1956 Palatka Tigers Statistics

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 59-80
Finished 5th in the FSL
Manager: Ralph Hodgin (0-0), Charlie Baird (0-0)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Palatka, Florida
Ballpark: Azalea Bowl
Attendance: 36,704, Avg. 528

1956 Palatka Tigers Roster

The Palatka Tigers of the Florida State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 59 wins and 80 losses, finishing fifth in the FSL.

The Tigers scored 602 runs and allowed 690 runs. Donald Hannam topped Palatka with 13 wins, while Dick Sheldon recorded a 2.69 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Ralph Hodgin played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Palatka Tigers to do so.

Ralph Hodgin and Charlie Baird 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
Donald Hannam	13	12	.520	3.10	30	25					221.0	180	100	76	16	69
Donald Bridges	12	10	.545	2.92	41	18					213.0	187	94	69	9	87
Jerry Fields	10	14	.417	3.91	31	26					182.0	179	102	79	6	95
Dick Sheldon	9	6	.600	2.69	18	15					134.0	92	57	40	11	45
Bob Paffel	8	2	.800	2.78	16	9					94.0	53	33	29	4	56
Howie Meloche	2	7	.222	5.09	19	7					53.0	54	41	30	3	36
Lynwood Jones	2	7	.222	5.32	16	11					71.0	84	66	42	5	46
Thomas Trammel	2	16	.111	5.43	24	19					116.0	120	99	70	11	113
Claude Mitschele	1	2	.333		6						0.0
Gerald Schornak	0	0			1						0.0
Charlie Baird	0	0			1						0.0
Ralph Hodgin	0	0			2						0.0
Roy Hager	0	0			2						0.0
Thomas Loyd	0	1	.000		6						0.0
Jerry Eaton	0	1	.000		2						0.0
Donald Simonetti	0	1	.000		3						0.0
Paul Langlois	0	1	.000		2						0.0
Totals	59	80	.424	3.61	220	130	0	0	0	0	1084.0	949	592	435	65	547	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
Donald Meadows	92	347	347		99	22	4	6						.285	.285	.424	.709	147
Dan Briner	92	362	362		92	8	3	3						.254	.254	.318	.572	115
Richard Beck	97	333	333		77	15	1	2						.231	.231	.300	.532	100
Richard Shedd	98	314	314		75	12	3	1						.239	.239	.306	.545	96
Jerry Paparella	102	371	371		69	11	0	0						.186	.186	.216	.402	80
Charles Smith	69	259	259		68	7	1	2						.263	.263	.320	.583	83
Barett Payne	70	261	261		65	7	0	2						.249	.249	.299	.548	78
Wib Estermyer	67	259	259		61	7	1	1						.236	.236	.282	.517	73
Anthony Kiburis	47	164	164		40	4	0	0						.244	.244	.268	.512	44
Ralph Hodgin	50	126	126		35	4	0	2						.278	.278	.357	.635	45
Joseph Appello	33	130	130		34	4	1	1						.262	.262	.331	.592	43
Donald Hannam	55	112	112		32	1	1	1						.286	.286	.339	.625	38
Michael Kassabian	44	145	145		27	2	1	0						.186	.186	.214	.400	31
Gordon Maxwell	43	146	146		27	7	1	1						.185	.185	.267	.452	39
Herman King	36	115	115		26	6	0	0						.226	.226	.278	.504	32
Gerald Linnell	30	104	104		25	1	1	4						.240	.240	.385	.625	40
Thomas Hayes	21	73	73		20	3	0	1						.274	.274	.356	.630	26
Thomas O'Brien	22	65	65		17	2	1	1						.262	.262	.369	.631	24
Donald Bridges	41	78	78		17	1	1	0						.218	.218	.256	.474	20
Claude Horn	16	59	59		15	2	0	0						.254	.254	.288	.542	17
Walter Mortimer	16	60	60		15	3	3	1						.250	.250	.450	.700	27
John Scinto	24	71	71		12	2	0	2						.169	.169	.282	.451	20
John Zeitler	26	72	72		11	0	0	0						.153	.153	.153	.306	11
Dick Sheldon	18	45	45		10	0	0	0						.222	.222	.222	.444	10
Howie Meloche	23	22	22		6	1	0	0						.273	.273	.318	.591	7
Bob Paffel	16	33	33		6	0	1	0						.182	.182	.242	.424	8
Lynwood Jones	17	23	23		5	1	0	0						.217	.217	.261	.478	6
Thomas Trammel	24	44	44		5	1	0	0						.114	.114	.136	.250	6
Claude Mitschele	10	15	15		4	0	0	0						.267	.267	.267	.533	4
John Schroder	2	6	6		3									.500	.500	.500	1.000	3
Joseph Pardoski	16	35	35		3	1	0	0						.086	.086	.114	.200	4
Jerry Fields	31	65	65		3	1	0	0						.046	.046	.062	.108	4
Donald Simonetti	3	2	2		1									.500	.500	.500	1.000	1
Charlie Baird	6	5	5		1									.200	.200	.200	.400	1
Jerry Eaton	2	2	2		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Gerald Schornak	1	1	1		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Roy Hager	2	1	1		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Paul Langlois	3	2	2		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Thomas Loyd	6	6	6		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1371	4333	4333	0	1006	136	24	31	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.232	.296	.528	1283	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Donald Bridges	P	41					.000
Jerry Fields	P	31					.000
Donald Hannam	P	30					.000
Thomas Trammel	P	24					.000
Howie Meloche	P	19					.000
Dick Sheldon	P	18					.000
Bob Paffel	P	16					.000
Lynwood Jones	P	16					.000
Claude Mitschele	P	6					.000
Thomas Loyd	P	6					.000
Donald Simonetti	P	3					.000
Paul Langlois	P	2					.000
Roy Hager	P	2					.000
Jerry Eaton	P	2					.000
Gerald Schornak	P	1					.000
Totals		217	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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