1956 Chicago White Sox Organizational Leaders
1956 Chicago White Sox Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Griffith | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 174 | 26 | 12 | 10 |
| Gip Dickens | Memphis Chicks | AA | 161 | 31 | 11 | 23 |
| Dick DiTusa | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 154 | 29 | 3 | 37 |
| Bobby Winkles | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 152 | 31 | 4 | 5 |
| Buddy Peterson | Memphis Chicks | AA | 151 | 23 | 6 | 9 |
| Ed White | Memphis Chicks | AA | 150 | 27 | 9 | 12 |
| Deacon Jones | Waterloo White Hawks, Dubuque Packers | B, D | 147 | 26 | 8 | 26 |
| Arthur Brown | Dubuque Packers | D | 145 | 29 | 7 | 13 |
| Sam Hairston | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 144 | 38 | 0 | 8 |
| Norm Cash | Waterloo White Hawks | B | 140 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| Eugene Klyczek | Dubuque Packers | D | 140 | 22 | 3 | 4 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deacon Jones | Dubuque Packers, Waterloo White Hawks | B, D | .387 | 147 | 380 |
| Vernon Neal | Holdrege White Sox | D | .343 | 47 | 137 |
| Paul Griffith | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | .337 | 174 | 517 |
| Cam Carreon | Duluth-Superior White Sox, Holdrege White Sox | C, D | .336 | 49 | 146 |
| Norm Cash | Waterloo White Hawks | B | .334 | 140 | 419 |
| Thomas Plath | Holdrege White Sox | D | .327 | 81 | 248 |
| Dick DiTusa | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | .325 | 154 | 474 |
| Arthur Brown | Dubuque Packers | D | .318 | 145 | 456 |
| Gip Dickens | Memphis Chicks | AA | .318 | 161 | 507 |
| Sam Hairston | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | .318 | 144 | 453 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick DiTusa | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 37 |
| Jim Marshall | Memphis Chicks | AA | 28 |
| Deacon Jones | Dubuque Packers | D | 26 |
| Norm Cash | Waterloo White Hawks | B | 23 |
| Gip Dickens | Memphis Chicks | AA | 23 |
| Ron Cooper | Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Memphis Chicks | A, AA | 21 |
| Eugene Sheets | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 21 |
| Richard Means | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 19 |
| Edward Watts | Dubuque Packers | D | 17 |
| Dick Lombardi | Duluth-Superior White Sox | C | 15 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hairston | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 38 |
| Dick Patton | Waterloo White Hawks | B | 37 |
| Gip Dickens | Memphis Chicks | AA | 31 |
| Bobby Winkles | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 31 |
| Arthur Brown | Dubuque Packers | D | 29 |
| Ron Cooper | Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Memphis Chicks | A, AA | 29 |
| Dick DiTusa | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 29 |
| Dick Lombardi | Duluth-Superior White Sox | C | 29 |
| Jim Lynn | Waterloo White Hawks | B | 27 |
| Edward Watts | Dubuque Packers | D | 27 |
| Ed White | Memphis Chicks | AA | 27 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Marshall | Memphis Chicks | AA | 13 |
| Paul Griffith | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 12 |
| Gip Dickens | Memphis Chicks | AA | 11 |
| Charley Massey | Waterloo White Hawks, Dubuque Packers | B, D | 9 |
| Ed White | Memphis Chicks | AA | 9 |
| Deacon Jones | Waterloo White Hawks, Dubuque Packers | B, D | 8 |
| Arthur Brown | Dubuque Packers | D | 7 |
| Jim Lynn | Waterloo White Hawks | B | 7 |
| Richard Means | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 7 |
| Donald Gordon | Dubuque Packers, Holdrege White Sox | D | 6 |
| Buddy Peterson | Memphis Chicks | AA | 6 |
| Edward Watts | Dubuque Packers | D | 6 |
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Papai | Memphis Chicks | AA | 20 | 10 |
| William Rouse | Dubuque Packers | D | 18 | 5 |
| Glen Rosenbaum | Waterloo White Hawks | B | 15 | 5 |
| Russ Heman | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 14 | 11 |
| Thomas Richards | Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Waterloo White Hawks | A, B | 14 | 13 |
| Barry Latman | Memphis Chicks | AA | 14 | 14 |
| Richard Grant | Waterloo White Hawks | B | 13 | 8 |
| Robert Lowe | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 12 | 7 |
| Ed Szyczewski | Duluth-Superior White Sox | C | 12 | 7 |
| Ed Hobaugh | Waterloo White Hawks | B | 11 | 4 |
| Jack Kralick | Duluth-Superior White Sox | C | 11 | 10 |
| Don Rudolph | Memphis Chicks | AA | 11 | 10 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Szyczewski | Duluth-Superior White Sox | C | 2.19 | 12 | 7 |
| Ed Hobaugh | Waterloo White Hawks | B | 2.95 | 11 | 4 |
| Don Rudolph | Memphis Chicks | AA | 3.19 | 11 | 10 |
| Glen Rosenbaum | Waterloo White Hawks | B | 3.57 | 15 | 5 |
| Al Papai | Memphis Chicks | AA | 3.69 | 20 | 10 |
| Jack Kralick | Duluth-Superior White Sox, Waterloo White Hawks | B, C | 3.84 | 11 | 11 |
| Barry Latman | Memphis Chicks | AA | 3.85 | 14 | 14 |
| William Rouse | Dubuque Packers | D | 3.89 | 18 | 5 |
| Thomas Richards | Waterloo White Hawks, Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A, B | 3.95 | 14 | 13 |
| Russ Heman | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 4.37 | 14 | 11 |
| Richard Grant | Waterloo White Hawks | B | 4.61 | 13 | 8 |
| Robert Lowe | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | A | 5.37 | 12 | 7 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
