1956 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1956 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 69-85. They scored 571 runs and belted 91 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. The offense was powered by Gus Triandos, who led the team with 21 home runs, 88 RBI, and 126 hits.
The team allowed 705 runs and had a team ERA of 4.20. Leading the team in wins was Ray Moore, with 12. Connie Johnson struck out 130 batters to lead the team. George Zuverink was the team's best fireman, with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Adams | 3B | 41 | 111 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .362 | .297 | .659 | .225 |
| Bob Boyd | 1B | 70 | 225 | 28 | 70 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .395 | .400 | .795 | .311 |
| Wayne Causey | 3B | 53 | 88 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .237 | .227 | .464 | .170 |
| Billy Gardner | 2B | 144 | 515 | 53 | 119 | 11 | 50 | 5 | .281 | .334 | .615 | .231 |
| Bob Hale | 1B | 85 | 207 | 18 | 49 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .274 | .309 | .583 | .237 |
| Grady Hatton | 2B | 27 | 61 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .297 | .213 | .510 | .148 |
| George Kell | 3B | 102 | 345 | 45 | 90 | 8 | 37 | 0 | .313 | .391 | .704 | .261 |
| Fred Marsh | 3B | 20 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .125 | .375 | .125 |
| Willie Miranda | SS | 148 | 461 | 38 | 100 | 2 | 34 | 3 | .287 | .282 | .569 | .217 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 15 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .386 | .630 | .227 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Chuck Diering | OF | 50 | 97 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .342 | .258 | .600 | .186 |
| Jim Dyck | OF | 11 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .304 | .759 | .217 |
| Hoot Evers | OF | 48 | 112 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .375 | .295 | .670 | .241 |
| Tito Francona | OF | 139 | 445 | 62 | 115 | 9 | 57 | 11 | .334 | .373 | .707 | .258 |
| Joe Frazier | OF | 45 | 74 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .356 | .378 | .734 | .257 |
| Tex Nelson | OF | 39 | 68 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .276 | .235 | .511 | .206 |
| Bob Nieman | OF | 114 | 388 | 60 | 125 | 12 | 64 | 1 | .442 | .497 | .939 | .322 |
| Dave Philley | OF | 32 | 117 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 3 | .309 | .299 | .608 | .205 |
| Dave Pope | OF | 12 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .158 | .358 | .158 |
| Jim Pyburn | OF | 84 | 156 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 4 | .251 | .269 | .520 | .173 |
| Dick Williams | OF | 87 | 353 | 45 | 101 | 11 | 37 | 5 | .342 | .453 | .795 | .286 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tom Gastall | C | 32 | 56 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .246 | .232 | .478 | .196 |
| Joe Ginsberg | C | 15 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .129 | .071 | .200 | .071 |
| Hal Smith | C | 77 | 229 | 16 | 60 | 3 | 18 | 1 | .315 | .362 | .677 | .262 |
| Gus Triandos | C | 131 | 452 | 47 | 126 | 21 | 88 | 0 | .348 | .462 | .810 | .279 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5090 | 571 | 1242 | 91 | 515 | 39 | .315 | .350 | .665 | .244 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie Beamon | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1.38 | 1.308 | |||
| Fred Besana | 7 | 2 | 17.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 5.60 | 2.034 | |||
| Babe Birrer | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | 1.887 | |||
| Hal Brown | 35 | 14 | 151.7 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2 | 57 | 37 | 4.04 | 1.180 | |||
| Sandy Consuegra | 4 | 1 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.15 | 1.379 | |||
| Fritz Dorish | 13 | 0 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4.12 | 1.269 | |||
| Don Ferrarese | 36 | 14 | 102 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 2 | 81 | 64 | 5.03 | 1.471 | |||
| Mike Fornieles | 30 | 11 | 111 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 1 | 53 | 25 | 3.97 | 1.207 | |||
| Bob Harrison | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16.20 | 4.706 | |||
| Mel Held | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5.14 | 1.429 | |||
| Connie Johnson | 26 | 25 | 183.7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 130 | 62 | 3.43 | 1.236 | |||
| Billy Loes | 21 | 6 | 56.7 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 4.76 | 1.552 | |||
| Morrie Martin | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.80 | 2.400 | |||
| Ron Moeller | 4 | 1 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.15 | 1.494 | |||
| Ray Moore | 32 | 27 | 185 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 0 | 105 | 99 | 4.18 | 1.405 | |||
| Billy O'Dell | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.12 | 1.500 | |||
| Erv Palica | 29 | 14 | 116.3 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 0 | 62 | 50 | 4.49 | 1.436 | |||
| Johnny Schmitz | 18 | 3 | 38.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 3.99 | 1.645 | |||
| Gordie Sundin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| George Werley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Bill Wight | 35 | 26 | 174.7 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 84 | 72 | 4.02 | 1.546 | |||
| Jim Wilson | 7 | 7 | 48.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 5.03 | 1.346 | |||
| George Zuverink | 62 | 0 | 97.3 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 16 | 33 | 34 | 4.16 | 1.501 | |||
| Team Totals | 385 | 154 | 1360.8 | 69 | 85 | .448 | 24 | 715 | 547 | 4.20 | 1.403 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Willie Miranda | 148 |
| At Bats | Billy Gardner | 515 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Billy Gardner | 560 |
| Batting Average | Bob Nieman | .322 |
| On-Base % | Bob Nieman | .442 |
| Slugging % | Bob Nieman | .497 |
| OPS | Bob Nieman | .939 |
| Runs | Tito Francona | 62 |
| Hits | Gus Triandos | 126 |
| Total Bases | Gus Triandos | 209 |
| Doubles | Bob Nieman | 20 |
| Triples | Bob Nieman | 6 |
| Home Runs | Gus Triandos | 21 |
| RBI | Gus Triandos | 88 |
| Walks | Bob Nieman | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Miranda and Gus Triandos | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | Tito Francona | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Willie Miranda | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George Kell | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bob Hale, George Kell, and Gus Triandos | 4 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gus Triandos | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ray Moore | 12 |
| Losses | Bill Wight | 12 |
| Saves | George Zuverink | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Ray Moore | .632 |
| ERA | Connie Johnson | 3.43 |
| WHIP | Connie Johnson | 1.236 |
| Innings Pitched | Ray Moore | 185 |
| Games | George Zuverink | 62 |
| Games Started | Ray Moore | 27 |
| Strikeouts | Connie Johnson | 130 |
| Complete Games | Connie Johnson and Ray Moore | 9 |
| Shutouts | Connie Johnson | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Ray Moore | 792 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ray Moore | 86 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Wight | 198 |
| Walks Allowed | Ray Moore | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Hal Brown | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Hal Brown, Don Ferrarese, and Bill Wight | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Wight | 6 |
