1956 Chicago Cubs Starters
(60-94) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Bob Rush Apr 17 MIL 5.2 25 L 5 5 8 1 1 2 None None None None
Warren Hacker Apr 19 MIL 8.0 32 L 2 3 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Sam Jones Apr 20 @CIN 9.0 38 W 1 1 4 9 4 0 None None None None
Russ Meyer Apr 21 @CIN 9.0 35 2 2 8 4 3 2 None None None None
Paul Minner Apr 22 @CIN 9.0 37 W 4 4 7 2 5 2 None None None None
Bob Rush Apr 22 (2) @CIN 7.0 32 1 1 6 6 6 0 None None None None
Sam Jones Apr 25 STL 4.0 19 L 4 4 4 2 3 0 None None None None
Russ Meyer Apr 27 CIN 5.0 28 L 6 6 9 5 4 1 None None None None
Paul Minner Apr 28 CIN 2.0 13 L 6 6 5 1 1 3 None None None None
Bob Rush Apr 29 CIN 6.0 27 3 4 5 2 3 2 None None None None
Sam Jones Apr 29 (2) CIN 3.1 21 L 7 7 7 2 4 2 None None None None
Warren Hacker May 1 @NYG 8.0 30 L 2 2 6 5 0 0 None None None None
Russ Meyer May 2 @NYG 8.0 36 4 5 10 5 1 1 None None None None
Bob Rush May 4 @PHI 9.0 34 W 1 1 7 4 2 0 None None None None
Paul Minner May 6 @PIT 8.0 29 L 1 2 6 2 0 0 None None None None
Sam Jones May 6 (2) @PIT 5.2 30 5 5 7 4 6 1 None None None None
Warren Hacker May 8 @BRK 3.0 16 L 5 5 6 0 1 1 49 32 17 .65
Bob Rush May 12 @STL 5.1 27 W 7 7 11 1 2 2 None None None None
Paul Minner May 13 @STL 7.0 30 L 3 3 7 2 3 0 None None None None
Sam Jones May 13 (2) @STL 3.2 15 4 4 4 2 0 2 None None None None
Warren Hacker May 15 NYG 2.1 15 L 4 4 8 0 1 2 None None None None
Bob Rush May 16 NYG 4.0 18 L 1 4 5 0 2 2 None None None None
Russ Meyer May 17 PIT 8.1 33 W 1 1 6 7 1 0 None None None None
Paul Minner May 18 PIT 6.2 29 1 2 6 3 4 0 None None None None
Sam Jones May 19 PIT 1.2 13 L 4 4 6 1 1 1 None None None None
Jim Brosnan May 20 BRK 7.0 32 L 5 5 7 2 6 1 125 64 61 .51
Bob Rush May 20 (2) BRK 6.0 25 3 3 7 4 3 1 83 44 39 .53
Warren Hacker May 23 PHI 5.0 22 4 4 4 5 4 0 None None None None
Russ Meyer May 25 STL 4.0 22 L 4 4 6 0 4 0 None None None None
Paul Minner May 27 STL 1.0 9 4 4 3 0 2 0 None None None None
Jim Brosnan May 27 (2) STL 2.1 16 L 3 4 6 1 3 0 None None None None
Bob Rush May 28 @CIN 9.0 31 W 1 1 3 7 1 0 None None None None
Sam Jones May 29 @CIN 5.0 23 L 5 5 4 7 4 3 None None None None
Russ Meyer May 30 @MIL 0.2 6 3 3 3 0 0 3 None None None None
Warren Hacker May 30 (2) @MIL 5.0 24 L 4 6 7 2 1 4 None None None None
Paul Minner May 31 @MIL 1.0 10 L 7 7 5 0 2 2 None None None None
Jim Brosnan Jun 1 @BRK 5.0 17 0 0 1 3 1 0 63 35 28 .56
Don Kaiser Jun 2 @BRK 9.0 33 W 1 1 2 5 4 0 133 77 56 .58
Bob Rush Jun 2 (2) @BRK 8.1 36 W 3 4 8 4 2 0 111 68 43 .61
Russ Meyer Jun 3 @BRK 7.0 31 L 4 4 8 3 3 2 114 64 50 .56
Warren Hacker Jun 5 @PIT 9.0 34 W 3 3 7 2 2 1 None None None None
Paul Minner Jun 6 @PIT 3.0 15 L 4 4 8 1 0 1 None None None None
Bob Rush Jun 7 @PIT 9.0 34 W 2 2 6 7 2 0 None None None None
Don Kaiser Jun 8 @PHI 3.2 19 4 4 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Russ Meyer Jun 9 @PHI 1.0 8 L 4 4 3 0 3 0 None None None None
Warren Hacker Jun 10 @PHI 8.0 33 1 1 7 5 2 1 None None None None
Sam Jones Jun 10 (2) @PHI 8.1 34 W 2 2 6 9 5 0 None None None None
Paul Minner Jun 12 @NYG 6.2 30 W 5 5 11 2 0 1 None None None None
Bob Rush Jun 13 @NYG 8.1 35 W 5 5 10 3 1 2 None None None None
Don Kaiser Jun 15 PHI 6.2 28 3 3 5 2 2 1 None None None None
Warren Hacker Jun 15 (2) PHI 1.2 8 3 3 3 0 2 1 None None None None
Warren Hacker Jun 17 PHI 5.1 24 L 5 5 9 1 0 2 None None None None
Sam Jones Jun 17 (2) PHI 9.0 40 W 1 4 6 7 4 0 None None None None
Bob Rush Jun 19 NYG 7.0 26 L 2 2 5 2 2 0 None None None None
Don Kaiser Jun 20 NYG 6.1 29 L 4 4 8 4 3 1 None None None None
Warren Hacker Jun 23 PIT 8.2 32 0 4 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Bob Rush Jun 24 PIT 6.0 25 2 3 4 1 2 1 None None None None
Sam Jones Jun 24 (2) PIT 5.0 21 L 1 1 4 7 3 0 None None None None
Don Kaiser Jun 25 BRK 7.1 29 L 1 3 4 1 3 0 99 55 44 .56
Jim Davis Jun 26 BRK 6.0 28 L 6 6 6 3 4 3 93 54 39 .58
Warren Hacker Jun 27 BRK 4.0 20 L 5 5 7 2 1 0 62 46 16 .74
Bob Rush Jun 29 @MIL 9.0 37 W 4 4 9 8 1 1 None None None None
Sam Jones Jun 30 @MIL 5.1 24 L 4 4 6 4 3 1 None None None None
Don Kaiser Jul 1 @MIL 9.0 34 W 0 0 6 5 1 0 None None None None
Jim Davis Jul 1 (2) @MIL 0.1 5 L 1 3 2 1 2 0 None None None None
Warren Hacker Jul 2 @STL 9.0 38 W 3 3 11 2 1 1 None None None None
Jim Davis Jul 3 @STL 7.2 33 W 3 3 8 1 3 0 None None None None
Bob Rush Jul 4 CIN 6.0 26 4 4 7 1 2 1 None None None None
Sam Jones Jul 4 (2) CIN 6.0 26 L 4 4 5 4 4 3 None None None None
Vito Valentinetti Jul 5 MIL 4.2 16 0 1 3 1 1 0 None None None None
Don Kaiser Jul 6 MIL 7.0 32 L 5 5 7 4 5 2 None None None None
Warren Hacker Jul 7 MIL 7.0 33 L 4 4 8 3 3 0 None None None None
Bob Rush Jul 8 MIL 7.0 28 6 6 5 6 2 3 None None None None
Don Kaiser Jul 12 @PIT 7.0 29 L 2 2 7 2 3 1 None None None None
Sam Jones Jul 12 (2) @PIT 9.0 37 L 5 5 7 9 3 2 None None None None
Warren Hacker Jul 13 @PIT 6.1 29 5 6 11 3 0 1 None None None None
Bob Rush Jul 14 @PIT 9.0 36 W 2 2 10 2 1 0 None None None None
Jim Davis Jul 14 (2) @PIT 8.1 32 2 2 7 4 2 0 None None None None
Jim Brosnan Jul 15 @BRK 5.0 23 3 3 6 2 2 1 93 52 41 .56
Sam Jones Jul 16 @BRK 6.0 27 L 4 4 3 6 7 1 102 56 46 .55
Don Kaiser Jul 17 @PHI 9.0 35 0 2 6 9 2 0 None None None None
Warren Hacker Jul 18 @PHI 6.0 25 3 4 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Jim Davis Jul 18 (2) @PHI 5.2 24 L 6 6 6 2 2 0 None None None None
Bob Rush Jul 19 @PHI 9.0 36 2 3 9 5 3 1 None None None None
Jim Brosnan Jul 20 @NYG 6.0 26 W 1 2 5 6 2 1 None None None None
Don Kaiser Jul 22 @NYG 9.0 30 W 1 1 4 4 0 0 None None None None
Sam Jones Jul 22 (2) @NYG 7.0 27 1 1 4 9 4 1 None None None None
Bob Rush Jul 24 PIT 6.0 26 L 3 6 6 1 0 1 None None None None
Warren Hacker Jul 25 PIT 5.0 24 4 4 9 0 1 1 None None None None
Sam Jones Jul 26 PIT 6.1 28 L 2 4 6 3 3 0 None None None None
Don Kaiser Jul 27 BRK 7.0 32 2 3 7 2 3 2 99 58 41 .59
Jim Hughes Jul 28 BRK 4.0 18 L 4 4 3 4 3 1 66 36 30 .55
Jim Davis Jul 29 BRK 8.0 31 L 1 1 5 5 3 1 116 68 48 .59
Bob Rush Jul 29 (2) BRK 6.2 26 W 2 2 5 1 1 2 95 60 35 .63
Vito Valentinetti Jul 30 PHI 5.1 22 L 5 5 6 1 2 1 None None None None
Warren Hacker Jul 30 (2) PHI 7.0 33 L 2 4 7 3 4 1 None None None None
Sam Jones Jul 31 PHI 6.1 29 W 3 3 5 3 6 1 None None None None
Don Kaiser Aug 1 PHI 1.0 8 3 4 5 0 1 0 None None None None
Don Kaiser Aug 3 NYG 7.1 31 L 7 7 9 7 1 4 None None None None
Bob Rush Aug 3 (2) NYG 9.0 34 W 0 0 4 3 0 0 None None None None
Warren Hacker Aug 4 NYG 8.2 37 L 2 3 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Sam Jones Aug 6 MIL 6.0 27 4 4 6 5 4 0 None None None None
Jim Brosnan Aug 7 MIL 6.2 33 L 6 6 11 3 2 1 None None None None
Bob Rush Aug 8 CIN 4.0 25 L 3 6 7 3 2 2 None None None None
Don Kaiser Aug 9 CIN 8.1 35 3 3 10 2 2 2 None None None None
Warren Hacker Aug 10 @STL 8.0 33 L 4 4 7 2 2 2 None None None None
Sam Jones Aug 11 @STL 8.0 29 L 3 3 5 8 1 0 None None None None
Bob Rush Aug 12 @STL 9.0 37 W 2 2 9 1 1 0 None None None None
Jim Davis Aug 12 (2) @STL 9.0 37 0 0 7 3 4 0 None None None None
Don Kaiser Aug 14 @CIN 9.0 35 L 1 2 6 1 2 1 None None None None
Warren Hacker Aug 15 @CIN 9.1 41 2 3 11 8 2 1 None None None None
Russ Meyer Aug 15 (2) @CIN 3.0 17 L 6 6 5 2 3 2 None None None None
Sam Jones Aug 16 @CIN 9.0 39 W 1 2 7 13 2 1 None None None None
Bob Rush Aug 17 STL 8.2 31 L 2 2 5 1 2 1 None None None None
Moe Drabowsky Aug 18 STL 7.0 30 W 1 1 5 4 4 0 None None None None
Don Kaiser Aug 19 STL 5.0 28 L 4 4 10 4 4 0 None None None None
Jim Davis Aug 19 (2) STL 8.0 30 W 1 1 6 3 2 1 None None None None
Sam Jones Aug 21 @PHI 7.2 36 W 4 4 8 5 5 0 None None None None
Bob Rush Aug 22 @PHI 9.0 34 W 2 3 5 5 3 1 None None None None
Moe Drabowsky Aug 23 @NYG 9.0 36 L 1 2 7 5 4 0 None None None None
Warren Hacker Aug 23 (2) @NYG 2.1 15 L 3 5 5 2 2 1 None None None None
Don Kaiser Aug 24 @NYG 5.0 21 3 4 5 2 1 0 None None None None
Jim Davis Aug 25 @NYG 6.0 30 L 5 6 10 4 2 0 None None None None
Bob Rush Aug 26 @PIT 8.0 33 L 2 2 8 5 1 0 None None None None
Sam Jones Aug 26 (2) @PIT 7.0 31 L 1 2 4 8 7 0 None None None None
Moe Drabowsky Aug 28 @BRK 7.0 32 1 3 6 6 4 0 131 76 55 .58
Jim Brosnan Aug 28 (2) @BRK 6.0 22 2 2 4 4 3 1 79 43 36 .54
Don Kaiser Aug 29 @BRK 0.1 7 L 5 5 5 0 1 0 20 9 11 .45
Jim Davis Aug 30 @BRK 7.0 30 2 3 3 2 6 1 112 62 50 .55
Bob Rush Aug 31 CIN 8.0 30 3 3 5 4 1 2 None None None None
Sam Jones Sep 1 CIN 7.0 34 L 3 7 5 4 7 1 None None None None
Moe Drabowsky Sep 2 CIN 6.0 28 L 3 3 5 7 5 0 None None None None
Don Kaiser Sep 3 STL 6.0 26 2 2 5 1 3 0 None None None None
Jim Brosnan Sep 3 (2) STL 9.0 37 W 0 0 9 8 1 0 None None None None
Bob Rush Sep 5 STL 10.1 38 L 2 2 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Sam Jones Sep 7 @MIL 9.0 38 W 0 0 7 7 4 0 None None None None
Moe Drabowsky Sep 8 @MIL 9.0 37 W 1 1 5 5 7 0 None None None None
Don Kaiser Sep 9 @MIL 4.1 21 4 4 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Jim Brosnan Sep 9 (2) @MIL 6.2 29 L 4 4 8 2 2 0 None None None None
Bob Rush Sep 11 PIT 7.1 32 3 3 8 6 3 2 None None None None
Sam Jones Sep 12 PIT 9.0 33 W 0 0 4 4 2 0 None None None None
Moe Drabowsky Sep 14 BRK 8.0 34 L 3 4 5 3 7 1 113 60 53 .53
Don Kaiser Sep 15 BRK 7.0 31 L 2 3 8 6 2 0 119 70 49 .59
Warren Hacker Sep 16 PHI 6.2 29 W 2 2 8 4 3 0 None None None None
Sam Jones Sep 16 (2) PHI 5.0 22 L 3 3 6 4 3 0 None None None None
Bob Rush Sep 18 NYG 9.0 32 W 2 2 4 2 0 1 None None None None
Jim Brosnan Sep 18 (2) NYG 6.1 32 L 7 8 9 0 5 1 None None None None
Moe Drabowsky Sep 19 NYG 3.0 17 L 4 5 3 1 4 0 None None None None
Dave Hillman Sep 19 (2) NYG 5.1 24 L 3 3 6 2 3 0 None None None None
Warren Hacker Sep 21 MIL 4.0 18 L 3 3 5 1 0 0 None None None None
Sam Jones Sep 22 MIL 6.1 27 0 0 2 9 5 0 None None None None
Bob Rush Sep 23 MIL 5.0 23 L 2 3 4 2 2 0 None None None None
Dave Hillman Sep 25 @STL 7.0 32 L 0 4 5 4 2 0 None None None None
Don Kaiser Sep 25 (2) @STL 8.0 32 W 2 2 7 4 1 1 None None None None
Jim Davis Sep 26 @STL 5.0 24 2 2 10 0 0 0 None None None None
Sam Jones Sep 29 @CIN 7.0 36 4 4 7 10 8 1 None None None None
Bob Rush Sep 30 @CIN 9.0 38 L 3 4 9 5 4 0 None None None None