1956 Midwest League
Stats
1st Half
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Paris |
40 |
21 |
.656 |
- |
| Lafayette |
36 |
28 |
.563 |
5.5 |
| Decatur |
33 |
29 |
.532 |
7.5 |
| Clinton |
31 |
30 |
.508 |
9 |
| Mattoon |
29 |
29 |
.500 |
9.5 |
| Dubuque |
28 |
32 |
.467 |
11.5 |
| Michigan City |
25 |
34 |
.424 |
14 |
| Kokomo |
19 |
38 |
.333 |
19 |
2nd Half
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Dubuque |
38 |
25 |
.603 |
- |
| Lafayette |
33 |
28 |
.541 |
4 |
| Paris |
33 |
31 |
.516 |
5.5 |
| Clinton |
32 |
30 |
.516 |
5.5 |
| Mattoon |
32 |
36 |
.471 |
8.5 |
| Kokomo |
32 |
37 |
.464 |
9 |
| Decatur |
29 |
35 |
.453 |
9.5 |
| Michigan City |
30 |
37 |
.448 |
10 |
Tie Games
Lafayette vs Decatur, Paris vs Michigan City
Post Season
1st Round
Dubuque defeats Clinton, 2-0
Paris defeats Lafayette, 2-0
Championship
Paris defeats Dubuque, 3-1
No All Star Game
Post Season All Star Team
1B-John Kreuter, Paris
2B-Grover "Deacon" Jones, Dubuque
3B-Carroll "Tex" Gholson, Paris
SS-Dale DeSilva, Lafayette
OF-Eddie Logan, Mattoon
OF-Lee Handley, Paris
OF-Donald Miles, Kokomo
C-Joe Theis, Lafayette
C-Jimmie Schaffer, Decatur
P-Charles Smith, Lafayette
P-Arturo Miro, Clinton
P-Joseph Schaffernoth, Paris
P-William Rouse, Dubuque
P-Charles Alsop, Michigan City
MVP-Grover "Deacon" Jones, Dubuque
Manager of the Year-Len Okrie, Lafayette
Attendence
Dubuque, 92,364
Decatur, 64,263
Clinton, 60,544
Paris, 60,350
Kokomo, 49,437
Michigan City, 48,765
Lafayette, 42,821
Mattoon, 35,144