1956 NL Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Cincinnati Redlegs led the NL in home runs in 1956, with 221, 42 ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is 152.4.
Led the NL in 1956
Cincinnati Redlegs
155 games
221
Home Runs
42 clear of
Brooklyn Dodgers
| # | Team | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Redlegs
|
155 | 221 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
154 | 179 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
155 | 177 |
| NL average | 152.4 | ||
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
154 | 145 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
157 | 142 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 124 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 121 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
157 | 110 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.