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Philadelphia Phillies 12-15-1956
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| Breaking News |  | Friday, September 28th, 1956: Caligiuri Rumored to be Unhappy in Philadelphia
Allegedly, Fred Caligiuri has asked to be traded from Philadelphia. It is rumored that he is unhappy with fans and the team management and that maybe the pressure and demands of playing here are too great.
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 | Friday, September 7th, 1956: A NL Best Pitcher Chosen
The A NL announced the winner of the Outstanding Pitcher Award for 1956.
It went to Karl Spooner of Philadelphia.
He made 7 starts and rang up 62.1 innings, 54 strikeouts, 1.30 ERA and held others teams to a .191 batting average.
The SBWA will honor all of the award winners this weekend at its annual meeting.
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 | Sunday, September 2nd, 1956: Feller Sharp, Whitewashes Giants
"Sometimes I was smart . . . and sometimes just a little lucky." That's how Bob Feller of the Philadelphia Phillies described his shutout victory over the New York (N) Giants. Feller blanked them 6-0 on 4 hits while striking out 7 and walking 0.
In 1956 thus far, Feller has tossed 248.1 innings in 32 starts, fanned 99 batters, walked 41 and put up a 2.90 ERA with 5 wins and 18 losses.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 46-108, .299 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 54.0 GB | | Record at home | 25-52, .325 PCT | | Record on the road | 21-56, .273 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 7-10, .412 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 15-23, .395 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 10-23, .303 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 36-85, .298 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 1-9, .100 PCT | | Record in April | 2-25, .074 PCT | | Record in May | 9-20, .310 PCT | | Record in June | 10-16, .385 PCT | | Record in July | 9-19, .321 PCT | | Record in August | 13-16, .448 PCT | | Record in September | 3-12, .200 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .220 - 8th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .283 - 8th in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .317 - 8th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .600 - 8th in NL | | Runs Scored | 484 - 8th in NL | | Hits | 1137 - 8th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 324 - 8th in NL | | Home Runs | 66 - 8th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 442 - 7th in NL | | Strikeouts | 739 - 6th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 6 - 8th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.17 - 4th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 3.96 - 4th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.75 - 4th in NL | | Runs allowed | 734 - 5th in NL | | Hits allowed | 1329 - 4th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .254 - 4th in NL | | BABIP | .263 - 4th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 169 - 6th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 599 - 4th in NL | | Strikeouts | 658 - 5th in NL |
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