1956 *at Red Sox4120000001000.260.375.328cf
06-12-1956 *at Yankees4110000002000.259.372.326cf
06-13-1956 *at Yankees2310011300000.263.385.350cf
06-14-1956 *at Yankees4000000002000.255.376.340cf
06-15-1956 *vs Senators3000000101000.250.373.333cf
06-16-1956 *vs Senators2100000200000.247.376.329cf
06-17-1956 *vs Senators3310001200001.248.380.329cf
06-17-1956 *vs Senators4120012101000.255.385.353cf
06-18-1956 *vs Orioles3110000001010.256.385.353cf
06-19-1956 *vs Orioles4110011001000.256.382.369cf
06-20-1956 *vs Orioles4220011201000.262.390.390cf
06-21-1956 *vs Orioles3000000102000.257.388.383cf
06-22-1956 *vs Yankees5120011100000.262.391.401cf
06-23-1956 *vs Yankees4000000002000.256.384.392cf
06-24-1956 *vs Yankees4440013100000.272.397.422cf
06-24-1956 *vs Yankees3210013100000.273.399.437cf
06-26-1956 *vs Red Sox2110000100100.276.405.438cf
06-27-1956 *vs Red Sox4110001102000.275.405.434cf
06-29-1956 *at Indians3000000101000.271.402.427cf
06-29-1956 *at Indians6130002000000.278.405.429cf
06-30-1956 *at Indians4110011110000.277.405.441cf
 June 1956 Totals
112 30 33 2 1 8 27 23 1 26 1 2 2 .295 .413 .545 -
07-01-1956 *at Indians4110013102000.277.405.451cf
07-01-1956 *at Indians4010000002000.276.402.448cf
07-02-1956 *at Tigers3100000210000.272.402.441cf
07-03-1956 *at Tigers4000000001000.267.396.433cf
07-04-1956 *vs Athletics3010001200000.268.400.432cf
07-04-1956 *vs Athletics4000000001000.263.394.424cf
07-06-1956 *vs Tigers3110000200000.264.398.423cf
07-07-1956 *vs Tigers2100000102000.262.397.419cf
07-08-1956 *vs Tigers4100000103000.258.394.412cf
07-08-1956vs Tigers1010001000000.261.396.415ph
07-12-1956 *at Red Sox4010000000000.261.394.412cf
07-13-1956 *at Red Sox3000000112000.257.392.407cf
07-14-1956 *at Red Sox2000000100000.255.391.403cf
07-15-1956 *at Yankees3010000000000.256.391.402cf
07-15-1956 *at Yankees4010000101000.256.391.400cf
07-18-1956at Orioles0000000100000.256.393.400ph
07-23-1956 *vs Athletics4010000001000.256.391.398cf
07-24-1956 *vs Yankees4231014100000.264.398.419cf
07-25-1956 *vs Yankees4010001000000.263.396.416cf
07-26-1956 *vs Yankees4000000100000.259.393.410cf
07-27-1956 *vs Red Sox3000001001001.257.388.405cf
07-28-1956 *vs Red Sox4021001002000.260.389.410cf
07-29-1956 *vs Red Sox4320025102000.264.392.433cf
07-29-1956 *vs Red Sox3221003101000.268.397.439cf
07-31-1956 *vs Senators5000000000000.263.391.432cf
 July 1956 Totals
83 12 19 3 0 4 20 17 2 21 0 0 1 .229 .356 .410 -
08-01-1956 *vs Senators5000000001000.259.385.424cf
08-02-1956 *vs Senators3121002101000.263.390.430cf
08-03-1956 *vs Orioles2221001000000.268.393.437cf
08-04-1956 *vs Orioles3110012101000.268.394.446cf
08-05-1956 *vs Orioles3000000211000.266.394.442cf
08-05-1956 *vs Orioles1110011300000.268.401.454cf
08-07-1956 *vs Athletics5010102001000.267.398.456cf
08-07-1956 *vs Athletics4210001210000.267.399.453cf
08-08-1956 *vs Indians7110000001000.264.395.447cf
08-09-1956 *vs Indians3210001201000.265.398.445cf
08-10-1956 *at Tigers2100000301000.263.400.443cf
08-11-1956 *at Tigers2000000201000.262.401.440cf
08-12-1956 *at Tigers4011001001000.261.400.441cf
08-14-1956 *at Athletics5120014000000.263.400.449cf
08-15-1956 *at Athletics5110000002000.263.397.445cf
08-16-1956 *at Athletics5220011001000.265.397.453cf
08-17-1956 *vs Tigers4111001002000.264.396.454cf
08-18-1956 *vs Tigers4011000000000.264.394.455cf
08-19-1956 *vs Tigers4021001100000.267.397.458cf
08-19-1956 *vs Tigers4000000002000.264.393.453cf
08-22-1956 *at Red Sox5022002001000.266.393.458cf
08-22-1956 *at Red Sox4010001101000.266.393.455cf
08-23-1956 *at Yankees5000000003000.262.389.449cf
08-23-1956 *at Yankees5110101001000.261.387.451cf
08-24-1956 *at Yankees4000000000000.258.384.446cf
08-25-1956 *at Yankees4120000000000.261.385.447cf
08-26-1956 *at Orioles3100000002100.259.384.444cf
08-26-1956 *at Orioles4110000000000.259.383.442cf
08-28-1956 *at Senators4000000002000.256.379.437cf
08-28-1956 *at Senators3100000100000.254.378.434cf
08-29-1956 *at Senators4011001200000.254.380.435cf
08-31-1956 *vs Indians4010000000000.254.379.433cf
08-31-1956 *vs Indians2000000200000.253.380.431cf
 August 1956 Totals
126 21 29 9 2 4 23 23 2 27 1 0 0 .230 .353 .429 -
09-01-1956 *vs Indians4010000001000.253.379.429cf
09-03-1956 *vs Tigers4120001100000.255.381.430cf
09-03-1956 *vs Tigers4110012001000.255.380.435cf
09-04-1956 *vs Tigers1000001400000.255.384.434cf
09-07-1956 *at Indians4110000000000.255.383.432cf
09-08-1956 *at Indians4121001101000.257.385.435cf
09-09-1956 *at Indians2010000100010.258.386.435cf
09-09-1956 *at Indians4120012002000.260.387.443cf
09-11-1956 *vs Red Sox2210000100100.261.390.443cf
09-12-1956 *vs Red Sox4000000001000.259.387.439cf
09-13-1956 *vs Red Sox4010000000010.259.386.438cf
09-14-1956 *vs Orioles4010000101000.259.386.436cf
09-15-1956vs Orioles2000000000000.258.385.434ph,cf
09-16-1956 *vs Senators3110000100000.258.386.433cf
09-16-1956 *vs Senators3120012100000.261.388.441cf
09-18-1956 *vs Yankees4110011100000.261.388.446cf
09-21-1956 *vs Athletics3110000100000.261.389.445cf
09-21-1956 *vs Athletics3110000200000.262.391.445cf
09-22-1956 *vs Athletics4121012101000.264.393.454cf
09-23-1956 *vs Athletics4000000001000.262.390.450cf
09-23-1956 *vs Athletics4010000002000.261.389.448cf
09-24-1956 *at Tigers5220013110000.263.390.454cf
09-25-1956 *at Tigers4000000001000.261.388.450cf
09-26-1956 *at Tigers4110011001000.261.387.455cf
09-28-1956 *at Athletics4020000001000.263.388.455cf
09-29-1956 *at Athletics4141013100000.268.393.467cf
09-30-1956at Athletics1000000000000.268.392.466ph
 September 1956 Totals
93 17 31 3 0 8 19 18 1 14 1 2 0 .333 .446 .624 -
 1956 Yearly Totals 504 89 135 22 3 24 102 102 6 105 4 4 5 .268 .392 .466 -

Larry Doby 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Larry Doby appeared in 69 games at home, had 239 at-bats, drove in 54 runs, scored 54 times, had 70 hits (12 doubles / 1 triples / 15 home runs), walked 58 times (2 intentional), struck out 49 times, was hit by a pitcher 2 times, sacrificed 6 times (2 hits & 4 flies), and finished at home with a .292 batting average, .429 on base percentage and .539 slugging average?

On the road, Larry Doby appeared in 71 games, had 265 at-bats, drove in 48 runs, scored 35 times, had 65 hits (10 doubles / 2 triples / 9 home runs), walked 44 times (4 intentional), struck out 56 times, was hit by a pitcher 2 times, sacrificed 3 times (2 hits & 1 flies), and finished at home with a .245 batting average, .355 on base percentage and .4 slugging average?

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