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 Baltimore Orioles Batting Leaders (1956) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Bob Nieman .322
2. Bob Boyd .311
3. Dick Williams .286
4. Gus Triandos .279
5. Hal Smith .262
6. George Kell .261
7. Tito Francona .258
8. Bob Hale .237
9. Billy Gardner .231
10. Willy Miranda .217
Home Runs
1. Gus Triandos 21
2. Bob Nieman 12
3. Billy Gardner 11
3. Dick Williams 11
5. Tito Francona 9
6. George Kell 8
7. Hal Smith 3
8. Ray Moore 2
8. Bob Boyd 2
8. Willy Miranda 2
Runs Batted In
1. Gus Triandos 88
2. Bob Nieman 64
3. Tito Francona 57
4. Billy Gardner 50
5. George Kell 37
5. Dick Williams 37
7. Willy Miranda 34
8. Bob Hale 24
9. Hal Smith 18
10. Dave Philley 17
On-Base Average
1. Bob Nieman .442
2. Bob Boyd .395
3. Gus Triandos .348
4. Dick Williams .342
5. Tito Francona .334
6. Hal Smith .315
7. George Kell .313
8. Willy Miranda .287
9. Billy Gardner .281
10. Bob Hale .274
Slugging Percentage
1. Bob Nieman .497
2. Gus Triandos .462
3. Dick Williams .453
4. Bob Boyd .400
5. George Kell .391
6. Tito Francona .373
7. Hal Smith .362
8. Billy Gardner .334
9. Bob Hale .309
10. Willy Miranda .282
Runs Scored
1. Tito Francona 62
2. Bob Nieman 60
3. Billy Gardner 53
4. Gus Triandos 47
5. George Kell 45
5. Dick Williams 45
7. Willy Miranda 38
8. Bob Boyd 28
9. Jim Pyburn 23
10. Hoot Evers 20
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Bob Nieman .939
2. Gus Triandos .810
3. Bob Boyd .795
3. Dick Williams .795
5. Tito Francona .707
6. George Kell .704
7. Hal Smith .677
8. Billy Gardner .615
9. Bob Hale .583
10. Willy Miranda .569
Isolated Power
1. Gus Triandos .183
2. Bob Nieman .175
3. Dick Williams .167
4. George Kell .130
5. Tito Francona .115
6. Billy Gardner .103
7. Hal Smith .100
8. Jim Pyburn .096
9. Bob Boyd .089
10. Bob Hale .072
Steals
1. Tito Francona 11
2. Billy Gardner 5
2. Dick Williams 5
4. Jim Pyburn 4
5. Willy Miranda 3
5. Dave Philley 3
7. Chuck Diering 2
8. Connie Johnson 1
8. Bobby Adams 1
8. Hoot Evers 1
Hits
1. Gus Triandos 126
2. Bob Nieman 125
3. Billy Gardner 119
4. Tito Francona 115
5. Dick Williams 101
6. Willy Miranda 100
7. George Kell 90
8. Bob Boyd 70
9. Hal Smith 60
10. Bob Hale 49
Doubles
1. Bob Nieman 20
2. Gus Triandos 18
2. Dick Williams 18
4. George Kell 17
5. Tito Francona 16
5. Billy Gardner 16
5. Willy Miranda 16
8. Hal Smith 14
9. Bob Hale 10
10. Bob Boyd 8
Triples
1. Bob Nieman 6
2. Tito Francona 4
2. Willy Miranda 4
2. Dick Williams 4
5. Bob Boyd 3
5. Jim Pyburn 3
7. George Kell 2
7. Billy Gardner 2
7. Dave Philley 2
10. Bobby Adams 1
Walks
1. Bob Nieman 86
2. Tito Francona 51
3. Gus Triandos 48
4. Willy Miranda 46
5. Bob Boyd 30
5. Dick Williams 30
7. Billy Gardner 29
8. George Kell 25
8. Bobby Adams 25
10. Hoot Evers 24
Sacrifice Hits
1. George Kell 12
2. Billy Gardner 8
3. Dick Williams 7
4. Connie Johnson 6
4. Bob Boyd 6
6. Bobby Adams 5
6. Chuck Diering 5
6. Willy Miranda 5
9. Ray Moore 4
9. George Zuverink 4
Total Bases
1. Gus Triandos 209
2. Bob Nieman 193
3. Billy Gardner 172
4. Tito Francona 166
5. Dick Williams 160
6. George Kell 135
7. Willy Miranda 130
8. Bob Boyd 90
9. Hal Smith 83
10. Bob Hale 64
Games Played
1. Willy Miranda 148
2. Billy Gardner 144
3. Tito Francona 139
4. Gus Triandos 131
5. Bob Nieman 114
6. George Kell 102
7. Dick Williams 87
8. Bob Hale 85
9. Jim Pyburn 84
10. Hal Smith 77
At Bats
1. Billy Gardner 515
2. Willy Miranda 461
3. Gus Triandos 452
4. Tito Francona 445
5. Bob Nieman 388
6. Dick Williams 353
7. George Kell 345
8. Hal Smith 229
9. Bob Boyd 225
10. Bob Hale 207
Plate Appearances
1. Billy Gardner 552
2. Willy Miranda 508
3. Gus Triandos 506
4. Tito Francona 500
5. Bob Nieman 477
6. Dick Williams 383
7. George Kell 377
8. Bob Boyd 256
9. Hal Smith 248
10. Bob Hale 223
Strikeouts
1. Willy Miranda 73
1. Gus Triandos 73
3. Tito Francona 60
4. Bob Nieman 59
5. Billy Gardner 53
6. Dick Williams 40
7. George Kell 31
8. Bill Wight 26
8. Jim Pyburn 26
10. Wayne Causey 23
Strikeout Percent
1. Bob Hale 4.8%
2. Bob Boyd 6.2%
3. George Kell 9.0%
4. Hal Smith 9.6%
5. Billy Gardner 10.3%
6. Dick Williams 11.3%
7. Tito Francona 13.5%
8. Bob Nieman 15.2%
9. Willy Miranda 15.8%
10. Gus Triandos 16.2%
Steal Success
1. Tito Francona 68.8%
2. Billy Gardner 50.0%
2. Dick Williams 50.0%
Secondary Average
1. Bob Nieman .399
2. Gus Triandos .290
3. Dick Williams .266
4. Tito Francona .254
5. Jim Pyburn .231
6. Bob Boyd .222
7. George Kell .203
8. Hal Smith .179
9. Willy Miranda .171
10. Billy Gardner .169
Hit By Pitch
1. Billy Gardner 7
2. George Kell 3
3. Gus Triandos 2
4. Hal Brown 1
4. Don Ferrarese 1
4. Ray Moore 1
4. Bob Boyd 1
4. Tito Francona 1
4. Joe Frazier 1
4. Tom Gastall 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Gus Triandos 40
2. Bob Nieman 38
3. Dick Williams 33
4. Tito Francona 29
4. Billy Gardner 29
6. George Kell 27
7. Willy Miranda 22
8. Hal Smith 17
9. Bob Boyd 13
10. Bob Hale 12
Runs Created
1. Bob Nieman 84
2. Gus Triandos 67
3. Tito Francona 57
4. Dick Williams 51
5. Billy Gardner 44
6. George Kell 41
7. Bob Boyd 34
7. Willy Miranda 34
9. Hal Smith 21
10. Hoot Evers 15
Runs Created / 27
1. Bob Nieman 8.04
2. Bob Boyd 5.34
3. Gus Triandos 5.11
4. Dick Williams 5.03
5. Tito Francona 4.47
6. George Kell 3.95
7. Hal Smith 3.02
8. Billy Gardner 2.80
9. Willy Miranda 2.41
10. Bob Hale 2.38
Home Run Percent
1. Gus Triandos 4.6%
2. Bob Nieman 3.1%
2. Dick Williams 3.1%
4. George Kell 2.3%
5. Billy Gardner 2.1%
6. Tito Francona 2.0%
7. Jim Pyburn 1.3%
7. Hal Smith 1.3%
9. Bob Boyd 0.9%
10. Bob Hale 0.5%
Intentional Walks
1. Tito Francona 4
1. Gus Triandos 4
3. George Kell 3
3. Willy Miranda 3
3. Bob Nieman 3
3. Dave Philley 3
3. Hal Smith 3
8. Bob Boyd 2
8. Joe Frazier 2
10. Billy Gardner 1
Sacrifice Flies
1. George Kell 4
1. Bob Hale 4
1. Gus Triandos 4
4. Tito Francona 3
4. Bob Nieman 3
6. Bobby Adams 2
6. Jim Pyburn 2
8. Wayne Causey 1
8. Joe Frazier 1
8. Billy Gardner 1
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Gus Triandos 21
2. Hal Smith 16
3. Billy Gardner 15
4. Bob Nieman 10
4. Dick Williams 10
6. George Kell 8
6. Willy Miranda 8
8. Dave Philley 7
9. Bob Boyd 6
9. Tito Francona 6

 Baltimore Orioles Pitching Leaders (1956) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Ray Moore 12
2. Hal Brown 9
2. Connie Johnson 9
2. Bill Wight 9
5. George Zuverink 7
6. Don Ferrarese 4
6. Mike Fornieles 4
6. Erv Palica 4
6. Jim Wilson 4
10. Charlie Beamon 2
Earned Run Average
1. Connie Johnson 3.43
2. Mike Fornieles 3.97
3. Bill Wight 4.02
4. Hal Brown 4.04
5. George Zuverink 4.16
6. Ray Moore 4.18
7. Erv Palica 4.49
8. Billy Loes 4.76
9. Don Ferrarese 5.03
Strikeouts
1. Connie Johnson 130
2. Ray Moore 105
3. Bill Wight 84
4. Don Ferrarese 81
5. Erv Palica 62
6. Hal Brown 57
7. Mike Fornieles 53
8. George Zuverink 33
9. Jim Wilson 31
10. Billy Loes 22
Saves
1. George Zuverink 16
2. Billy Loes 3
3. Hal Brown 2
3. Don Ferrarese 2
5. Mike Fornieles 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Hal Brown 10.62
2. Mike Fornieles 10.86
3. Connie Johnson 11.12
4. Ray Moore 12.65
5. Erv Palica 12.92
6. Don Ferrarese 13.24
7. George Zuverink 13.50
8. Bill Wight 13.91
9. Billy Loes 13.98
Winning Percentage
1. Ray Moore .632
2. Hal Brown .563
3. George Zuverink .538
4. Connie Johnson .474
5. Bill Wight .429
6. Mike Fornieles .364
7. Don Ferrarese .286
8. Erv Palica .267
9. Billy Loes .222
Save Success
1. Hal Brown 100.0%
1. Don Ferrarese 100.0%
1. Billy Loes 100.0%
1. George Zuverink 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Connie Johnson 9
1. Ray Moore 9
3. Bill Wight 7
4. Hal Brown 4
5. Don Ferrarese 3
6. Erv Palica 2
7. Charlie Beamon 1
7. Mike Fornieles 1
7. Billy Loes 1
7. Jim Wilson 1
Shutouts
1. Connie Johnson 2
2. Charlie Beamon 1
2. Hal Brown 1
2. Don Ferrarese 1
2. Mike Fornieles 1
2. Ray Moore 1
2. Bill Wight 1
Starts
1. Ray Moore 27
2. Bill Wight 26
3. Connie Johnson 25
4. Hal Brown 14
4. Don Ferrarese 14
4. Erv Palica 14
7. Mike Fornieles 11
8. Jim Wilson 7
9. Billy Loes 6
10. Johnny Schmitz 3
Appearances
1. George Zuverink 62
2. Don Ferrarese 36
3. Hal Brown 35
3. Bill Wight 35
5. Ray Moore 32
6. Mike Fornieles 30
7. Erv Palica 29
8. Connie Johnson 26
9. Billy Loes 21
10. Johnny Schmitz 18
Innings Pitched
1. Ray Moore 185.0
2. Connie Johnson 183.2
3. Bill Wight 174.2
4. Hal Brown 151.2
5. Erv Palica 116.1
6. Mike Fornieles 111.0
7. Don Ferrarese 102.0
8. George Zuverink 97.1
9. Billy Loes 56.2
10. Jim Wilson 48.1
Opp. OPS
1. Connie Johnson .610
2. Mike Fornieles .636
3. Ray Moore .641
4. Don Ferrarese .659
5. Hal Brown .675
6. Erv Palica .677
7. Bill Wight .682
8. George Zuverink .697
9. Billy Loes .716
Defense Independent ERA
1. Connie Johnson 3.46
2. Mike Fornieles 3.54
3. Bill Wight 3.90
4. George Zuverink 4.26
5. Ray Moore 4.33
6. Erv Palica 4.37
7. Don Ferrarese 4.40
8. Billy Loes 4.46
9. Hal Brown 4.54
Innings / Game
1. Connie Johnson 7.06
2. Ray Moore 5.78
3. Bill Wight 4.99
4. Hal Brown 4.33
5. Erv Palica 4.01
6. Mike Fornieles 3.70
7. Don Ferrarese 2.83
8. Billy Loes 2.70
9. George Zuverink 1.57
Opp. Batting Average
1. Don Ferrarese .225
2. Ray Moore .233
3. Connie Johnson .235
4. Hal Brown .244
5. Erv Palica .254
6. Mike Fornieles .260
7. Billy Loes .281
8. Bill Wight .283
9. George Zuverink .284
Opp. Slugging
1. Ray Moore .311
2. Connie Johnson .312
3. Don Ferrarese .319
4. Bill Wight .327
5. Mike Fornieles .334
6. Erv Palica .349
7. George Zuverink .352
8. Billy Loes .364
9. Hal Brown .385
Opp. On-Base
1. Hal Brown .290
2. Connie Johnson .298
3. Mike Fornieles .302
4. Erv Palica .328
5. Ray Moore .330
6. Don Ferrarese .340
7. George Zuverink .345
8. Billy Loes .352
9. Bill Wight .355
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Don Ferrarese 7.15
2. Connie Johnson 6.37
3. Ray Moore 5.11
4. Erv Palica 4.80
5. Bill Wight 4.33
6. Mike Fornieles 4.30
7. Billy Loes 3.49
8. Hal Brown 3.38
9. George Zuverink 3.05
Hits / 9 IP
1. Don Ferrarese 7.59
2. Ray Moore 7.83
3. Connie Johnson 8.09
4. Hal Brown 8.43
5. Mike Fornieles 8.84
6. Erv Palica 9.05
7. Bill Wight 10.20
8. Billy Loes 10.32
9. George Zuverink 10.36
Walks / 9 IP
1. Mike Fornieles 2.03
2. Hal Brown 2.20
3. Connie Johnson 3.04
4. George Zuverink 3.14
5. Billy Loes 3.65
6. Bill Wight 3.71
7. Erv Palica 3.87
8. Ray Moore 4.82
9. Don Ferrarese 5.65
Hit Batters
1. Bill Wight 6
2. Don Ferrarese 3
2. George Zuverink 3
4. Fred Besana 2
4. Billy Loes 2
4. Jim Wilson 2
7. Hal Brown 1
7. Connie Johnson 1
7. Morrie Martin 1
7. Ray Moore 1
Homers Allowed
1. Hal Brown 18
2. Connie Johnson 12
2. Ray Moore 12
4. Erv Palica 10
5. Don Ferrarese 8
6. Mike Fornieles 7
6. Bill Wight 7
8. George Zuverink 6
9. Jim Wilson 5
10. Billy Loes 4

 Baltimore Orioles Fielding Leaders (1956) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Mike Fornieles 1.000
1. George Zuverink 1.000
1. Chuck Diering 1.000
4. Hal Smith .994
4. Dick Williams .994
6. Bob Boyd .990
7. Gus Triandos .989
8. Hoot Evers .983
9. Tito Francona .982
10. Wayne Causey .980
Outfield Assists
1. Tito Francona 10
2. Bob Nieman 5
3. Chuck Diering 3
4. Jim Dyck 2
4. Joe Frazier 2
4. Tex Nelson 2
7. Hoot Evers 1
7. Dave Philley 1
7. Jim Pyburn 1
7. Dick Williams 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Fred Besana 1.000
1. Harry Dorish 1.000
1. Mike Fornieles 1.000
1. Billy Loes 1.000
1. Morrie Martin 1.000
1. Jim Wilson 1.000
1. George Zuverink 1.000
8. Hal Brown .970
9. Don Ferrarese .960
10. Connie Johnson .957
Fielding Average (C)
1. Hal Smith .994
2. Gus Triandos .989
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Bob Boyd .990
2. Gus Triandos .983
3. Bob Hale .975
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Billy Gardner .974
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Wayne Causey .980
2. George Kell .974
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Willy Miranda .962
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Bob Nieman .980
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Chuck Diering 1.000
2. Dick Williams .994
3. Jim Pyburn .972
4. Tito Francona .967
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Hoot Evers .983
2. Tito Francona .982
Range Factor (P)
1. Harry Dorish 4.50
2. Fred Besana 3.50
3. Johnny Schmitz 3.08
4. Billy Loes 3.00
5. Mike Fornieles 2.59
6. George Zuverink 2.32
7. Don Ferrarese 2.21
8. Jim Wilson 2.06
9. Hal Brown 1.95
10. Bill Wight 1.90
Range Factor (C)
1. Gus Triandos 6.46
2. Hal Smith 5.93
Range Factor (1B)
1. Bob Hale 10.27
2. Gus Triandos 9.50
3. Bob Boyd 9.20
Range Factor (2B)
1. Billy Gardner 5.28
Range Factor (3B)
1. George Kell 3.23
2. Wayne Causey 3.10
Range Factor (SS)
1. Willy Miranda 5.14
Range Factor (LF)
1. Bob Nieman 2.31
Range Factor (CF)
1. Tito Francona 3.08
2. Dick Williams 2.94
3. Jim Pyburn 2.89
4. Chuck Diering 2.65
Range Factor (RF)
1. Hoot Evers 2.23
2. Tito Francona 2.21
Runners Thrown Out
1. Gus Triandos 21
2. Hal Smith 14
3. Tom Gastall 1
RTO%
1. Gus Triandos 45.7%
2. Hal Smith 33.3%
Steals / 9 IP
1. Gus Triandos 0.34
2. Hal Smith 0.48