Walt Dropo 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

Walt Dropo appeared in 125 Major League games during the 1956 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Dropo 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 (*), Dropo started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"That Dropo can be pitched to. He will not hit anywhere near as well as he did last season. High and tight, and that big guy is licked." - Casey Stengel in Baseball Digest (The Houston Chronicle Sportswriter Alan Truex, August 1992, 'The Second Year Jinx: A Difficult Pitch to Dodge')
Walt Dropo 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Walt Dropo Stats

04-17-1956 *vs Indians4000000001000.000.000.0001b
04-19-1956 *vs Indians3010000001000.143.143.1431b
04-20-1956 *at Athletics3100000101000.100.182.1001b
04-21-1956 *at Athletics2000000100000.083.214.0831b
04-22-1956at Athletics0000000000010.083.214.0831b
04-27-1956 *vs Athletics3110011001010.133.235.3331b
 April 1956 Totals
15 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 2 0 .133 .235 .333 -
05-01-1956 *at Orioles5010000001000.150.227.3001b
05-03-1956 *at Senators4000000000000.125.192.2501b
05-06-1956 *at Yankees3010000100000.148.233.2591b
05-06-1956at Yankees1000000100000.143.250.250ph,1b
05-08-1956 *at Red Sox5100000001000.121.216.2121b
05-17-1956vs Yankees1010000000000.147.237.235ph
05-18-1956vs Yankees1000000000000.143.231.229ph
05-20-1956vs Red Sox1000000001000.139.225.222ph
05-20-1956vs Red Sox1000000001000.135.220.2161b
05-23-1956 *vs Orioles2000000101000.128.227.2051b
05-25-1956vs Indians0000000000000.128.227.2051b
05-28-1956at Athletics1000000000000.125.222.200ph
05-29-1956at Athletics2100000000000.119.213.1901b
05-30-1956at Indians0000000000000.119.213.1901b
 May 1956 Totals
27 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 -
06-06-1956 *at Senators3010002200000.133.250.2001b
06-07-1956 *at Senators3020001100000.167.286.2291b
06-09-1956at Red Sox0000000000000.167.286.2291b
06-10-1956at Red Sox0000000000000.167.286.2291b
06-12-1956 *at Yankees3010001001000.176.288.2351b
06-13-1956at Yankees0000000000000.176.288.235ph
06-14-1956at Yankees1000000001000.173.283.2311b
06-15-1956 *vs Senators3120001101000.200.313.2551b
06-17-1956 *vs Senators4021004000001.220.319.2881b
06-17-1956 *vs Senators4120001101000.238.338.3021b
06-18-1956 *vs Orioles3010001000000.242.338.3031b
06-19-1956vs Orioles0000000000000.242.338.3031b
06-20-1956 *vs Orioles5010000000000.239.329.2961b
06-21-1956 *vs Orioles3000000000000.230.318.2841b
06-22-1956 *vs Yankees5020000001000.241.322.2911b
06-23-1956 *vs Yankees3110000100000.244.330.2931b
06-24-1956 *vs Yankees4000001100000.233.323.2791b
06-24-1956 *vs Yankees3000000100000.225.320.2701b
06-26-1956vs Red Sox0000000000000.225.320.2701b
06-27-1956vs Red Sox1000000000000.222.317.267ph
06-29-1956 *at Indians4011000000000.223.315.2771b
06-29-1956at Indians0000000100000.223.321.2771b
06-30-1956at Indians0000000000000.223.321.2771b
 June 1956 Totals
52 3 16 2 0 0 12 9 0 5 0 0 1 .308 .403 .346 -
07-01-1956at Indians0000000000000.223.321.2771b
07-02-1956at Tigers0100000000110.223.327.2771b
07-03-1956 *at Tigers3110011111000.227.333.3091b
07-04-1956 *vs Athletics4020001101000.238.345.3171b
07-04-1956 *vs Athletics4000000001000.229.333.3051b
07-06-1956vs Tigers2110100000000.234.336.3271b
07-08-1956vs Tigers0000000000000.234.336.3271b
07-08-1956 *vs Tigers4121002000000.243.341.3421b
07-13-1956 *at Red Sox4000000001000.235.331.3301b
07-14-1956at Red Sox1000000000000.233.328.328ph
07-15-1956at Yankees1000000000000.231.326.325ph
07-15-1956 *at Yankees3110000101000.233.331.3251b
07-17-1956 *at Orioles2000000100000.230.331.3201b
07-19-1956at Orioles1000000000000.228.329.3171b
07-21-1956 *at Senators3011000001100.230.333.3251b
07-22-1956 *at Senators3100000100000.225.331.3181b
07-23-1956 *vs Athletics4110000000000.226.329.3161b
07-24-1956vs Yankees1010001100000.231.338.321ph,1b
07-25-1956 *vs Yankees4000000001000.225.329.3121b
07-28-1956vs Red Sox2011000001000.229.331.3211b
07-29-1956 *vs Red Sox4021005001000.236.335.3331b
07-29-1956 *vs Red Sox3010000100000.238.339.3331b
07-31-1956 *vs Senators3210000100000.240.343.3331b
 July 1956 Totals
56 9 15 4 1 1 10 8 1 9 2 1 0 .268 .379 .429 -
08-01-1956 *vs Senators3000001000011.235.335.3271b
08-02-1956 *vs Senators3120000101000.244.344.3331b
08-03-1956 *vs Orioles3200000200000.239.346.3271b
08-04-1956 *vs Orioles5220012000000.244.347.3481b
08-05-1956 *vs Orioles3110000000000.246.347.3471b
08-05-1956 *vs Orioles3010000100000.247.350.3471b
08-07-1956 *vs Athletics4110000001100.247.351.3451b
08-07-1956 *vs Athletics5010002000001.246.346.3411b
08-08-1956 *vs Indians5010000110000.245.346.3371b
08-09-1956 *vs Indians4010001002001.245.342.3351b
08-10-1956 *at Tigers3110001201000.246.348.3351b
08-11-1956 *at Tigers4000000000000.241.342.3281b
08-12-1956 *at Tigers4010001001000.241.340.3271b
08-14-1956at Athletics2000000001000.239.338.3231b
08-15-1956 *at Athletics5120001000000.243.339.3251b
08-16-1956 *at Athletics4010002001000.243.337.3241b
08-17-1956 *vs Tigers4031000000000.252.344.3361b
08-18-1956 *vs Tigers4011001000000.252.343.3391b
08-19-1956 *vs Tigers4010000101000.252.344.3381b
08-19-1956 *vs Tigers4121000000000.257.346.3451b
08-22-1956 *at Red Sox4010000000000.257.345.3431b
08-22-1956 *at Red Sox4110000001000.256.343.3421b
08-23-1956 *at Yankees5010000000000.255.341.3391b
08-23-1956 *at Yankees5120001000000.258.342.3401b
08-24-1956 *at Yankees3000000000000.255.338.3361b
08-25-1956 *at Yankees4000000002000.251.333.3311b
08-26-1956 *at Orioles4011000001000.251.332.3331b
08-26-1956at Orioles1000000000000.250.331.3321b
08-28-1956 *at Senators4000000001000.246.327.3271b
08-28-1956at Senators1010000000000.249.329.3301b
08-29-1956 *at Senators4231001001010.257.334.3401b
08-31-1956 *vs Indians4110011001000.257.333.3491b
08-31-1956vs Indians0000000000000.257.333.3491b
 August 1956 Totals
119 15 33 5 0 2 15 8 1 16 1 2 3 .277 .321 .370 -
09-01-1956 *vs Indians3000000100000.254.332.3461b
09-02-1956 *vs Indians4020000001000.257.334.3481b
09-03-1956vs Tigers1110000000000.260.337.350ph,1b
09-03-1956 *vs Tigers3010000100000.261.339.3501b
09-04-1956 *vs Tigers4110000101000.261.340.3491b
09-07-1956 *at Indians4000000000000.257.335.3441b
09-08-1956 *at Indians3010001100000.258.337.3441b
09-09-1956 *at Indians4120011000000.261.339.3561b
09-09-1956 *at Indians3000001000001.258.335.3521b
09-11-1956 *vs Red Sox3000000102000.256.334.3491b
09-13-1956 *vs Red Sox4120011000000.259.336.3611b
09-14-1956 *vs Orioles5020001000000.261.337.3611b
09-15-1956 *vs Orioles4020001001000.264.339.3631b
09-16-1956 *vs Senators4011000001000.264.338.3651b
09-16-1956 *vs Senators3000000101000.262.337.3611b
09-18-1956 *vs Yankees4120011100000.265.341.3721b
09-21-1956 *vs Athletics4110013000000.264.340.3801b
09-21-1956 *vs Athletics4010000000000.264.339.3781b
09-22-1956 *vs Athletics5320001002000.266.339.3791b
09-23-1956 *vs Athletics3000000000000.264.337.3751b
09-23-1956 *vs Athletics4011000000000.264.336.3771b
09-24-1956 *at Tigers5230002000000.269.339.3801b
09-25-1956 *at Tigers3000001001001.266.336.3771b
09-26-1956 *at Tigers4010000001000.266.335.3751b
09-28-1956 *at Athletics4010000001000.266.334.3741b
09-29-1956at Athletics0000000000000.266.334.3741b
 September 1956 Totals
92 11 27 2 0 4 14 7 0 12 0 0 2 .293 .337 .446 -
 1956 Yearly Totals 361 42 96 13 1 8 52 37 2 51 3 5 6 .266 .334 .374 -

Walt Dropo 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Walt Dropo appeared in 67 games at home, had 209 at-bats, drove in 34 runs, scored 26 times, had 63 hits (9 doubles / 1 triples / 6 home runs), walked 22 times (1 intentional), struck out 29 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 6 times (2 hits & 4 flies), and finished at home with a .301 batting average, .364 on base percentage and .440 slugging average?

On the road, Walt Dropo appeared in 58 games, had 152 at-bats, drove in 18 runs, scored 16 times, had 33 hits (4 doubles / 0 triples / 2 home runs), walked 15 times (1 intentional), struck out 22 times, was hit by a pitcher 2 times, sacrificed 5 times (3 hits & 2 flies), and finished at home with a .217 batting average, .292 on base percentage and .282 slugging average?

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