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 Kansas City Athletics Batting Leaders (1956) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Lou Skizas .316
2. Vic Power .309
3. Harry Simpson .293
4. Enos Slaughter .278
5. Hector Lopez .273
6. Tim Thompson .272
7. Johnny Groth .258
8. Al Pilarcik .251
9. Joe Ginsberg .246
10. Joe DeMaestri .233
Home Runs
1. Harry Simpson 21
2. Hector Lopez 18
3. Gus Zernial 16
4. Vic Power 14
5. Lou Skizas 11
6. Joe DeMaestri 6
7. Johnny Groth 5
8. Al Pilarcik 4
9. Enos Slaughter 2
9. Jim Finigan 2
Runs Batted In
1. Harry Simpson 105
2. Hector Lopez 69
3. Vic Power 63
4. Gus Zernial 44
5. Joe DeMaestri 39
5. Lou Skizas 39
7. Johnny Groth 37
8. Tim Thompson 27
9. Hal Smith 24
10. Enos Slaughter 23
On-Base Average
1. Enos Slaughter .362
2. Hector Lopez .347
2. Harry Simpson .347
4. Lou Skizas .346
5. Vic Power .340
6. Johnny Groth .335
7. Al Pilarcik .333
8. Joe Ginsberg .323
9. Tim Thompson .319
10. Gus Zernial .315
Slugging Percentage
1. Harry Simpson .490
2. Lou Skizas .485
3. Vic Power .447
4. Gus Zernial .445
5. Hector Lopez .428
6. Johnny Groth .398
7. Enos Slaughter .395
8. Al Pilarcik .351
9. Tim Thompson .347
10. Joe DeMaestri .316
Runs Scored
1. Hector Lopez 91
2. Vic Power 77
3. Harry Simpson 76
4. Joe DeMaestri 41
5. Lou Skizas 39
6. Enos Slaughter 37
7. Gus Zernial 36
8. Jim Finigan 29
9. Al Pilarcik 28
10. Johnny Groth 22
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Harry Simpson .837
2. Lou Skizas .831
3. Vic Power .787
4. Hector Lopez .775
5. Gus Zernial .760
6. Enos Slaughter .757
7. Johnny Groth .733
8. Al Pilarcik .684
9. Tim Thompson .666
10. Joe Ginsberg .636
Isolated Power
1. Gus Zernial .221
2. Harry Simpson .197
3. Lou Skizas .169
4. Hector Lopez .155
5. Johnny Groth .140
6. Vic Power .138
7. Enos Slaughter .117
8. Al Pilarcik .100
9. Joe DeMaestri .083
10. Eddie Robinson .075
Steals
1. Al Pilarcik 9
2. Spook Jacobs 4
2. Hector Lopez 4
4. Joe DeMaestri 3
4. Jim Finigan 3
4. Lou Skizas 3
7. Vic Power 2
7. Harry Simpson 2
7. Tim Thompson 2
7. Gus Zernial 2
Hits
1. Vic Power 164
2. Harry Simpson 159
3. Hector Lopez 153
4. Joe DeMaestri 101
5. Lou Skizas 94
6. Tim Thompson 73
7. Johnny Groth 63
8. Enos Slaughter 62
9. Gus Zernial 61
10. Al Pilarcik 60
Doubles
1. Hector Lopez 27
2. Harry Simpson 22
3. Vic Power 21
4. Joe DeMaestri 16
5. Enos Slaughter 14
6. Johnny Groth 13
6. Tim Thompson 13
8. Gus Zernial 12
9. Lou Skizas 11
10. Al Pilarcik 10
Triples
1. Harry Simpson 11
2. Vic Power 5
3. Enos Slaughter 3
3. Johnny Groth 3
3. Hector Lopez 3
3. Lou Skizas 3
7. Jim Finigan 2
7. Hal Smith 2
7. Tim Thompson 2
10. Mike Baxes 1
Walks
1. Hector Lopez 63
2. Harry Simpson 47
3. Gus Zernial 33
4. Jim Finigan 30
4. Johnny Groth 30
4. Al Pilarcik 30
7. Enos Slaughter 29
8. Eddie Robinson 26
9. Joe DeMaestri 25
10. Vic Power 24
Sacrifice Hits
1. Hector Lopez 8
2. Wally Burnette 5
2. Jack Crimian 5
2. Jim Finigan 5
5. Art Ditmar 4
5. Lou Kretlow 4
5. Mike Baxes 4
8. Alex Kellner 3
8. Joe DeMaestri 3
8. Spook Jacobs 3
Total Bases
1. Harry Simpson 266
2. Hector Lopez 240
3. Vic Power 237
4. Lou Skizas 144
5. Joe DeMaestri 137
6. Gus Zernial 121
7. Johnny Groth 97
8. Tim Thompson 93
9. Enos Slaughter 88
10. Al Pilarcik 84
Games Played
1. Hector Lopez 151
2. Harry Simpson 141
3. Joe DeMaestri 133
4. Vic Power 127
5. Gus Zernial 109
6. Johnny Groth 95
7. Tim Thompson 92
8. Enos Slaughter 91
8. Jim Finigan 91
10. Lou Skizas 83
At Bats
1. Hector Lopez 561
2. Harry Simpson 543
3. Vic Power 530
4. Joe DeMaestri 434
5. Lou Skizas 297
6. Gus Zernial 272
7. Tim Thompson 268
8. Jim Finigan 250
9. Johnny Groth 244
10. Al Pilarcik 239
Plate Appearances
1. Hector Lopez 631
2. Harry Simpson 596
3. Vic Power 556
4. Joe DeMaestri 465
5. Lou Skizas 315
6. Gus Zernial 311
7. Tim Thompson 288
8. Jim Finigan 285
9. Johnny Groth 278
10. Al Pilarcik 270
Strikeouts
1. Harry Simpson 82
2. Joe DeMaestri 73
2. Hector Lopez 73
4. Gus Zernial 66
5. Al Pilarcik 32
6. Johnny Groth 31
7. Jim Finigan 28
8. Art Ditmar 24
8. Clete Boyer 24
10. Tim Thompson 23
Strikeout Percent
1. Vic Power 3.0%
2. Lou Skizas 5.7%
3. Tim Thompson 8.6%
4. Joe Ginsberg 8.7%
5. Enos Slaughter 9.0%
6. Jim Finigan 11.2%
7. Eddie Robinson 11.6%
8. Johnny Groth 12.7%
9. Hector Lopez 13.0%
10. Al Pilarcik 13.4%
Steal Success
1. Al Pilarcik 81.8%
Secondary Average
1. Gus Zernial .349
2. Harry Simpson .287
3. Hector Lopez .275
4. Johnny Groth .266
5. Al Pilarcik .264
6. Enos Slaughter .251
7. Lou Skizas .229
8. Eddie Robinson .227
9. Jim Finigan .200
10. Joe Ginsberg .190
Hit By Pitch
1. Gus Zernial 4
2. Joe DeMaestri 3
2. Hector Lopez 3
4. Eddie Robinson 2
4. Tim Thompson 2
6. Enos Slaughter 1
6. Clete Boyer 1
6. Jim Finigan 1
6. Rance Pless 1
6. Vic Power 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Harry Simpson 54
2. Hector Lopez 48
3. Vic Power 40
4. Gus Zernial 28
5. Lou Skizas 25
6. Joe DeMaestri 23
7. Johnny Groth 21
8. Enos Slaughter 19
9. Tim Thompson 16
10. Al Pilarcik 15
Runs Created
1. Harry Simpson 85
2. Hector Lopez 82
3. Vic Power 79
4. Lou Skizas 45
5. Gus Zernial 39
6. Joe DeMaestri 35
7. Enos Slaughter 32
8. Johnny Groth 31
9. Al Pilarcik 30
10. Tim Thompson 28
Runs Created / 27
1. Vic Power 5.66
2. Harry Simpson 5.57
3. Lou Skizas 5.47
4. Enos Slaughter 5.11
5. Hector Lopez 5.05
6. Gus Zernial 4.83
7. Al Pilarcik 4.35
8. Johnny Groth 4.23
9. Tim Thompson 3.71
10. Joe Ginsberg 3.10
Home Run Percent
1. Gus Zernial 5.9%
2. Harry Simpson 3.9%
3. Lou Skizas 3.7%
4. Hector Lopez 3.2%
5. Vic Power 2.6%
6. Johnny Groth 2.0%
7. Al Pilarcik 1.7%
8. Joe DeMaestri 1.4%
9. Eddie Robinson 1.2%
10. Enos Slaughter 0.9%
Intentional Walks
1. Harry Simpson 8
2. Joe Ginsberg 3
2. Hector Lopez 3
4. Joe DeMaestri 2
4. Johnny Groth 2
4. Vic Power 2
4. Gus Zernial 2
8. Enos Slaughter 1
8. Mike Baxes 1
8. Clete Boyer 1
Sacrifice Flies
1. Harry Simpson 5
2. Jim Finigan 4
2. Johnny Groth 4
2. Hector Lopez 4
5. Joe DeMaestri 3
5. Lou Skizas 3
5. Hal Smith 3
8. Joe Ginsberg 2
8. Gus Zernial 2
10. Enos Slaughter 1
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Harry Simpson 19
2. Hector Lopez 13
2. Lou Skizas 13
4. Johnny Groth 9
5. Joe DeMaestri 8
6. Joe Ginsberg 7
6. Eddie Robinson 7
8. Enos Slaughter 6
8. Jim Finigan 6
10. Rance Pless 5

 Kansas City Athletics Pitching Leaders (1956) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Art Ditmar 12
2. Tom Gorman 9
3. Alex Kellner 7
4. Wally Burnette 6
5. Jack Crimian 4
5. Lou Kretlow 4
7. Moe Burtschy 3
8. Bill Harrington 2
8. Bobby Shantz 2
10. Carl Duser 1
Earned Run Average
1. Wally Burnette 2.89
2. Tom Gorman 3.83
3. Alex Kellner 4.32
4. Bobby Shantz 4.35
5. Art Ditmar 4.42
6. Jack McMahan 4.82
7. Lou Kretlow 5.31
8. Jack Crimian 5.51
9. Troy Herriage 6.64
Strikeouts
1. Art Ditmar 126
2. Bobby Shantz 67
3. Lou Kretlow 61
4. Jack Crimian 59
4. Troy Herriage 59
6. Tom Gorman 56
7. Wally Burnette 54
8. Alex Kellner 44
9. Tommy Lasorda 28
10. Moe Burtschy 18
Saves
1. Bobby Shantz 9
2. Jack Crimian 3
2. Tom Gorman 3
4. Art Ditmar 1
4. Bill Harrington 1
4. Tommy Lasorda 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Wally Burnette 11.42
2. Bobby Shantz 11.72
3. Tom Gorman 12.40
4. Jack Crimian 12.42
5. Art Ditmar 12.81
6. Alex Kellner 13.35
7. Jack McMahan 14.59
8. Lou Kretlow 14.79
9. Troy Herriage 17.39
Winning Percentage
1. Alex Kellner .636
2. Tom Gorman .474
3. Wally Burnette .429
4. Art Ditmar .353
5. Jack Crimian .333
6. Lou Kretlow .308
7. Bobby Shantz .222
8. Troy Herriage .071
Save Success
1. Jack Crimian 100.0%
1. Tom Gorman 100.0%
1. Bobby Shantz 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Art Ditmar 14
2. Alex Kellner 5
3. Wally Burnette 4
4. Lou Kretlow 3
5. Glenn Cox 1
5. Tom Gorman 1
5. Troy Herriage 1
5. Bobby Shantz 1
Shutouts
1. Art Ditmar 2
2. Wally Burnette 1
Starts
1. Art Ditmar 34
2. Lou Kretlow 20
3. Alex Kellner 17
4. Troy Herriage 16
5. Wally Burnette 14
6. Tom Gorman 13
7. Jack McMahan 9
8. Jack Crimian 7
9. Tommy Lasorda 5
9. Jose Santiago 5
Appearances
1. Jack Crimian 54
2. Tom Gorman 52
3. Bobby Shantz 45
4. Art Ditmar 44
5. Troy Herriage 31
6. Lou Kretlow 25
7. Bill Harrington 23
7. Jack McMahan 23
9. Moe Burtschy 21
10. Alex Kellner 20
Innings Pitched
1. Art Ditmar 254.1
2. Tom Gorman 171.1
3. Jack Crimian 129.0
4. Wally Burnette 121.1
5. Lou Kretlow 118.2
6. Troy Herriage 103.0
7. Bobby Shantz 101.1
8. Alex Kellner 91.2
9. Jack McMahan 61.2
10. Tommy Lasorda 45.1
Opp. OPS
1. Wally Burnette .681
2. Bobby Shantz .705
3. Art Ditmar .729
4. Tom Gorman .734
5. Jack Crimian .757
6. Jack McMahan .773
7. Lou Kretlow .779
8. Alex Kellner .813
9. Troy Herriage .887
Defense Independent ERA
1. Bobby Shantz 4.40
2. Wally Burnette 4.52
3. Art Ditmar 4.90
4. Jack Crimian 5.26
5. Alex Kellner 5.31
6. Tom Gorman 5.32
7. Jack McMahan 5.66
8. Lou Kretlow 5.71
9. Troy Herriage 5.91
Innings / Game
1. Wally Burnette 6.74
2. Art Ditmar 5.78
3. Lou Kretlow 4.75
4. Alex Kellner 4.58
5. Troy Herriage 3.32
6. Tom Gorman 3.29
7. Jack McMahan 2.68
8. Jack Crimian 2.39
9. Bobby Shantz 2.25
Opp. Batting Average
1. Wally Burnette .247
1. Bobby Shantz .247
3. Tom Gorman .253
4. Jack Crimian .257
5. Art Ditmar .258
6. Lou Kretlow .259
7. Jack McMahan .280
8. Alex Kellner .283
9. Troy Herriage .313
Opp. Slugging
1. Wally Burnette .373
2. Bobby Shantz .387
3. Art Ditmar .394
4. Jack McMahan .407
5. Tom Gorman .409
6. Lou Kretlow .419
7. Jack Crimian .428
8. Alex Kellner .467
9. Troy Herriage .478
Opp. On-Base
1. Wally Burnette .308
2. Bobby Shantz .318
3. Tom Gorman .325
4. Jack Crimian .329
5. Art Ditmar .335
6. Alex Kellner .346
7. Lou Kretlow .360
8. Jack McMahan .366
9. Troy Herriage .409
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Bobby Shantz 5.95
2. Troy Herriage 5.16
3. Lou Kretlow 4.63
4. Art Ditmar 4.46
5. Alex Kellner 4.32
6. Jack Crimian 4.12
7. Wally Burnette 4.01
8. Tom Gorman 2.94
9. Jack McMahan 1.90
Hits / 9 IP
1. Bobby Shantz 8.44
2. Wally Burnette 8.53
3. Tom Gorman 8.82
4. Art Ditmar 8.99
5. Jack Crimian 9.00
6. Lou Kretlow 9.18
7. Jack McMahan 10.07
8. Alex Kellner 10.11
9. Troy Herriage 11.80
Walks / 9 IP
1. Wally Burnette 2.89
2. Alex Kellner 3.24
3. Bobby Shantz 3.29
4. Jack Crimian 3.42
5. Tom Gorman 3.57
6. Art Ditmar 3.82
7. Jack McMahan 4.52
8. Troy Herriage 5.59
9. Lou Kretlow 5.61
Hit Batters
1. Art Ditmar 7
2. Troy Herriage 6
3. Jack Crimian 5
3. Jose Santiago 5
5. Moe Burtschy 3
5. Tommy Lasorda 3
5. Bobby Shantz 3
8. Wally Burnette 2
8. Tom Gorman 2
8. Alex Kellner 2
Homers Allowed
1. Art Ditmar 30
2. Tom Gorman 23
3. Jack Crimian 19
4. Lou Kretlow 17
5. Troy Herriage 16
6. Alex Kellner 15
7. Wally Burnette 13
8. Bobby Shantz 12
9. Jose Santiago 8
10. Jack McMahan 7

 Kansas City Athletics Fielding Leaders (1956) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Johnny Groth 1.000
2. Joe Ginsberg .989
3. Hal Smith .986
4. Gus Zernial .984
5. Tim Thompson .981
6. Lou Skizas .978
7. Eddie Robinson .977
8. Al Pilarcik .975
9. Vic Power .974
10. Enos Slaughter .971
Outfield Assists
1. Lou Skizas 9
1. Gus Zernial 9
3. Al Pilarcik 8
4. Jim Pisoni 4
5. Hector Lopez 3
5. Harry Simpson 3
7. Johnny Groth 2
8. Enos Slaughter 1
8. Bill Renna 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. George Brunet 1.000
1. Moe Burtschy 1.000
1. Bill Harrington 1.000
1. Jack McMahan 1.000
1. Jose Santiago 1.000
6. Art Ditmar .964
7. Jack Crimian .962
8. Wally Burnette .957
9. Alex Kellner .947
10. Bobby Shantz .938
Fielding Average (C)
1. Joe Ginsberg .989
2. Hal Smith .986
3. Tim Thompson .981
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Vic Power .993
2. Harry Simpson .986
3. Eddie Robinson .977
Fielding Average (2B) 1. Vic Power .974
2. Clete Boyer .971
3. Jim Finigan .969
4. Spook Jacobs .968
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Hector Lopez .940
2. Jim Finigan .917
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Joe DeMaestri .964
2. Mike Baxes .944
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Gus Zernial .984
2. Lou Skizas .978
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Johnny Groth 1.000
2. Al Pilarcik .975
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Enos Slaughter .971
2. Harry Simpson .966
Range Factor (P)
1. George Brunet 4.00
2. Moe Burtschy 3.48
3. Bobby Shantz 2.85
4. Tommy Lasorda 2.60
5. Jose Santiago 2.45
6. Tom Gorman 2.26
7. Art Ditmar 1.95
8. Jack McMahan 1.89
9. Alex Kellner 1.86
10. Jack Crimian 1.83
Range Factor (C)
1. Hal Smith 6.14
2. Tim Thompson 5.87
3. Joe Ginsberg 5.37
Range Factor (1B)
1. Vic Power 10.53
2. Harry Simpson 10.09
3. Eddie Robinson 9.49
Range Factor (2B)
1. Vic Power 6.16
2. Spook Jacobs 5.87
3. Clete Boyer 5.83
4. Jim Finigan 5.79
Range Factor (3B)
1. Jim Finigan 3.83
2. Hector Lopez 3.76
Range Factor (SS)
1. Joe DeMaestri 5.46
2. Mike Baxes 5.30
Range Factor (LF)
1. Lou Skizas 2.48
2. Gus Zernial 2.11
Range Factor (CF)
1. Al Pilarcik 2.79
2. Johnny Groth 2.31
Range Factor (RF)
1. Enos Slaughter 2.17
2. Harry Simpson 1.67
Runners Thrown Out
1. Tim Thompson 21
2. Joe Ginsberg 15
3. Hal Smith 9
4. Joe Astroth 2
RTO%
1. Tim Thompson 56.8%
2. Joe Ginsberg 48.4%
3. Hal Smith 37.5%
Steals / 9 IP
1. Tim Thompson 0.25
2. Joe Ginsberg 0.32
3. Hal Smith 0.44