1956 Crestview Braves Roster
Team Record: 51-69
Finished 5th in the AAL
Manager: Walt Dixon (51-69)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Crestview, Florida
Ballpark: Richbourg Field
Attendance: 8,100, Avg. 135
The Crestview Braves of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1956 season with a record of 51 wins and 69 losses, finishing fifth in the AAL.
The Braves scored 592 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 685 runs.
Jack Curtis played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Crestview Braves to do so.
Walt Dixon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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James Alexander | ||||||
Gerald Barber | ||||||
Natch Brocato | ||||||
Charles Brown | S | R | March 20, 1936 | 5'10" | 165 | |
Richard Bull | ||||||
Billy Carter | R | R | December 31, 1937 | 5'10" | 165 | |
Marion Chamberlain | ||||||
Jerry Coley | R | R | August 20, 1937 | 6'3" | 185 | |
Jack Curtis | L | L | January 11, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | Rhodhiss, NC US |
Dean Davis | R | October 2, 1937 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
Donald Davis | L | L | October 2, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | Tulsa, OK US |
Walt Dixon | R | November 25, 1920 | 6'2" | 235 | Chatham County, NC US | |
Jerry Fishel | R | March 16, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
Larry Fishel | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Arthur Fletcher | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Larry Gagne | ||||||
Jesse Gates | ||||||
Ben Glaudi | R | R | July 12, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Donald Gorrondona | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Gene Harp | R | R | November 30, 1935 | 6'3" | 213 | |
William Holcomb | ||||||
Van Howell | L | 6'4" | 224 | |||
Robert Irwin | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
Harry Maynard | February 4, 1933 | 193 | ||||
Duke McCollum | ||||||
John McDowell | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
Dick McKee | L | R | February 17, 1938 | 5'11" | 160 | |
Heliodoro Moreno | R | R | 5'10" | 172 | ||
Bill Morin | R | R | May 14, 1938 | 6'2" | 175 | Danvers, MA US |
James Newman | R | 6'2" | 170 | |||
John Oring | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
Robert Phillips | L | May 17, 1937 | 6'2" | 210 | ||
Peter Plyler | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
Marvin Poppens | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
Jack Purdy | ||||||
Douglas Reed | ||||||
Leron Rice | ||||||
Charles Sandefur | ||||||
George Scott | ||||||
Ray Searcy | R | R | November 1, 1938 | 6'0" | 182 | Lake Lure, NC US |
Gary Smith | R | R | July 26, 1936 | 5'10" | 160 | |
Douglas Stowell | R | 6'3" | 200 | |||
Roberto Tano | R | R | February 20, 1936 | 5'11" | 180 | Ventientes, Camaguey CU |
Jack Thorpe | S | R | July 21, 1933 | 5'7" | 160 | |
Elio Toboso | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
Jim Tremel | R | R | February 22, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | Lilly, PA US |
Del Walker | R | R | September 30, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | El Paso, TX US |
Jerry Webb | L | R | August 25, 1937 | 6'6" | 220 |
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.