1956 Fitzgerald A's Statistics

Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 47-92
Finished 8th in the GGL
Manager: Red Treadway (47-92)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Fitzgerald, Georgia
Ballpark: Blue & Grey Park
Attendance: 17,723, Avg. 255

1956 Fitzgerald A's Roster

The Fitzgerald A's of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1956 season with a record of 47 wins and 92 losses, finishing eighth in the GGL.

The A's plated 517 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 840 runs, most in the league. Alex George led all regular batters by hitting .268. Henry Szostak topped Fitzgerald with 13 wins and a team-best 3.19 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Alex George and Red Treadway both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Red Treadway 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
Henry Szostak	13	8	.619	3.19	32	25					186.0	217	90	66	12	83
John Christie	12	15	.444	3.75	35	26					221.0	219	125	92	11	126
Bruce Bullock	6	14	.300	4.19	27	21					159.0	172	119	74	9	84
Bob Aylmer	4	6	.400	3.44	17	9					81.0	79	43	31	1	33
Dick Stone	2	2	.500		6						0.0
Gerald Rooks	2	4	.333		9						0.0
Theodore Schamburg	2	4	.333		9						0.0
Watkins Culbreth	1	1	.500		2						0.0
Lester Barone	1	5	.167	5.96	9	5					45.3	59	44	30	4	26
Ray Giannelli	1	6	.143	2.42	8	6					52.0	45	30	14	1	33
Gene Cochran	1	6	.143	4.20	13	5					70.7	72	51	33	7	41
Red Treadway	0	0			7						0.0
Robert Fields	0	0			3						0.0
Ray Moore	0	1	.000		1						0.0
Cartha Harper	0	1	.000		1						0.0
Charles Smith	0	1	.000		7						0.0
Joseph Sewell	0	2	.000		3						0.0
Jesse Chance	0	2	.000		2						0.0
Thomas McCaffrey	0	3	.000		3						0.0
Stan Larimer	0	5	.000	5.93	12	8					60.7	59	45	40	5	45
Totals	45	86	.344	3.91	206	105	0	0	0	0	875.7	922	547	380	50	471	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
Sidney Smithdeal	137	507	507		115	16	8	3						.227	.227	.308	.535	156
Bob Whitworth	132	473	473		114	24	0	0						.241	.241	.292	.533	138
Alex George	138	421	421		113	15	2	2						.268	.268	.328	.596	138
Lonnie Graham	94	308	308		80	9	4	0						.260	.260	.315	.575	97
Clinton Morris	82	312	312		76	4	1	1						.244	.244	.272	.516	85
Red Treadway	70	204	204		68	6	4	0						.333	.333	.402	.735	82
Theodore Schamburg	64	210	210		63	10	0	1						.300	.300	.362	.662	76
Robert Fry	58	215	215		43	7	1	2						.200	.200	.270	.470	58
Garry Smith	53	186	186		40	10	1	3						.215	.215	.328	.543	61
William Capps	39	155	155		35	4	0	0						.226	.226	.252	.477	39
Dick Babcock	43	181	181		35	2	1	0						.193	.193	.215	.409	39
Emmett Deitz	35	117	117		29	6	0	4						.248	.248	.402	.650	47
Joey Loudermilk	28	111	111		23	4	0	1						.207	.207	.270	.477	30
John Maroney	18	68	68		21	2	0	1						.309	.309	.382	.691	26
Ronald Niedzwieski	30	96	96		14	2	0	0						.146	.146	.167	.312	16
Tommy Howser	20	68	68		13	2	0	0						.191	.191	.221	.412	15
William Garrison	23	68	68		11	2	2	0						.162	.162	.250	.412	17
Henry Szostak	35	81	81		11	1	3	0						.136	.136	.222	.358	18
John Christie	37	85	85		10	0	1	0						.118	.118	.141	.259	12
Richard Correllas	12	45	45		9	4	0	0						.200	.200	.289	.489	13
David Farmer	11	40	40		7	3	1	0						.175	.175	.300	.475	12
Dick Stone	7	16	16		5									.312	.312	.312	.625	5
Lester Barone	12	22	22		5	0	1	0						.227	.227	.318	.545	7
Grant Alexander	9	29	29		5									.172	.172	.172	.345	5
Donald Halverson	10	34	34		5	1	0	0						.147	.147	.176	.324	6
Bruce Bullock	28	58	58		4	0	0	0						.069	.069	.069	.138	4
Ray Giannelli	10	19	19		3	0	0	0						.158	.158	.158	.316	3
Earl Gillam	9	19	19		3									.158	.158	.158	.316	3
Bob Aylmer	21	34	34		3	1	1	0						.088	.088	.176	.265	6
Cartha Harper	4	11	11		2									.182	.182	.182	.364	2
Stan Larimer	13	21	21		2	0	0	0						.095	.095	.095	.190	2
Gerald Rooks	10	21	21		2	0	1	0						.095	.095	.190	.286	4
Virgil Bernhardt	11	23	23		2	1	0	0						.087	.087	.130	.217	3
Ray Moore	2	2	2		1									.500	.500	.500	1.000	1
Watkins Culbreth	2	6	6		1									.167	.167	.167	.333	1
Thomas McCaffrey	3	7	7		1									.143	.143	.143	.286	1
Pat Ruggiero	4	10	10		1									.100	.100	.100	.200	1
Gene Cochran	13	25	25		1	0	0	0						.040	.040	.040	.080	1
Bobby Vaughn	9	26	26		1									.038	.038	.038	.077	1
Robert Fields	3	3	3		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Leo Kernica	6	11	11		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Richard Knutson	10	16	16		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Ronald Krause	3	11	11		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Charles Smith	3	10	10		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Joseph Sewell	3	4	4		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Jesse Chance	2	2	2		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1366	4391	4391	0	977	136	32	18	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.223	.280	.503	1231	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
John Christie	P	35					.000
Henry Szostak	P	32					.000
Bruce Bullock	P	27					.000
Bob Aylmer	P	17					.000
Gene Cochran	P	13					.000
Stan Larimer	P	12					.000
Gerald Rooks	P	9					.000
Lester Barone	P	9					.000
Ray Giannelli	P	8					.000
Charles Smith	P	7					.000
Dick Stone	P	6					.000
Joseph Sewell	P	3					.000
Thomas McCaffrey	P	3					.000
Robert Fields	P	3					.000
Watkins Culbreth	P	2					.000
Jesse Chance	P	2					.000
Totals		188	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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