1956 Carolina League Leaders

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB

Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
George Contratto	Greensboro Patriots	190	23	8	2
Curt Flood	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	190	24	8	29
Leon Wagner	Danville Leafs	179	23	2	51
Karl Kuehl	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	178	27	2	10
Willie McCovey	Danville Leafs	161	38	8	29
Douglass Hubacek	Greensboro Patriots	160	28	9	24
José Pagán	Danville Leafs	160	30	4	10
David Brennan	Kinston Eagles	157	33	4	9
Richard Hofleit	Fayetteville Highlanders	157	29	1	20
Carl Long	Kinston Eagles	156	21	2	18

Player	Team	HR
Leon Wagner	Danville Leafs	51
Curt Flood	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	29
Willie McCovey	Danville Leafs	29
Edward Cook	Fayetteville Highlanders	28
John Pfeiffer	Greensboro Patriots	26
James Pokel	Fayetteville Highlanders	25
Douglass Hubacek	Greensboro Patriots	24
John Pedretti	Wilson Tobs	23
Bill Ford	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	21
Curtis Hardaway	Winston-Salem Twins	21
Richard Hofleit	Fayetteville Highlanders	20
Carl Long	Kinston Eagles	18
Rene Solis	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	18
Jimmie Coker	Wilson Tobs	16
Jim McManus	Durham Bulls	16
Lou Clinton	Greensboro Patriots	15
Thomas Keane	Wilson Tobs	14
Dale Ferris	Durham Bulls	13
Robert Mayhew	Fayetteville Highlanders	13
Tony Taylor	Danville Leafs	13

Player	Team	2B
Willie McCovey	Danville Leafs	38
Bill Ford	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	34
David Brennan	Kinston Eagles	33
José Pagán	Danville Leafs	30
Richard Hofleit	Fayetteville Highlanders	29
Douglass Hubacek	Greensboro Patriots	28
Tony Taylor	Danville Leafs	28
Gerry Collis	Winston-Salem Twins	27
Karl Kuehl	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	27
Jim McManus	Durham Bulls	27
Ray Swarts	Kinston Eagles	27
Willie Melendez	Kinston Eagles	25
Curt Flood	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	24
Andy Madalone	Greensboro Patriots	24
George Contratto	Greensboro Patriots	23
Leon Wagner	Danville Leafs	23
Stanford Grossman	Danville Leafs	22
Curtis Hardaway	Winston-Salem Twins	22
Rene Solis	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	22
Dale Ferris	Durham Bulls	21

Player	Team	3B
Dale Ferris	Durham Bulls	10
Douglass Hubacek	Greensboro Patriots	9
George Contratto	Greensboro Patriots	8
Robert Fidler	Greensboro Patriots	8
Curt Flood	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	8
Willie McCovey	Danville Leafs	8
Allen Barbee	Winston-Salem Twins	7
Hollis Powell	Durham Bulls	7
Tony Taylor	Danville Leafs	7
Richard Carter	Winston-Salem Twins	6
Gerry MacKay	Winston-Salem Twins	6
Curtis Hardaway	Winston-Salem Twins	5
Stew Hein	Durham Bulls	5
Lowell Johnson	Kinston Eagles	5
Eugene Luck	Durham Bulls	5
Andy Madalone	Greensboro Patriots	5
Jim McManus	Durham Bulls	5
Willie Melendez	Kinston Eagles	5
Frank Washington	Kinston Eagles	5
Salvatore Aprea	Winston-Salem Twins	4

Player	Team	W	L
Jack Taylor	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	22	11
Orlando Peña	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	19	12
Vic Davis	Danville Leafs	18	9
Albert Wilson	Danville Leafs	18	9
Lawrence Dresen	Fayetteville Highlanders	17	10
Woody Rich	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	17	12
Robert Cruze	Durham Bulls	16	8
Jim Duffalo	Kinston Eagles	16	8
Wynn Hawkins	Fayetteville Highlanders	16	12
Max Simmons	Durham Bulls	15	5
Earl Hunsinger	Wilson Tobs	14	9
Kenneth Deal	Greensboro Patriots	13	9
Joseph Gaskin	Wilson Tobs	13	8
Cleo Lewright	Kinston Eagles	13	10
Ray Semproch	Wilson Tobs	13	13
Leon Hurst	Kinston Eagles	12	14
Raymond Konkoleski	Fayetteville Highlanders	12	16
Eugene Matty	Danville Leafs	12	7
Billy Mitchell	Durham Bulls	12	11
Ted Fowler	Fayetteville Highlanders	11	9

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Kenneth Deal	Greensboro Patriots	2.19	13	9
Cleo Lewright	Kinston Eagles	2.38	13	10
Orlando Peña	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	2.42	19	12
Jack Taylor	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	2.46	22	11
Ken McBride	Greensboro Patriots	2.64	9	7
Leon Hurst	Kinston Eagles	2.70	12	14
Lawrence Dresen	Fayetteville Highlanders	2.76	17	10
Harry Coe	Durham Bulls	2.90	8	6
Ray Semproch	Wilson Tobs	2.91	13	13
Wynn Hawkins	Fayetteville Highlanders	2.92	16	12
Albert Wilson	Danville Leafs	2.92	18	9
Woody Rich	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	2.93	17	12
Jim Duffalo	Kinston Eagles	2.94	16	8
Juan Piedra	Fayetteville Highlanders	3.02	7	9
Earl Hunsinger	Wilson Tobs	3.08	14	9
Arnold Earley	Greensboro Patriots	3.10	8	10
Ted Wills	Greensboro Patriots	3.20	11	4
Ted Fowler	Fayetteville Highlanders	3.25	11	9
Robert Cruze	Durham Bulls	3.28	16	8
Joe Blasko	Danville Leafs	3.37	10	13

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders