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1956 Jacksonville Braves

1956 > Class A > 1956 South Atlantic League
Overall: 87-53
Scored 682 runs, Allowed 505 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 89-51

Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves-NL
Manager: Ben Geraghty
Represented: Jacksonville, FL
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1955 / 1957

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 William Allen# 25 28 72 12 5 0 0 .167 .236 17
2 Stewart Alton 25 9 24 2 .083
3 Joseph Andrews 24 111 370 92 20 2 7 .249 .370 137 Stats for 2 teams
4 Edward Barbarito 28 136 509 158 19 2 27 .310 .515 262
5 Ed Charles 23 95 347 86 10 4 11 .248 .395 137
6 Roger Clapp 23 3 3 0 .000
7 Chuck Cottier 20 4 11 2 1 0 0 .182 .273 3
8 Wendell Doss 21 6 9 1 .111
9 Terry Fox 20 5 1 0 .000
10 Harvey Gentry* 30 119 399 102 18 6 4 .256 .361 144 Stats for 2 teams
11 Jack Hannah* 23 3 5 1 .200
12 Bob Hartsfield* 24 83 233 60 7 2 2 .258 .330 77
13 Robert Hines* 24 6 4 0 .000
14 Donald Jaber 23 27 42 5 0 0 1 .119 .190 8
15 Roger McCardell 23 55 128 37 7 1 4 .289 .453 58
16 Joe Morgan* 25 132 476 143 24 8 9 .300 .441 210
17 Gerald Nelson 22 18 39 6 2 0 1 .154 .282 11
18 William Padget 34 53 36 4 2 0 0 .111 .167 6 Stats for 2 teams
19 Nat Peeples 30 58 200 53 5 2 5 .265 .385 77
20 Dick Phillips* 24 135 541 156 13 5 15 .288 .414 224
21 Al Pinkston* 38 77 263 77 15 4 4 .293 .426 112 Stats for 2 teams
22 Juan Pizarro* 19 32 113 29 3 2 1 .257 .345 39
23 Joe Polich 26 9 22 2 .091
24 Raymond Reed 27 53 168 35 3 2 3 .208 .304 51
25 William Reynolds* 24 18 71 17 0 3 0 .239 .324 23
26 Mike Roarke 25 114 359 99 12 1 13 .276 .423 152
27 William Robertson* 22 35 123 25 3 0 5 .203 .350 43
28 James Spencer 22 4 1 0 .000
29 William Thompson* 24 132 485 135 26 5 13 .278 .433 210 Stats for 2 teams
30 Wiley Williams 29 110 386 79 17 2 14 .205 .368 142 Stats for 2 teams
31 John Wyatt 21 2 2 0 .000
32 Adrian Zabala* 39 32 10 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 1
33 Clarence Zieser 26 27 43 5 0 0 0 .116 .116 5
33 Players 26.2 140 5423 4621 682 1194 152 45 121 607 26 689 671 .258 .352 .389 .741 1799 74 39 31
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age 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 William Allen 25 15 10 .600 2.88 28 28 197.0 174 78 63 10 81 1.294 7.9 0.5 3.7
2 Stewart Alton 25 5 2 .714 4.91 7 7 55.0 49 31 30 9 30 1.436 8.0 1.5 4.9
3 Roger Clapp 23 0 0 3.00 3 9.0 3
4 Wendell Doss 21 1 3 .250 6
5 Terry Fox 20 0 2 .000 6.00 4 12.0 16 8 8 3 1.583 12.0 2.2
6 Jack Hannah 23 0 2 .000 3
7 Robert Hines 24 1 0 1.000 6
8 Donald Jaber 23 8 5 .615 3.45 23 17 128.0 108 58 49 8 58 1.297 7.6 0.6 4.1
9 Gerald Nelson 22 8 3 .727 2.76 18 17 114.0 106 48 35 8 53 1.395 8.4 0.6 4.2
10 William Padget 34 11 6 .647 3.41 53 8 132.0 137 58 50 9 49 1.409 9.3 0.6 3.3 Stats for 2 teams
11 Juan Pizarro* 19 23 6 .793 1.77 31 31 274.0 149 74 54 8 149 1.088 4.9 0.3 4.9
12 James Spencer* 22 0 0 4
13 John Wyatt 21 0 0 7.50 2 6.0 6 5 5 4 1.667 9.0 6.0
14 Adrian Zabala* 39 5 2 .714 3.21 32 2 56.0 58 25 20 5 14 1.286 9.3 0.8 2.2
15 Clarence Zieser 26 11 8 .579 3.12 27 20 150.0 119 59 52 12 45 1.093 7.1 0.7 2.7
15 Players 26.1 87 53 .621 140 140 505

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
William Padget 53 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Adrian Zabala 32 0.00
Juan Pizarro 31 0.00
William Allen 28 0.00
Clarence Zieser 27 0.00
Donald Jaber 23 0.00
Gerald Nelson 18 0.00
Stewart Alton 7 0.00
Wendell Doss 6 0.00
Robert Hines 6 0.00
Terry Fox 4 0.00
James Spencer 4 0.00
Roger Clapp 3 0.00
Jack Hannah 3 0.00
John Wyatt 2 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
William Allen 25 S R 6' 5.0" 170 May 15, 1931 Rochester, NY, US
Stewart Alton 25 R R 5' 11.0" 160 1931
Joseph Andrews 24 R R 6' 1.0" 200 Jan 9, 1932 Fall River, MA, US
Edward Barbarito 28 R 5' 8.0" 180 1928
Ed Charles 23 R R 5' 10.0" 170 Apr 29, 1933 Daytona Beach, FL, US
Roger Clapp 23 R R 6' 0.0" 185 Nov 16, 1932 Milo, ME, US
Chuck Cottier 20 R R 5' 10.0" 175 Jan 18, 1936 Delta, CO, US
Wendell Doss 21 R R 6' 1.0" 180 1935
Terry Fox 20 R R 6' 0.0" 175 Jul 31, 1935 Chicago, IL, US
Harvey Gentry 30 L R 6' 0.0" 170 May 27, 1926 Winston-Salem, NC, US
Jack Hannah 23 L R 6' 1.0" 203 1933
Bob Hartsfield 24 L R 5' 9.0" 180 Dec 15, 1931 Atlanta, GA, US
Robert Hines 24 L R 6' 1.0" 195 1932
Donald Jaber 23 R R 5' 6.0" 165 1933
Roger McCardell 23 R R 6' 0.0" 200 Aug 29, 1932 Gorsuch Mills, MD, US
Joe Morgan 25 L R 5' 10.0" 170 Nov 19, 1930 Walpole, MA, US
Gerald Nelson 22 R R 6' 3.0" 200 Apr 1, 1934 Beaumont, TX, US
William Padget 34 R R 6' 1.0" 180 Dec 8, 1921 Richburg, SC, US
Nat Peeples 30 R R 6' 1.0" 185 Jun 29, 1926 Memphis, TN, US
Dick Phillips 24 L R 6' 0.0" 180 Nov 24, 1931 Racine, WI, US
Al Pinkston 38 L R 6' 5.0" 225 Oct 22, 1917 Newbern, AL, US
Juan Pizarro 19 L L 5' 11.0" 170 Feb 7, 1937 Santurce, PR
Joe Polich 26 R 6' 0.0" 175 Mar 20, 1930 San Francisco, CA, US
Raymond Reed 27 R R 5' 10.0" 167 Feb 1, 1929 Chattaroy, WV, US
William Reynolds 24 L L 5' 9.0" 180 1932
Mike Roarke 25 R R 6' 2.0" 195 Nov 8, 1930 West Warwick, RI, US
William Robertson 22 L R 6' 2.0" 205 1934
James Spencer 22 R L 6' 0.0" 190 1934
William Thompson 24 L L 6' 5.0" 190 Jan 7, 1932 Hooker, PA, US
Wiley Williams 29 R 6' 1.0" 200 Mar 8, 1927 Greenville, SC, US
John Wyatt 21 R R 5' 11.0" 200 Apr 19, 1935 Chicago, IL, US
Adrian Zabala 39 L L 5' 11.0" 165 Aug 26, 1916 San Antonio de los Banos, CU
Clarence Zieser 26 R R 6' 2.0" 200 Aug 21, 1929 Belle Plaine, IA, US

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