1956 Corpus Christi Clippers Roster
Team Record: 83-57
Finished 1st in the BSL
Manager: Sibby Sisti (83-57)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Ballpark: Schepps Palms
Attendance: 112,625, Avg. 1,609
Playoffs - Corpus Christi Clippers 4 games, Wichita Falls Spudders 1
Finals - Port Arthur Chieftans 4 games, Corpus Christi Clippers 3
The Corpus Christi Clippers of the Big State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 83 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the BSL.
The Clippers plated 897 runs, tops in the circuit. Corpus Christi yielded 766 runs. Joseph Christian paced all regular batters with a .321 average. Carl Greene topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 3.82 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Sibby Sisti and Leo Posada both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Sibby Sisti served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Belkin | R | L | September 19, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Keith Carpenter | L | March 19, 1924 | 6'5" | 184 | Rio Hondo, TX US | |
| Roy Cato | R | R | June 15, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Norman Chandler | R | L | June 23, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Joseph Christian | R | R | May 9, 1931 | 5'10" | 180 | Moon Run, PA US |
| Theodore Del Rio | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Norris Dorsey | R | R | 5'11" | 172 | ||
| Benjamin Dye | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | Hartwood, VA US | |
| Don Edinger | L | L | January 22, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Green Bay, WI US |
| William Gilmore | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Carl Greene | R | R | April 12, 1931 | 6'3" | 210 | Amanth, NC US |
| Pete Hamman | R | R | June 25, 1930 | 5'8" | 170 | Independence, KS US |
| Bert Johnson | ||||||
| Rufus Johnson | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Dick Kelly | R | L | October 7, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Quincy, MA US |
| Ronald Lacey | R | January 12, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | Monterey, CA US | |
| Ed Lampe | S | L | April 21, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ross Meagher | ||||||
| Gustavo Muniz | R | R | 5'11" | 197 | , MX | |
| Noel Oquendo | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Martin Perez | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Leo Posada | R | R | April 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Carlos Ramirez | S | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Bill Robertson | L | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Herb Shankman | L | L | July 22, 1931 | 5'10" | 152 | Chelsea, MA US |
| Sibby Sisti | R | R | July 26, 1920 | 5'11" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Jim Spencer | R | L | August 14, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | Batesville, AR US |
| James Stuart | 6'0" | 160 | ||||
| Elmer Toth | R | R | October 6, 1930 | 6'3" | 175 | Perrypolis, PA US |
| Dudley Whitley | L | R | September 24, 1934 | 5'10" | 185 | Edgecombe County, NC US |
| Joel Whitlock | R | R | July 2, 1935 | 6'4" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jack Wilkinson | R | R | October 4, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Leonard Williams | R | R | March 27, 1928 | 5'11" | 195 | Valdosta, GA US |
| Buddy Zebrowski | R | R | April 27, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 |
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.
