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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1956 / 1958
55-99, Finished 8th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Chuck Dressen (4-16) and Cookie Lavagetto (51-83)
Scored 603 runs, Allowed 808 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-97
Ballparks: Griffith Stadium · Attendance: 457,079 (8th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 100
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Abernathy | 24 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Mar 6, 1933 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.3 | |
| Julio Becquer | 25 | L | L | 5' 11" | 178 | Dec 20, 1931 | 2 | 105 | 29 | 105 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | -0.9 | |
| Lou Berberet | 27 | L | R | 5' 11" | 200 | Nov 20, 1929 | 4 | 99 | 71 | 99 | 77 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Joe Black | 33 | R | R | 6' 2" | 220 | Feb 8, 1924 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | |
| Milt Bolling | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 177 | Aug 9, 1930 | 6 | 91 | 75 | 91 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -0.4 | |
| Rocky Bridges | 29 | R | R | 5' 8" | 170 | Aug 7, 1927 | 7 | 120 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| Dick Brodowski | 24 | R | R | 6' 1" | 182 | Jul 26, 1932 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | |
| Bud Byerly | 36 | R | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Oct 26, 1920 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Bob Chakales | 29 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Aug 10, 1927 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | |
| Neil Chrisley | 25 | L | R | 6' 3" | 187 | Dec 16, 1931 | 1st | 26 | 10 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 0 | -0.6 | |
| Tex Clevenger | 24 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Jul 9, 1932 | 3 | 52 | 9 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | |
| Clint Courtney | 30 | L | R | 5' 8" | 180 | Mar 16, 1927 | 7 | 91 | 51 | 91 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | May 21, 1924 | 10 | 45 | 32 | 45 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | -0.2 | |
| Hal Griggs | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Aug 24, 1928 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | |
| Jim Heise | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Oct 2, 1930 | 1st | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | |
| Evelio Hernandez | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Dec 24, 1931 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| Whitey Herzog HOF | 25 | L | L | 5' 11" | 182 | Nov 9, 1931 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 0 | -0.8 | |
| Dick Hyde | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Aug 3, 1928 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | |
| Russ Kemmerer | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 198 | Nov 1, 1931 | 3 | 39 | 26 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | |
| Harmon Killebrew HOF | 21 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Jun 29, 1936 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| Jim Lemon | 29 | R | R | 6' 4" | 200 | Mar 23, 1928 | 6 | 137 | 133 | 137 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 4 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| Ralph Lumenti | 20 | L | L | 6' 3" | 185 | Dec 21, 1936 | 1st | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | |
| Lyle Luttrell | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Feb 22, 1930 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.8 | |
| Don Minnick | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Apr 14, 1931 | 1st | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | |
| Karl Olson | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Jul 6, 1930 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -0.2 | |
| Camilo Pascual | 23 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Jan 20, 1934 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.3 | |
| Herb Plews | 29 | L | R | 5' 11" | 160 | Jun 14, 1928 | 2 | 104 | 75 | 104 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | -0.2 | |
| Pedro Ramos | 22 | B | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Apr 28, 1935 | 3 | 56 | 30 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.5 | |
| Pete Runnels | 29 | L | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Jan 28, 1928 | 7 | 134 | 119 | 134 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | -0.8 | |
| Jerry Schoonmaker | 23 | R | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Dec 14, 1933 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 9 | -0.6 | |
| Art Schult | 29 | R | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Jun 20, 1928 | 3 | 77 | 62 | 77 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 31 | 13 | 0 | -0.1 | |
| Garland Shifflett | 22 | R | R | 5' 10" | 165 | Mar 28, 1935 | 1st | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | |
| Roy Sievers | 30 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Nov 18, 1926 | 9 | 152 | 149 | 152 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 3 | 0 | 5.2 | All-Star |
| Jerry Snyder | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Jul 21, 1929 | 6 | 42 | 18 | 42 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | -1.3 | |
| Chuck Stobbs | 27 | L | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Jul 2, 1929 | 11 | 42 | 31 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Dean Stone | 26 | L | L | 6' 4" | 205 | Sep 1, 1930 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | |
| Dick Tettelbach | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Jun 26, 1929 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Faye Throneberry | 26 | L | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Jun 22, 1931 | 4 | 68 | 51 | 68 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 48 | 2 | 58 | 11 | 2 | -2.1 | |
| Bob Usher | 32 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Mar 1, 1925 | 6 | 96 | 82 | 96 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 2 | 95 | 1 | 3 | -0.3 | |
| Bob Wiesler | 26 | B | L | 6' 3" | 188 | Aug 13, 1930 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Eddie Yost | 30 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Oct 13, 1926 | 13 | 110 | 106 | 110 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.7 | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |