1956 Boise Braves

1956 > Class C > 1956 Pioneer League
Overall: 74-58
Scored 776 runs, Allowed 631 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-54

Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves-NL
Manager: George McQuinn and Mickey Livingston
Represented: Boise, ID
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	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH	SF
1	Robert Arendt	24	36		77		15	3	1	4					.195		.416		32
2	Lou Balsz*	20	31		106		25	5	1	1					.236		.330		35
3	Jack Bickett	26	68		247		71	11	2	1					.287		.360		89
4	Charles Chronopoulos*	24	48		74		24	3	0	0					.324		.365		27
5	Del Coursey	26	29		71		6	0	0	0					.085		.085		6
6	William Dennis*	22	95		343		108	21	2	8					.315		.458		157
7	James Espinola	25	32		54		7	2	0	0					.130		.167		9
8	Al Forthmann	20	67		244		70	16	2	0					.287		.369		90
9	William Garcia*	20	12		14		2	0	0	1					.143		.357		5
10	William Gilmore	22	7		15		2								.133
11	Thomas Graham	21	8		8		1								.125
12	Kenneth Hansen*	19	48		174		47	15	0	4					.270		.425		74
13	Robert Jacobs	19	129		496		127	33	3	9					.256		.389		193
14	Bob Jacoby	20	109		387		101	24	3	13					.261		.439		170
15	Rufus Johnson	26	73		299		101	18	4	10					.338		.525		157
16	Bobby King	27	116		439		122	13	6	0					.278		.335		147
17	Michael Kirmer*	21	7		7		0								.000
18	Ed Lampe#	19	16		16		1	0	0	0					.063		.063		1
19	Mickey Livingston	41	21		32		9	1	0	1					.281		.406		13
20	Melvin McGavock	19	1		1		0								.000
21	Bernard McLaughlin*	23	5		20		7								.350
22	Noel Mickelsen	21	27		61		13	4	0	0					.213		.279		17
23	Phillip Misley	23	13		17		1	0	0	0					.059		.059		1
24	Richie Morse	22	26		81		21	7	0	0					.259		.346		28
25	James Quigley	20	5		2		0								.000
26	Gerald Rice	20	4		1		0								.000
27	Howard Rouse	24	105		345		100	12	1	8					.290		.400		138
28	Richard Runyan	24	5		2		0								.000
29	Paul Sereduk	21	56		49		15	3	0	1					.306		.429		21
30	Joseph Trenary#	20	108		373		106	16	7	6					.284		.413		154
31	Bob Uecker	21	53		173		54	11	4	13					.312		.647		112
32	A.J. White	21	12		42		9	2	0	2					.214		.405		17
33	Leonard Williams	28	77		293		103	17	1	24					.352		.662		194
	33 Players	22.8	132	5327	4565	776	1268	239	37	106	703	59	664	837	.278	.367	.416	.783	1899	60	38

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	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9
1	Robert Arendt	24	15	7	.682	2.97	34	28	212.0	176	90	70	10	98	1.292	7.5	0.4	4.2
2	Charles Chronopoulos	24	7	6	.538	4.84	30	8	93.0	87	56	50	9	70	1.688	8.4	0.9	6.8
3	Del Coursey	26	15	8	.652	3.23	29	26	192.0	167	85	69	11	104	1.411	7.8	0.5	4.9
4	James Espinola	25	9	7	.563	4.86	31	24	163.0	173	104	88	6	93	1.632	9.6	0.3	5.1
5	William Garcia	20	0	0			5
6	Thomas Graham	21	0	5	.000		7
7	Frank Johnson	24	0	0			2
8	Michael Kirmer*	21	2	1	.667		7
9	Ed Lampe*	19	0	3	.000	5.37	15	6	52.0	40	36	31	3	52	1.769	6.9	0.5	9.0
10	Melvin McGavock	19	0	0		6.00	1		3.0	2	2	2		4	2.000	6.0		12.0
11	Noel Mickelsen	21	12	7	.632	3.37	27	20	171.0	172	84	64	17	61	1.363	9.1	0.9	3.2
12	Phillip Misley*	23	3	3	.500	3.17	12	7	54.0	47	24	19	2	40	1.611	7.8	0.3	6.7
13	James Quigley*	20	0	2	.000		5
14	Gerald Rice	20	0	1	.000		4
15	Richard Runyan	24	1	1	.500		5
16	Paul Sereduk	21	10	7	.588	3.23	56	3	142.0	144	81	51	14	38	1.282	9.1	0.9	2.4
	16 Players	23.0	74	58	.561		132	132			631

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
Paul Sereduk	56							0.00
Robert Arendt	34							0.00
James Espinola	31							0.00
Charles Chronopoulos	30							0.00
Del Coursey	29							0.00
Noel Mickelsen	27							0.00
Ed Lampe	15							0.00
Phillip Misley	12							0.00
Thomas Graham	7							0.00
Michael Kirmer	7							0.00
James Quigley	5							0.00
Richard Runyan	5							0.00
Gerald Rice	4							0.00
Frank Johnson	2							0.00
Melvin McGavock	1							0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Robert Arendt	24	R	R	6' 1.0"	170	1932
Lou Balsz	20	L	L	6' 0.0"	175	Dec 27, 1935	Los Angeles, CA, US
Jack Bickett	26	R		6' 1.0"	175	1930
Charles Chronopoulos	24	L	R	6' 1.0"	210	1932
Del Coursey	26	R	R	6' 3.0"	220	Apr 4, 1930	Devol, OK, US
William Dennis	22	L		6' 2.0"	190	1934
James Espinola	25	R	R	6' 0.0"	160	Apr 13, 1931	Nashua, NH, US
Al Forthmann	20	R	R	5' 8.0"	160	Aug 30, 1935	Berkeley, CA, US
William Garcia	20	L	R	6' 0.0"	195	1936
William Gilmore	22	R		6' 1.0"	195	1934
Thomas Graham	21	R	R	6' 8.0"	210	1935
Kenneth Hansen	19	L	L	6' 1.0"	195	1937
Robert Jacobs	19	R	R	6' 0.0"	165	Mar 12, 1937	St. Louis, MO, US
Bob Jacoby	20	R	R	5' 11.0"	180	Oct 11, 1935	Portland, OR, US
Frank Johnson	24	R	R	5' 10.0"	175	Mar 7, 1932	Call, TX, US
Rufus Johnson	26	R		6' 2.0"	185	1930
Bobby King	27	R	R	5' 8.0"	150	Sep 16, 1928	Fort Smith, AR, US
Michael Kirmer	21	L	L	6' 3.0"	205	May 21, 1935	Hollywood, CA, US
Ed Lampe	19	S	L	6' 2.0"	180	Apr 21, 1937	San Francisco, CA, US
Mickey Livingston	41	R	R	6' 1.0"	185	Nov 15, 1914	Newberry, SC, US
Melvin McGavock	19	R	R	6' 3.0"	200	Mar 31, 1937
Bernard McLaughlin	23	L		5' 10.0"	174	1933
Noel Mickelsen	21	R	R	6' 6.0"	190	Aug 15, 1934	Oto, IA, US
Phillip Misley	23	R	L	6' 0.0"	165	1933
Richie Morse	22	R	R	6' 0.0"	175	Sep 6, 1933	Glendale, CA, US
James Quigley	20	R	L	6' 5.0"	175	1936
Gerald Rice	20	R	R	6' 3.0"	200	1936
Howard Rouse	24	R		6' 2.0"	200	1932
Richard Runyan	24	R	R	6' 4.0"	227	1932
Paul Sereduk	21	R	R	6' 1.0"	210	May 18, 1935	Boise, ID, US
John Stapp	19	R	R	6' 0.0"	160	1937
Joseph Trenary	20	S	R	5' 11.0"	170	Aug 17, 1935	Marshfield, MO, US
Bob Uecker	21	R	R	6' 1.0"	190	Jan 26, 1935	Milwaukee, WI, US
A.J. White	21	R	R	6' 5.0"	219	Dec 11, 1934
Leonard Williams	28	R	R	5' 11.0"	195	Mar 27, 1928	Valdosta, GA, US

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