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1956 Nashville Volunteers

1956 > Class AA > 1956 Southern Association
Overall: 75-79
Scored 757 runs, Allowed 746 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-76

Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs-NL
Manager: Ernie White
Represented: Nashville, TN
Ballpark: Sulphur Dell (II) (Nashville , TN)
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 James Atkins* 35 13 23 5 0 0 0 .217 .217 5
2 Frank Baldwin 27 91 222 67 18 0 1 .302 .396 88
3 Matt Batts 34 98 299 77 7 0 7 .258 .351 105
4 Rick Botelho* 21 43 59 15 1 0 3 .254 .424 25
5 Jimmy Bragan 27 15 46 10 0 0 0 .217 .217 10
6 John Brechin 26 46 68 15 3 1 0 .221 .294 20
7 Ralph Brown* 35 150 552 170 34 7 14 .308 .471 260
8 Tommy Brown 28 139 468 148 34 4 10 .316 .470 220
9 Jerry Davis* 23 36 39 6 3 0 0 .154 .231 9
10 Bob Duretto* 28 17 51 17 5 0 2 .333 .549 28
11 Bobby Durnbaugh 23 150 563 150 20 3 0 .266 .313 176
12 Jim Dyck 34 1 2 1 .500
13 Lefty Hayden* 21 7 1 1 1.000
14 Neal Hertweck* 24 23 49 3 0 0 0 .061 .061 3
15 Stan Hollmig 30 35 127 43 9 3 3 .339 .528 67
16 Cal Howe* 31 58 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
17 Bob Kelly 28 46 84 17 4 0 0 .202 .250 21
18 Dick Kokos* 28 4 12 0 .000
19 Ken Landenberger* 27 30 96 27 6 1 2 .281 .427 41
20 Michael Lutz 28 104 303 83 20 3 6 .274 .419 127
21 Roy Pardue 24 41 77 11 0 0 0 .143 .143 11
22 Charlie Rabe* 24 27 21 4 0 0 0 .190 .190 4
23 Jack Roberts# 26 1 1 0 .000
24 Don Robertson* 25 31 86 14 4 3 3 .163 .384 33
25 George Schmees* 31 142 495 152 26 12 22 .307 .541 268
26 Keith Schmidt 27 7 10 3 .300
27 Bob Schultz 32 39 25 4 0 0 0 .160 .160 4 Stats for 2 teams
28 Sonny Senerchia 25 3 2 1 .500
29 Frank Smith 28 24 14 3 1 0 0 .214 .286 4
30 Larry Taylor 26 143 545 153 16 7 0 .281 .336 183
31 Bill Upton 27 8 2 0 .000
32 Billy Werber? -- 104 379 95 15 9 15 .251 .456 173
33 Charles Williams 28 125 450 125 30 0 6 .278 .384 173
33 Players 28.3 154 5876 5156 757 1418 256 53 94 690 13 609 690 .275 .349 .400 .749 2062 114 71 40
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 James Atkins 35 4 5 .444 4.05 13 7 60.0 69 34 27 7 15 1.400 10.4 1.0 2.2
2 Rick Botelho* 21 8 12 .400 4.70 34 22 157.0 179 98 82 16 57 1.503 10.3 0.9 3.3
3 John Brechin 26 11 10 .524 4.10 35 27 200.0 218 111 91 19 63 1.405 9.8 0.9 2.8
4 Jerry Davis* 23 10 6 .625 3.77 32 17 136.0 112 68 57 9 78 1.397 7.4 0.6 5.2
5 Lefty Hayden* 21 0 0 4.91 7 11.0 11 6 7 1.636 9.0 5.7
6 Cal Howe* 31 7 6 .538 5.44 58 0 81.0 88 51 49 14 41 1.593 9.8 1.6 4.6
7 Cal Humphreys 22 0 0 22.50 3 2.0 5 5 3 4.000 22.5 13.5
8 Bob Kelly 28 13 16 .448 3.63 38 36 253.0 289 124 102 17 85 1.478 10.3 0.6 3.0
9 Roy Pardue 24 12 12 .500 4.01 41 32 229.0 228 117 102 19 66 1.284 9.0 0.7 2.6
10 Charlie Rabe* 24 3 5 .375 4.44 15 8 71.0 77 41 35 2 32 1.535 9.8 0.3 4.1
11 George Schmees* 31 0 0 5
12 Bob Schultz* 32 7 7 .500 5.01 37 7 106.0 107 74 59 10 59 1.566 9.1 0.8 5.0 Stats for 2 teams
13 Sonny Senerchia 25 0 2 .000 33.00 3 3.0 8 11 11 6.333 24.0 33.0
14 Frank Smith 28 3 1 .750 5.20 24 0 45.0 41 29 26 8 22 1.400 8.2 1.6 4.4
15 Bill Upton 27 0 1 .000 9.00 8 14.0 21 14 4 1.786 13.5 2.6
15 Players 26.6 75 79 .487 4.19 154 154 96 58 10 1309.0 1353 746 610 112 485 21 843 41 2 52 1.404 9.3 0.8 3.3 5.8 1.74

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
Cal Howe 58 0.00
Roy Pardue 41 0.00
Bob Kelly 38 0.00
Bob Schultz 37 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
John Brechin 35 0.00
Rick Botelho 34 0.00
Jerry Davis 32 0.00
Frank Smith 24 0.00
Charlie Rabe 15 0.00
James Atkins 13 0.00
Bill Upton 8 0.00
Lefty Hayden 7 0.00
Cal Humphreys 3 0.00
Sonny Senerchia 3 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
James Atkins 35 L R 6' 3.0" 205 Mar 10, 1921 Birmingham, AL, US
Frank Baldwin 27 R R 5' 11.0" 195 Dec 25, 1928 High Bridge, NJ, US
Matt Batts 34 R R 5' 11.0" 200 Oct 16, 1921 San Antonio, TX, US
Rick Botelho 21 L L 6' 1.0" 175 Sep 4, 1934 Oakland, CA, US
Jimmy Bragan 27 R R 6' 0.0" 198 Mar 12, 1929 Birmingham, AL, US
John Brechin 26 R R 6' 3.0" 195 1930
Ralph Brown 35 L L 6' 0.0" 170 Jun 1, 1921 Lafayette, GA, US
Tommy Brown 28 R R 6' 1.0" 170 Dec 6, 1927 Brooklyn, NY, US
Jerry Davis 23 L L 6' 1.0" 175 Jul 21, 1932 Kansas City, KS, US
Bob Duretto 28 L R 5' 9.0" 170 Sep 17, 1927 Los Angeles, CA, US
Bobby Durnbaugh 23 R R 5' 8.0" 170 Jan 15, 1933 Dayton, OH, US
Jim Dyck 34 R R 6' 2.0" 200 Feb 3, 1922 Omaha, NE, US
Lefty Hayden 21 L L 6' 2.0" 175 Apr 14, 1935 San Francisco, CA, US
Neal Hertweck 24 L L 6' 1.0" 175 Nov 22, 1931 St. Louis, MO, US
Stan Hollmig 30 R R 6' 2.0" 190 Jan 2, 1926 Fredericksburg, TX, US
Cal Howe 31 L L 6' 3.0" 230 Nov 27, 1924 Rock Falls, IL, US
Cal Humphreys 22 R R 6' 1.0" 200 Jan 15, 1934 Seattle, WA, US
Bob Kelly 28 R R 6' 0.0" 180 Oct 4, 1927 Cleveland, OH, US
Dick Kokos 28 L L 5' 8.0" 170 Feb 28, 1928 Chicago, IL, US
Ken Landenberger 27 L L 6' 3.0" 200 Jul 29, 1928 Lyndhurst, OH, US
Michael Lutz 28 R R 6' 1.0" 208 Aug 29, 1927
Roy Pardue 24 R R 6' 0.0" 190 1932
Charlie Rabe 24 L L 6' 1.0" 180 May 6, 1932 Boyce, TX, US
Jack Roberts 26 S R 5' 10.0" 165 1930
Don Robertson 25 L L 5' 10.0" 180 Oct 15, 1930 Harvey, IL, US
George Schmees 31 L L 6' 0.0" 190 Sep 6, 1924 Cincinnati, OH, US
Keith Schmidt 27 R 6' 0.0" 190 1929
Bob Schultz 32 R L 6' 3.0" 200 Nov 27, 1923 Louisville, KY, US
Sonny Senerchia 25 R R 6' 1.0" 195 Apr 6, 1931 Newark, NJ, US
Frank Smith 28 R R 6' 3.0" 195 Apr 4, 1928 Pierrepont Manor, NY, US
Larry Taylor 26 R R 6' 1.0" 175 1930
Bill Upton 27 R R 6' 0.0" 167 Jun 18, 1929 Esther, MO, US
Billy Werber -- Unknown
Charles Williams 28 R R 5' 10.0" 170 Jun 12, 1928 Dyersburg, TN, US

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