1956 Port Arthur Chieftans Statistics

Big State League (BSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 78-62
Finished 2nd in the BSL
Manager: Lloyd Gearhart (0-0), Al Barillari (0-0)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Port Arthur, Texas
Ballpark: Stroud Stadium
Attendance: 57,117, Avg. 816

1956 Port Arthur Chieftans Roster

Playoffs - Port Arthur Chieftans 4 games, Waco Pirates 3
Finals - Port Arthur Chieftans 4 games, Corpus Christi Clippers 3

The Port Arthur Chieftans of the Big State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 78 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the BSL.

The Chieftans gave up 659 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Port Arthur plated 736 runs. Jim Kirby topped all regular batters with a .358 average. Leverette Spencer led the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 2.37 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1956 Port Arthur Chieftans who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Rogelio Álvarez, Al Silvera, Jim Kirby and Lloyd Gearhart.

Lloyd Gearhart and Al Barillari 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
Leverette Spencer	21	9	.700	2.37	45	27					270.0	179	99	71	13	66
Tex Sanner	14	5	.737	2.55	21	19					155.0	126	55	44	11	118
Angie Bazydlo	7	5	.583	3.20	23	14					118.0	93	50	42	5	46
Fred Smith	6	1	.857	1.66	15	1					38.0	33	12	7	0	14
Gus Carmichael	6	13	.316	4.53	30	20					147.0	176	97	74	15	50
Ernest Oosterveen	4	5	.444	3.89	16	9					81.0	80	37	35	7	23
Buel Morrison	2	0	1.000		6						0.0
George Zackey	2	4	.333	3.49	9	7					49.0	48	37	19	3	28
Loren Oliver	1	0	1.000		4						0.0
George Noonan	1	0	1.000		6						0.0
William Torres	1	1	.500		8						0.0
Jose Dominguez	0	0			2						0.0
Phil Centineo	0	0			1						0.0
William Wortham	0	0			1						0.0
Julio Palazzini	0	0			1						0.0
Rogelio Álvarez	0	0			2						0.0
Frank DeChano	0	0			1						0.0
Jerald Underwood	0	1	.000		10						0.0
Jorge Escobar	0	1	.000		6						0.0
Richard Kimball	0	1	.000		6						0.0
Gene Lippold	0	1	.000		3						0.0
Clarence Clark	0	1	.000		10						0.0
Jose Lopez	0	2	.000		4						0.0
Jack Cohen	0	2	.000		4						0.0
Totals	65	52	.556	3.06	234	97	0	0	0	0	858.0	735	387	292	54	345	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
Jim Kirby	136	530	530		190	34	2	11						.358	.358	.492	.851	261
Mike Fandozzi	124	476	476		134	22	4	2						.282	.282	.357	.639	170
Julio Palazzini	99	405	405		131	23	1	3						.323	.323	.407	.731	165
Don Deckman	138	483	483		130	15	5	5						.269	.269	.352	.621	170
Claude St. Vincent	96	340	340		94	14	0	16						.276	.276	.459	.735	156
Rogelio Álvarez	82	308	308		93	8	4	4						.302	.302	.393	.695	121
Victor Comolli	96	298	298		80	19	1	10						.268	.268	.440	.708	131
Tex Sanner	62	201	201		48	9	0	6						.239	.239	.373	.612	75
Howard Jennings	39	169	169		46	6	0	1						.272	.272	.325	.598	55
Arlan Barber	27	99	99		29	6	0	2						.293	.293	.414	.707	41
Leverette Spencer	47	115	115		28	2	0	0						.243	.243	.261	.504	30
Glenn Rediger	30	96	96		27	5	0	3						.281	.281	.427	.708	41
Dick Hogan	26	101	101		27	9	1	2						.267	.267	.436	.703	44
Harold Sisco	25	89	89		25	2	0	2						.281	.281	.371	.652	33
Jim Hoelscher	29	89	89		21	4	0	0						.236	.236	.281	.517	25
Lloyd Gearhart	18	58	58		18	4	0	2						.310	.310	.483	.793	28
Buel Morrison	27	80	80		13	5	0	1						.162	.162	.262	.425	21
Richard Baller	12	55	55		12	1	0	0						.218	.218	.236	.455	13
Gus Carmichael	30	57	57		12	0	0	0						.211	.211	.211	.421	12
Bill Williamson	11	40	40		8	2	1	0						.200	.200	.300	.500	12
Angie Bazydlo	23	41	41		8	2	0	0						.195	.195	.244	.439	10
Eddie Sack	13	36	36		7	1	0	0						.194	.194	.222	.417	8
Ernest Oosterveen	16	25	25		5	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	5
George Zackey	14	27	27		5	2	0	1						.185	.185	.370	.556	10
Loren Oliver	15	30	30		5	2	0	1						.167	.167	.333	.500	10
Fred Smith	15	14	14		4	0	0	1						.286	.286	.500	.786	7
George Noonan	7	11	11		3									.273	.273	.273	.545	3
Al Barillari	4	11	11		2									.182	.182	.182	.364	2
Jack Cohen	5	4	4		1									.250	.250	.250	.500	1
Jerald Underwood	10	7	7		1	0	0	0						.143	.143	.143	.286	1
Clarence Clark	15	7	7		1	0	0	0						.143	.143	.143	.286	1
Richard Kimball	10	6	6		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
William Wortham	1	1	1		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Don Boyer	10	15	15		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
William Torres	8	7	7		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Frank DeChano	1	2	2		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Jose Lopez	4	3	3		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Jorge Escobar	6	4	4		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Lynwood Henry	2	5	5		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Roberto Brown	6	12	12		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Jose Dominguez	3	1	1		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1342	4358	4358	0	1208	197	19	73	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.277	.381	.659	1662	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Leverette Spencer	P	45					.000
Gus Carmichael	P	30					.000
Angie Bazydlo	P	23					.000
Ernest Oosterveen	P	16					.000
Fred Smith	P	15					.000
Jerald Underwood	P	10					.000
Clarence Clark	P	10					.000
George Zackey	P	9					.000
William Torres	P	8					.000
George Noonan	P	6					.000
Richard Kimball	P	6					.000
Jorge Escobar	P	6					.000
Jose Lopez	P	4					.000
Jack Cohen	P	4					.000
Gene Lippold	P	3					.000
Jose Dominguez	P	2					.000
William Wortham	P	1					.000
Frank DeChano	P	1					.000
Phil Centineo	P	1					.000
Totals		200	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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