1956 Hastings Giants Statistics
Team Record: 15-48
Finished 8th in the NSL
Manager: Eugene Thompson (15-48)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Hastings, Nebraska
Ballpark: Duncan Field
Attendance: 28,713, Avg. 912
The Hastings Giants of the Nebraska State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 15 wins and 48 losses, finishing eighth in the NSL.
The Giants scored 311 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 518 runs, most in the circuit. Robert Pleasant paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .290, while Robert Perkins and Adrian Rodgers recorded a 3.6 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
John Weekly played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hastings Giants to do so.
Eugene Thompson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Rodgers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.60 | 12 | 3 | 60.0 | 52 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 42 | ||||||||||
| Joseph Griffiths | 3 | 6 | .333 | 6.85 | 18 | 7 | 67.0 | 87 | 65 | 51 | 5 | 45 | ||||||||||
| James Fleming | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Francis Gertschen | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6.21 | 17 | 7 | 58.0 | 75 | 61 | 40 | 7 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Dennis St. Clair | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norbert Kowalkowski | 1 | 3 | .250 | 9.00 | 12 | 6 | 38.0 | 45 | 50 | 38 | 7 | 44 | ||||||||||
| Robert Perkins | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.60 | 11 | 8 | 55.0 | 56 | 43 | 22 | 5 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.14 | 16 | 4 | 50.0 | 56 | 40 | 23 | 1 | 38 | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Tucker | 1 | 8 | .111 | 8.45 | 14 | 7 | 49.0 | 63 | 64 | 46 | 1 | 53 | ||||||||||
| Doug Shrader | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Bogatay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Kochis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Goldsholl | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lynn Higby | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Watson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ernie Nietzke | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luis Quinones | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Morro | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| William Danielson | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| James Coman | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Fulton | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert Wales | 0 | 8 | .000 | 5.46 | 11 | 8 | 56.0 | 67 | 60 | 34 | 6 | 54 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 48 | .238 | 5.78 | 146 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 433.0 | 501 | 414 | 278 | 35 | 345 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Sparks | 59 | 220 | 220 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .255 | .255 | .314 | .568 | 69 | |||||||||||
| Robert Pleasant | 49 | 183 | 183 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .290 | .290 | .344 | .634 | 63 | |||||||||||
| Nicholas Popravak | 53 | 199 | 199 | 46 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .231 | .231 | .332 | .563 | 66 | |||||||||||
| Eugene Fisher | 39 | 137 | 137 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .277 | .277 | .431 | .708 | 59 | |||||||||||
| Ronald Perry | 52 | 176 | 176 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .284 | .466 | 50 | |||||||||||
| Larry Mallory | 43 | 134 | 134 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .224 | .224 | .336 | .560 | 45 | |||||||||||
| Doug Shrader | 24 | 95 | 95 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .305 | .305 | .453 | .758 | 43 | |||||||||||
| Norman Watson | 50 | 166 | 166 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .175 | .175 | .235 | .410 | 39 | |||||||||||
| Ronald Mauro | 48 | 141 | 141 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .163 | .163 | .191 | .355 | 27 | |||||||||||
| Leon Franklin | 27 | 95 | 95 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .211 | .274 | .484 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Jay Jones | 13 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .390 | .390 | .537 | .927 | 22 | |||||||||||
| John Weekly | 19 | 62 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .210 | .210 | .306 | .516 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Gordon Bretzing | 14 | 50 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .240 | .320 | .560 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Dominick Tursellino | 12 | 48 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .229 | .229 | .521 | .750 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Roy Mallane | 18 | 58 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .293 | .483 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Ronnie Green | 18 | 49 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .245 | .388 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Larry Colquitt | 10 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Stanley Woodyard | 7 | 13 | 13 | 4 | .308 | .308 | .308 | .615 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Paul Forster | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Perkins | 12 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Joseph Griffiths | 21 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .208 | .333 | 5 | |||||||||||
| James Fleming | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Norbert Kowalkowski | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .625 | .875 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Glenn Thompson | 5 | 16 | 16 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Francis Gertschen | 17 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Adrian Rodgers | 18 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Donald Moore | 10 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Dennis St. Clair | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Tucker | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Ron Johnson | 16 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 | 1 | |||||||||||
| William Danielson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Wales | 11 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Glenn Raby | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lynn Higby | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Samuel Fulton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Luis Quinones | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Bogatay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 722 | 2131 | 2131 | 0 | 459 | 44 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .215 | .298 | .514 | 636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Griffiths | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| Francis Gertschen | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| Ron Johnson | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| Jimmy Tucker | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| Adrian Rodgers | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| Norbert Kowalkowski | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| Robert Wales | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| Robert Perkins | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| Lynn Higby | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| Samuel Fulton | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| James Fleming | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| Dennis St. Clair | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| Ernie Nietzke | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Joseph Morro | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Robert Goldsholl | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| James Coman | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Gary Bogatay | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Luis Quinones | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| George Kochis | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| William Danielson | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 142 | 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.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
