1956 Philadelphia Phillies season
Offseason October 3, 1955: Peanuts Lowrey was released by the Phillies. November 7, 1955: Wally Westlake was signed as a free agent by the Phillies. December 9, 1955: Frank Baumholtz was purchased by the Phillies from the Chicago Cubs. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions May 14, 1956: Bobby Morgan was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Solly Hemus. May 18, 1956: Wally Westlake was released by the Phillies. June 29, 1956: Art Mahaffey was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. July 19, 1956: Bob Lipski was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. Game log |- style="background:#bfb" | 1 || April 17 || @ Dodgers || 8–6 || Robin Roberts (1–0) || Don Newcombe (0–1) || None || 24,236 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 19 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 (10) || Clem Labine (1–0) || Murry Dickson (0–1) || None || 12,214 || 1–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 3 || April 20 || Giants || 2–1 (10) || Jack Meyer (1–0) || Hoyt Wilhelm (0–1) || None || 25,194 || 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 4 || April 22 (1) || Giants || 3–1 ||