1956 Wilson Tobs Statistics
Team Record: 72-79
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Charlie Gassaway (72-79)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Wilson, North Carolina
Ballpark: Fleming Stadium
Attendance: 80,409, Avg. 1,065
The Wilson Tobs of the Carolina League ended the 1956 season with a record of 72 wins and 79 losses, finishing sixth in the CL.
The Tobs scored 592 runs and conceded 638 runs. Thomas Keane led hitters with significant playing time with a .270 average. Earl Hunsinger topped Wilson with 14 wins, while Ray Semproch recorded a 2.91 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1956 Wilson Tobs who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ray Semproch, Fred Van Dusen, Jack Lamabe and Jimmie Coker.
Charlie Gassaway served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Hunsinger | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3.08 | 34 | 25 | 187.0 | 110 | 84 | 64 | 9 | 142 | ||||||||||
| Joseph Gaskin | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.49 | 28 | 27 | 188.0 | 163 | 86 | 73 | 12 | 115 | ||||||||||
| Ray Semproch | 13 | 13 | .500 | 2.91 | 31 | 29 | 210.0 | 162 | 82 | 68 | 18 | 69 | ||||||||||
| Bob Harrell | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3.88 | 31 | 27 | 195.0 | 228 | 94 | 84 | 21 | 57 | ||||||||||
| Marco Mainini | 6 | 7 | .462 | 2.86 | 48 | 1 | 107.0 | 84 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 48 | ||||||||||
| Chuck Hagen | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.85 | 34 | 13 | 131.0 | 119 | 83 | 56 | 16 | 79 | ||||||||||
| John Dewald | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.06 | 26 | 5 | 82.0 | 88 | 46 | 37 | 5 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Jack Lamabe | 3 | 7 | .300 | 2.75 | 14 | 11 | 85.0 | 79 | 39 | 26 | 8 | 48 | ||||||||||
| Rich Smithson | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.66 | 5 | 5 | 32.0 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Hollis Robertson | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.40 | 9 | 2 | 35.0 | 41 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Ed Smrekar | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Spry | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Allen Leach | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Micich | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Cronin | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 72 | 79 | .477 | 3.42 | 274 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1252.0 | 1102 | 598 | 476 | 105 | 615 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Keane | 148 | 529 | 529 | 143 | 17 | 3 | 14 | .270 | .270 | .393 | .664 | 208 | |||||||||||
| John Pedretti | 136 | 495 | 495 | 132 | 19 | 4 | 23 | .267 | .267 | .461 | .727 | 228 | |||||||||||
| Fred Van Dusen | 140 | 508 | 508 | 128 | 19 | 4 | 11 | .252 | .252 | .370 | .622 | 188 | |||||||||||
| Jimmie Coker | 135 | 450 | 450 | 121 | 20 | 4 | 16 | .269 | .269 | .438 | .707 | 197 | |||||||||||
| Doc Ayers | 146 | 558 | 558 | 119 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .213 | .213 | .251 | .464 | 140 | |||||||||||
| William Dougan | 96 | 326 | 326 | 88 | 19 | 0 | 5 | .270 | .270 | .374 | .644 | 122 | |||||||||||
| William Peed | 86 | 304 | 304 | 77 | 10 | 4 | 5 | .253 | .253 | .362 | .615 | 110 | |||||||||||
| Larry Geedey | 84 | 288 | 288 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .260 | .299 | .559 | 86 | |||||||||||
| James Anderson | 36 | 217 | 217 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .207 | .207 | .295 | .502 | 64 | |||||||||||
| Dale Bennetch | 50 | 175 | 175 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .206 | .206 | .291 | .497 | 51 | |||||||||||
| Doug Osburn | 44 | 145 | 145 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .221 | .262 | .483 | 38 | |||||||||||
| Roy Brown | 31 | 94 | 94 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .266 | .266 | .383 | .649 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Thomas Bornman | 28 | 74 | 74 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .216 | .216 | .311 | .527 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Bob Harrell | 32 | 72 | 72 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .306 | .472 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Billy Heil | 18 | 56 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .179 | .179 | .304 | .482 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Ray Semproch | 31 | 70 | 70 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .114 | .114 | .171 | .286 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Joseph Gaskin | 28 | 66 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .106 | .106 | .152 | .258 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Jack Lamabe | 18 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .188 | .312 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Chuck Hagen | 34 | 44 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .114 | .205 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Joseph Micich | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Fannon | 7 | 16 | 16 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Carmen Santoli | 7 | 20 | 20 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| John Dewald | 26 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .143 | .214 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Rich Smithson | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Raiford Fulghum | 11 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .043 | .043 | .043 | .087 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Marco Mainini | 48 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Bob Spry | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Smrekar | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Merrill Schelich | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Hollis Robertson | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Thomas Cronin | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Lundquist | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Earl Hunsinger | 34 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1498 | 4726 | 4726 | 0 | 1093 | 155 | 26 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .333 | .565 | 1576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Mainini | P | 48 | .000 | |||||
| Earl Hunsinger | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| Chuck Hagen | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| Ray Semproch | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| Bob Harrell | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| Joseph Gaskin | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| John Dewald | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| Jack Lamabe | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| Hollis Robertson | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| Ed Smrekar | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| Rich Smithson | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| Bob Spry | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| Thomas Cronin | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| Allen Leach | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 272 | 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.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
