Harmon Killebrew 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

Harmon Killebrew appeared in 44 Major League games during the 1956 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Killebrew 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 (*), Killebrew started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"If ever anyone wielded a blunt instrument at home plate, it was Harmon Killebrew. There was nothing subtle about the Idaho strongboy: it was always his intention to mash a pitched ball as hard and as far as he could." - Donald Honig in The Power Hitters (Gramercy Publishing, 04/04/1993, Page 174)
Harmon Killebrew 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Harmon Killebrew Stats

04-17-1956vs Yankees1000000001000.000.000.000ph
04-22-1956at Orioles1000000000000.000.000.000ph
 April 1956 Totals
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -
05-06-1956vs Athletics1000000001000.000.000.000ph
05-06-1956vs Athletics1000000001000.000.000.000ph
05-12-1956vs Red Sox1000000000000.000.000.000ph
05-19-1956at Indians1000000001000.000.000.000ph
05-20-1956at Tigers1000000000000.000.000.000ph
05-22-1956at Athletics1000000000000.000.000.000ph
05-27-1956at Red Sox1000000001000.000.000.000ph
05-28-1956at Orioles0100000100000.000.100.000ph
05-29-1956at Orioles3220023000000.167.231.6672b
05-30-1956 *at Yankees4100000001000.125.176.5002b
05-30-1956 *at Yankees3110011102000.158.238.6322b
05-31-1956at Yankees1000000001000.150.227.600ph
 May 1956 Totals
18 5 3 0 0 3 4 2 0 8 0 0 0 .167 .250 .667 -
06-02-1956vs Indians1000000001000.143.217.571ph
06-07-1956vs White Sox1000000000000.136.208.545ph
06-08-1956vs Tigers1000000000000.130.200.522ph
06-11-1956vs Athletics1000000001000.125.192.500ph
06-12-1956vs Athletics1000000000000.120.185.480ph
06-15-1956at White Sox0000001000001.120.179.480ph
06-16-1956at White Sox1000000001000.115.172.462ph
06-17-1956at White Sox4010000002000.133.182.433ph,3b
06-18-1956at Athletics1011000000000.161.206.484ph
06-21-1956at Athletics3110014000000.176.216.559ph,3b
 June 1956 Totals
14 1 3 1 0 1 5 0 0 5 0 0 1 .214 .200 .500 -
09-08-1956at Yankees1000000000000.171.211.543ph
09-09-1956at Yankees1000000001000.167.205.528ph,2b
09-11-1956 *at Tigers3000000002000.154.190.4873b
09-12-1956 *at Tigers4010000001000.163.196.4653b
09-13-1956 *at Tigers2000000201000.156.220.4443b
09-14-1956 *at Athletics4011000003000.163.222.4493b
09-15-1956 *at Athletics4000000101000.151.220.4153b
09-16-1956 *at White Sox4230012000000.193.254.4913b
09-16-1956 *at White Sox3120000000000.217.273.5003b
09-18-1956 *at Indians4010000003000.219.271.4843b
09-18-1956 *at Indians3010000000000.224.274.4783b
09-19-1956 *at Indians3020000000000.243.289.4863b
09-21-1956 *at Orioles4000000101000.230.284.4593b
09-22-1956 *at Orioles3010000101000.234.294.4553b
09-23-1956 *at Orioles2000000101000.228.295.4433b
09-25-1956 *at Red Sox4010001003000.229.293.4343b
09-26-1956 *at Red Sox4000000003000.218.281.4143b
09-29-1956 *vs Orioles3110000200000.222.297.4113b
09-30-1956 *vs Orioles4020001001000.234.305.4153b
09-30-1956 *vs Orioles5000000003000.222.291.3943b
 September 1956 Totals
65 4 16 1 0 1 4 8 0 25 0 0 0 .246 .329 .308 -
 1956 Yearly Totals 99 10 22 2 0 5 13 10 0 39 0 0 1 .222 .291 .394 -

Harmon Killebrew 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Harmon Killebrew appeared in 12 games at home, had 21 at-bats, drove in 1 runs, scored 1 times, had 3 hits (0 doubles / 0 triples / 0 home runs), walked 2 times (0 intentional), struck out 9 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 0 times (0 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .142 batting average, .217 on base percentage and .142 slugging average?

On the road, Harmon Killebrew appeared in 32 games, had 78 at-bats, drove in 12 runs, scored 9 times, had 19 hits (2 doubles / 0 triples / 5 home runs), walked 8 times (0 intentional), struck out 30 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 1 times (0 hits & 1 flies), and finished at home with a .243 batting average, .310 on base percentage and .461 slugging average?

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