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1956 Minor League Baseball League Encyclopedia

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League-by-League Batting

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Rk Lg Lev Tms BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Alabama-Florida League D 6 22.0 28113 23855 4023 6264 878 185 389 3327 745 3761 4260 .263 .363 .364 .727 8679 497
2 American Association AAA 8 26.9 45697 40738 5936 11020 1826 447 1059 5492 441 4147 6112 .271 .335 .415 .751 16917 879 468 344 323
3 Arizona-Mexico League C 8 24.2 39550 34244 7156 10265 1909 351 1220 6210 650 4594 5615 .300 .379 .483 .862 16536 360 352
4 Big State League B 8 24.4 44314 38493 6140 10313 1780 315 873 5375 554 5052 6658 .268 .350 .399 .749 15342 447 322 208
5 California League C 8 24.0 44583 37770 6645 10457 1671 392 686 5906 744 5814 6129 .277 .370 .396 .766 14970 589 410
6 Carolina League B 8 23.2 45475 39635 5548 9877 1594 282 811 4751 498 5080 6946 .249 .332 .365 .697 14468 483 277 133
7 Central Mexican League C
8 Cuban League Foreign
9 Eastern League A 8 24.2 41663 36073 4695 8885 1406 306 574 4171 423 4722 6396 .246 .331 .350 .681 12625 586 282
10 Evangeline League C 8 22.7 33899 29437 4321 7387 1255 309 468 3602 566 3845 4973 .251 .335 .362 .698 10664 406 211
11 Florida State League D 8 21.4 41915 35761 5159 8630 1169 344 352 4357 841 5247 7341 .241 .336 .323 .659 11543 583 324 241
12 Georgia State League D 6 21.5 27905 23675 3734 5775 908 249 287 3095 485 3643 4508 .244 .342 .340 .682 8042 378 209
13 Georgia-Florida League D 8 21.4 42549 36187 5366 8740 1320 269 436 4440 745 5459 7341 .242 .338 .329 .667 11906 596 307
14 Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League B 8 23.2 34835 30125 4525 7736 1338 218 562 3971 491 3941 5333 .257 .340 .372 .712 11196 521 248
15 International League AAA 8 28.6 45051 39470 5166 10268 1646 264 869 4779 383 4713 5526 .260 .337 .381 .718 15049 563 305
16 Japan Central League Foreign 6 28033 25569 2332 5753 875 194 398 2149 579 431 1789 3834 .225 .274 .321 .596 8210 456 555 120
17 Japan Pacific League Foreign 8 44823 40451 4076 9403 1446 329 486 3686 1326 833 3169 5742 .232 .287 .321 .607 12965 731 943 260
18 Mexican League AA 6 28.0 27272 24023 3085 6214 926 217 371 2772 391 2579 3175 .259 .328 .362 .689 8687 500 432 238
19 Midwest League D 8 21.5 39159 33168 6095 8864 1504 400 660 5099 778 5268 6611 .267 .365 .396 .761 13148 418 305
20 Nebraska State League D 8 19.5 20785 17421 3411 4546 718 270 337 2815 506 2971 3863 .261 .366 .391 .757 6815 223 170
21 Negro American League Negro
22 Northern League C 8 22.1 37857 32303 5014 8172 1242 296 572 4366 720 4724 5574 .253 .345 .363 .708 11722 531 299
23 Northwest League B 7 24.3 35157 30120 4849 8016 1338 249 537 4301 638 4240 4956 .266 .354 .381 .734 11463 489 308
24 Pacific Coast League Open 8 28.2 49737 44246 6071 12092 1910 337 1016 5559 493 4398 5952 .273 .336 .401 .737 17724 1169 708 385
25 Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League D 8 21.4 28799 24375 4191 6551 1205 166 463 3597 372 3790 4365 .269 .364 .389 .753 9477 453 403 231
26 Pioneer League C 8 22.7 41706 35580 5708 9294 1599 363 647 5040 560 5323 6845 .261 .355 .381 .736 13560 479 324
27 Sooner State League D 8 21.1 44656 37867 6701 9686 1609 424 762 5616 824 264 6014 7790 .256 .355 .381 .736 14429 471 304 90
28 South Atlantic League A 8 24.8 42540 37015 4746 9202 1322 351 619 4150 387 4617 5159 .249 .330 .353 .683 13083 614 294 269
29 Southern Association AA 8 27.0 46880 41111 5991 10917 1845 408 915 5446 316 4804 6005 .266 .340 .397 .737 16323 839 601 364
30 Southwestern League B 10 26.4 57074 50336 9424 14875 2898 543 1549 8526 572 5845 7379 .296 .366 .467 .833 23506 426 467
31 Texas League AA 8 26.3 47706 41714 5972 11049 1848 270 1027 5464 468 340 5028 5727 .265 .341 .396 .737 16518 965 624 340 449
32 Western League A 8 24.8 43385 37492 6444 10399 1838 314 1205 5784 487 5059 6864 .277 .361 .440 .801 16480 742 563 271

League-by-League Pitching

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Rk Lg Lev Tms PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Alabama-Florida League D 6 20.9 354 354 .500 4023
2 American Association AAA 8 25.8 613 613 .500 4.38 387 68 10499.0 11020 5936 5107 1059 4147 323 6112 289 30 296 1.445 9.4 0.9 3.6 5.2 1.47
3 Arizona-Mexico League C 8 24.6 492 492 .500 7156
4 Big State League B 8 23.7 560 560 .500 6140
5 California League C 8 22.8 560 560 .500 6645
6 Carolina League B 8 23.0 608 608 .500 5548
7 Eastern League A 8 23.3 553 553 .500 4695
8 Evangeline League C 8 22.0 446 446 .500 4321
9 Florida State League D 8 20.0 555 555 .500 3.62 569 69 9465.0 8630 5159 3811 352 5247 241 7341 373 44 478 42309 1.466 8.2 0.3 5.0 7.0 1.40
10 Georgia State League D 6 20.7 360 360 .500 3734
11 Georgia-Florida League D 8 20.9 553 553 .500 5366
12 Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League B 8 22.3 450 450 .500 4525
13 International League AAA 8 28.1 608 608 .500 5166
14 Japan Central League Foreign 6 384 384 .500 2.45 277 131 7059.0 5753 2332 1924 398 1789 3834 145 9 71 28183 1.068 7.3 0.5 2.3 4.9 2.14
15 Japan Pacific League Foreign 8 599 599 .500 2.63 265 150 11085.1 9403 4076 3239 486 3169 5742 225 23 151 45067 1.134 7.6 0.4 2.6 4.7 1.81
16 Mexican League AA 6 28.1 358 358 .500 3085
17 Midwest League D 8 20.9 500 500 .500 6095
18 Nebraska State League D 8 19.0 252 252 .500 4.91 180 17 4399.0 4546 3411 2398 337 2971 3863 167 28 277 1.709 9.3 0.7 6.1 7.9 1.30
19 Northern League C 8 21.3 490 490 .500 4.19 426 40 8459.0 8172 5014 3941 572 4724 5574 275 45 356 1.525 8.7 0.6 5.0 5.9 1.18
20 Northwest League B 7 23.4 460 460 .500 4849
21 Pacific Coast League Open 8 28.3 669 669 .500 6071
22 Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League D 8 21.0 370 370 .500 4.55 379 40 6399.0 6551 4191 3234 463 3790 4365 226 39 291 1.616 9.2 0.7 5.3 6.1 1.15
23 Pioneer League C 8 21.8 528 528 .500 5708
24 Sooner State League D 8 20.6 558 558 .500 4.71 493 38 9630.0 9686 6701 5041 762 6014 90 7790 378 65 610 1.630 9.1 0.7 5.6 7.3 1.30
25 South Atlantic League A 8 24.3 560 560 .500 4746
26 Southern Association AA 8 26.1 617 617 .500 4.29 430 64 10678.0 10917 5991 5087 915 4804 363 5990 262 21 346 1.472 9.2 0.8 4.0 5.0 1.25
27 Southwestern League B 10 25.2 713 713 .500 9424
28 Texas League AA 8 27.1 616 616 .500 4.17 427 74 10851.0 11049 5972 5031 1027 5028 449 5727 241 26 302 1.482 9.2 0.9 4.2 4.8 1.14
29 Western League A 8 24.6 555 555 .500 6444

League-by-League Fielding

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Rk Lg Lev Tms G PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% Attendance
1 Eastern League A 8 28808 11622 1469 1044 .965 173
2 South Atlantic League A 8 29691 12291 1401 1114 .968 122
3 Western League A 8 28584 11505 1682 1009 .960 194
4 Mexican League AA 6 18951 7551 977 649 .964 88
5 Southern Association AA 8 32037 12431 1497 1181 .967 114
6 Texas League AA 8 32732 13768 1535 1262 .968 77 468 340 42%
7 American Association AAA 8 31495 13088 1392 1158 .970 140
8 International League AAA 8 31209 12790 1197 1217 .974 81
9 Big State League B 8 29759 11878 1939 1030 .956 183
10 Carolina League B 8 31313 12491 1809 1042 .960 178
11 Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League B 8 23655 9704 1560 833 .955 145
12 Northwest League B 7 23323 9556 1553 802 .955 141
13 Southwestern League B 10 36942 14947 2371 1429 .956 107
14 Arizona-Mexico League C 8 25039 10065 2036 928 .945 174
15 California League C 8 28966 11521 1909 985 .955 183
16 Evangeline League C 8 22655 9160 1695 739 .949 135
17 Northern League C 8 25374 10416 1727 854 .954 179
18 Pioneer League C 8 27780 10741 1629 936 .959 185
19 Alabama-Florida League D 6 18515 6848 1533 581 .943 98
20 Florida State League D 8 28393 11291 2310 903 .945 207
21 Georgia State League D 6 18592 7355 1659 552 .940 116
22 Georgia-Florida League D 8 28799 11402 2221 914 .948 243
23 Midwest League D 8 25406 9883 2181 888 .942 256
24 Nebraska State League D 8 13198 5086 1439 360 .927 148
25 Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League D 8 19180 7399 1440 628 .949 178
26 Sooner State League D 8 28890 10932 2640 829 .938 266
27 Japan Central League Foreign 6 722 .000
28 Japan Pacific League Foreign 8 1465 .000
29 Pacific Coast League Open 8 34412 14846 1446 1430 .971 98

League Teams

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Lg Lev Tm
American Association AAA Charleston Senators, Denver Bears, Indianapolis Indians, Louisville Colonels, Minneapolis Millers, Omaha Cardinals, St. Paul Saints, Wichita Braves
International League AAA Buffalo Bisons, Columbus Jets, Havana Sugar Kings, Miami Marlins, Montreal Royals, Richmond Virginians, Rochester Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs
Mexican League AA Mexico City Diablos Rojos, Mexico City Tigres, Monterrey Sultanes, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes, Veracruz Aguila, Yucatan Leones
Southern Association AA Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers/Montgomery Rebels, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
Texas League AA Austin Senators, Dallas Eagles, Fort Worth Cats, Houston Buffaloes, Oklahoma City Indians, San Antonio Missions, Shreveport Sports, Tulsa Oilers
Eastern League A Albany Senators, Allentown Cardinals, Binghamton Triplets, Johnstown Johnnies, Reading Indians, Schenectady Blue Jays, Syracuse Chiefs, Williamsport Grays
South Atlantic League A Augusta Tigers, Charlotte Hornets, Columbia Gems, Columbus Foxes, Jacksonville Braves, Macon Dodgers, Montgomery Rebels/Knoxville Smokies, Savannah Redlegs
Western League A Albuquerque Dukes, Amarillo Gold Sox, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Des Moines Bruins, Lincoln Chiefs, Pueblo Dodgers, Sioux City Soos, Topeka Hawks
Big State League B Abilene Blue Sox, Beaumont Exporters, Corpus Christi Clippers, Lubbock Hubbers/Texas City Texans, Port Arthur Sea Hawks, Victoria Eagles, Waco Pirates, Wichita Falls Spudders
Carolina League B Danville Leafs, Durham Bulls, Fayetteville Highlanders, Greensboro Patriots, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms, Kinston Eagles, Wilson Tobs, Winston-Salem Twins
Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League B Burlington Bees, Cedar Rapids Raiders, Evansville Braves, Keokuk Kernels, Peoria Chiefs, Quincy Gems, Terre Haute Tigers, Waterloo White Hawks
Northwest League B Eugene Emeralds, Lewiston Broncs, Salem Senators, Spokane Indians, Tri-City Braves, Wenatchee Chiefs, Yakima Bears
Southwestern League B Ballinger Westerners, Carlsbad Potashers, Clovis Pioneers, El Paso Texans, Hobbs Sports, Midland Indians, Pampa Oilers, Plainview Ponies, Roswell Rockets, San Angelo Colts
Arizona-Mexico League C Cananea Mineros, Douglas Copper Kings, Mexicali Eagles, Nogales Diablos Rojos, Phoenix Stars, Tijuana Potros, Tucson Cowboys, Yuma Sun Sox
California League C Bakersfield Boosters, Fresno Cardinals, Modesto Reds, Reno Silver Sox, Salinas Packers, San Jose JoSox, Stockton Ports, Visalia Cubs
Central Mexican League C
Evangeline League C Alexandria Aces, Baton Rouge Rebels, Crowley Millers, Lafayette Oilers, Lake Charles Giants, Monroe Sports, New Iberia Indians, Thibodaux Senators
Northern League C Aberdeen Pheasants, Duluth-Superior White Sox, Eau Claire Braves, Fargo-Moorhead Twins, Grand Forks Chiefs, St. Cloud Rox, Wausau Lumberjacks, Winnipeg Goldeyes
Pioneer League C Billings Mustangs, Boise Braves, Great Falls Electrics, Idaho Falls Russets, Magic Valley Cowboys, Missoula Timberjacks, Pocatello Bannocks, Salt Lake City Bees
Alabama-Florida League D Crestview Braves, Donalsonville Seminoles, Dothan Cardinals, Fort Walton Beach Jets, Graceville Oilers, Panama City Fliers
Florida State League D Cocoa Indians, Daytona Beach Islanders, Gainesville G-Men, Leesburg Braves, Orlando Seratomas, Palatka Tigers, St. Petersburg Saints, West Palm Beach Sun Chiefs
Georgia State League D Douglas Reds, Dublin Irish, Hazlehurst-Baxley Tigers, Sandersville Giants, Thomson Orioles, Vidalia Indians
Georgia-Florida League D Albany Cardinals, Brunswick Pirates, Fitzgerald A's, Moultrie Reds, Thomasville Dodgers, Tifton Phillies, Valdosta Tigers, Waycross Braves
Midwest League D Clinton Pirates, Decatur Commodores, Dubuque Packers, Kokomo Dodgers, Lafayette Red Sox, Mattoon Phillies, Michigan City White Caps, Paris Lakers
Nebraska State League D Grand Island A's, Hastings Giants, Holdrege White Sox, Kearney Yankees, Lexington Red Sox, McCook Braves, North Platte Indians, Superior Senators
Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League D Bradford Yankees, Corning Red Sox, Erie Senators, Hamilton Red Wings, Hornell Dodgers, Jamestown Falcons, Olean Oilers, Wellsville Braves
Sooner State League D Ardmore Cardinals, Lawton Braves, McAlester Rockets, Muskogee Giants, Paris Orioles, Ponca City Cubs, Seminole Oilers, Shawnee Hawks
Cuban League Foreign
Japan Central League Foreign Chunichi Dragons, Hiroshima Carp, Kokutetsu Swallows, Osaka Tigers, Taiyo Whales, Yomiuri Giants
Japan Pacific League Foreign Daiei Stars, Hankyu Braves, Kintetsu Pearls, Mainichi Orions, Nankai Hawks, Nishitetsu Lions, Takahashi Unions, Toei Flyers
Negro American League Negro
Pacific Coast League Open Hollywood Stars, Los Angeles Angels, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Seals, Seattle Rainiers, Vancouver Mounties

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