1956 Johnstown Johnnies Statistics

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 55-83
Finished 8th in the EL
Manager: Andy Gilbert (0-0), Chick Genovese (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Point Stadium
Attendance: 57,851, Avg. 838

1956 Johnstown Johnnies Roster

The Johnstown Johnnies of the Eastern League ended the 1956 season with a record of 55 wins and 83 losses, finishing eighth in the EL.

The Johnnies scored 613 runs and allowed 711 runs, most in the circuit. Marvin Melton led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .304 clip. Dom Zanni topped Johnstown with 10 wins and a team-best 2.92 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1956 Johnstown Johnnies who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Valmy Thomas, Ernie Broglio, Nick Testa, John Fitzgerald, Dom Zanni, Frank Funk, John Edelman, Ramón Conde, Joe Shipley and Joey Amalfitano.

Andy Gilbert and Chick Genovese 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
Dom Zanni	10	4	.714	2.92	38	14					145.0	127	64	47	3	66
Joe Shipley	8	19	.296	4.10	32	29					200.0	188	101	91	10	131
James Singleton	7	9	.438	3.74	39	18					142.0	170	78	59	11	42
James Mazzola	6	2	.750	2.41	42	0					86.0	77	32	23	2	28
Benjamin Wilbur	6	10	.375	4.15	38	14					143.0	171	83	66	9	47
Richard Maibauer	6	11	.353	3.86	31	23					168.0	167	94	72	14	94
Ernie Broglio	6	12	.333	4.41	31	26					153.0	149	96	75	15	81
John Edelman	3	3	.500	5.75	20	7					61.0	72	46	39	3	36
Chuck Kott	1	1	.500		6						0.0
John Fitzgerald	1	2	.333	0.00	4						18.0					23
Dick Hamlin	1	2	.333	5.28	19	0					46.0	50	37	27	1	31
Kenneth Andersen	0	0			1						0.0
Fernando Osorio	0	1	.000		3						0.0
Frank Funk	0	1	.000	9.00	4	0					6.0	14	10	6		1
William Pruett	0	6	.000		12						0.0
Totals	55	83	.399	3.89	320	131	0	0	0	0	1168.0	1185	641	505	68	580	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
Ramón Conde	135	527	527		155	25	5	6						.294	.294	.395	.689	208
Marvin Melton	133	494	494		150	21	6	15						.304	.304	.462	.765	228
Harold Holland	139	454	454		131	27	6	5						.289	.289	.407	.696	185
Ray Maurer	121	447	447		124	20	2	7						.277	.277	.378	.655	169
Melvin Collins	81	315	315		99	13	6	3						.314	.314	.422	.737	133
Bob Smith	118	364	364		95	20	1	5						.261	.261	.363	.624	132
Nick Testa	118	324	324		83	14	2	0						.256	.256	.312	.568	101
Robert Beier	97	314	314		78	10	1	0						.248	.248	.287	.535	90
Joey Amalfitano	64	257	257		75	14	2	4						.292	.292	.409	.700	105
Don Frailey	77	261	261		67	6	5	10						.257	.257	.433	.690	113
John Brugler	36	126	126		36	8	0	1						.286	.286	.373	.659	47
Leonard Jackson	44	132	132		30	5	0	3						.227	.227	.333	.561	44
Valmy Thomas	19	72	72		20	4	1	1						.278	.278	.403	.681	29
Dom Zanni	58	67	67		16	2	3	0						.239	.239	.358	.597	24
Joe Shipley	39	71	71		13	3	0	0						.183	.183	.225	.408	16
Ronald Kozuch	22	51	51		10	2	0	0						.196	.196	.235	.431	12
Ernie Broglio	31	51	51		8	0	1	0						.157	.157	.196	.353	10
Jack Lewis	8	28	28		7									.250	.250	.250	.500	7
Dick Hamlin	32	31	31		7	2	1	0						.226	.226	.355	.581	11
James Singleton	42	47	47		7	1	1	1						.149	.149	.277	.426	13
Robert Koperwhats	19	53	53		7	2	0	0						.132	.132	.170	.302	9
Benjamin Wilbur	38	46	46		6	1	0	1						.130	.130	.217	.348	10
Richard Maibauer	32	56	56		5	0	0	0						.089	.089	.089	.179	5
Chuck Balogh	8	24	24		4									.167	.167	.167	.333	4
John Fitzgerald	8	7	7		3									.429	.429	.429	.857	3
John Edelman	20	16	16		3	1	0	0						.188	.188	.250	.438	4
Chuck Kott	6	4	4		1									.250	.250	.250	.500	1
James Mazzola	42	20	20		1	0	0	0						.050	.050	.050	.100	1
Fernando Osorio	3	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
William Pruett	12	4	4		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1602	4664	4664	0	1241	201	43	62	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.266	.367	.634	1714	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
James Mazzola	P	42					.000
James Singleton	P	39					.000
Dom Zanni	P	38					.000
Benjamin Wilbur	P	38					.000
Joe Shipley	P	32					.000
Richard Maibauer	P	31					.000
Ernie Broglio	P	31					.000
John Edelman	P	20					.000
Dick Hamlin	P	19					.000
William Pruett	P	12					.000
Chuck Kott	P	6					.000
Frank Funk	P	4					.000
Fernando Osorio	P	3					.000
Totals		315	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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