1956 Schenectady Blue Jays Statistics

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 84-54
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Dick Carter (84-54)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Schenectady, New York
Ballpark: Schenectady Stadium
Attendance: 66,458, Avg. 963
1956 Schenectady Blue Jays Roster

Playoffs - Schenectady Blue Jays 3 games, Allentown Cardinals 0
Finals - Schenectady Blue Jays 3 games, Reading Indians 0

The Schenectady Blue Jays of the Eastern League ended the 1956 season with a record of 84 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the EL.

The Blue Jays paced the circuit with just 468 runs allowed. Schenectady scored 531 runs, worst in the league,. Pancho Herrera topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .286 average. Dick Bunker led the team with 17 wins, while Hank Mason and Bob Conley also added 15 or more victories also Dick Bunker recorded a 2.09 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Al Kenders, Don Erickson, Bob Conley, Harry Anderson, John Anderson, Don Landrum, Jim Golden, Pancho Herrera and Hank Mason were all players from the 1956 Schenectady Blue Jays who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Dick Carter 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
Dick Bunker178.6802.093424202.016361471295
Bob Conley165.7622.312420160.01335241549
Hank Mason1511.5772.283428205.014468521159
Charles Bowers115.6883.10611119.01075041444
Hank Bolinda98.5292.671918128.0974338667
John Anderson85.6152.102221154.01304136630
Don Erickson56.4553.991915106.0875247668
Rich Smithson11.50050.0
Jerome Kucharski11.50050.0
John Anderson11.5003.4116237.0332014217
Robert Thwaites0020.0
D. D. Vaughn0010.0
John Dewald0050.0
Donald Kern01.000100.0
William Hill01.00020.0
Jim Golden01.0004.0610231.0351714115
Totals8454.6092.6026913100001142.092940433053444000000

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
Don Landrum1415395391521671.282.282.343.625185
Red Robbins14054454414029615.257.257.415.673226
Pancho Herrera13147647613624014.286.286.424.710202
Gerald Claycomb14049449411912215.241.241.364.605180
James Davis1364694691122216.239.239.328.567154
Edward Waytula141482482981066.203.203.286.490138
Harry Anderson883153157416513.235.235.441.676139
Robert DePopolo11529029041404.141.141.197.33857
John Moskus5013113135903.267.267.405.67253
Jack Hasten4112412432402.258.258.339.59742
Dick Bunker54767617300.224.224.263.48720
George Morgan27474713202.277.277.447.72321
Hank Mason37676712310.179.179.254.43317
Al Kenders2837377400.189.189.297.48611
John Anderson2247477200.149.149.191.3409
Bob Conley2453537000.132.132.132.2647
Don Erickson2232326000.188.188.188.3756
Paul Simmons1535355000.143.143.143.2865
Hank Bolinda3043434100.093.093.116.2095
Martin Martella611113.273.273.273.5453
John Anderson1612123000.250.250.250.5003
Charles Hood1442.500.500.5001.0002
Rich Smithson5441.250.250.250.5001
Donald Kern10661000.167.167.167.3331
Jerome Kucharski6661.167.167.167.3331
Larry Geedey8771.143.143.143.2861
Sam Zivkovich1423231000.043.043.043.0871
William Dougan1223231100.043.043.087.1302
Charles Bowers6125251000.040.040.040.0801
Jim Golden1012120000.000.000.000.0000
John Dewald5220000.000.000.000.0000
Robert Thwaites2220000.000.000.000.0000
D. D. Vaughn1110000.000.000.000.0000
William Hill2220000.000.000.000.0000
Totals15414441444101032162288100000.232.232.336.569149300000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Charles BowersP61.000
Hank MasonP34.000
Dick BunkerP34.000
Bob ConleyP24.000
John AndersonP22.000
Don EricksonP19.000
Hank BolindaP19.000
John AndersonP16.000
Donald KernP10.000
Jim GoldenP10.000
Rich SmithsonP5.000
Jerome KucharskiP5.000
John DewaldP5.000
Robert ThwaitesP2.000
William HillP2.000
D. D. VaughnP1.000
Totals2690000.000

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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