1956 Chattanooga Lookouts Statistics

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 76-78
Finished 6th in the SA
Manager: Cal Ermer (76-78)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Ballpark: Joe Engel Stadium
Attendance: 99,091, Avg. 1,287

1956 Chattanooga Lookouts Roster

The Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association ended the 1956 season with a record of 76 wins and 78 losses, finishing sixth in the SA.

The Lookouts scored 741 runs and surrendered 814 runs. Stanley Roseboro paced all regular batters with a .340 average. Dick Hyde and Zeke Zeisz topped Chattanooga with 15 wins each, while Alexander Gordey registered a 3.96 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1956 Chattanooga Lookouts who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Dan Porter, Bruce Barmes, Johnny Schaive, Dick Hyde, Vern Morgan, Al Sima, Chris Van Cuyk, Bill Currie, Jesse Levan, Guy Morton, Bob Ross, Lyle Luttrell, Bob Oldis and Bob Schultz.

Cal Ermer 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
Dick Hyde	15	6	.714	3.98	54	1					104.0	119	56	46	6	49
Zeke Zeisz	15	10	.600	4.61	44	24					209.0	241	121	107	26	62
Bob Ross	9	3	.750	2.91	14	13					99.0	85	40	32	7	42
Alexander Gordey	8	8	.500	3.96	32	24					191.0	197	103	84	13	79
Al Sima	8	9	.471	3.98	30	24					156.0	192	81	69	11	56
Ralph Groves	8	15	.348	5.26	35	28					178.0	166	122	104	24	128
Chris Van Cuyk	4	7	.364	4.54	27	15					125.0	144	78	63	10	41
Douglas Clark	2	2	.500	3.80	20	1					45.0	44	24	19	3	16
Bill Currie	2	3	.400	5.32	8						44.0	45		26		24
Bobby Lee Brown	1	5	.167	5.81	10	7					48.0	53	44	31	5	29
Del Norwood	0	0			3						0.0
Guy Morton	0	0			4						0.0
John Valmas	0	3	.000	9.43	9						21.0	29		22		20
Al Curtis	0	3	.000	12.60	10	4					25.0	44	37	35	5	19
Totals	72	74	.493	4.61	300	141	0	0	0	0	1245.0	1359	706	638	110	565	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
Jesse Levan	150	543	543		169	28	3	25						.311	.311	.512	.823	278
Dan Porter	146	568	568		164	32	7	2						.289	.289	.380	.669	216
Bruce Barmes	146	570	570		162	22	4	0						.284	.284	.337	.621	192
Stanley Roseboro	126	473	473		161	33	6	2						.340	.340	.448	.789	212
Lyle Luttrell	120	460	460		149	27	9	3						.324	.324	.441	.765	203
Larry Davidson	145	528	528		149	37	4	23						.282	.282	.498	.780	263
Vern Morgan	124	401	401		111	27	1	7						.277	.277	.401	.678	161
Johnny Schaive	91	363	363		109	15	5	2						.300	.300	.386	.686	140
Bob Oldis	118	378	378		108	13	5	0						.286	.286	.347	.632	131
Guy Morton	90	213	213		57	12	2	6						.268	.268	.427	.695	91
Waldo Gonzalez	28	100	100		29	5	1	1						.290	.290	.390	.680	39
Vince Magi	38	106	106		28	6	0	4						.264	.264	.434	.698	46
Zeke Zeisz	49	77	77		22	2	1	0						.286	.286	.338	.623	26
Jack Parks	20	53	53		14	3	1	1						.264	.264	.415	.679	22
Bob Ross	18	33	33		6	0	0	0						.182	.182	.182	.364	6
Chris Van Cuyk	28	41	41		6	1	0	0						.146	.146	.171	.317	7
Al Sima	30	52	52		6	1	0	0						.115	.115	.135	.250	7
Alexander Gordey	32	70	70		6	1	0	0						.086	.086	.100	.186	7
Bill Currie	8	15	15		5									.333	.333	.333	.667	5
Ralph Groves	36	55	55		5	0	0	0						.091	.091	.091	.182	5
Bobby Lee Brown	10	17	17		4	0	0	0						.235	.235	.235	.471	4
Del Norwood	2	2	2		1									.500	.500	.500	1.000	1
John Valmas	9	3	3		1									.333	.333	.333	.667	1
Douglas Clark	20	8	8		1	0	0	0						.125	.125	.125	.250	1
Mel Kerestes	11	15	15		1	0	0	0						.067	.067	.067	.133	1
Dick Hyde	54	24	24		1	1	0	0						.042	.042	.083	.125	2
Al Curtis	13	11	11		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1662	5179	5179	0	1475	266	49	76	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.285	.399	.684	2067	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Dick Hyde	P	54					.000
Zeke Zeisz	P	44					.000
Ralph Groves	P	35					.000
Alexander Gordey	P	32					.000
Al Sima	P	30					.000
Chris Van Cuyk	P	27					.000
Douglas Clark	P	20					.000
Bob Ross	P	14					.000
Al Curtis	P	10					.000
Bobby Lee Brown	P	10					.000
John Valmas	P	9					.000
Bill Currie	P	8					.000
Del Norwood	P	3					.000
Totals		296	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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