1956 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive team schedule for the 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates with dates for every game played, opponents faced, a final score, and a cumulative record for the 1956 season.
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1956 Pittsburgh Pirates



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Complete Schedule  
 
1 04-17-1956 at New York Giants 3-4 L 0-1
2 04-18-1956 at New York Giants 4-5 L 0-2
3 04-19-1956 at New York Giants 3-2 W 1-2
4 04-20-1956 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 0-5 L 1-3
5 04-21-1956 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 3-1 W 2-3
6 04-22-1956 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 1-4 L 2-4
7 04-25-1956 at Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 W 3-4
8 04-27-1956 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2-7 L 3-5
9 04-28-1956 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2-5 L 3-6
10-I 04-29-1956 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10-1 W 4-6
11-II 04-29-1956 at Brooklyn Dodgers 11-3 W 5-6
12 05-01-1956 at St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 W 6-6
13 05-02-1956 at St. Louis Cardinals 9-10 L 6-7
14 05-03-1956 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5-1 W 7-7
15 05-04-1956 at Cincinnati Redlegs 3-4 L 7-8
16 05-05-1956 at Cincinnati Redlegs 6-7 L 7-9
17-I 05-06-1956 at Chicago Cubs 2-1 W 8-9
18-II 05-06-1956 at Chicago Cubs 6-6 T 8-9-1
19 05-08-1956 at Milwaukee Braves 0-5 L 8-10-1
20 05-11-1956 vs Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 W 9-10-1
21 05-12-1956 vs Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 W 10-10-1
22-I 05-13-1956 vs Philadelphia Phillies 11-9 W 11-10-1
23-II 05-13-1956 vs Philadelphia Phillies 2-7 L 11-11-1
24 05-16-1956 vs Cincinnati Redlegs 9-2 W 12-11-1
25 05-17-1956 vs Chicago Cubs 1-4 L 12-12-1
26 05-18-1956 vs Chicago Cubs 2-3 L 12-13-1
27 05-19-1956 vs Chicago Cubs 7-4 W 13-13-1
28-I 05-20-1956 vs Milwaukee Braves 6-3 W 14-13-1
29-II 05-20-1956 vs Milwaukee Braves 5-0 W 15-13-1
30 05-22-1956 vs St. Louis Cardinals 3-6 L 15-14-1
31 05-23-1956 vs St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 W 16-14-1
32 05-25-1956 at Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 W 17-14-1
33 05-26-1956 at Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 W 18-14-1
34 05-28-1956 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 W 19-14-1
35 05-29-1956 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 1-10 L 19-15-1
36-I 05-30-1956 vs New York Giants 5-4 W 20-15-1
37-II 05-30-1956 vs New York Giants 3-5 L 20-16-1
38 05-31-1956 vs New York Giants 3-0 W 21-16-1
39 06-01-1956 at Milwaukee Braves 4-1 W 22-16-1
40 06-02-1956 at Milwaukee Braves 4-2 W 23-16-1
41-I 06-03-1956 at Milwaukee Braves 3-1 W 24-16-1
42-II 06-03-1956 at Milwaukee Braves 3-4 L 24-17-1
43 06-05-1956 at Chicago Cubs 3-7 L 24-18-1
44 06-06-1956 at Chicago Cubs 8-2 W 25-18-1
45 06-07-1956 at Chicago Cubs 2-5 L 25-19-1
46 06-08-1956 at St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 W 26-19-1
47 06-09-1956 at St. Louis Cardinals 3-8 L 26-20-1
48-I 06-10-1956 at St. Louis Cardinals 11-3 W 27-20-1
49-II 06-10-1956 at St. Louis Cardinals 0-3 L 27-21-1
50 06-12-1956 at Cincinnati Redlegs 4-3 W 28-21-1
51 06-15-1956 vs St. Louis Cardinals 12-1 W 29-21-1
52 06-16-1956 vs St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 W 30-21-1
53-I 06-17-1956 vs St. Louis Cardinals 1-3 L 30-22-1
54-II 06-17-1956 vs St. Louis Cardinals 3-8 L 30-23-1
55 06-18-1956 vs Milwaukee Braves 2-3 L 30-24-1
56 06-19-1956 vs Milwaukee Braves 3-5 L 30-25-1
57 06-20-1956 vs Milwaukee Braves 3-7 L 30-26-1
58 06-21-1956 vs Milwaukee Braves 2-7 L 30-27-1
59 06-23-1956 vs Chicago Cubs 5-9 L 30-28-1
60-I 06-24-1956 vs Chicago Cubs 3-5 L 30-29-1
61-II 06-24-1956 vs Chicago Cubs 1-0 W 31-29-1
62 06-25-1956 vs Cincinnati Redlegs 1-2 L 31-30-1
63 06-27-1956 vs Cincinnati Redlegs 2-10 L 31-31-1
64 06-28-1956 vs Cincinnati Redlegs 3-4 L 31-32-1
65 06-29-1956 vs New York Giants 6-3 W 32-32-1
66 06-30-1956 vs New York Giants 4-6 L 32-33-1
67-I 07-01-1956 vs New York Giants 2-3 L 32-34-1
68-II 07-01-1956 vs New York Giants 6-7 L 32-35-1
69 07-03-1956 vs Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 W 33-35-1
70-I 07-04-1956 vs Philadelphia Phillies 2-4 L 33-36-1
71-II 07-04-1956 vs Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 W 34-36-1
72 07-07-1956 at New York Giants 2-3 L 34-37-1
73-I 07-08-1956 at New York Giants 1-11 L 34-38-1
74-II 07-08-1956 at New York Giants 5-2 W 35-38-1
75-I 07-12-1956 at Chicago Cubs 2-1 W 36-38-1
76-II 07-12-1956 at Chicago Cubs 5-4 W 37-38-1
77 07-13-1956 at Chicago Cubs 6-7 L 37-39-1
78-I 07-14-1956 at Chicago Cubs 2-6 L 37-40-1
79-II 07-14-1956 at Chicago Cubs 5-6 L 37-41-1
80-I 07-15-1956 at Milwaukee Braves 2-3 L 37-42-1
81-II 07-15-1956 at Milwaukee Braves 1-4 L 37-43-1
82 07-16-1956 at Milwaukee Braves 1-2 L 37-44-1
83 07-17-1956 at St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 W 38-44-1
84 07-18-1956 at St. Louis Cardinals 1-1 T 38-44-2
85 07-20-1956 at Cincinnati Redlegs 4-6 L 38-45-2
86 07-21-1956 at Cincinnati Redlegs 4-3 W 39-45-2
87-I 07-22-1956 at Cincinnati Redlegs 8-6 W 40-45-2
88-II 07-22-1956 at Cincinnati Redlegs 2-9 L 40-46-2
89 07-23-1956 at Cincinnati Redlegs 3-4 L 40-47-2
90 07-24-1956 vs Chicago Cubs 6-2 W 41-47-2
91 07-25-1956 vs Chicago Cubs 9-8 W 42-47-2
92 07-26-1956 vs Chicago Cubs 4-0 W 43-47-2
93 07-27-1956 vs Cincinnati Redlegs 2-3 L 43-48-2
94 07-28-1956 vs Cincinnati Redlegs 3-8 L 43-49-2
95-I 07-29-1956 vs Cincinnati Redlegs 1-6 L 43-50-2
96-II 07-29-1956 vs Cincinnati Redlegs 2-3 L 43-51-2
97 07-30-1956 vs Cincinnati Redlegs 2-4 L 43-52-2
98 07-31-1956 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0-7 L 43-53-2
99 08-01-1956 vs St. Louis Cardinals 1-4 L 43-54-2
100 08-02-1956 vs St. Louis Cardinals 5-7 L 43-55-2
101 08-03-1956 vs Milwaukee Braves 4-3 W 44-55-2
102 08-04-1956 vs Milwaukee Braves 3-7 L 44-56-2
103-I 08-05-1956 vs Milwaukee Braves 1-5 L 44-57-2
104-II 08-05-1956 vs Milwaukee Braves 0-5 L 44-58-2
105 08-07-1956 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0-3 L 44-59-2
106 08-08-1956 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 8-5 W 45-59-2
107 08-09-1956 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 3-7 L 45-60-2
108 08-10-1956 vs New York Giants 3-2 W 46-60-2
109 08-11-1956 vs New York Giants 2-4 L 46-61-2
110-I 08-12-1956 vs New York Giants 3-2 W 47-61-2
111-II 08-12-1956 vs New York Giants 11-3 W 48-61-2
112-I 08-14-1956 at Philadelphia Phillies 0-3 L 48-62-2
113-II 08-14-1956 at Philadelphia Phillies 2-11 L 48-63-2
114 08-15-1956 at Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 W 49-63-2
115 08-16-1956 at Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 W 50-63-2
116 08-17-1956 at New York Giants 3-5 L 50-64-2
117 08-18-1956 at New York Giants 9-1 W 51-64-2
118-I 08-19-1956 at New York Giants 6-7 L 51-65-2
119-II 08-19-1956 at New York Giants 2-3 L 51-66-2
120 08-21-1956 at Cincinnati Redlegs 4-7 L 51-67-2
121 08-22-1956 at Cincinnati Redlegs 3-6 L 51-68-2
122-I 08-23-1956 at St. Louis Cardinals 0-3 L 51-69-2
123-II 08-23-1956 at St. Louis Cardinals 2-3 L 51-70-2
124 08-24-1956 at St. Louis Cardinals 2-6 L 51-71-2
125 08-25-1956 at St. Louis Cardinals 5-8 L 51-72-2
126-I 08-26-1956 at Chicago Cubs 2-0 W 52-72-2
127-II 08-26-1956 at Chicago Cubs 2-1 W 53-72-2
128 08-28-1956 at Milwaukee Braves 5-4 W 54-72-2
129 08-29-1956 at Milwaukee Braves 1-4 L 54-73-2
130 08-30-1956 at Milwaukee Braves 1-1 T 54-73-3
131 08-31-1956 vs Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 W 55-73-3
132 09-01-1956 vs Philadelphia Phillies 2-3 L 55-74-3
133-I 09-02-1956 vs Philadelphia Phillies 10-6 W 56-74-3
134-II 09-02-1956 vs Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 W 57-74-3
135-I 09-03-1956 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3-4 L 57-75-3
136-II 09-03-1956 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 W 58-75-3
137 09-05-1956 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3-4 L 58-76-3
138 09-07-1956 at Philadelphia Phillies 2-5 L 58-77-3
139 09-08-1956 at Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 W 59-77-3
140-I 09-09-1956 at Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 W 60-77-3
141-II 09-09-1956 at Philadelphia Phillies 5-6 L 60-78-3
142 09-11-1956 vs Chicago Cubs 4-3 W 61-78-3
143 09-12-1956 vs Chicago Cubs 0-3 L 61-79-3
144 09-13-1956 vs Cincinnati Redlegs 4-5 L 61-80-3
145 09-15-1956 vs Cincinnati Redlegs 4-6 L 61-81-3
146-I 09-16-1956 vs St. Louis Cardinals 2-3 L 61-82-3
147-II 09-16-1956 vs St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 W 62-82-3
148 09-18-1956 vs Milwaukee Braves 4-6 L 62-83-3
149 09-20-1956 vs Milwaukee Braves 2-1 W 63-83-3
150 09-21-1956 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 W 64-83-3
151 09-22-1956 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 5-1 W 65-83-3
152 09-23-1956 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 3-8 L 65-84-3
153 09-24-1956 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5 W 66-84-3
154 09-25-1956 at New York Giants 0-10 L 66-85-3
155-I 09-29-1956 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2-6 L 66-86-3
156-II 09-29-1956 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1-3 L 66-87-3
157 09-30-1956 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6-8 L 66-88-3
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The 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates (click team name for complete roster) home / road splits for the regular season were 35-43 (0.449 winning percentage) at home and 31-45-3 (0.408 winning percentage) away.

Did you know that the 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates were 11-17 in June? We hope you enjoy using the charts below to review other similar schedule splits:
 
Monthly Splits
 
Month (Games)WonLostWP
April (11)560.455
May (27)16100.615
June (28)11170.393
July (32)11200.355
August (33)12200.375
September (26)11150.423
 
Team vs Team Splits
 
Opponent (Games)WonLostWP
Brooklyn Dodgers (22)9130.409
Chicago Cubs (23)12100.545
Cincinnati Redlegs (22)5170.227
Milwaukee Braves (23)8140.364
New York Giants (22)9130.409
Philadelphia Phillies (22)1570.682
St. Louis Cardinals (23)8140.364
 
 
Score Related Splits
 
Type (Games)WonLostWP
Shutouts (18)8100.444
1-Run Games (54)25290.463
Blowouts (29)11180.379

During the regular season the 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates scored the most runs (12) on June 15, 1956 versus the St. Louis Cardinals. The most runs scored against them (11) was played on July 8, 1956 versus the New York Giants.
     

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