The 1956 World Series was by far the most exciting one yet. The Wilmington Hornets waged an epic battle against the So Cal Knights that was resolved in the bottom of the ninth inning of game seven. The decisive blow came off the bat of Bob Thurman, whose solo home run set off a celebration in Wilmington. There were several hitting stars for the Hornets as Eddie Mathews hit .296 with nine RBIs, and Al Smith hit .348. Game seven star Bob Thurman also chipped in with four hits in nine at bats. However, the real offensive star for Wilmington was Johnny Logan, who hit .437, scored five runs, and went 4 for 4 in the decisive game, and won the MVP honors. The pitching staff was led by Billy Pierce. Pierce, the 1955 AARBL Cy Young winner, went 2-0 with a 3.07 E.R.A. Also contributing to the championship was Bobby Shantz who allowed only a single run in nine innings of relief. The Knights were led offensively by Ray Boone who hit .400 for the series, and clubbed 2 home runs and Ted Williams, who hit .385 with 5 RBIs. Bob Rush led the So Cal Staff with a 2-0 record, and a 3.18 E.R.A.
During the regular season, Wilmington and the defending champion Peoria Chiefs tied atop the Eastern Division with identical 94-60 records. The tie was broken in a three game playoff series that was won by Wilmington outfielder Jim Rivera's walk off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning of game three. In the West, So Cal compiled an 88-66 record and bested the second place Butte Stompers by 3 games, and the third place North Bend Tadjers by 6 games. The award voting was dominated by Peoria and North Bend. For the second consecutive season, Ted Kluszewski of the Chiefs won the Triple Crown. Kluszewski led the league with 55 home runs, 166 runs batted in, and a .365 average (tying the league record set by him in 1955), and easily won both the MVP and Babe Ruth Awards. Meanwhile, North Bend south paw Herb Score won the Cy Young, and teammate Frank Robinson won the Rookie of the Year award. Butte hurler Marv Grissom won the Rolaids Reliever Award. The league also witnessed two No Hitters . The first was thrown by Butte Stompers hurler on opening day, and the second was thrown by Lew Burdette of the Des Moines Dusters.
1956 AARBL World Series:
So Cal vs. Wilmington
So Cal
3
Wilmington
4
So Cal
11
Wilmington
6
Wilmington
3
So Cal
0
Wilmington
1
So Cal
5
Wilmington
0
So Cal
11
So Cal
7
Wilmington
11
So Cal
10
Wilmington
11
Game 1
BOXSCORE: 1956 So Cal Knights At 1956 Wilmington Hornets
10/12/1956
BOXSCORE: 1956 So Cal Wilmington 10/12/1956
Knights AB
R H RBI AVG Hornets AB
R H RBI AVG
G.McDougald
2B 5
1 2 1 .400
J.Rivera RF 4 0
1 1 .250
S.Amoros RF 3
1 0 0 .000
J.Temple 2B 4 0
0 0 .000
T.Williams
LF 4 0
1 2 .250 E.Mathews 3B 4
0 0 0 .000
D.Snider CF 4
0 0 0 .000
S.Lopata C 4 0
0 0 .000
G.Crowe 1B 3
0 0 0 .000
H-B.Sarni C 0 0 0 0 ----
A-W.Herzog 1B
1 0 1
01.000 V.Wertz 1B 3
1 1 0 .333
R.Boone 3B 4
0 1 0 .250
G.Hodges LF 2 0
0 0 .000
B-B.Gardner 3B
0 0 0 0
---- I-J.Groth LF 0
0 0 0 ----
H.Naragon C 3
0 0 0 .000
A.Smith CF 3 1
1 2 .333
R.Crone P 0
0 0 0 ----
J.Logan SS 2 0
1 0 .500
D.Groat SS 2
1 1 0 .500
C-D.Gernert PH 0 0
0 0 ----
J-E.Valo PH
1 0 0 0
.000 E-B.Martin PR 0
1 0 0 ----
D.Newcombe P 2
0 0 0 .000
G-C.Neal SS 0 0
0 0 ----
F-G.Triandos C
1 0 0 0
.000 R.Craig P 2
0 0 0 .000
D-B.Thurman PH 1 1
1 11.000
B.Miller P 0 0
0 0 ----
-- -- -- ---
-- -- -- ---
Totals 33 3
6 3 Totals 29
4 5 4
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Crowe In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Boone In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Logan
D-Pinch Hit For Craig In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Gernert In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Newcombe In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Martin In 9th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lopata In 9th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Hodges In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Groat In 9th Inning
INJURY: George Crowe INJURED (for 2 more games) in 6th
inning
Knights......... 0 0 2
0 0 0 1 0 0 -
3 6 0
Hornets......... 0 0 0
0 2 0 0 2 -
4 5 1
Knights
IP H R
ER BB SO
HR PC ERA
SCORESHEET
D.Newcombe LOSS(0-1)
7 5 4
4 2 7 1
105 5.14 A1 D1
R.Crone
1 0 0
0 0 1
0 11 0.00
D2
Totals
8 5 4
4 2 8 1
Hornets
IP H
R ER BB
SO HR PC
ERA SCORESHEET
R.Craig WIN(1-0)
8 6 3
1 3 5 0
129 1.13 A1 D7
B.Miller SAVE(1st)
1 0 0
0 0 1
0 8 0.00
D8
Totals
9 6 3
1 3 6 0
ATTENDANCE- 45,224 DATE- Friday, October 12th 1956 TIME-
Day
UMPIRES- Charlie Berry
T- 1:49
LEFT ON BASE- Knights: 7
Hornets: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Knights: 0
Hornets: 0
ERRORS- E.Mathews
DOUBLES- G.McDougald(1st), T.Williams(1st),
W.Herzog(1st), R.Boone(1st),
B.Thurman(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Smith(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Rivera(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Newcombe
WALKS- S.Amoros, H.Naragon, D.Groat, G.Hodges, D.Gernert
STRIKE OUTS- S.Amoros, G.Crowe-2, R.Boone, D.Newcombe,
G.Triandos, J.Rivera,
J.Temple, E.Mathews, S.Lopata, V.Wertz, G.Hodges-2, R.Craig
45,224 fans watched an exciting game at Wrigley
Field. The Wilmington
topped the So Cal Knights by the slimmest of margins, 4
to 3.
Wilmington
hits. Dick Gernert
led off and started the attack as he drew a walk. Bob
Thurman stepped up to the plate and he doubled bringing
in a run. Jim Rivera
then ripped a base-knock scoring the final run of the
inning. Bob Miller
pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 1st save.
The victory went to Roger Craig(1-0) who went 8 innings,
allowing 3 runs. Don
Newcombe(0-1) absorbed the loss. He pitched 7 innings allowing 5 hits and 2
walks.
Game 2
BOXSCORE: 1956 So Cal Knights At 1956 Wilmington Hornets
10/13/1956
BOXSCORE: 1956 So Cal Wilmington 10/13/1956
Knights AB
R H RBI AVG Hornets AB
R H RBI AVG
G.McDougald
2B 4
2 1 0 .333
J.Rivera RF 5 2
3 2 .444
S.Amoros RF 4
2 2 2 .286
J.Temple 2B 3 1
1 0 .143
T.Williams
LF 4 1
1 3 .250 E.Mathews 3B 4
1 1 4 .125
R.Sievers 1B 5
0 1 2 .200
S.Lopata C 4 0
0 0 .000
D.Snider CF 5
0 0 0 .000
B-B.Sarni C 0 0 0 0 ----
R.Boone 3B 4
2 3 1 .500
V.Wertz 1B 3 0
0 0 .167
D-W.Herzog PR
1 1 0 0
.500 G.Hodges LF 3
0 0 0 .000
R.Crone P 0
0 0 0 ----
C-J.Groth LF 1 0
0 0 .000
R.Campanella
C 4
1 1 0 .250
A.Smith CF 4 0
1 0 .286
D.Groat SS 3
1 0 2 .200
J.Logan SS 4 1
1 0 .333
B.Rush P 3
0 0 0 .000
D.Donovan P 1 0
0 0 .000
E-E.Valo PH
1 1 1 0
.500 B.Shantz P 1
0 0 0 .000
F-H.Plews 3B
0 0 0 0
---- A-B.Thurman PH 1
1 1 01.000
B.Miller P 0 0 0 0
----
N.King P 0 0
0 0 ----
G-D.Gernert PH 1 0
0 0 .000
-- -- -- ---
-- -- -- ---
Totals 38 11 10 10 Totals 35
6 8 6
A-Pinch Hit For Shantz In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lopata In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Hodges In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Boone In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Rush In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Valo In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For King In 9th Inning
Knights......... 2 1 0
2 0 0 0 1 5 - 11 10
1
Hornets......... 3 0 0
0 1 0 2 0 0 -
6 8 2
Knights
IP H
R ER BB
SO HR PC
ERA SCORESHEET
B.Rush WIN(1-0)
8 7 6
6 3 6 1
134 6.75 A1 D8
R.Crone
1 1 0
0 0 1
0 13 0.00
D9
Totals
9 8 6
6 3 7 1
Hornets
IP H R
ER BB SO
HR PC ERA
SCORESHEET
D.Donovan
3 2/3 5 5
3 0 4
2 51 7.36
A1 B9
B.Shantz
3 1/3 0 0
0 0 4
0 34 0.00
C1 D1
B.Miller L(0-1) BS(1st)
1 1/3 4 6
6 2 2
1 43 23.14
D2 E3
N.King
0 2/3 1 0
0 0 1
0 10 0.00
E4
Totals
9 10 11
9 2 11 3
ATTENDANCE- 48,448 DATE- Saturday, October 13th 1956
TIME- Day
UMPIRES- Jim Honochick, Bill Summers, Carl Hubbard, Frank
Umont
T- 2:18
LEFT ON BASE- Knights: 4
Hornets: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Knights: 0
Hornets: 0
ERRORS- D.Snider, E.Mathews, J.Logan
DOUBLES- R.Sievers(1st), R.Boone(2nd), B.Thurman(2nd)
TRIPLES- J.Temple(1st)
HOME RUNS- S.Amoros(1st), T.Williams(1st), R.Boone(1st),
E.Mathews(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Amoros, J.Temple
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Groat
WALKS- G.McDougald, T.Williams, J.Temple, E.Mathews,
V.Wertz
STRIKE OUTS- G.McDougald-2, R.Sievers-2, D.Snider-4,
R.Campanella, B.Rush-2,
E.Mathews, S.Lopata, G.Hodges, A.Smith, J.Logan, D.Donovan,
D.Gernert
WILD PITCHES- B.Rush-2
Sandy Amoros hit one over the fence and had 2 RBI as the
So Cal Knights
defeated the Wilmington Hornets 11 to 6 at Wrigley Field.
So Cal erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th
inning when they scored 5
runs on 4 hits.
The big moment was provided by Roy Sievers who helped quiet
the crowd when he doubled scoring two baserunners. A wild and woolly affair,
this game saw the lead change 5 times.
Bob Rush(1-0) went 8 innings allowing 6 runs for the
victory. Bob Miller(0-1)
suffered the loss in relief. He allowed 4 hits and 2 walks in 1 and 1/3
innings.
Game 3
BOXSCORE: 1956 Wilmington Hornets At 1956 So Cal Knights
10/15/1956
BOXSCORE: 1956 Wilmington Cal 10/15/1956
Hornets AB
R H RBI AVG Knights AB
R H RBI AVG
J.Rivera RF 5
0 1 1 .357
G.McDougald 2B 4 0
2 0 .385
J.Temple 2B 5
0 2 0 .250
G.Triandos C 2 0
0 0 .000
E.Mathews 3B 4
0 1 0 .167
T.Williams LF 4 0
1 0 .250
S.Lopata C 4
0 0 0 .000
R.Boone 3B 3 0
1 0 .455
B-B.Sarni C
0 0 0 0
---- D.Snider CF 4
0 0 0 .000
V.Wertz 1B 4
0 0 0 .100
R.Sievers 1B 4 0
1 0 .222
G.Hodges LF 4
1 1 0 .111
S.Amoros RF 2 0
0 0 .222
C-J.Groth LF
0 0 0 0
.000 D.Groat SS 3
0 0 0 .125
A.Smith CF 4
0 2 0 .364
R.Roberts P 2 0
0 0 .000
J.Logan SS 3
1 1 1 .333
D.Gross P 0 0
0 0 ----
B.Pierce P 4
1 2 0 .500
A-E.Valo PH 1
0 0 0 .333
T.Acker P 0 0
0 0 ----
-- -- -- ---
-- -- -- ---
Totals 37 3 10
2 Totals 29
0 5 0
A-Pinch Hit For Gross In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lopata In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Hodges In 8th Inning
Hornets......... 0 0 0
0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3
10 0
Knights......... 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 -
0 5 2
Hornets
IP H R
ER BB SO
HR PC ERA
SCORESHEET
B.Pierce WIN(1-0)
9 5 0
0 3 6 0
124 0.00 A1
Totals
9 5 0
0 3 6 0
Knights
IP H R
ER BB SO
HR PC ERA
SCORESHEET
R.Roberts LOSS(0-1)
6 2/3 10 3
2 1 4 0
117 2.70 A1 D4
D.Gross
0 1/3 0 0
0 0 0
0 4 0.00
D5 D5
T.Acker
2 0 0
0 1 1
0 27 0.00
D6
Totals
9 10 3
2 2 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 46,837 DATE- Monday, October 15th 1956 TIME-
Night
UMPIRES- Hank Soar, Ed Runge, Carl Hubbard, Johnnie
Stevens
T- 1:55
LEFT ON BASE- Hornets: 9
Knights: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Hornets: 2 Knights: 1
ERRORS- R.Sievers, D.Groat
DOUBLES- J.Rivera(1st), G.Hodges(1st), A.Smith(1st),
T.Williams(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- S.Amoros(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Temple
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Triandos
WALKS- E.Mathews, J.Logan, G.Triandos, R.Boone, S.Amoros
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rivera-2, J.Temple, S.Lopata, A.Smith,
G.Triandos, D.Snider-3,
S.Amoros-2
GIDP- V.Wertz, G.Triandos
Billy Pierce threw a complete game shutout as the
Wilmington Hornets outscored
the So Cal Knights 3 to 0.
Pierce(1-0) was in control of the game from the
outset. He was stingy on the
mound, allowing just 5 hits and 3 walks in 9
innings. Wilmington banged out
10 on the night.
Robin Roberts(0-1) took the loss. He surrendered 3 runs and 10 hits in 6 and
2/3 innings.
Game 4
BOXSCORE: 1956 Wilmington Hornets At 1956 So Cal Knights
10/16/1956
BOXSCORE: 1956 Wilmington At 1956 So Cal 10/16/1956
Hornets AB R
H RBI AVG Knights AB
R H RBI AVG
J.Rivera RF 4 0 0 0 .278 G.McDougald
2B 4
0 0 0 .294
J.Temple 2B 4 0 1 0
.250 S.Amoros
RF 4 0 0 0 .154
E.Mathews 3B 4 0 0 0 .125 T.Williams
LF 2 1
0 0
.214
S.Lopata C 3 0 0 0 .000 D.Snider CF 4
2 2 3 .118
V.Wertz 1B 3 1 1 1 .154 G.Crowe 1B 4
1 2 0 .286
G.Hodges LF 3 0 0 0 .083 R.Boone 3B 2
1 1 0 .462
A.Smith CF 3 0 0 0 .286 H.Naragon C 3
0 1 0 .167
J.Logan SS 3 0 1 0 .333 D.Groat SS 2
0 1 1 .200
R.Craig P 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Newcombe
P 3 0 0 1 .000
B.Shantz P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-D.Gernert PH 1 0
0 0 .000
N.King P 0 0 0 0 ----
B-B.Thurman PH 1 0
1 01.000
-- -- -- ---
-- -- -- ---
Totals 30 1
4 1 Totals 28
5 7 5
A-Pinch Hit For Shantz In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For King In 9th
Inning
Hornets......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1 4 0
Knights......... 2 0 0
30
0 0 -
5 7 0
Hornets
IP H R ER
BB SO HR
PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Craig LOSS( 1-1) 3 2/3
5 5 5 3 3 2 67
4.63 A1 B9
B.Shantz 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 16
0.00 C1 C4
N.King 3 2
0 0 1
3 0 39
0.00 C5
Totals
8 7 5 5 5 7 2
Knights
IP H R ER
BB SO HR
PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Newcombe WIN( 1-1) 9
4 1 1 0 4 1
113 2.81 A1
Totals
9 4 1 1 0 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 49,310 DATE- Tuesday, October 16th 1956 TIME-
Night
UMPIRES- Lee Ballanfant , Lenny
Roberts, Bill Jackowski , Al Barlick
T- 1:55
LEFT ON BASE- Hornets: 2 Knights : 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Hornets: 2 Knights : 1
DOUBLES- J.Logan ( 1st)
HOME RUNS- V.Wertz ( 1st), D.Snider-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Groat
WALKS- T.Williams-2, R.Boone-2, H.Naragon
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rivera , A.Smith , R.Craig , D.Gernert , G.McDougald-2, S.Amoros-2,
R.Boone , D.Groat , D.Newcombe
GIDP- S.Lopata , H.Naragon
Center fielder Duke Snider slammed 2 homeruns and had 3
RBI and Don Newcombe
delivered 9 solid innings as the
So Cal Knights topped the Wilmington Hornets
by a score of 5 to 1 at Ebbets Field.
Snider made sure the So Cal fans enjoyed themselves. He lifted one out of the
park for a two run home run in
the 1st inning and hit a bases-empty home run
(his 2nd of the season) in the
4th inning. After the 4th inning, neither
team was able to score.
Newcombe ( 1-1) was the winner allowing 1 run for the game. Roger Craig( 1-1) was
the loser. He allowed So Cal 5 runs in 3 and 2/3 innings
of work.
Bob Bush lamented, 'Newcombe
was really aggressive today. He kept
coming
after our hitters. Heck, why not. he
kept sitting our guys down one after
another - like so many bowling
pins!'
Game 5
BOXSCORE: 1956 Wilmington Hornets At 1956 So Cal Knights
10/17/1956
BOXSCORE: 1956 Wilmington At 1956 So Cal 10/17/1956
Hornets AB R
H RBI AVG Knights AB
R H RBI AVG
J.Rivera RF 4 0 0 0 .227 G.McDougald
2B 5
3 3 1 .364
J.Temple 2B 4 0 1 0
.250 S.Amoros
RF 5 1
2 1 .222
E.Mathews 3B 3 0 0 0 .105 T.Williams
LF 2 2 1 2
.250
S.Lopata C 4 0 0 0 .000 R.Sievers
1B 4 2
1 0 .231
V.Wertz 1B 3 0 0 0 .125 D.Snider CF 5
2 2 4 .182
G.Hodges LF 3 0 0 0 .067 R.Boone 3B 4
1 2 3 .471
A.Smith CF 3 0 1 0
.294 R.Campanella
C 3
0 1 0 .286
J.Logan SS 3 0 1 0 .333 D.Groat SS 4
0 1 0 .214
D.Donovan P 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Rush P 4
0 0 0 .000
A.Fowler P 1 0 0 0 .000
B.Shantz P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-D.Gernert PH 1 0
0 0 .000
W.McCall P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- ---
-- -- -- ---
Totals 30 0
3 0 Totals 36 11 13 11
A-Pinch Hit For Shantz In 8th Inning
Hornets......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
0 3 1
Knights......... 1 0 3 0 5 1
0 1 - 11 13 0
Hornets IP H
R ER BB
SO HR PC
ERA SCORESHEET
D.Donovan LOSS( 0-1) 4
6 5 4
1 4 2
74 8.22 A1 C1
A.Fowler 1 1/3 5 5 5 2 1 1 36
33.75 C2 D3
B.Shantz 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 23
0.00 D4 D9
W.McCall 1 2
1 1 0
1 0 19
9.00 E1
Totals
8 13 11
10 4 7 3
Knights
IP H R ER
BB SO HR
PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Rush WIN( 2-0) 9 3
0 0 1
6 0 103 3.18
A1
Totals
9 3 0 0 1 6 0
ATTENDANCE- 46,726 DATE- Wednesday, October 17th 1956
TIME- Day
UMPIRES- Jocko Conlan , Bill
Stewart, Lee Ballanfant , Frank Secory
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Hornets: 4 Knights : 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Hornets: 0 Knights : 0
ERRORS- S.Lopata
DOUBLES- S.Amoros ( 1st)
HOME RUNS- G.McDougald ( 1st), D.Snider (3rd), R.Boone (2nd)
STOLEN BASES- G.McDougald ( 1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Williams
WALKS- E.Mathews , T.Williams-2,
R.Sievers , R.Campanella
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rivera ,
S.Lopata-2, V.Wertz , A.Smith ,
D.Donovan , S.Amoros-2,
R.Sievers-3, R.Campanella , B.Rush
Bob Rush allowed 3 hits while blanking Wilmington
homerun and had 4 RBI as the So
Cal Knights clobbered the outmatched
Wilmington
Snider provided much of the offense. He rifled a three-run blast (his 3rd of
the season) in the 3rd inning
and laced a single plating a run in the 5th
inning . So Cal
Rush( 2-0) went the distance for
the shutout. Dick Donovan( 0-1) took the loss.
He was not very effective, surrendering 5 runs in 4
innings.
'I've been working on a few things in my delivery, and I
think I'm hitting a
good groove.' Rush said after
the game. 'I'm ready to start another
game
tomorrow !'
Game 6
BOXSCORE: 1956 So Cal Knights At 1956 Wilmington Hornets
10/19/1956
BOXSCORE: 1956 So Cal Wilmington 10/19/1956
Knights AB R
H RBI AVG Hornets AB
R H RBI AVG
G.McDougald 2B 2 0 0 0 .333 J.Rivera RF 5
1 1 1 .222
A-H.Plews 2B 3 0
0 0 .000 J.Temple 2B
5 0 2 2 .280
G.Triandos C 4 1 1 2 .143
E.Mathews 3B 4
1 4 1 .261
T.Williams LF 5 1 2 0
.286 S.Lopata
C 5 1 1 1 .042
R.Boone 3B 4 1 2 0
.476 B.Miller
P 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Snider CF 3 1 0 0 .160 V.Wertz 1B
5 3 4 2
.286
R.Sievers 1B 3 1 0 0 .188 G.Hodges LF,C
2 1 1 1 .118
S.Amoros RF 4 1 1 2 .227
A.Smith CF 3
2 2 2 .350
D.Groat SS 5 1 3 2
.316 J.Logan
SS 4 1 1 1 .316
R.Roberts P 2 0 0 0 .000 B.Pierce P 2
0 0 0 .333
D.Gross P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Shantz P 0
0 0 0 .000
B-E.Valo PH 1 0
1 0 .500 D-B.Thurman
PH,LF 1 1 0 0 .750
T.Gorman P 0 0 0 0 ----
C-S.Mele PH 1 0
1 11.000
R.Crone P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- ---
-- -- -- ---
Totals 37 7 11
7 Totals 36 11 16 11
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For McDougald
In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gross In 6th
Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Gorman In 7th
Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Shantz In 7th Inning
INJURY: Gil McDougald INJURED
(for 0 more games) in 3rd inning
INJURY: Stan Lopata INJURED
(for 2 more games) in 7th inning
Knights......... 0 0 0 4
1 0 0
- 7 11 0
Hornets......... 0 2 0 4 2 0
3 0 - 11 16 1
Knights
IP H R ER
BB SO HR
PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Roberts LOSS( 0-2) 4
12 8 8 0
3 3 92
8.44 A1 C5
D.Gross 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 17
0.00 C6 C9
T.Gorman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21
0.00 D1 D4
R.Crone 2 2 3 3 6 1 0 65 6.75
D5
Totals
8 16 11
11
7 4 3
Hornets
IP H R ER
BB SO HR
PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Pierce WIN( 2-0) 5 2/3
8 6 5 5 6 1 121
3.07 A1 D2
B.Shantz HOLD( 1st)
1 1/3 3
1 1 1 1 0
34 1.17 D3 E1
B.Miller 2 0
0 0 1 0 0 20
12.46 E2
Totals
9 11 7
6 7 7 1
ATTENDANCE- 45,497 DATE- Friday, October 19th 1956 TIME-
Day
UMPIRES- James Duffy, Red Flaherty, Bill Grieve, Charlie
Berry
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Knights:10 Hornets:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Knights: 1 Hornets : 1
ERRORS- A.Smith
DOUBLES- S.Mele ( 1st), E.Mathews (1st), S.Lopata (1st), V.Wertz (1st)
TRIPLES- J.Rivera ( 1st)
HOME RUNS- G.Triandos ( 1st), V.Wertz (2nd), G.Hodges (1st), A.Smith (2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Temple
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Logan , B.Pierce
WALKS- G.Triandos , R.Boone , D.Snider-2, R.Sievers-2, S.Amoros ,
E.Mathews ,
G.Hodges-3,
A.Smith-2, B.Thurman
STRIKE OUTS- G.McDougald , H.Plews , T.Williams , D.Snider-2,
R.Roberts-2,
J.Temple , S.Lopata-2, G.Hodges
GIDP- H.Plews , B.Pierce
Vic Wertz had 4 hits and 2 RBI as the Wilmington Hornets
outscored the So Cal
Knights 11 to 7 .
Wertz provided much of the offense. He delivered a base-hit in the 2nd
inning , smashed a bases-empty
'big-fly' (his 2nd of the season) in the 4th
inning , doubled plating a run in
the 5th inning and laced a single in the 7th
inning . For the game Wilmington
The winning pitcher was Billy Pierce( 2-0)
who allowed 6 runs in 5 and 2/3
innings . Robin Roberts( 0-2) ended up with the loss. He allowed 3 homeruns in
4 innings of work.
Game 7
BOXSCORE: 1956 So Cal Knights At 1956 Wilmington Hornets
10/20/1956
BOXSCORE: 1956 So Cal Wilmington 10/20/1956
Knights AB R
H RBI AVG Hornets AB
R H RBI AVG
G.McDougald 2B 4 2 1 3
.321 J.Rivera
RF 5 1 1 0 .219
S.Amoros RF 5 1
1 4
.222 J.Temple
2B 4 2
1 1
.276
R.Crone P 0 0 0 0 ---- E.Mathews
3B 4 1
2 4 .296
T.Williams LF 5 1 4 1
.385 V.Wertz
1B 4 0
2 3 .320
D.Snider CF 5 0 1 1 .167 G.Hodges C
2 0 0 0 .105
G.Crowe 1B 5 1 1 0 .250
D-B.Sarni C 1
0 0 0 .000
R.Boone 3B 4 0 0 0 .400 B.Thurman
LF 5 1 1 1 .444
H.Naragon C 5 2 3 1
.364 A.Smith CF 3
2 1 0 .348
D.Groat SS 4 2 1 0
.304 J.Logan
SS 4 2
4 1 .435
D.Newcombe P 2 1 0 0 .000 R.Craig P
1 0 0 0 .000
B-R.Sievers PH 0 0 0 0 .188 B.Shantz P 0
0 0 0 .000
D.Gross P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-D.Gernert
PH 0 1
0 0
.000
E-E.Valo PH,RF 1
0 0 0 .400 W.McCall P 0
0 0 0 ----
C-J.Groth PH 0 1 0 0 .000
N.King P 1 0 0 0 .000
B.Miller P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- ---
-- -- -- ---
Totals 40 10 12 10 Totals 34 11 12 10
A-Pinch Hit For Shantz In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Newcombe In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For McCall In 6th
Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For
Hodges In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Gross In 8th
Inning
Knights......... 0 4 0 4 0 1
0 0 1 -
10 12 1
Hornets......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
- 11 12 1
Knights
IP H R ER
BB SO HR
PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Newcombe 5 8
6 6 2
1 0 98
4.71 A1 C7
D.Gross BS( 1st) 2 3
4 4 4 2
0 50 10.80
C8 E2
R.Crone LOSS( 0-1) 1
1 1 1 1 0 1
18 7.20 E3
Totals
8 12 11
11
7 3 1
Hornets
IP H
R ER BB
SO HR PC
ERA SCORESHEET
R.Craig 3 2/3 6
8 4 2 2 2 72
5.87 A1 C2
B.Shantz 1 1/3 1
0 0 0 0 0 20 1.00
C3 C7
W.McCall 1 2
1 1 1 1 0 17
9.00 C8 D4
N.King 2 3
1 1 0
1 0 37
1.59 D5 E4
B.Miller WIN( 1-1) 1
0 0 0 1 1 0 13
10.12 E5
Totals
9 12 10
6 4 5 2
ATTENDANCE- 46,776 DATE- Saturday, October 20th 1956
TIME- Day
UMPIRES- Hank Soar, Ed Runge ,
Carl Hubbard, Johnnie Stevens
T- 3:01
LEFT ON BASE- Knights: 7 Hornets : 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Knights: 2 Hornets : 0
ERRORS- D.Newcombe , J.Rivera
DOUBLES- T.Williams-2(4th), D.Snider ( 1st), G.Crowe (1st), H.Naragon (1st),
E.Mathews ( 2nd),
V.Wertz (2nd), J.Logan-3(4th)
TRIPLES- A.Smith ( 1st)
HOME RUNS- G.McDougald ( 2nd), S.Amoros (2nd), B.Thurman (1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Mathews
WALKS- G.McDougald , R.Boone , D.Groat , R.Sievers , J.Temple , V.Wertz , G.Hodges-2,
A.Smith , D.Gernert , J.Groth
STRIKE OUTS- S.Amoros-2, D.Snider ,
G.Crowe-2, J.Temple , B.Thurman ,
A.Smith
GIDP- B.Sarni , A.Smith
WILD PITCHES- D.Gross
Eddie Mathews had 2 base hits and 4 RBI as the Wilmington
Hornets won at
Wrigley Field in dramatic fashion over the So Cal
Knights, the final score,
11 to 10.
The deciding run was scored by Wilmington Bob Thurman providing
the offense himself as he belted
a solo home run (his 1st of the season)
making Wilmington the home town
crowd. Both
teams finished the game with 12
hits.
Bob Miller( 1-1) got the win
allowing no runs in 1 inning. Ray Crone( 0-1) was
tagged with the loss in
relief. He pitched 1 inning and surrendered
1 hit
and 1 walk.
Strat-O-Matic Report
Strat-O-Matic Report
Primary Player Statistics For 1956 Wilmington Hornets Totals After 7 Games
NAME BAVG GM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HB SH DP SB CS E
B.Thurman .444 5 9 4 4 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Logan .435 7 23 5 10 4 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
A.Smith .348 7 23 5 8 1 1 2 4 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
V.Wertz .320 7 25 5 8 2 0 2 6 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
E.Mathews .296 7 27 3 8 2 0 1 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
J.Temple .276 7 29 3 8 0 1 0 3 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 0
J.Rivera .219 7 32 4 7 1 1 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1
G.Hodges .105 7 19 2 2 1 0 1 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
S.Lopata .042 6 24 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 1
B.Sarni .000 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
D.Gernert .000 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Groth .000 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.Martin ---- 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.Skinner ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Neal ---- 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.Tuttle ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Bolling ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H.Landrith ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G.Cimoli ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F.Mantilla ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ALL PITCHERS .133 7 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS .251 231 58 3 34 37 3 1 6
7 36 14 7 22 0 5 2
NAME ERA W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
B.Shantz 1.00 0 0 ---- 5 0 0 0 0 9.0 4 1 1 0 3 7
N.King 1.59 0 0 ---- 3 0 0 0 0 5.2 6 1 1 0 1 5
B.Pierce 3.07 2 0 1.000 2 2 1 1 0 14.2 13 6 5 1 8 12
R.Craig 5.87 1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 15.1 17 16 10 4 8 10
D.Donovan 8.22 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 7.2 11 10 7 4 1 8
W.McCall 9.00 0 0 ---- 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 2
B.Miller 10.12 1 1 .500 4 0 0 0 1 5.1 4 6 6 1 4 4
A.Fowler 33.75 0 0 ---- 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 5 5 5 1 2 1
W.Nixon ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Podres ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.Purkey ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Portocarrero ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S.Miller ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H.Wehmeier ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E.Kinder ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ALL NON-PITCHERS ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team 0 +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS 5.46 3 7 1 1 64 37 28
4 .571 7 1 61.0 47 11 49
Strat-O-Matic Report
Strat-O-Matic Report
Primary Player Statistics For 1956 So Cal Knights Totals After 7 Games
NAME BAVG GM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HB SH DP SB CS E
S.Mele 1.000 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W.Herzog .500 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R.Boone .400 7 25 5 10 2 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
E.Valo .400 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Williams .385 7 26 6 10 4 0 1 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
H.Naragon .364 3 11 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
G.McDougald .321 7 28 8 9 1 0 2 5 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0
D.Groat .304 7 23 5 7 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
R.Campanella .286 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
G.Crowe .250 3 12 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
S.Amoros .222 7 27 6 6 1 0 2 9 3 9 0 1 0 1 0 0
R.Sievers .188 5 16 3 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
D.Snider .167 7 30 5 5 1 0 3 8 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 1
G.Triandos .143 3 7 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
H.Plews .000 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
J.Lynch ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W.Covington ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Ennis ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.Gardner ---- 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H.Foiles ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E.Slaughter ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R.Jackson ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ALL PITCHERS .000 7 18 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 1
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS .266 241 64 0 46 49 4 2 4
7 47 14 11 28 0 3 0
NAME ERA W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
T.Gorman 0.00 0 0 ---- 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
T.Acker 0.00 0 0 ---- 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 1
B.Rush 3.18 2 0 1.000 2 2 1 1 0 17.0 10 6 6 1 4 12
D.Newcombe 4.71 1 1 .500 3 3 1 0 0 21.0 17 11 11 2 4 12
R.Crone 7.20 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 4 4 1 7 3
R.Roberts 8.44 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 10.2 22 11 10 3 1 7
D.Gross 10.80 0 0 ---- 3 0 0 0 0 3.1 4 4 4 0 5 2
D.Maas ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W.Hacker ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.Hoeft ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.McLish ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H.Pollet ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H.Pollet ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Black ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ALL NON-PITCHERS ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team 0 +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS 5.25 4 7 2 0 58 35 22
3 .429 7 1 60.0 36 7 37
