TEAM HISTORY Saturday, 10/11/1956

Final Record :

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

Year 1930 Recap :

Team market falls to Slightly Above Average.

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P HENRY MCHENRY Round 2 pick: P Frank Mulroney Round 3 pick: P Ray Phelps Round 4 pick: LF Bob Seeds Round 5 pick: C Hughie Wise

Final Record :

Wins : 81, Losses : 73, Pct. : .526, Position in Division : 2, 2.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1931 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: RF BRANCH RUSSEL Round 2 pick: P Joe BOWMAN Round 3 pick: P Jim Peterson Round 4 pick: SS Bobby Stevens

Final Record :

Wins : 67, Losses : 87, Pct. : .435, Position in Division : 4, 18.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1932 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Bill Swift Round 2 pick: P HARRY CUNNINGHAM Round 3 pick: P Sugar Cain Round 4 pick: 3B FELTON SNOW Round 5 pick: P Archie Wise

Final Record :

Wins : 78, Losses : 76, Pct. : .506, Position in Division : 4, 10.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1933 Recap :

Fan loyalty increases to GREAT!

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Johnny Marcum Round 2 pick: P Dick Barrett Round 3 pick: RF Phil Weintraub Round 4 pick: RF Milt Galatzer Round 5 pick: P Mike Meola

Final Record :

Wins : 65, Losses : 89, Pct. : .422, Position in Division : 4, 25.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1934 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Very Good...

Final Record :

Wins : 84, Losses : 70, Pct. : .545, Position in Division : 2, 9.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1935 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P ROBERT GRIFFITH. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 3B Buddy Lewis. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: 1B Les Scarsella Round 4 pick: P John Whitehead Round 5 pick: P Al Mclean

Final Record :

Wins : 84, Losses : 70, Pct. : .545, Position in Division : 2, 4.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1936 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: LF ALFRED ARMOUR. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: SS Rusty Peters. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: 1B JAMES CANADA Round 4 pick: P Bill Zuber Round 5 pick: P Whitey Moore

Final Record :

Wins : 61, Losses : 93, Pct. : .396, Position in Division : 4, 19.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1937 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: C ROY CAMPANELLA. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 2B JAMES KEMP. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: RF Don Padgett Round 4 pick: 1B LUTHER GILYARD Round 5 pick: C Mickey Owen

Final Record :

Wins : 82, Losses : 72, Pct. : .532, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1938 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 1B Nick Etten. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: SS George Myatt. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: 3B Don Lang Round 4 pick: RF Alex Pitko Round 5 pick: RF Les Powers HARRY CUNNINGHAM was named Landis League-Pitcher of the year ! In 41 games started, he pitched 350.1 innings, fanning 334 and walking 78 batters.

Final Record :

Wins : 79, Losses : 75, Pct. : .513, Position in Division : 3, 8.5 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1939 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P FORD SMITH. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P RAYMOND OWENS. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: CF Bama Rowell. Signing Bonus: $0

Final Record :

Wins : 74, Losses : 80, Pct. : .481, Position in Division : 4, 16.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1940 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: LF Danny Litwhiler. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: SS Jack Wallaesa. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: LF Jim Mallory

Final Record :

Wins : 81, Losses : 73, Pct. : .526, Position in Division : 2, 2.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1941 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: LF Bud Stewart Round 2 pick: C Bob Scheffing Round 3 pick: SS Boyd Perry ROBERT GRIFFITH won the Slick Fielder Award at Pitcher.

Final Record :

Wins : 73, Losses : 81, Pct. : .474, Position in Division : 5, 17.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1942 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Good...

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: RF Elmer Valo. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: RF Johnny Barrett Round 3 pick: P Bob Savage Round 4 pick: P Ray Poat Round 5 pick: P Joe Berry

Final Record :

Wins : 82, Losses : 72, Pct. : .532, Position in Division : 2, 5.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1943 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Ox Miller Round 2 pick: P Allie Reynolds Round 3 pick: P Pinky Woods Round 4 pick: LF Ford Garrison Round 5 pick: P Al Lamacchia FORD SMITH won the Slick Fielder Award at Pitcher. ROY CAMPANELLA won the Slick Fielder Award at Catcher. JAMES KEMP won the Slick Fielder Award at Second Base.

Final Record :

Wins : 80, Losses : 74, Pct. : .519, Position in Division : 3, 4.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1944 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Ed Lopat. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: RF Red Treadway Round 3 pick: P Steve Roser Round 4 pick: 2B Moon Mullen HARRY CUNNINGHAM was named Landis League-Pitcher of the year ! In 42 games started, he pitched 361.2 innings, fanning 185 and walking 71 batters. ROY CAMPANELLA won the Slick Fielder Award at Catcher. JAMES KEMP won the Slick Fielder Award at Second Base.

Final Record :

Wins : 87, Losses : 67, Pct. : .565, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1945 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Howie Fox. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 3B Johnny Tobin Round 3 pick: P Earl Harrist Round 4 pick: P Izzy Leon Allie Reynolds won the Slick Fielder Award at Pitcher. JAMES KEMP won the Slick Fielder Award at Second Base.

Final Record :

Wins : 73, Losses : 81, Pct. : .474, Position in Division : 5, 10.5 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1946 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Dave Koslo. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: CF Steve Souchock Round 3 pick: P Ed Bahr. Signing Bonus: $0

Final Record :

Wins : 67, Losses : 87, Pct. : .435, Position in Division : 5, 25.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1947 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 2B Jackie Robinson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 3B Jack Lohrke. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Ken Johnson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: CF Marv Rackley Round 5 pick: P Spec Shea Round 6 pick: P Les Willis Jackie Robinson was named Landis League Rookie of the Year ! He batted .322 in 503 AB, with 11 homers and 84 RBI. ROY CAMPANELLA won the Slick Fielder Award at Catcher. Jack Lohrke won the Slick Fielder Award at Third Base.

Final Record :

Wins : 78, Losses : 76, Pct. : .506, Position in Division : 4, 8.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1948 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Mike Garcia. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Lou Lombardo. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Windy Mccall. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: CF Pete Laydon Round 5 pick: P Ben Wade Round 6 pick: P Lou Grasmick ROY CAMPANELLA won the Slick Fielder Award at Catcher. Jackie Robinson won the Slick Fielder Award at Second Base.

Final Record :

Wins : 74, Losses : 80, Pct. : .481, Position in Division : 4, 17.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1949 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 2B Bobby Hofman. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 1B Walt Dropo. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: 1B Bill Glynn Round 4 pick: P Duane Pillette Round 5 pick: P Andy Tomasic ROY CAMPANELLA won the Slick Fielder Award at Catcher. Jackie Robinson won the Slick Fielder Award at Second Base. Jack Lohrke won the Slick Fielder Award at Third Base. JAMES KEMP won the Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 66, Losses : 88, Pct. : .429, Position in Division : 5, 20.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1950 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Average...

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Carlos Pascual. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: CF Bill Wilson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: C Harry Chiti. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Joe Landrum Round 5 pick: P Dick Littlefield Round 6 pick: SS George Genovese Johnny Sain won the Slick Fielder Award at Pitcher. ROY CAMPANELLA won the Slick Fielder Award at Catcher. LUTHER GILYARD won the Slick Fielder Award at First Base. Elmer Valo won the Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 79, Losses : 75, Pct. : .513, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1951 Recap :

Round 3 pick: SS Jim Brideweser Round 3 pick: P Dick Marlowe Round 4 pick: C Bud Sheely Round 5 pick: 2B Artie Wilson ROY CAMPANELLA won the Slick Fielder Award at Catcher.

Final Record :

Wins : 78, Losses : 76, Pct. : .506, Position in Division : 3, 25.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1952 Recap :

Fan loyalty increases to Good!

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 2B Johnny Temple. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 3B Andy Carey. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: CF Jay Porter Round 4 pick: SS Leon Brinkopf Round 5 pick: RF Brandy Davis Round 6 pick: P Alex Garbowski1 TED RADCLIFFE won the Slick Fielder Award at Catcher. Jackie Robinson won the Slick Fielder Award at First Base. Augie Galan won the Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 76, Losses : 78, Pct. : .494, Position in Division : 3, 22.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1953 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Average...

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: RF Al Smith Round 2 pick: SS Dick Schofield Round 3 pick: C Les Peden Round 4 pick: P Bob Milliken Round 5 pick: P Duke Simpson Johnny Sain won the Slick Fielder Award at Pitcher. ROY CAMPANELLA won the Slick Fielder Award at Catcher. Willie Mays won the Slick Fielder Award at Centerfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 71, Losses : 83, Pct. : .461, Position in Division : 5, 21.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1954 Recap :

Round 2 pick: P Ryne Duren. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: 3B Billy Gardner. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 3B Jim Command Round 5 pick: P Corky Valentine Round 6 pick: RF Don Robertson Dick Schofield won the Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop. Red Treadway won the Slick Fielder Award at Leftfield. Willie Mays won the Slick Fielder Award at Centerfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 51, Losses : 103, Pct. : .331, Position in Division : 5, 47.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1955 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Sandy Koufax. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Don Gross. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: LF Roman Mejias Round 4 pick: C Bob Roselli Round 5 pick: RF Angelo Dagres Round 6 pick: 2B Don Leppert Round 7 pick: P Bob Spicer Walt Dropo won the Slick Fielder Award at First Base. Willie Mays won the Slick Fielder Award at Centerfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 50, Losses : 104, Pct. : .325, Position in Division : 5, 49.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1956 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 1B Ed Bouchee Round 2 pick: 2B Charlie Neal Round 3 pick: P Bob Blaylock. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 1B Rance Pless Round 5 pick: P Roy Wright Billy Gardner won the Slick Fielder Award at Second Base.

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