TEAM HISTORY Saturday, 10/11/1956

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P PUD FLOURNOY Round 2 pick: 2B CHINO SMITH Round 3 pick: 1B Bill Terry Round 4 pick: C Gabby Hartnett Round 5 pick: P Charlie Root Round 6 pick: P HUCK RILE Round 7 pick: P Firpo Marberry Round 8 pick: P Carmen Hill Round 9 pick: LF George Harper Round 10 pick: RF Bill Barrett Round 11 pick: 3B Willie Kamm Round 12 pick: LF ESTABAN MONTALVO Round 13 pick: SS Woody English Round 14 pick: P Lefty Stewart Round 15 pick: P Ted Blankenship Round 16 pick: 1B Dolf CAMILLI Round 17 pick: LF WALTER DAVIS Round 18 pick: CF Jack Rothrock Round 19 pick: P George Uhle Round 20 pick: RF Taylor Douthit Round 21 pick: 2B Jimmie REESE Round 22 pick: 2B Bill Regan Round 23 pick: RF Ira Flagstead Round 24 pick: 3B JOHN HENRY RUSSELL Round 25 pick: SS Hal Rhyne Round 26 pick: P Lefty Taber Round 27 pick: C Buck Crouse Round 28 pick: CF Randy Reese Round 29 pick: P Edward Espitia Round 30 pick: P Norman Plitt Round 31 pick: C Hank Deberry Round 32 pick: P Guy Morrison Round 33 pick: SS Bernie Deviveiros Round 34 pick: P Ned Porter Round 35 pick: LF Ben Paschal Round 36 pick: 3B Ernie Padgett Round 37 pick: C Luke Urban Round 38 pick: C Jack Cummings

Final Record :

Wins : 72, Losses : 82, Pct. : .468, Position in Division : 6, 13.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1928 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Very Good...

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: LF John Stone Round 2 pick: C Walt Lerian Round 3 pick: RF Doug Taitt Round 4 pick: CF Chick Fullis Round 5 pick: 3B Art Reinholz Round 6 pick: LF George Blackerby

Final Record :

Wins : 78, Losses : 76, Pct. : .506, Position in Division : 5, 8.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1929 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Jim Tennant Round 2 pick: RF Dick Porter Round 3 pick: P Leon Chagnon Round 4 pick: P Chad Kimsey Round 5 pick: P Harry Smythe Round 6 pick: LF Tripp Sigman Round 7 pick: P Ralph Erickson Round 8 pick: 2B Joe O'rourke

Final Record :

Wins : 72, Losses : 82, Pct. : .468, Position in Division : 2, 21.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1930 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: SS Luke Appling Round 3 pick: LF Bruce Campbell Round 4 pick: 1B Jack Burns Round 5 pick: CF Tom Hughes

Final Record :

Wins : 84, Losses : 70, Pct. : .545, Position in Division : 2, 1.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1931 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: C Babe Phelps Round 2 pick: P Wally Hebert Round 3 pick: 3B Johnny Vergez Round 4 pick: RF Lou Finney

Final Record :

Wins : 82, Losses : 72, Pct. : .532, Position in Division : 2, 3.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1932 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P GRAHAM WILLIAMS Round 2 pick: 3B Clinton Cullinan Round 3 pick: C Tom Padden Round 4 pick: P Bob Friedrichs Round 5 pick: SS Skeeter Webb

Final Record :

Wins : 78, Losses : 76, Pct. : .506, Position in Division : 2, 19.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1933 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: LF Bob Johnson Round 2 pick: 3B HARRY WILLIAMS Round 3 pick: P Charlie Butler Round 4 pick: 2B Pep Young Round 5 pick: LF Johnny Oulliber

Final Record :

Wins : 89, Losses : 65, Pct. : .578, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1934 Recap :

Final Record :

Wins : 96, Losses : 58, Pct. : .623, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1935 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 3B PARNELL WOODS. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 3B Frank Skaff. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: LF Red Marion Round 4 pick: P Orville Jorgens Round 5 pick: LF Hal Warnock

Final Record :

Wins : 84, Losses : 70, Pct. : .545, Position in Division : 4, 8.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1936 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P THEOLIC SMITH. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: SS Leo Norris. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Roy Weir. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Al Milnar. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Red Evans. Signing Bonus: $0

Final Record :

Wins : 80, Losses : 74, Pct. : .519, Position in Division : 4, 15.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1937 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: RF T.R. STRONG. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 1B LENNIE PEARSON. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P LAMB BARBEE Round 4 pick: CF EMMETT WILSON Round 5 pick: C Ben Huffman

Final Record :

Wins : 78, Losses : 76, Pct. : .506, Position in Division : 3, 15.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1938 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 3B Harvey STOREY. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P MAX MANNING. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: LF Coaker Triplett Round 4 pick: SS Woody Williams Round 5 pick: C Willard Hershberger Lyn LARY won the Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 70, Losses : 84, Pct. : .455, Position in Division : 3, 21.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1939 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: RF Charlie Keller. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Early Wynn. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Al OLSEN Round 4 pick: 2B Bob Repass Round 5 pick: LF Maurice Van robays GRAHAM WILLIAMS won the Slick Fielder Award at Pitcher. Lyn LARY won the Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 69, Losses : 85, Pct. : .448, Position in Division : 4, 30.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1940 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: CF Dom Dimaggio. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Johnny Gorsica. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Dick Conger. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Wes Flowers. Signing Bonus: $0 Clinton Cullinan won the Slick Fielder Award at Third Base.

Final Record :

Wins : 73, Losses : 81, Pct. : .474, Position in Division : 4, 20.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1941 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Good...

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: SS Phil Rizzuto. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 3B George Archie. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Walt Lanfranconi. Signing Bonus: $0

Final Record :

Wins : 62, Losses : 92, Pct. : .403, Position in Division : 5, 30.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1942 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 1B Stan Musial. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Harry Feldman. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: C Clyde Kluttz Round 4 pick: P Hal White Round 5 pick: LF Tony Criscola HORACIO MARTINEZ won the Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 73, Losses : 81, Pct. : .474, Position in Division : 4, 11.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1943 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Average...

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 2B Eddie Stanky Round 2 pick: P Al Gerheauser Round 3 pick: 1B Mickey Rocco Round 4 pick: RF Charlie Mead Round 5 pick: SS Charlie Brewster Stan Musial was named Landis League-Batter of the Year! He batted .350 in 571 AB, with 22 homers and 106 RBI. HORACIO MARTINEZ won the Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 80, Losses : 74, Pct. : .519, Position in Division : 2, 12.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1944 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 2B Gene Mauch. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: C Mike Garbark. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Johnny Johnson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 2B Emil Verban Round 5 pick: P Earl Henry Stan Musial was named Landis League-Batter of the Year! He batted .351 in 559 AB, with 20 homers and 93 RBI. Bruce Campbell won the Slick Fielder Award at Leftfield. Charlie Keller won the Slick Fielder Award at Rightfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 85, Losses : 69, Pct. : .552, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1945 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: CF Jose Zardon. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 1B Roy Zimmerman Round 3 pick: C Red Steiner Round 4 pick: P Charlie Sproull Stan Musial was named Landis League-Batter of the Year! He batted .325 in 544 AB, with 16 homers and 103 RBI. HORACIO MARTINEZ won the Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 85, Losses : 69, Pct. : .552, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1946 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: C Gus Niarhos. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 2B Sherry Robertson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Joe Hatten Round 3 pick: P Glen Moulder HORACIO MARTINEZ won the Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 84, Losses : 70, Pct. : .545, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1947 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Bob Kuzava. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Larry Jansen. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Dan Bankhead. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: SS Pete Castiglione. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 1B Dick Adams Round 5 pick: P Ken Polivka Round 6 pick: 2B Cal Ermer Al Gerheauser won the Slick Fielder Award at Pitcher.

Final Record :

Wins : 96, Losses : 58, Pct. : .623, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1948 Recap :

Round 2 pick: 2B Johnny Bero Round 4 pick: CF Pete Milne Round 5 pick: SS Angel Fleitas Stan Musial was named Landis League-Batter of the Year! He batted .328 in 561 AB, with 20 homers and 108 RBI. Gene Mauch won the Slick Fielder Award at Third Base. HORACIO MARTINEZ won the Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 102, Losses : 52, Pct. : .662, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1949 Recap :

Fan loyalty increases to Good!

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 2B Bobby Avila. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 1B Gordon Goldsberry. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: 2B Fred Marsh Round 4 pick: C Chuck Connors Stan Musial was named Landis League-Batter of the Year! He batted .307 in 548 AB, with 33 homers and 126 RBI.

Final Record :

Wins : 104, Losses : 50, Pct. : .675, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1950 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 2B Billy Martin. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 3B Bobby Morgan. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P John Perkovich Round 4 pick: P Johnny Klippstein Round 5 pick: P George Spencer Stan Musial was named Landis League-Batter of the Year! He batted .346 in 514 AB, with 36 homers and 146 RBI.

Final Record :

Wins : 87, Losses : 67, Pct. : .565, Position in Division : 2, 11.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1951 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Bob Friend. Signing Bonus: $0

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: RF Harry Simpson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: LF Russ Sullivan Round 3 pick: C Sammy Hairston Round 3 pick: P Harley Hisner Round 4 pick: SS Gene Verble Round 5 pick: P Duke Markell Eddie Stanky won the Slick Fielder Award at Second Base. Gene Mauch won the Slick Fielder Award at Third Base. Charlie Keller won the Slick Fielder Award at Leftfield. Del Ennis won the Slick Fielder Award at Rightfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 60, Losses : 94, Pct. : .390, Position in Division : 4, 38.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1952 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 1B Dick Gernert. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: RF Faye Throneberry. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: RF Kite Thomas Round 4 pick: C Ray Katt Round 5 pick: CF Jake Crawford Round 6 pick: P Ed Wolfe1 Gene Mauch won the Slick Fielder Award at Third Base.

Final Record :

Wins : 84, Losses : 70, Pct. : .545, Position in Division : 2, 3.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1953 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: SS Billy Hunter. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 3B Billy Consolo. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: 1B Frank Kellert Round 4 pick: 2B Tony Roig Round 5 pick: LF Paul Schramka Pete Castiglione won the Slick Fielder Award at Third Base.

Final Record :

Wins : 68, Losses : 86, Pct. : .442, Position in Division : 4, 24.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1954 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 1B Joe Cunningham. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Tom Brewer. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: SS Don Zimmer. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: RF Tom Burgess Round 4 pick: C Jim Robertson Round 5 pick: P Art Ditmar Round 6 pick: CF Eric Rodin

Final Record :

Wins : 74, Losses : 80, Pct. : .481, Position in Division : 4, 26.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1955 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Paul Martin. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P John Edelman. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Bob Thorpe. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 3B Frank Malzone. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: C Haywood Sullivan. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: RF John Powers Round 5 pick: P Dick Hyde Round 6 pick: P Bob Harrison Round 7 pick: C Eric Mackenzie Billy Hunter was named Landis League Rookie of the Year ! He batted .297 in 498 AB, with 13 homers and 74 RBI. Billy Hunter won the Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 76, Losses : 78, Pct. : .494, Position in Division : 4, 13.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1956 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: RF Jackie Brandt. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 1B Frank Torre. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: SS Jerry Kindall. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: LF Gino Cimoli. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Jim Brady Round 5 pick: LF Dave Melton Bob Savage won the Slick Fielder Award at Pitcher. Billy Hunter won the Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop.

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