1956 Savannah Redlegs Statistics

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 60-80
Finished 7th in the SAL
Manager: Jimmy Brown (60-80)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Ballpark: Grayson Stadium
Attendance: 46,292, Avg. 661

1956 Savannah Redlegs Roster

The Savannah Redlegs of the South Atlantic League ended the 1956 season with a record of 60 wins and 80 losses, finishing seventh in the SAL.

The Redlegs scored 523 runs and conceded 627 runs. Danny Morejón paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .298. Gene Hayden topped Savannah with 17 wins and a team-best 3.02 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1956 Savannah Redlegs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Powell, Bill Upton, Neal Hertweck, Danny Morejón, Gene Hayden, Barney Martin, Harvey Gentry, Sonny Senerchia, Earl Smith, Buddy Gilbert, Félix Torres and Elio Chacón.

Jimmy Brown 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
Gene Hayden	17	8	.680	3.02	28	26					197.0	162	73	66	5	125
Kenneth Hommel	8	11	.421	4.65	22	20					147.0	134	83	76	11	90
Bill Powell	8	12	.400	3.14	25	21					175.0	153	73	61	12	80
Buddy Padgett	4	1	.800		6						0.0
John Bebber	4	4	.500	2.68	30	0					47.0	40	18	14	1	29
Leonidas Dansby	4	4	.500	5.25	10	9					60.0	66	39	35	5	42
Jerry Dean	4	6	.400	5.80	19	11					90.0	100	72	58	9	55
Sonny Senerchia	4	11	.267	3.52	17	17					120.0	96	60	47	7	104
Bill Upton	3	1	.750	1.69	8	6					48.0	45	19	9	2	16
Jack Mehl	2	5	.286	6.22	16	4					55.0	62	41	38	5	38
Walter Miller	1	1	.500	3.20	28	1					59.0	50	26	21	5	19
Ralph Birkofer	1	6	.143	4.78	12	7					49.0	58	33	26	4	21
Robert Nuxhall	0	0			2						0.0
Gus Carmichael	0	0			1						0.0
James Petersen	0	1	.000		4						0.0
Cecil Davis	0	1	.000		3						0.0
John Claset	0	1	.000		4						0.0
Jack Walters	0	2	.000		8						0.0
Thomas Peeler	0	2	.000		7						0.0
Barney Martin	0	3	.000	3.33	8	7					46.0	41	21	17	3	12
Totals	60	80	.429	3.85	258	129	0	0	0	0	1093.0	1007	558	468	69	631	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
Danny Morejón	140	520	520		155	21	14	11						.298	.298	.456	.754	237
Jimmy Bragan	124	486	486		126	18	3	3						.259	.259	.327	.586	159
Elio Chacón	120	446	446		124	7	5	5						.278	.278	.350	.628	156
Buddy Gilbert	133	456	456		121	23	7	13						.265	.265	.432	.697	197
Keith Schmidt	102	320	320		72	8	1	10						.225	.225	.350	.575	112
William Patriss	60	198	198		47	7	3	6						.237	.237	.394	.631	78
Jack Bossard	46	172	172		46	7	1	2						.267	.267	.355	.622	61
Dick Bush	74	187	187		42	4	1	6						.225	.225	.353	.578	66
Neal Hertweck	38	123	123		33	6	1	4						.268	.268	.431	.699	53
Earl Smith	31	102	102		29	2	1	2						.284	.284	.382	.667	39
Ray Williams	34	116	116		27	1	0	0						.233	.233	.241	.474	28
Tony Pacheco	53	130	130		22	3	0	3						.169	.169	.262	.431	34
Howard Boles	20	71	71		19	1	0	6						.268	.268	.535	.803	38
Hank DeVincent	20	68	68		14	4	0	0						.206	.206	.265	.471	18
Jim St. Clair	16	48	48		12	3	0	2						.250	.250	.438	.688	21
Kenneth Hommel	26	58	58		12	2	0	2						.207	.207	.345	.552	20
Gene Hayden	32	71	71		12	1	0	0						.169	.169	.183	.352	13
Sonny Senerchia	25	44	44		11	3	0	1						.250	.250	.386	.636	17
Bill Upton	8	19	19		7									.368	.368	.368	.737	7
Robert Wetzel	10	37	37		7	1	0	0						.189	.189	.216	.405	8
Bill Powell	26	56	56		7	2	0	0						.125	.125	.161	.286	9
Ralph Birkofer	15	16	16		4	0	0	1						.250	.250	.438	.688	7
William Schimchak	8	23	23		4									.174	.174	.174	.348	4
Barney Martin	10	16	16		3	0	0	1						.188	.188	.375	.562	6
Richard Wehman	9	31	31		3									.097	.097	.097	.194	3
Cecil Davis	3	4	4		2									.500	.500	.500	1.000	2
Jerry Elder	7	7	7		2									.286	.286	.286	.571	2
Jack Mehl	16	15	15		2	0	0	0						.133	.133	.133	.267	2
Félix Torres	6	18	18		2	0	1	0						.111	.111	.222	.333	4
Jerry Dean	19	30	30		2	0	0	0						.067	.067	.067	.133	2
John Claset	4	2	2		1									.500	.500	.500	1.000	1
James Robinette	2	2	2		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
John Bebber	30	8	8		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Buddy Padgett	6	10	10		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Jack Walters	8	1	1		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Thomas Peeler	7	6	6		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Leonidas Dansby	11	14	14		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Ralph Alomar	2	4	4		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
James Petersen	4	3	3		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Sergio Garcia	3	8	8		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Walter Miller	28	11	11		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1336	3957	3957	0	970	124	38	78	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.245	.355	.600	1404	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
John Bebber	P	30					.000
Walter Miller	P	28					.000
Gene Hayden	P	28					.000
Bill Powell	P	25					.000
Kenneth Hommel	P	22					.000
Jerry Dean	P	19					.000
Sonny Senerchia	P	17					.000
Jack Mehl	P	16					.000
Ralph Birkofer	P	12					.000
Leonidas Dansby	P	10					.000
Jack Walters	P	8					.000
Bill Upton	P	8					.000
Barney Martin	P	8					.000
Thomas Peeler	P	7					.000
Buddy Padgett	P	6					.000
James Petersen	P	4					.000
John Claset	P	4					.000
Cecil Davis	P	3					.000
Robert Nuxhall	P	2					.000
Gus Carmichael	P	1					.000
Totals		258	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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