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Notable transactions

May 17, 1956: Dick Littlefield
Dick Littlefield
Richard Bernard "Dick" Littlefield was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for nine teams between 1950 and 1958.Born in Detroit, Michigan, he died there at age 71....

and Bobby Del Greco
Bobby Del Greco
Robert George Del Greco was an Outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates , St. Louis Cardinals , Chicago Cubs , New York Yankees , Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Athletics .Del Greco grew up in Pittsburgh's Hill District and was signed by the hometown Pirates...

were traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

for Bill Virdon
Bill Virdon
William Charles Virdon is a former outfielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. A premier defensive outfielder during his playing days as a center fielder for the St...

.
May 28, 1956: Toby Atwell
Toby Atwell
Maurice Dailey "Toby" Atwell was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs , Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Braves . Atwell batted left-handed and threw right-handed...

was traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for cash and a player to be named later. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending Dick Rand
Dick Rand
Richard Hilton Rand was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of three seasons, , , and , for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates.-Sources:...

to the Pirates on October 14.

Roster

1956 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
3B		157	588	166	.282	25	80
CF		133	509	170	.334	8	37

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	14	20	4	.200	2	3
	12	18	2	.111	0	3

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	6	12.2	0	0	4.26	10

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
68	12	13	6	3.52	96
18	3	3	0	4.71	17
9	0	0	0	10.03	5
3	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

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