1956 Thomson Orioles Statistics

Georgia State League (GSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 61-59
Finished 4th in the GSL
Manager: Barney Lutz (0-0), Fred Hofmann (0-0), Enid Drake (0-0)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Thomson, Georgia
Ballpark: City Park
Attendance: 40,849, Avg. 681

1956 Thomson Orioles Roster

Playoffs - Sandersville Giants 3 games, Thomson Orioles 2

The Thomson Orioles of the Georgia State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 61 wins and 59 losses, finishing fourth in the GSL.

The Orioles plated 598 runs and allowed 590 runs. Alvin Conway led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .281. Ed Gunning topped Thomson with 14 wins and a team-best 2.74 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Roger Marquis played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Thomson Orioles to do so.

Barney Lutz, Fred Hofmann and Enid Drake 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
Ed Gunning	14	9	.609	2.74	29	23					184.0	137	79	56	5	128
Malcolm Warren	10	7	.588	2.80	31	19					167.0	139	79	52	7	86
Daniel Welsh	8	6	.571	5.00	25	8					90.0	93	65	50	5	49
Ronald Stocker	8	10	.444	3.00	28	19					141.0	124	68	47	4	90
Jerry Miles	7	6	.538	3.82	26	15					125.0	127	63	53	3	69
James Allison	4	4	.500	4.76	21	6					68.0	57	49	36	4	44
Charles Muir	3	2	.600		7						0.0
Richard Forrest	3	5	.375	4.02	19	9					85.0	70	53	38	2	49
Roger Marquis	2	2	.500		6						0.0
Art Tinsley	1	2	.333		7						0.0
George Gaffney	1	2	.333		7						0.0
George Smith	0	0			1						0.0
Kenny Myers	0	0			3						0.0
Frank McCarthy	0	0			1						0.0
John Seeman	0	1	.000		5						0.0
Rowland King	0	1	.000		3						0.0
Ted Denney	0	1	.000		5						0.0
Stephen Kebler	0	1	.000		1						0.0
Totals	61	59	.508	3.47	225	99	0	0	0	0	860.0	747	456	332	30	515	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
George Smith	83	322	322		105	21	8	1						.326	.326	.450	.776	145
Alvin Conway	99	359	359		101	12	10	5						.281	.281	.412	.694	148
Roger Marquis	116	384	384		87	12	5	4						.227	.227	.315	.542	121
Thomas Nix	93	352	352		76	8	5	5						.216	.216	.310	.526	109
Gerald Delmonico	72	276	276		75	18	3	0						.272	.272	.359	.630	99
Ray Strozyk	104	336	336		69	8	2	1						.205	.205	.250	.455	84
James Caradori	68	220	220		66	12	6	0						.300	.300	.409	.709	90
Charles Saye	53	194	194		58	10	1	0						.299	.299	.361	.660	70
Donald Niemeier	48	175	175		40	8	0	0						.229	.229	.274	.503	48
Enid Drake	41	102	102		37	9	3	4						.363	.363	.627	.990	64
Thomas Silva	35	146	146		32	3	0	0						.219	.219	.240	.459	35
Bob Geels	28	104	104		27	6	1	1						.260	.260	.365	.625	38
Charles Morsberger	44	155	155		25	6	0	0						.161	.161	.200	.361	31
Robert Silbersack	21	76	76		18	2	0	0						.237	.237	.263	.500	20
Ed Gunning	31	64	64		16	2	1	0						.250	.250	.312	.562	20
John Cline	24	75	75		13	1	2	0						.173	.173	.240	.413	18
Malcolm Warren	36	71	71		12	1	0	0						.169	.169	.183	.352	13
Lee Frazier	19	73	73		12	1	0	0						.164	.164	.178	.342	13
Frank Lightfoot	13	45	45		10	2	0	0						.222	.222	.267	.489	12
Douglas Stowell	18	55	55		9	4	0	1						.164	.164	.291	.455	16
Daniel Welsh	29	39	39		8	0	0	0						.205	.205	.205	.410	8
Joe Duffy	28	76	76		8	2	0	0						.105	.105	.132	.237	10
Bobby Floyd	7	25	25		7									.280	.280	.280	.560	7
Charles Minch	15	38	38		6	2	0	0						.158	.158	.211	.368	8
Jerry Miles	26	46	46		6	0	0	0						.130	.130	.130	.261	6
Charles Muir	11	21	21		3	0	0	0						.143	.143	.143	.286	3
Ronald Stocker	31	51	51		3	1	0	0						.059	.059	.078	.137	4
Rowland King	3	4	4		2									.500	.500	.500	1.000	2
Glenwood White	2	10	10		2									.200	.200	.200	.400	2
George Gaffney	7	17	17		2									.118	.118	.118	.235	2
James Allison	21	27	27		2	1	0	0						.074	.074	.111	.185	3
John Seeman	5	2	2		1									.500	.500	.500	1.000	1
Ted Denney	5	5	5		1									.200	.200	.200	.400	1
Richard Forrest	19	29	29		1	0	0	0						.034	.034	.034	.069	1
Robert McMillan	3	4	4		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Stephen Kebler	1	2	2		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Art Tinsley	7	9	9		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Gerald Cowen	4	4	4		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Frank McCarthy	1	1	1		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1271	3994	3994	0	940	152	47	22	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.313	.549	1252	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Roger Marquis	1B	105					.000
Frank Lightfoot	1B	12					.000
George Smith	2B	80					.000
Robert Silbersack	2B	21					.000
Thomas Silva	3B	34					.000
Bob Geels	3B	28					.000
Charles Saye	3B	25					.000
Ray Strozyk	C	101					.000
Enid Drake	C	17					.000
Charles Minch	C	10					.000
Alvin Conway	OF	99					.000
James Caradori	OF	63					.000
Donald Niemeier	OF	48					.000
Thomas Nix	OF	33					.000
Joe Duffy	OF	24					.000
John Cline	OF	24					.000
Lee Frazier	OF	19					.000
Douglas Stowell	OF	18					.000
Malcolm Warren	P	31					.000
Ed Gunning	P	29					.000
Ronald Stocker	P	28					.000
Jerry Miles	P	26					.000
Daniel Welsh	P	25					.000
James Allison	P	21					.000
Richard Forrest	P	19					.000
Art Tinsley	P	7					.000
Charles Muir	P	7					.000
George Gaffney	P	7					.000
John Seeman	P	5					.000
Ted Denney	P	5					.000
Kenny Myers	P	3					.000
Rowland King	P	3					.000
Frank McCarthy	P	1					.000
Stephen Kebler	P	1					.000
Gerald Delmonico	SS	63					.000
Charles Morsberger	SS	33					.000
Totals		1075	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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