TEAM NEWS
Saturday, 10/11/1956
Friday 1/31/1956 :
Bud Hardin retires ...
Fan loyalty increases to Fair!
Roger Bowman gets a new one-year contract worth $2,908,571 through salary arbitration.
Bob Turley gets a new one-year contract worth $1,878,571 through salary arbitration.
Wally Flager becomes a free agent.
Willard Nixon gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration.
Johnny Hetki becomes a free agent.
Frank Thomas gets a new one-year contract worth $6,314,286 through salary arbitration.
Earl Mossor gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Joe Adcock gets a new one-year contract worth $2,992,857 through salary arbitration.
Mel Clark gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Tuesday 4/1/1956 :
Richie Ashburn has 4 hits against St Louis.
Saturday 4/5/1956 :
Duke Snider has 4 hits against Portland.
Frank Thomas has 4 hits against Portland.
Monday 4/7/1956 :
Frank Thomas was named Player of the Week!
He batted .480 in 25 AB, with 1 HR and 7 RBI.
Tuesday 4/8/1956 :
Gordon Jones pitches a 3-hit shutout against Detroit!!
Frank Thomas hits 2 homers against Detroit.
Friday 4/11/1956 :
Duke Snider has 4 hits against Washington.
Duke Snider crushes 2 homers against Washington.
Saturday 4/12/1956 :
Duke Snider hits a 454-foot homerun!!
Monday 4/14/1956 :
Duke Snider was named Player of the Week!
He batted .462 in 26 AB, with 5 HR and 9 RBI.
Saturday 4/19/1956 :
Clete Boyer hits a 466-foot homerun!!
Sunday 4/20/1956 :
Frank Thomas hits a 458-foot homerun!!
Thursday 4/24/1956 :
Duke Snider has 4 hits against Hilldale.
Sunday 4/27/1956 :
Duke Snider hits a 465-foot homerun!!
Thursday 5/1/1956 :
Duke Snider was named Foster League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .437 in 103 AB, with 13 homers and 28 RBI.
Monday 5/5/1956 :
Frank Thomas crushes 2 homers against Portland.
Tuesday 5/6/1956 :
Frank Thomas hits a 462-foot homerun!!
Frank Thomas has 4 hits against New York.
Monday 5/12/1956 :
Frank Thomas was named Player of the Week!
He batted .423 in 26 AB, with 4 HR and 9 RBI.
Monday 5/12/1956 :
Smoky Burgess crushes 2 homers against Washington.
Friday 5/16/1956 :
Smoky Burgess hits 2 homers against Hilldale.
Saturday 5/17/1956 :
Bob Rush pitches a 2-hit shutout against Hilldale!!
Monday 5/19/1956 :
Smoky Burgess was named Player of the Week!
He batted .438 in 16 AB, with 4 HR and 5 RBI.
Friday 5/23/1956 :
Frank Thomas slams 2 homers against San Francisco.
Tuesday 5/27/1956 :
Duke Snider has 4 hits against Baltimore.
Red Schoendienst scores 4 runs against Baltimore.
Thursday 5/29/1956 :
Duke Snider hits a 456-foot homerun!!
Sunday 6/1/1956 :
Gordon Jones was named Foster League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.85.
Sunday 6/8/1956 :
Duke Snider crushes 2 homers against Detroit.
Monday 6/9/1956 :
Duke Snider was named Player of the Week!
He batted .500 in 22 AB, with 3 HR and 5 RBI.
Monday 6/9/1956 :
Ron Kline pitches a 6-hit shutout against Detroit!!
Tuesday 6/17/1956 :
Richie Ashburn has 5 hits against Portland.
Frank Thomas scores 4 runs against Portland.
Thursday 6/26/1956 :
P Gordon Jones will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
CF Frank Thomas will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
RF Duke Snider will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Thursday 7/3/1956 :
Frank Thomas drives in 5 runs against New York.
Wednesday 7/9/1956 :
Duke Snider drives in 5 runs against Hilldale.
Frank Thomas has 5 hits against Hilldale.
Matt Batts has 4 hits against Hilldale.
Sunday 7/13/1956 :
Roger Bowman pitches a 1-hit shutout against Hilldale!!
Thursday 7/17/1956 :
Frank Thomas hits a 459-foot homerun!!
Richie Ashburn extends his hitting streak to 16 games!
Duke Snider hits 2 homers against Boston.
Frank Thomas crushes 2 homers against Boston.
Saturday 7/19/1956 :
Richie Ashburn extends his hitting streak to 17 games!
Sunday 7/20/1956 :
Richie Ashburn extends his hitting streak to 18 games!
Monday 7/21/1956 :
Richie Ashburn extends his hitting streak to 19 games!
Friday 7/25/1956 :
Harry Hanebrink has 4 hits against Portland.
Saturday 7/26/1956 :
Duke Snider has 4 hits against Portland.
Sunday 7/27/1956 :
Bob Rush pitches a 3-hit shutout against San Francisco!!
Duke Snider crushes 2 homers against San Francisco.
Monday 7/28/1956 :
Bob Rush was named Player of the Week!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 16.2 innings
with an ERA of 1.08, fanning 3.
Wednesday 7/30/1956 :
Duke Snider hits a 452-foot homerun!!
Thursday 7/31/1956 :
Duke Snider hits a 469-foot homerun!!
Friday 8/1/1956 :
Bob Rush was named Foster League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 5-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.78 and 1 shutouts.
Friday 8/1/1956 :
Duke Snider was named Foster League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .333 in 105 AB, with 12 homers and 35 RBI.
Saturday 8/2/1956 :
Gordon Jones pitches a 5-hit shutout against St Louis!!
Wednesday 8/13/1956 :
Duke Snider extends his hitting streak to 16 games!
Sunday 8/17/1956 :
Ron Kline pitches a 6-hit shutout against Detroit!!
Monday 8/18/1956 :
Duke Snider extends his hitting streak to a career high 20 games!
Tuesday 8/19/1956 :
Duke Snider extends his hitting streak to a career high 21 games!
Wednesday 8/20/1956 :
Duke Snider's hitting streak was snapped at 21 games!
Monday 8/11/1956 :
Duke Snider has 4 hits against Washington.
Duke Snider hits 2 homers against Washington.
Duke Snider drives in 6 runs against Washington.
Richie Ashburn scores 4 runs against Washington.
Tuesday 8/12/1956 :
Vic Barnhart crushes 2 homers against Baltimore.
Vic Barnhart drives in 6 runs against Baltimore.
Wednesday 8/13/1956 :
Duke Snider extends his hitting streak to 16 games!
Tuesday 8/19/1956 :
Frank Thomas hits 3 homers against San Francisco.
Frank Thomas has 6 RBI against San Francisco.
Sunday 8/24/1956 :
Duke Snider crushes 2 homers against Washington.
Monday 8/25/1956 :
Duke Snider has 4 hits against Washington.
Wednesday 8/27/1956 :
Joe Adcock slams 2 homers against Washington.
Friday 8/29/1956 :
Duke Snider hits a 467-foot homerun!!
Sunday 8/31/1956 :
Joe Adcock has 5 RBI against New York.
Duke Snider scores 4 runs against New York.
Frank Thomas has 4 hits against New York.
Frank Thomas drives in 5 runs against New York.
Monday 9/1/1956 :
Duke Snider scores 4 runs against Boston.
Frank Thomas has 4 hits against Boston.
Tuesday 9/2/1956 :
Duke Snider slams 2 homers against Boston.
Sunday 9/7/1956 :
Bob Rush pitches a 6-hit shutout against St Louis!!
Tuesday 9/9/1956 :
Duke Snider sets a new season Team-Record for Homeruns with 49!
Duke Snider crushes 2 homers against Hilldale.
Duke Snider drives in 5 runs against Hilldale.
Wednesday 9/17/1956 :
Frank Thomas has 4 hits against Boston.
Frank Thomas slams 2 homers against Boston.
Friday 9/19/1956 :
Duke Snider slams 2 homers against St Louis.
Matt Batts has 4 hits against St Louis.
Saturday 9/20/1956 :
Frank Thomas crushes 2 homers against Portland.
Sunday 9/21/1956 :
Duke Snider hits a 471-foot homerun!!
Monday 9/22/1956 :
Duke Snider was named Player of the Week!
He batted .500 in 24 AB, with 5 HR and 11 RBI.
Wednesday 10/1/1956 :
Frank Thomas was named Foster League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .452 in 73 AB, with 10 homers and 21 RBI.
Saturday 10/11/1956 :
Duke Snider was named Foster League-Batter of the Year!
He batted .365 in 537 AB, with 55 homers and 145 RBI.

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