1956 San Antonio Missions Statistics

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 76-78
Finished 5th in the TL
Manager: Joe Schultz (76-78)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Ballpark: Mission Stadium
Attendance: 100,001, Avg. 1,299
1956 San Antonio Missions Roster

The San Antonio Missions of the Texas League ended the 1956 season with a record of 76 wins and 78 losses, finishing fifth in the TL.

The Missions scored 780 runs and conceded 838 runs. Carl Powis led San Antonio with 22 home runs and drove in 94 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time with a .330 average. Babe Birrer topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.75 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1956 San Antonio Missions who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bobby Adams, James Atkins, Babe Birrer, Alton Brown, Willard Brown, Jim Clark, Bob Harrison, Stan Hollmig, Hank Izquierdo, Chuck Locke, Dick Luebke, Fred Marolewski, Chuck Oertel, Bill Powell, Carl Powis, Dave Roberts, Brooks Robinson, Carl Scheib, Jim Snyder and Willie Tasby.

Joe Schultz 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
Babe Birrer138.6193.753324151209.02021028725634116104
Carl Scheib105.6674.56341460150.016088762729075600
James Atkins1012.4554.37302380167.017596812369489602
Dick Luebke88.5005.05531330148.016796831675384403
Chuck Locke78.4675.29231860114.012169671567653702
Bill Diemer711.3894.43381420132.013281652179772803
Bob Schmitt63.6675.0040810108.01017060577152417
Bob Harrison46.4003.701093056.0442723639153105
Roosevelt Evans31.7505.373121062.0654337557539417
Jim Melton36.3337.0214102059.08653461024135502
Billy Bethel24.3333.631292162.0753025720117200
Michael Burack11.50070.0
Kelly Searcy11.50090.0
Bill Powell13.2505.741671147.0523430445519003
Pat Gosney0030.0
Alton Brown01.00060.0
Totals7678.4944.66359151050301314.0138078968016464438704482380

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
Carl Powis148635530871752232294249056.330.429.508.936269555
Brooks Robinson15464457772157286974125457.272.336.388.724224445
Robert Caffery15170757710215629485791011546.270.390.376.7672170132
Dave Roberts147659539109148289767699958.275.387.399.7862154107
Lavern Grace902812542876141651022321.299.361.433.794110211
Stan Hollmig862762322263140945003942.272.373.448.821104104
Chuck Oertel55232201245761224202214.284.355.353.70871243
Bobby Adams46175155304883623021429.310.372.516.88880231
Gene Oden55214168344672120433718.274.412.357.76960432
Martin Tabacheck96275236204550323011725.191.252.250.502593172
Carl Scheib761151119374021900215.333.342.423.76647011
Willie Tasby51176151243350317112133.219.322.311.63347220
Hank Izquierdo4212811112283018021215.252.328.306.63434131
Babe Birrer45102988265142200316.265.294.459.75345100
Curly Holtzapple339795132210381015.232.237.337.57432001
William Springfield46121100171930110111820.190.317.250.56725111
Witty Quintana269077111840311011114.234.333.403.73631101
Jim Snyder155747151532182064.319.396.532.92825040
Chuck Locke254944411400300212.250.277.341.61815021
James Atkins30696181020020056.164.224.197.42112021
Bill Diemer3843423810110007.190.190.286.47612010
Jim Melton1926232700000018.304.333.304.6387020
Don Moitoza1042336710130182.212.366.333.69911010
Bob Harrison1023181610050022.333.400.389.7897030
Bob Schmitt40423716100100313.162.225.189.4147020
Bob Musgrave513135.385.385.385.7695
Dick Luebke53464245000100224.119.178.119.2975110
Charles Ferrante912123.250.250.250.5003
Bill Powell1614142300000007.214.214.214.4293000
Bill Lajoie1541373300010133.081.146.081.2273001
Pat Gosney5552.400.400.400.8002
Roosevelt Evans351595100000062.111.467.111.5781000
Kelly Searcy9660000.000.000.000.0000
Billy Bethel12232300000000016.000.000.000.0000000
Alton Brown6110000.000.000.000.0000
Michael Burack7330000.000.000.000.0000
Totals170654574682676124619932935982940616590.266.353.382.735178803485400


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Dave Roberts1B7971830367.9969.468
Robert Caffery2B86192190964.9774.442
Bobby Adams2B417072123.9933.463
Gene Oden2B37110921122.9485.459
Brooks Robinson3B1511993842648.9573.861
Martin TabacheckC963943448.9914.4582
Lavern GraceC6619535115.9543.4857
Hank IzquierdoC422052231.9875.4053
Carl PowisCF11830417114.9672.720
Willie TasbyCF1848231.9432.778
William SpringfieldCF17342001.0002.118
Dave RobertsLF4781230.9651.766
Stan HollmigLF4783121.9771.787
Willie TasbyLF2549211.9812.040
Carl PowisLF1526212.9661.867
Lavern GraceLF14212001.0001.643
Fred MarolewskiLF1126110.9642.455
Chuck OertelLF1019020.9051.900
Dick LuebkeP5352312.966.528
Bob SchmittP4021311.938.375
Bill DiemerP3862011.963.684
Carl ScheibP3481611.960.706
Babe BirrerP3393211.9761.242
Roosevelt EvansP3121521.895.548
James AtkinsP3023111.9711.100
Chuck LockeP23416001.000.870
Bill PowellP1616001.000.438
Jim MeltonP1421210.9331.000
Billy BethelP1211011.917.917
Bob HarrisonP100820.800.800
Kelly SearcyP9.000
Michael BurackP7.000
Alton BrownP6.000
Pat GosneyP3.000
Chuck OertelRF4367211.9861.605
Dave RobertsRF1938230.9302.105
Stan HollmigRF1680001.000.500
Lavern GraceRF16100001.000.625
Gene OdenRF1520411.9601.600
Carl PowisRF1322110.9581.769
Robert CafferySS801152032440.9303.975
Witty QuintanaSS23417688.9365.087
Curly HoltzappleSS233871524.9564.739
William SpringfieldSS18444128.9774.722
Totals154532191492149338.9693.0491200

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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