1956 Douglas Reds Statistics

Georgia State League (GSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 77-43
Finished 1st in the GSL
Manager: Johnny Vander Meer (77-43)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Douglas, Georgia
Ballpark: Municipal Park
Attendance: 32,316, Avg. 539

1956 Douglas Reds Roster

Playoffs - Douglas Reds 3 games, Vidalia Indians 2
Finals - Douglas Reds 3 games, Sandersville Giants 1

The Douglas Reds of the Georgia State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 77 wins and 43 losses, finishing first in the GSL.

The Reds paced the circuit with 708 runs. Douglas allowed 551 runs. Julio Duran led all regular hitters with a .281 average. Humberto Marquez topped the team with 16 wins, while Henry Nordenhold added 15 or more victories also Henry Nordenhold registered a 2.86 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Johnny Vander Meer and Joe Azcue both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Johnny Vander Meer served as manager.

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Pitching:

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
Humberto Marquez	16	8	.667	3.28	29	28					195.0	197	87	71	16	55
Henry Nordenhold	15	5	.750	2.86	29	21					176.0	161	80	56	4	85
Jimmy Phelan	14	7	.667	3.72	25	22					167.0	171	90	69	4	58
Gerald Johnston	10	4	.714	3.07	23	18					138.0	101	64	47	4	87
Thomas Bavoso	7	2	.778	4.24	19	11					87.0	98	52	41	7	38
James Kelley	7	5	.583	5.32	39	2					115.0	97	84	68	6	92
Eddie Maier	4	8	.333	4.35	21	13					89.0	88	56	43	3	59
Frank Clift	2	2	.500		6						0.0
Paul Sizemore	1	0	1.000		4						0.0
Lee Owen	1	1	.500		6						0.0
James Yarbrough	0	1	.000		3						0.0
Totals	77	43	.642	3.68	204	115	0	0	0	0	967.0	913	513	395	44	474	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Julio Duran	116	427	427		120	20	1	0						.281	.281	.333	.614	142
Jerry Micham	114	422	422		116	15	9	4						.275	.275	.382	.656	161
Julio Pirela	119	441	441		111	14	9	4						.252	.252	.351	.603	155
Earl Maples	116	403	403		107	28	2	6						.266	.266	.390	.655	157
Alberto Alvarez	112	395	395		104	18	5	3						.263	.263	.357	.620	141
Joe Davis	89	317	317		79	11	2	6						.249	.249	.353	.603	112
Robert Green	66	229	229		61	10	7	11						.266	.266	.515	.782	118
Van Davis	46	170	170		55	10	0	7						.324	.324	.506	.829	86
Larry Helms	62	197	197		51	5	2	3						.259	.259	.350	.609	69
Joe Azcue	57	140	140		33	8	1	0						.236	.236	.307	.543	43
Charles Tulner	40	123	123		28	7	1	4						.228	.228	.398	.626	49
James Yarbrough	25	92	92		26	5	1	4						.283	.283	.489	.772	45
Jimmy Phelan	41	80	80		21	3	1	0						.262	.262	.325	.588	26
John Scercy	21	68	68		18	3	0	3						.265	.265	.441	.706	30
Gerald Johnston	25	48	48		11	1	1	0						.229	.229	.292	.521	14
Eddie Maier	21	28	28		10	0	0	0						.357	.357	.357	.714	10
Thomas Bavoso	25	46	46		9	3	0	0						.196	.196	.261	.457	12
Humberto Marquez	37	65	65		9	4	0	0						.138	.138	.200	.338	13
Henry Nordenhold	31	66	66		8	1	0	0						.121	.121	.136	.258	9
Gerald Hornsby	9	32	32		6									.188	.188	.188	.375	6
Ted Wagner	6	18	18		4									.222	.222	.222	.444	4
Frank Clift	7	8	8		3									.375	.375	.375	.750	3
Conley Amburgey	8	19	19		2									.105	.105	.105	.211	2
Hugh Burtner	5	20	20		2									.100	.100	.100	.200	2
James Kelley	40	30	30		2	0	0	0						.067	.067	.067	.133	2
Johnny Vander Meer	4	4	4		1									.250	.250	.250	.500	1
Lee Owen	6	3	3		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1248	3891	3891	0	997	166	42	55	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.256	.363	.619	1412	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Van Davis	1B	46					.000
Charles Tulner	1B	36					.000
Julio Duran	2B	115					.000
Earl Maples	3B	115					.000
Alberto Alvarez	C	108					.000
Jerry Micham	OF	112					.000
Joe Davis	OF	71					.000
Robert Green	OF	66					.000
Larry Helms	OF	58					.000
James Yarbrough	OF	25					.000
Joe Azcue	OF	24					.000
James Kelley	P	39					.000
Henry Nordenhold	P	29					.000
Humberto Marquez	P	29					.000
Jimmy Phelan	P	25					.000
Gerald Johnston	P	23					.000
Eddie Maier	P	21					.000
Thomas Bavoso	P	19					.000
Lee Owen	P	6					.000
Frank Clift	P	6					.000
Paul Sizemore	P	4					.000
Julio Pirela	SS	117					.000
Totals		1094	0	0	0	0	.000

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.

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