1956 Lake Charles Giants Statistics

Evangeline League (EL) - Class: C
Team Record: 62-62
Finished 4th in the EL
Manager: Mike McCormick (62-62)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Ballpark: American Legion Park
Attendance: 48,482, Avg. 782
1956 Lake Charles Giants Roster

Playoffs - Lafayette Oilers 4 games, Lake Charles Giants 1

The Lake Charles Giants of the Evangeline League ended the 1956 season with a record of 62 wins and 62 losses, finishing fourth in the EL.

The Giants scored 572 runs and surrendered 563 runs. Sid Harvey and Artie Dillon topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .283 clip. Leo Quatro and Andrew Yetsko led Lake Charles with 14 wins each, while Andrew Yetsko recorded a 2.77 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Felipe Alou played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Lake Charles Giants to do so.

Mike McCormick 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
Andrew Yetsko148.6362.773027231.0185977112122
Leo Quatro149.6093.812926201.0187108852183
Craig Hoyal92.8182.7033160.0623118414
George Lastres78.4674.402217133.01328265679
Donald Norton712.3684.192924172.01729780272
George Bielik611.3533.402421159.015282601481
Ronald Laumann43.5713.9430364.0573528335
Joseph Madaris0030.0
Stan Denny01.00030.0
Billy Wilson02.000150.0
Totals6156.5213.5921811900001020.094753240762486000000

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
Richard LaFaive1214624621243057.268.268.400.669185
Sid Harvey1184174171182227.283.283.396.679165
Artie Dillon121407407115181113.283.283.477.759194
Gene Johnson12043243210118220.234.234.424.657183
Edward Kopacz1083843849323613.242.242.435.677167
Arturo Martinez108354354871031.246.246.299.545106
Jack Elias90332332851537.256.256.383.639127
Charles Mayer90302302711231.235.235.305.54092
Arthur Lettieri4219419446342.237.237.325.56263
Andrew Yetsko37999927502.273.273.384.65738
Vinton Gwinn14535320203.377.377.585.96231
Donald Cassidy45989819211.194.194.265.45926
Leo Quatro31737317111.233.233.315.54823
Edward Russell22767617402.224.224.355.57927
Thomas Adams28939317200.183.183.204.38719
George Bielik24595910100.169.169.186.35611
George Lastres2346467100.152.152.174.3268
Donald Norton2948484200.083.083.125.2086
Ralph Crosby719193.158.158.158.3163
Felipe Alou5992000.222.222.222.4442
William Pazienza710102.200.200.200.4002
Craig Hoyal3314142000.143.143.143.2862
Ronald Laumann3116162000.125.125.125.2502
Chuck Weatherspoon2331.333.333.333.6671
Joseph Madaris3441.250.250.250.5001
Billy Wilson15661000.167.167.167.3331
Totals1274401040100992171418000000.247.247.370.618148500000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Craig HoyalP33.000
Andrew YetskoP30.000
Ronald LaumannP30.000
Leo QuatroP29.000
Donald NortonP29.000
George BielikP24.000
George LastresP22.000
Billy WilsonP15.000
Joseph MadarisP3.000
Stan DennyP3.000
Totals2180000.000

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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