1956 Winston-Salem Twins Statistics

Carolina League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 59-91
Finished 8th in the CL
Manager: George Hausmann (0-0), Lee Peterson (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ballpark: Ernie Shore Stadium (Field)
Attendance: 81,117, Avg. 1,082
1956 Winston-Salem Twins Roster

The Winston-Salem Twins of the Carolina League ended the 1956 season with a record of 59 wins and 91 losses, finishing eighth in the CL.

The Twins tallied 589 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 788 runs, most in the league. Curtis Hardaway paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .306 clip. Bill Dietrich topped Winston-Salem with 10 wins, while Edward Dick recorded a 3.4 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1956 Winston-Salem Twins who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jim Bronstad, George Hausmann, Rod Kanehl, Frank Leja and Lee Thomas.

George Hausmann and Lee Peterson 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
Bill Dietrich1013.4353.912724175.0136104767115
Edward Dick97.5623.401918135.01166851666
Lee Peterson89.4713.52446120.012260471525
John Claset810.4444.503419154.016196771496
William Drummond712.3683.432621173.015083667100
Jim Bronstad514.2634.732622156.0181104821266
Jake Hinfey48.3335.153910110.013084631176
Arthur Perina33.5007.5315543.0423936847
Hank Dunn35.3754.59251096.09655491242
James Kennedy21.667110.0
George Hausmann0010.0
Willard Ford0030.0
Richard Klinesmith0030.0
Gerald Coleman01.00020.0
Vance Long01.00020.0
John McCoy01.00020.0
Thomas Page01.00040.0
Aaron Jones02.00060.0
Rudolph Williams03.00030.0
Totals5991.3934.2429213500001162.0113469354792633000000

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
Curtis Hardaway11840540512422521.306.306.541.847219
Gerry Collis1404724721192702.252.252.322.574152
Cart Howerton94340340871423.256.256.335.591114
Allen Barbee9030830879877.256.256.396.653122
Lee Thomas68272272781146.287.287.423.710115
Richard Carter7024024049562.204.204.300.50472
Frank Leja65222222481506.216.216.365.58181
Rod Kanehl4214914945624.302.302.450.75267
Jack Steinagel3711911931713.261.261.412.67249
Adolf Hintze3311311329210.257.257.292.54933
Salvatore Aprea4312912928641.217.217.349.56645
Lamar Dorton3310310326510.252.252.320.57333
Stan Charnofsky3011011026501.236.236.309.54534
Gerry MacKay4114114126062.184.184.312.49644
Joseph Ambrosino5613213222510.167.167.220.38629
Sam Zivkovich4410410420400.192.192.231.42324
Hal Charnofsky23686819622.279.279.515.79435
Edward Dick39717118320.254.254.352.60625
Bernie Schreiber28878718310.207.207.264.47123
Darrell Corder19616116421.262.262.443.70527
Currie Holt31686815300.221.221.265.48518
John Claset45585812200.207.207.241.44814
Richard Hearn22545411111.204.204.315.51917
Jim Bronstad26535310100.189.189.208.39611
William Drummond28606010101.167.167.233.40014
Edward Rippili1753539200.170.170.208.37711
Keith Mitchell825256.240.240.240.4806
Tom McDonald1135356110.171.171.257.4299
Hank Dunn2934345000.147.147.147.2945
Jake Hinfey4233334200.121.121.182.3036
Rudolph Williams1010103100.300.300.400.7004
Jim McKeegan1230303011.100.100.267.3678
Bill Dietrich2756563100.054.054.071.1254
Arthur Perina1517172001.118.118.294.4125
Aaron Jones6771.143.143.143.2861
Hobart Powell3771.143.143.143.2861
Lee Peterson4433331000.030.030.030.0611
William Connolly4440.000.000.000.0000
Gerald Coleman2220.000.000.000.0000
Howard Hantak412120.000.000.000.0000
George Hausmann2220.000.000.000.0000
James Kennedy11220000.000.000.000.0000
Richard Klinesmith3330.000.000.000.0000
John McCoy2220.000.000.000.0000
Willard Ford3220.000.000.000.0000
Vance Long2110.000.000.000.0000
Thomas Page4220.000.000.000.0000
Totals15264311431101010173506500000.234.234.343.577147800000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Lee PetersonP44.000
Jake HinfeyP39.000
John ClasetP34.000
Bill DietrichP27.000
William DrummondP26.000
Jim BronstadP26.000
Hank DunnP25.000
Arthur PerinaP15.000
James KennedyP11.000
Aaron JonesP6.000
Thomas PageP4.000
Richard KlinesmithP3.000
Willard FordP3.000
John McCoyP2.000
Vance LongP2.000
Gerald ColemanP2.000
Totals2690000.000

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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