1956 Texas League Leaders
1956 Texas League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1956 Texas League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albie Pearson | Oklahoma City Indians | .371 | 178 | 480 |
| Ev Joyner | Shreveport Sports | .344 | 201 | 584 |
| Herb Adams | Houston Buffalos | .333 | 187 | 561 |
| Carl Powis | San Antonio Missions | .330 | 175 | 530 |
| Pidge Browne | Houston Buffalos | .328 | 177 | 539 |
| Marvin Williams | Tulsa Oilers | .322 | 172 | 534 |
| Benny Valenzuela | Houston Buffalos | .314 | 153 | 488 |
| Arthur Dunham | Dallas Eagles | .308 | 142 | 461 |
| Bob Will | Tulsa Oilers | .304 | 196 | 645 |
| Dale Coogan | Shreveport Sports | .301 | 174 | 579 |
| Bobby Smith | Houston Buffalos | .299 | 185 | 618 |
| Bob Jenkins | Oklahoma City Indians | .297 | 161 | 542 |
| Jim Gentile | Fort Worth Cats | .296 | 159 | 538 |
| Ken Guettler | Shreveport Sports | .293 | 141 | 481 |
| Howie Phillips | Houston Buffalos | .290 | 170 | 587 |
| Russ Rac | Houston Buffalos | .289 | 145 | 502 |
| Bill Antonello | Oklahoma City Indians | .287 | 134 | 467 |
| Don Demeter | Fort Worth Cats | .287 | 153 | 533 |
| Lloyd Jenney | Tulsa Oilers | .287 | 94 | 328 |
| Dick Gray | Fort Worth Cats | .285 | 175 | 613 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ev Joyner | Shreveport Sports | 201 | 43 | 5 | 13 |
| Bob Will | Tulsa Oilers | 196 | 45 | 5 | 10 |
| Herb Adams | Houston Buffalos | 187 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | Houston Buffalos | 185 | 29 | 6 | 21 |
| Albie Pearson | Oklahoma City Indians | 178 | 31 | 4 | 7 |
| Pidge Browne | Houston Buffalos | 177 | 37 | 3 | 29 |
| Dick Gray | Fort Worth Cats | 175 | 24 | 11 | 24 |
| Carl Powis | San Antonio Missions | 175 | 22 | 3 | 22 |
| Dale Coogan | Shreveport Sports | 174 | 33 | 6 | 7 |
| Marvin Williams | Tulsa Oilers | 172 | 36 | 7 | 26 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy RodrÃguez | Dallas Eagles | 2.34 | 12 | 8 |
| Billy Muffett | Houston Buffalos | 2.68 | 14 | 10 |
| Tom Hughes | Houston Buffalos | 2.70 | 18 | 6 |
| Bill Tosheff | Austin Senators | 2.81 | 10 | 6 |
| Bob Mabe | Houston Buffalos | 2.83 | 21 | 10 |
| Dale Matthewson | Tulsa Oilers | 2.85 | 10 | 4 |
| Tom Bowers | Dallas Eagles | 3.03 | 17 | 7 |
| Bill Connelly | Austin Senators | 3.06 | 9 | 8 |
| Bert Thiel | Dallas Eagles | 3.11 | 18 | 11 |
| Neil Roberts | Dallas Eagles | 3.14 | 7 | 7 |
| Chi-Chi Olivo | Austin Senators | 3.18 | 11 | 8 |
| Ralph Mauriello | Fort Worth Cats | 3.22 | 7 | 10 |
| Ted Wieand | Houston Buffalos | 3.27 | 16 | 9 |
| Dave Newkirk | Shreveport Sports | 3.34 | 12 | 7 |
| Ben Johnson | Austin Senators | 3.39 | 14 | 13 |
| Dick Hanlon | Fort Worth Cats | 3.46 | 14 | 8 |
| Al Lary | Tulsa Oilers | 3.59 | 8 | 14 |
| Murray Wall | Dallas Eagles | 3.59 | 16 | 7 |
| Babe Birrer | San Antonio Missions | 3.75 | 13 | 8 |
| Mike Clark | Austin Senators | 3.78 | 9 | 6 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
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