1956 Fort Worth Cats
Manager: Clay Bryant
Record: 84-70, 3rd place, Texas League
| TEAM |
W
|
L
|
PCT.
|
| Houston* |
96
|
58
|
.623
|
| Dallas |
94
|
60
|
.610
|
| Fort Worth |
84
|
70
|
.545
|
| Tulsa |
77
|
77
|
.500
|
| San Antonio |
76
|
78
|
.494
|
| Austin |
72
|
82
|
.468
|
| Shreveport |
69
|
85
|
.448
|
| Oklahoma City |
48
|
106
|
.312
|
1956 Texas League Standings
*league champion
|
POS.
|
PLAYER
|
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
AVG
|
|
C
|
Herb
Olson
|
128
|
406
|
50
|
102
|
15
|
2
|
11
|
48
|
1
|
.251
|
|
1B
|
Jim
Gentile
|
152
|
538
|
108
|
159
|
29
|
5
|
40
|
115
|
6
|
.296 |
|
2B
|
Jasper
Spears
|
89
|
326
|
54
|
96
|
21
|
8
|
8
|
48
|
10
|
.294
|
|
3B
|
Dick
Gray
|
152
|
613
|
115
|
175
|
24
|
11
|
24
|
91
|
10
|
.285
|
|
SS
|
Jim
Clark
|
62
|
178
|
15
|
40
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
.262
|
|
RF
|
Ray
Shearer
|
76
|
249
|
61
|
79
|
17
|
0
|
9
|
47
|
6
|
.317
|
| RF | Jim Frey |
67
|
217
|
39
|
57
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
14
|
3
|
.262
|
|
CF
|
Don
Demeter
|
152
|
533
|
115
|
153
|
22
|
4
|
41
|
128
|
14
|
.287
|
|
LF
|
Frank
Marchio
|
106
|
344
|
63
|
97
|
13
|
2
|
15
|
60
|
4
|
.282
|
|
C
|
Mike
Napoli
|
103
|
250
|
45
|
62
|
6
|
3
|
5
|
28
|
16
|
.248
|
|
IF
|
Marty
Devlin
|
109
|
319
|
31
|
91
|
13
|
0
|
1
|
26
|
6
|
.287
|
|
IF
|
Bobby
Dolan
|
12
|
33
|
5
|
14
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
.424
|
|
IF
|
Dick
Colloton
|
11
|
23
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
.174
|
|
SS
|
Dick
Tracewski
|
66
|
194
|
30
|
46
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
20
|
6
|
.237
|
|
OF
|
Jim
Koranda
|
111
|
337
|
51
|
90
|
11
|
2
|
8
|
51
|
3
|
.267
|
|
OF
|
Frank
Jeffers
|
23
|
69
|
7
|
18
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
.261
|
|
|
Don
Catchnot
|
10
|
15
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.133
|
|
C
|
Norm
Sherry
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
|
Pitcher
|
G
|
IP
|
GS |
CG
|
W
|
L
|
PCT
|
SO
|
BB
|
H
|
ERA
|
|
Bill
Nishita
|
10
|
46
|
5 |
3
|
4
|
3
|
.571
|
27
|
10
|
49
|
3.13
|
|
Ralph
Mauriello
|
23
|
137
|
23 |
7
|
7
|
10
|
.412
|
107
|
93
|
106
|
3.22
|
|
Dick
Hanlon
|
35
|
200
|
25 |
12
|
14
|
8
|
.636
|
72
|
52
|
181
|
3.47
|
|
Bob
Wegner
|
36
|
113
|
9 |
3
|
6
|
3
|
.667
|
71
|
41
|
123
|
3.58
|
|
Carroll
Beringer
|
44
|
176
|
16 |
8
|
13
|
10
|
.565
|
79
|
47
|
190
|
3.83
|
|
Rudy
Paynich
|
33
|
205
|
30 |
14
|
16
|
9
|
.640
|
65
|
62
|
243
|
3.91
|
|
Bill
George
|
22
|
86
|
0 |
0
|
6
|
6
|
.500
|
37
|
35
|
90
|
4.39
|
|
Ron
Wells
|
20
|
64
|
7 |
0
|
3
|
5
|
.375
|
24
|
32
|
81
|
4.37
|
|
Mel
Waters
|
55
|
86
|
0 |
0
|
6
|
6
|
.500
|
37
|
35
|
90
|
4.39
|
|
William
Wells
|
24
|
37
|
0 |
0
|
1
|
0
|
1.000
|
11
|
27
|
43
|
6.33
|
|
Earl
Mosser
|
9
|
53
|
8 |
2
|
3
|
4
|
.429
|
23
|
23
|
71
|
5.61
|
|
Stan
Williams
|
9
|
45
|
9 |
1
|
2
|
2
|
.500
|
46
|
32
|
40
|
5.20
|
|
Bob
Schassler
|
7
|
34
|
5 |
1
|
2
|
1
|
.667
|
12
|
22
|
41
|
5.29
|
|
Ralph
Beard
|
9
|
41
|
0 |
0
|
1
|
3
|
.250
|
17
|
28
|
50
|
|
|
Bob
Milliken
|
5
|
0
|
0 |
0
|
0
|
1
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Joe
Kuncl
|
4
|
6
|
0 |
0
|
1
|
0
|
1.000
|
2
|
3
|
11
|
|
|
Herb
Olson
|
2
|
0
|
0 |
0
|
0
|
1
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Notes
Ray Shearer was traded to Austin for Jim Frey on July
4. Koranda joined the team on May 12. Colloton was brought up from Cedar Rapids
when Clark's hand was spiked, requiring stitches, Aug. 22.
- Bill George was acquired from Sherveport in early July. Beard pitched seven
games with Houston, 22 with Austin and joined the Cats on Aug. 1. Ronnie Wells
was sent to Pueblo of the Western League in early August. Schassler was a
starting pitcher for first three weeks of the season, but was then sent to
Macon of the Sally League.