Eddie Mathews 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

Eddie Mathews appeared in 151 Major League games during the 1956 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Mathews 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 (*), Mathews started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"She (his mother) used to pitch to me and my dad would shag and as I got older every time I hit a ball back through the middle, close to my mother I got an additional chore to do, so my mother was instrumental in making me a pull hitter." - Eddie Mathews (08/07/1978, Hall of Fame Induction Day Speech, Source)
Eddie Mathews 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Eddie Mathews Stats

04-17-1956 *vs Cubs4010000000000.250.250.2503b
04-19-1956 *vs Cubs4000000000000.125.125.1253b
04-20-1956 *at Cardinals3330022100000.364.417.9093b
04-21-1956 *at Cardinals3010000101000.357.438.7863b
04-22-1956 *at Cardinals3110000200000.353.476.7063b
04-22-1956 *at Cardinals4211001100000.333.462.6673b
04-30-1956 *vs Cardinals4010000000000.320.433.6003b
 April 1956 Totals
25 6 8 1 0 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 .320 .433 .600 -
05-01-1956 *vs Phillies4110012001000.310.412.6553b
05-04-1956 *vs Giants3010001201000.313.436.6253b
05-07-1956 *vs Dodgers4010000001000.306.419.5833b
05-08-1956 *vs Pirates3111000100000.308.426.5903b
05-11-1956 *at Redlegs4000000201000.279.415.5353b
05-12-1956 *at Redlegs5110012000000.271.397.5633b
05-13-1956 *at Redlegs4331001200000.308.438.5963b
05-13-1956 *at Redlegs4010000101000.304.435.5713b
05-15-1956 *at Phillies4000000001000.283.411.5333b
05-16-1956 *at Phillies4110000002000.281.403.5163b
05-17-1956 *at Giants5111001000000.275.390.5073b
05-19-1956 *at Giants5010000001000.270.379.4863b
05-20-1956 *at Pirates4110000002000.269.374.4743b
05-20-1956 *at Pirates4000000000000.256.358.4513b
05-22-1956 *at Dodgers5110011001000.253.350.4713b
05-25-1956 *vs Redlegs2100001100001.247.346.4613b
05-26-1956 *vs Redlegs5000000001000.234.330.4363b
05-27-1956 *vs Redlegs4110000000000.235.327.4293b
05-28-1956 *at Cardinals5121002001000.243.331.4373b
05-30-1956 *at Cubs5240012101000.269.355.4813b
05-30-1956 *at Cubs3210011200000.270.364.5053b
05-31-1956 *at Cubs4210011110000.270.366.5223b
 May 1956 Totals
90 19 23 4 0 6 15 13 1 15 0 0 1 .256 .346 .500 -
06-01-1956 *vs Pirates3010000000010.271.365.5173b
06-02-1956 *vs Pirates3010000110000.273.369.5123b
06-03-1956 *vs Pirates4000000003000.264.359.4963b
06-03-1956 *vs Pirates4010000000000.264.356.4883b
06-04-1956 *vs Dodgers3020000101000.273.366.4923b
06-05-1956 *vs Dodgers4110011001000.272.363.5073b
06-06-1956 *vs Dodgers4100000000000.264.354.4933b
06-07-1956 *vs Dodgers4010000000000.264.352.4863b
06-08-1956 *vs Giants2100000300000.260.359.4793b
06-09-1956 *vs Giants3110000100000.262.362.4773b
06-10-1956 *vs Giants5010000000000.260.358.4683b
06-11-1956 *vs Phillies4010000000000.259.355.4623b
06-12-1956 *vs Phillies4000000003000.253.348.4513b
06-13-1956 *vs Phillies4120012100000.259.354.4703b
06-14-1956 *vs Giants4000000000000.253.347.4593b
06-15-1956 *at Dodgers4000000002000.247.340.4483b
06-16-1956 *at Dodgers4011001000000.247.338.4493b
06-17-1956 *at Dodgers5000001000000.240.330.4373b
06-17-1956 *at Dodgers3011000100000.242.333.4413b
06-18-1956 *at Pirates3111000210000.243.339.4443b
06-19-1956 *at Pirates3000000210000.240.341.4383b
06-20-1956 *at Pirates4121000100000.245.346.4443b
06-21-1956 *at Pirates4020000100000.250.352.4453b
06-22-1956 *at Giants5120011000000.254.353.4593b
06-23-1956 *at Giants4000000004000.249.347.4503b
06-24-1956 *at Giants3100000200000.245.348.4433b
06-24-1956 *at Giants3110100100100.247.353.4513b
06-25-1956 *at Phillies3321011220000.252.362.4723b
06-26-1956 *at Phillies4000000001000.248.356.4643b
06-27-1956 *at Phillies5000000003000.242.350.4543b
06-29-1956 *at Cubs2010000001000.245.351.4543b
06-30-1956 *at Cubs0000000100000.245.353.4543b
 June 1956 Totals
114 13 25 5 1 4 7 20 5 19 1 1 0 .219 .341 .386 -
07-01-1956at Cubs2000000001000.242.351.450ph,3b
07-02-1956at Redlegs1000000001000.241.349.448ph
07-04-1956 *vs Cardinals2100000200000.239.351.4443b
07-04-1956 *vs Cardinals2100000201000.237.354.4413b
07-05-1956 *vs Cubs3000000100000.234.352.4353b
07-06-1956 *vs Cubs3100000100000.231.351.4303b
07-07-1956 *vs Cubs4000001002001.228.345.4233b
07-08-1956 *vs Cubs3110012110000.229.347.4343b
07-12-1956 *vs Dodgers3010001101000.230.349.4333b
07-13-1956 *vs Dodgers4120000100000.234.353.4343b
07-13-1956 *vs Dodgers4110000000000.235.352.4313b
07-14-1956 *vs Dodgers4010000110000.235.352.4283b
07-15-1956 *vs Pirates4120012000000.239.354.4403b
07-15-1956 *vs Pirates4010000000000.239.353.4383b
07-16-1956 *vs Pirates4011001000000.239.352.4383b
07-17-1956 *vs Giants4110000100000.239.352.4363b
07-18-1956 *vs Giants3100000103000.237.351.4313b
07-19-1956 *vs Giants5331003002000.243.355.4383b
07-20-1956 *vs Phillies4110000101000.243.355.4353b
07-21-1956 *vs Phillies6110012212000.242.356.4403b
07-22-1956 *vs Phillies3110013002001.243.355.4493b
07-22-1956 *vs Phillies4220013110000.246.358.4593b
07-24-1956 *at Giants3000000100000.244.357.4553b
07-25-1956 *at Giants5240012000000.252.363.4703b
07-26-1956 *at Giants4111001110000.252.363.4703b
07-27-1956 *at Phillies4000000001000.249.360.4643b
07-29-1956 *at Phillies4000000001000.246.356.4583b
07-30-1956 *at Dodgers4210011102000.246.356.4653b
07-31-1956 *at Dodgers4110011001000.246.355.4713b
 July 1956 Totals
104 23 26 3 0 8 23 19 5 21 0 0 2 .250 .360 .510 -
08-01-1956 *at Dodgers4000000000000.243.352.4663b
08-02-1956 *at Dodgers4000000001000.240.348.4603b
08-03-1956 *at Pirates4110011000000.241.347.4673b
08-04-1956 *at Pirates4221013000000.244.349.4793b
08-05-1956 *at Pirates4110011102000.244.349.4843b
08-05-1956 *at Pirates3110012001000.244.349.4923b
08-06-1956 *vs Cubs5011001002000.244.348.4903b
08-07-1956 *vs Cubs3010001101000.245.349.4893b
08-08-1956 *vs Cardinals3010002101000.245.350.4883b
08-08-1956 *vs Cardinals3100000101000.243.349.4843b
08-09-1956 *vs Cardinals4120000000000.246.351.4843b
08-09-1956 *vs Cardinals4010000000000.246.350.4813b
08-10-1956 *vs Redlegs4021001001000.249.351.4843b
08-11-1956 *vs Redlegs3120013100000.252.355.4943b
08-12-1956 *vs Redlegs2210001300000.253.360.4943b
08-13-1956 *vs Redlegs3010000100000.254.361.4923b
08-14-1956 *at Cardinals4221000000000.256.362.4953b
08-15-1956 *at Cardinals3000000001010.254.360.4913b
08-16-1956 *at Cardinals3210001200000.255.362.4903b
08-17-1956 *at Redlegs2110012210000.256.366.4983b
08-18-1956 *at Redlegs3011001000001.257.365.4993b
08-19-1956 *at Redlegs3110011101000.257.366.5053b
08-20-1956 *at Redlegs4120012000000.260.367.5123b
08-21-1956 *vs Giants3110013110000.260.368.5183b
08-21-1956 *vs Giants4120100001000.263.369.5233b
08-22-1956 *vs Giants4000000001000.260.366.5183b
08-23-1956 *vs Phillies4120000000010.262.367.5183b
08-24-1956 *vs Phillies4210012001000.262.366.5223b
08-25-1956 *vs Phillies3000000100000.260.365.5183b
08-26-1956 *vs Dodgers4000000001000.258.362.5143b
08-27-1956 *vs Dodgers4110000001000.258.362.5113b
08-28-1956 *vs Pirates4230023000000.262.365.5273b
08-29-1956 *vs Pirates3210011100000.263.366.5323b
08-30-1956 *vs Pirates2010000200000.264.368.5323b
08-31-1956 *vs Cardinals4110013102000.264.369.5363b
08-31-1956 *vs Cardinals4140002000000.270.373.5403b
 August 1956 Totals
126 29 42 5 1 14 37 20 2 19 0 2 1 .333 .422 .722 -
09-01-1956 *vs Cardinals4000000001000.268.371.5363b
09-02-1956 *vs Cardinals4110001001000.268.370.5333b
09-03-1956 *vs Redlegs3000000110000.266.369.5303b
09-03-1956 *vs Redlegs2010000000000.267.369.5303b
09-07-1956 *at Cubs3000000101000.265.369.5263b
09-08-1956 *at Cubs2000000210000.264.369.5243b
09-09-1956 *at Cubs5110001000000.263.368.5213b
09-09-1956 *at Cubs3110000100000.264.369.5203b
09-11-1956 *at Dodgers4120011000000.266.370.5263b
09-12-1956 *at Dodgers4211000102000.266.370.5253b
09-13-1956 *at Phillies4020001220000.268.373.5253b
09-13-1956 *at Phillies5010000100000.267.373.5223b
09-14-1956 *at Phillies4000000001000.265.370.5183b
09-15-1956 *at Phillies3131000100000.269.374.5233b
09-17-1956 *at Giants3000000000000.268.373.5203b
09-17-1956 *at Giants4120011000000.269.373.5253b
09-18-1956 *at Pirates5130000000000.273.375.5263b
09-20-1956 *at Pirates3000000110000.271.374.5233b
09-21-1956 *vs Cubs4110001002000.271.374.5213b
09-22-1956 *vs Cubs4110000101000.271.374.5193b
09-23-1956 *vs Cubs4110000000000.271.373.5173b
09-25-1956 *at Redlegs4121001100000.272.375.5193b
09-28-1956 *at Cardinals4000000001000.270.372.5153b
09-29-1956 *at Cardinals4000000100000.268.371.5113b
09-30-1956 *at Cardinals4130013001000.272.373.5183b
 September 1956 Totals
93 14 26 3 0 3 10 14 5 11 0 0 0 .280 .374 .409 -
 1956 Yearly Totals 552 104 150 21 2 37 95 91 18 86 1 3 4 .272 .373 .518 -

Eddie Mathews 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Eddie Mathews appeared in 75 games at home, had 271 at-bats, drove in 50 runs, scored 47 times, had 72 hits (5 doubles / 1 triples / 15 home runs), walked 43 times (7 intentional), struck out 44 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 5 times (2 hits & 3 flies), and finished at home with a .265 batting average, .362 on base percentage and .457 slugging average?

On the road, Eddie Mathews appeared in 76 games, had 281 at-bats, drove in 45 runs, scored 57 times, had 78 hits (16 doubles / 1 triples / 22 home runs), walked 48 times (11 intentional), struck out 42 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 2 times (1 hits & 1 flies), and finished at home with a .277 batting average, .383 on base percentage and .576 slugging average?

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