1956 Beaumont Exporters Roster
Team Record: 57-83
Finished 7th in the BSL
Manager: Ford Garrison (57-83)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Beaumont, Texas
Ballpark: Stuart Stadium
Attendance: 35,000, Avg. 500
The Beaumont Exporters of the Big State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 57 wins and 83 losses, finishing seventh in the BSL.Beaumont transferred to Texas City July 2, then returned to Beaumont July 8.
The Exporters scored 643 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 740 runs. William Stephens paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .288 clip. Bill Getz topped Beaumont with 14 wins, while Tom Baker earned a 2.52 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1956 Beaumont Exporters who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Les Fleming, Tom Baker and Ford Garrison.
Ford Garrison served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Aviotti | R | January 2, 1934 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Tom Baker | L | L | May 6, 1934 | 6'0" | 195 | Port Townsend, WA US |
| Charlie Barnes | R | R | August 6, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Mickey Brdar | L | 6'2" | 181 | |||
| Grady Chavis | L | R | October 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Harvey Cohen | R | R | March 5, 1934 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| John DeWitt | R | October 6, 1928 | 6'5" | 195 | ||
| Verde Dickey | R | R | August 13, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | Sherman, TX US |
| William Englehart | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Les Fleming | L | L | August 7, 1915 | 5'10" | 185 | Singleton, TX US |
| Ford Garrison | R | R | August 29, 1915 | 5'10" | 180 | Greenville, SC US |
| Bill Getz | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Dick Ghelfi | R | R | August 24, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Billy Hees | R | R | August 25, 1931 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Kenny Hilyer | R | January 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Fremont, NE US | |
| William Huffman | L | June 20, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Frank Johnson | R | R | March 7, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | Call, TX US |
| Peter Johnson | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Robert Kosis | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Charles Lankford | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Dave Lutz | R | R | November 2, 1933 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Donald Mitchell | R | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Howard Peterson | R | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Charles Purtle | R | R | September 5, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Walter Radocay | R | 5'9" | 190 | |||
| Darold Satchell | L | L | February 17, 1934 | 6'1" | 195 | Stapleton, NE US |
| Clifford Savage | L | L | April 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Bob Schaffer | S | R | April 3, 1933 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Edwin Schneider | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| John Slachta | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| George Smith | R | R | July 19, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| LaCoy Smith | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Chuck Staniland | R | R | July 29, 1935 | 6'5" | 210 | Providence, RI US |
| William Stephens | L | 6'1" | 175 | Wrightsville, GA US | ||
| George Storti | R | R | April 17, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | Redding, CA US |
| Teddy Tate | R | June 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Ron Unke | R | R | December 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Roberto Vea | R | R | 5'9" | 175 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
