1956 Allentown Cardinals Statistics

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 70-67
Finished 4th in the EL
Manager: Roland LeBlanc (70-67)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Max Hess Stadium
Attendance: 77,144, Avg. 1,126

1956 Allentown Cardinals Roster

Playoffs - Schenectady Blue Jays 3 games, Allentown Cardinals 0

The Allentown Cardinals of the Eastern League ended the 1956 season with a record of 70 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the EL.

The Cardinals plated 628 runs and allowed 622 runs. Gerry Thomas led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .296 clip. Jack Roberts topped Allentown with 12 wins, while Jere Hill earned a 2.59 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1956 Allentown Cardinals who spent time in the Majors during their careers included John Romonosky, Dick Ricketts, Don Lassetter, Bill Smith and Marty Kutyna.

Roland LeBlanc 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
Jack Roberts	12	4	.750	4.06	34	2					93.0	81	49	42	4	57
Marty Kutyna	9	1	.900	1.56	12	9					75.0	64	19	13	3	19
Ernest Palmieri	9	5	.643	3.93	29	15					135.0	129	77	59	3	88
Dick Ricketts	9	8	.529	4.14	27	24					161.0	185	98	74	13	102
Bill Smith	6	6	.500	4.01	30	18					119.0	118	61	53	9	65
John Romonosky	6	13	.316	3.85	34	23					173.0	169	88	74	13	93
Jim Hiland	5	5	.500	3.12	15	10					78.0	64	33	27	4	31
Jere Hill	5	9	.357	2.59	23	16					118.0	114	56	34	4	54
Norman Frye	3	4	.429	7.28	14	7					47.0	59	44	38	4	25
John Knight	3	8	.273	3.73	39	5					99.0	98	52	41	6	66
Joe Ford	2	3	.400	4.19	18	4					58.0	48	34	27	3	32
George Moton	1	1	.500		6						0.0
Charles Purtle	0	0			1						0.0
Roland Manfredi	0	0			1						0.0
Totals	70	67	.511	3.75	283	133	0	0	0	0	1156.0	1129	611	482	66	632	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
Gerry Thomas	116	453	453		134	27	9	8						.296	.296	.448	.744	203
Ray Mendoza	132	473	473		126	25	6	11						.266	.266	.414	.681	196
Moises Camacho	132	465	465		125	21	3	12						.269	.269	.404	.673	188
Al Grandcolas	123	431	431		115	18	5	15						.267	.267	.436	.703	188
Edward Jones	121	446	446		110	20	7	9						.247	.247	.383	.630	171
Fred Koenig	112	389	389		93	14	5	11						.239	.239	.386	.625	150
Richard Czekaj	87	268	268		69	8	2	7						.257	.257	.381	.638	102
Don Lassetter	67	213	213		67	6	1	10						.315	.315	.493	.808	105
Bob Shawver	65	223	223		61	7	6	1						.274	.274	.372	.646	83
Joseph Brunacki	60	177	177		48	5	1	3						.271	.271	.362	.633	64
Jack Huesman	44	165	165		41	4	1	1						.248	.248	.303	.552	50
Robert Rand	41	116	116		30	5	0	1						.259	.259	.328	.586	38
Roland LeBlanc	47	124	124		30	6	0	1						.242	.242	.315	.556	39
Dick Ricketts	31	67	67		18	1	1	0						.269	.269	.313	.582	21
John Romonosky	38	65	65		14	2	2	0						.215	.215	.308	.523	20
Walter Fassler	16	56	56		12	6	1	0						.214	.214	.357	.571	20
Robert Kosis	11	23	23		8	2	0	1						.348	.348	.565	.913	13
Ernest Palmieri	29	44	44		7	1	0	0						.159	.159	.182	.341	8
Marty Kutyna	12	24	24		5	0	0	0						.208	.208	.208	.417	5
Jack Roberts	35	29	29		5	1	0	0						.172	.172	.207	.379	6
Donald Catchot	3	15	15		4									.267	.267	.267	.533	4
Bill Smith	32	36	36		4	0	2	0						.111	.111	.222	.333	8
Jere Hill	23	37	37		4	1	0	0						.108	.108	.135	.243	5
Tom McDevitt	4	10	10		2									.200	.200	.200	.400	2
Joe Ford	18	20	20		2	0	1	0						.100	.100	.200	.300	4
John Knight	39	28	28		2	0	0	0						.071	.071	.071	.143	2
George Moton	6	3	3		1									.333	.333	.333	.667	1
Jack Gallop	1	3	3		1									.333	.333	.333	.667	1
Jim Hiland	15	27	27		1	0	0	0						.037	.037	.037	.074	1
Norman Frye	14	14	14		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
James McArdle	3	8	8		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Kenny Hilyer	2	3	3		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
John Zeleznock	3	6	6		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1482	4461	4461	0	1139	180	53	91	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.255	.381	.636	1698	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
John Knight	P	39					.000
John Romonosky	P	34					.000
Jack Roberts	P	34					.000
Bill Smith	P	30					.000
Ernest Palmieri	P	29					.000
Dick Ricketts	P	27					.000
Jere Hill	P	23					.000
Joe Ford	P	18					.000
Jim Hiland	P	15					.000
Norman Frye	P	14					.000
Marty Kutyna	P	12					.000
George Moton	P	6					.000
Charles Purtle	P	1					.000
Roland Manfredi	P	1					.000
Totals		283	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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