1956 Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League

1956 > Class D > League History
Overall: 370 games, 8 teams, approx. 92 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1955
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1955

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1955

League Standings

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Wellsville Braves	ATL	74	46	.617	--
Corning Red Sox	BOS	68	55	.553	7.5
Olean Oilers	PHI	65	58	.528	10.5
Hornell Dodgers	LAD	57	58	.496	14.5
Hamilton Red Wings		6	8	.429	15
Bradford Yankees	NYY	3	9	.250	17
Jamestown Falcons	DET	52	62	.456	19
Erie Senators	MIN	45	74	.378	28.5

This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	SH	SF
Jamestown Falcons	DET	21.1	6.08	114	4629	3891	693	1074	174	45	57	588	79	631	601	.276	.373	.388	.761	1509	76	59	48
Wellsville Braves	MLN	22.4	5.99	120	4750	4031	719	1089	197	27	68	612	64	628	597	.270	.366	.383	.749	1544	71	57	34
Hornell Dodgers	BRO	19.9	5.71	115	4479	3839	657	1024	193	14	111	612	67	535	726	.267	.353	.411	.764	1578	60	67	38
Erie Senators	WSH	21.7	5.55	119	4631	3962	661	1014	174	28	49	501	51	589	668	.256	.349	.351	.700	1391	89	38	42
Corning Red Sox	BOS	21.1	5.50	123	4443	3724	677	1027	205	33	98	599	42	617	631	.276	.376	.427	.804	1592	61	74	28
Olean Oilers	PHI	21.9	5.50	123	4883	4098	676	1137	231	15	76	595	59	651	974	.277	.374	.397	.771	1626	69	99	35
Bradford Yankees	NYY	20.0	4.58	12	459	373	55	83	12	1	3	46	6	80	82	.223	.358	.284	.642	106	12	4	2
Hamilton Red Wings		26.3	3.79	14	525	457	53	103	19	3	1	44	4	59	86	.225	.312	.287	.598	131	15	5	4
League Totals		21.4	5.66	740	28799	24375	4191	6551	1205	166	463	3597	372	3790	4365	.269	.364	.389	.753	9477	453	403	231

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Corning Red Sox	BOS	21.6	4.66	68	55	.553	3.85	123	123	57	66	9	1049.0	1053	573	449	57	521	765	33	6	59	1.500	9.0	0.5	4.5	6.6	1.47
Wellsville Braves	MLN	21.8	4.99	74	46	.617	3.75	120	120	42	78	10	1066.0	1003	599	444	61	609	793	45	13	57	1.512	8.5	0.5	5.1	6.7	1.30
Olean Oilers	PHI	22.1	5.40	65	58	.528	4.36	123	123	69	54	7	1068.0	1080	664	517	83	618	678	29	8	37	1.590	9.1	0.7	5.2	5.7	1.10
Bradford Yankees	NYY	20.6	5.75	3	9	.250	4.77	12	12	10	2	0	100.0	92	69	53	5	76	70	4	0	5	1.680	8.3	0.4	6.8	6.3	0.92
Jamestown Falcons	DET	19.5	6.25	52	62	.456	5.09	114	114	58	56	5	988.0	1115	713	559	85	535	629	34	5	50	1.670	10.2	0.8	4.9	5.7	1.18
Erie Senators	WSH	20.3	6.25	45	74	.378	5.05	119	119	51	68	4	1026.0	1134	744	576	92	563	568	51	5	34	1.654	9.9	0.8	4.9	5.0	1.01
Hornell Dodgers	BRO	20.6	6.30	57	58	.496	5.21	115	115	67	48	4	982.0	968	724	568	75	764	788	29	2	44	1.764	8.9	0.7	7.0	7.2	1.03
Hamilton Red Wings		21.7	7.50	6	8	.429	5.10	14	14	7	7	1	120.0	106	105	68	5	104	74	1	0	5	1.750	8.0	0.4	7.8	5.6	0.71
League Totals		21.0	5.66	370	370	.500	4.55	740	740	361	379	40	6399.0	6551	4191	3234	463	3790	4365	226	39	291	1.616	9.2	0.7	5.3	6.1	1.15

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Olean Oilers	PHI	123	3202	1149	206	100	.955	27	Paul Owens
Wellsville Braves	MLN	120	3198	1224	217	109	.953	40	Alex Monchak
Corning Red Sox	BOS	123	3145	1281	239	94	.949	31	Elmer Yoter
Jamestown Falcons	DET	114	2962	1103	224	98	.948	35	Pat Mullin and Don Lund
Erie Senators	WSH	119	3068	1298	238	107	.948	24	Johnny Welaj
Hornell Dodgers	BRO	115	2945	1063	246	104	.942	20	Boyd Bartley and Charlie Gelbert
Hamilton Red Wings		14	360	146	35	8	.935	0	Cart Howerton
Bradford Yankees	NYY	12	300	135	35	8	.926	1	Randy Gumpert
League Totals		740	19180	7399	1440	628	.949	178

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