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1956 Wichita Braves
1956 > Class AAA > 1956 American Association
Overall: n/a
Scored 700 runs, Allowed 768 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 0-0

Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves-NL
Manager: George Selkirk
Represented: Wichita, KS
Ballpark: Lawrence-Dumont Stadium (Wichita, KS)
Attendance: n/a

Team Batting

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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 Don Bollweg 35 125 431 107 13 5 19 .248 .434 187 Stats for 2 teams
2 Paul Cave 22 44 37 3 0 0 0 .081 .081 3
3 Ed Charles 23 15 40 7 2 1 1 .175 .350 14
4 Alfred Facchini 25 98 305 72 7 1 1 .236 .275 84
5 Chico Garcia 31 144 516 144 25 1 3 .279 .349 180
6 Bob Giggie 22 20 21 1 0 0 0 .048 .048 1
7 Charlie Gorin 28 56 57 9 1 0 0 .158 .175 10
8 Arnold Hallgren 23 7 9 3 .333
9 Harry Hanebrink 28 146 511 137 21 6 20 .268 .450 230
10 Bob Hartman 18 12 8 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 1
11 Bob Hazle 25 124 376 107 18 3 13 .285 .452 170
12 Earl Hersh 24 128 466 143 26 3 27 .307 .549 256
13 Joey Jay 20 28 50 10 1 0 2 .200 .340 17
14 Joe Koppe 25 54 170 41 8 3 3 .241 .376 64
15 Don Leppert 24 70 165 38 8 0 8 .230 .424 70
16 Georges Maranda 24 35 30 1 0 0 0 .033 .033 1
17 Edward McHugh 27 32 79 21 6 0 0 .266 .342 27
18 Don McMahon 26 40 28 5 1 0 0 .179 .214 6
19 Chet Nichols 25 5 6 0 .000
20 Jim Pendleton 32 69 253 73 15 5 12 .289 .530 134
21 Taylor Phillips 23 13 12 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 2
22 Billy Queen 27 123 388 99 14 2 14 .255 .410 159
23 Humberto Robinson 26 31 46 6 1 0 1 .130 .217 10
24 Bob Roselli 24 24 69 14 0 0 0 .203 .203 14
25 Bob Ross 27 13 22 3 0 1 0 .136 .227 5
26 Bob Talbot 29 135 550 141 17 5 10 .256 .360 198
27 Ben Taylor 28 22 79 19 5 0 4 .241 .456 36
28 Bob Thorpe 29 22 70 20 2 0 1 .286 .357 25
29 Bob Trowbridge 26 8 16 2 .125
30 Roberto Vargas 27 42 35 13 1 2 0 .371 .514 18
31 Charlie White 28 87 226 63 16 2 6 .279 .447 101
32 Carl Willey 25 46 36 3 1 0 0 .083 .111 4
33 Players 27.6 5756 5071 700 1300 209 39 144 643 39 568 721 .256 .329 .398 .727 2019 112 81 36 33
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

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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 Charlie Bicknell 27 0 0 1
2 Paul Cave 22 6 5 .545 3.96 44 9 134.0 121 67 59 14 56 1.321 8.1 0.9 3.8
3 Bob Giggie 22 3 8 .273 4.84 20 14 80.0 84 49 43 11 36 1.500 9.4 1.2 4.0
4 Charlie Gorin 28 13 15 .464 4.79 38 24 186.0 206 128 99 19 73 1.500 10.0 0.9 3.5
5 Bob Hartman 18 1 2 .333 4.94 12 7 31.0 40 18 17 3 12 1.677 11.6 0.9 3.5
6 Joey Jay 20 6 9 .400 4.16 27 21 145.0 143 85 67 14 56 1.372 8.9 0.9 3.5
7 Georges Maranda 24 5 8 .385 6.36 34 13 109.0 143 82 77 9 44 1.716 11.8 0.7 3.6
8 Don McMahon 26 4 4 .500 4.35 40 6 89.0 86 48 43 8 40 1.416 8.7 0.8 4.0
9 Chet Nichols 25 1 2 .333 8.55 5 20.0 28 19 19 13 2.050 12.6 5.8
10 Taylor Phillips 23 2 2 .500 3.79 13 4 38.0 32 18 16 3 26 1.526 7.6 0.7 6.2
11 Humberto Robinson 26 9 9 .500 3.41 31 19 145.0 135 65 55 16 56 1.317 8.4 1.0 3.5
12 Bob Ross 27 1 6 .143 3.91 13 11 69.0 75 35 30 11 26 1.464 9.8 1.4 3.4
13 Bob Trowbridge 26 3 3 .500 3.00 8 3 48.0 42 18 16 16 1.208 7.9 3.0
14 Roberto Vargas 27 6 5 .545 5.33 40 5 103.0 120 71 61 9 50 1.650 10.5 0.8 4.4
15 Carl Willey 25 5 10 .333 4.43 45 11 122.0 103 65 60 14 65 1.377 7.6 1.0 4.8
15 Players 65 88 .425 4.47 40 13 1320.0 1358 768 656 138 569 51 880 28 4 53 1.460 9.3 0.9 3.9 6.0 1.55

Team Fielding--By Pos

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C

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G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Don Leppert
Bob Roselli
Charlie White

1B

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G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Don Bollweg
Ben Taylor

2B

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G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ed Charles
Edward McHugh

3B

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G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Harry Hanebrink

SS

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G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Alfred Facchini
Joe Koppe

OF

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G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Bob Hazle
Bob Talbot
Bob Thorpe

P

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G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Charlie Bicknell
Paul Cave 44 0.00
Bob Giggie 20 0.00
Charlie Gorin 38 0.00
Bob Hartman 12 0.00
Joey Jay 27 0.00
Georges Maranda 34 0.00
Don McMahon 40 0.00
Chet Nichols 5 0.00
Taylor Phillips 13 0.00
Humberto Robinson 31 0.00
Bob Ross 13 0.00
Bob Trowbridge 8 0.00
Roberto Vargas 40 0.00
Carl Willey 45 0.00

Team Roster

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace Stint From To
Charlie Bicknell 27 R R 5' 11" 170 Jul 27, 1928 Plainfield, NJ, US
Don Bollweg 35 L L 6' 1" 190 Feb 12, 1921 Wheaton, IL, US
Paul Cave 22 L R 6' 1" 179 Nov 2, 1933 New Canton, VA, US
Ed Charles 23 R R 5' 10" 170 Apr 29, 1933 Daytona Beach, FL, US
Alfred Facchini 25 R R 6' 0" 176 Mar 12, 1931 San Francisco, CA, US
Chico Garcia 31 R R 5' 8" 170 Dec 24, 1924 Veracruz, M, MX
Bob Giggie 22 R R 6' 1" 200 Aug 13, 1933 Dorchester, MA, US
Charlie Gorin 28 L L 5' 10" 165 Feb 6, 1928 Waco, TX, US
Arnold Hallgren 23 R R 6' 1" 190 1933
Harry Hanebrink 28 L R 6' 0" 165 Nov 12, 1927 St. Louis, MO, US
Bob Hartman 18 R L 5' 11" 185 Aug 28, 1937 Kenosha, WI, US
Bob Hazle 25 L R 6' 0" 190 Dec 9, 1930 Laurens, SC, US
Earl Hersh 24 L L 6' 0" 205 May 21, 1932 Ebbvale, MD, US
Joey Jay 20 B R 6' 4" 228 Aug 15, 1935 Middletown, CT, US
Joe Koppe 25 R R 5' 10" 165 Oct 19, 1930 Detroit, MI, US
Don Leppert 24 R R 6' 2" 220 Oct 19, 1931 Indianapolis, IN, US
Georges Maranda 24 R R 6' 2" 195 Jan 15, 1932 Levis, C, CA
Edward McHugh 27 R 5' 10" 170 1929
Don McMahon 26 R R 6' 2" 215 Jan 4, 1930 Brooklyn, NY, US
Chet Nichols 25 B L 6' 2" 165 Feb 22, 1931 Pawtucket, RI, US
Jim Pendleton 32 R R 6' 0" 185 Jan 7, 1924 St. Charles, MO, US
Taylor Phillips 23 L L 5' 11" 185 Jun 18, 1933 Atlanta, GA, US
Billy Queen 27 R R 6' 1" 185 Nov 28, 1928 Gastonia, NC, US
Humberto Robinson 26 R R 6' 1" 155 Jun 25, 1930 Colon, PA
Bob Roselli 24 R R 5' 11" 185 Dec 10, 1931 San Francisco, CA, US
Bob Ross 27 R L 6' 0" 165 Nov 2, 1928 Fullerton, CA, US
Bob Talbot 29 R R 6' 0" 170 Jun 6, 1927 Visalia, CA, US
Ben Taylor 28 L L 6' 0" 175 Sep 30, 1927 Metropolis, IL, US
Bob Thorpe 29 R R 6' 2" 190 Nov 19, 1926 Caryville, FL, US
Bob Trowbridge 26 R R 6' 1" 180 Jun 27, 1930 Hudson, NY, US
Roberto Vargas 27 L L 5' 11" 170 May 29, 1929 Santurce, PR
Charlie White 28 L R 5' 11" 192 Aug 12, 1927 Kinston, NC, US
Carl Willey 25 R R 6' 0" 175 Jun 6, 1931 Cherryfield, ME, US

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