1956 Corning Red Sox Roster
Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League (PONYL) - Class: D
Team Record: 68-55
Finished 2nd in the PONYL
Manager: Elmer Yoter (68-55)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Corning, New York
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 33,450, Avg. 544
1956 Corning Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 68-55
Finished 2nd in the PONYL
Manager: Elmer Yoter (68-55)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Corning, New York
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 33,450, Avg. 544
Playoffs - Olean Oilers 2 games, Corning Red Sox 1
The Corning Red Sox of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1956 season with a record of 68 wins and 55 losses, finishing second in the PONYL.
The Red Sox plated 677 runs and surrendered 573 runs.
Bill Monbouquette played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Corning Red Sox to do so.
Elmer Yoter served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Abbott | R | R | September 12, 1933 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Jack Arrigo | R | R | November 3, 1935 | 5'11" | 190 | Cleveland, OH US |
| John Bagonzi | R | R | December 31, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Woodsville, NH US |
| Norman Bernard | L | L | February 23, 1937 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Fred Bower | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Charles Cooper | S | R | January 14, 1937 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| William Cottrell | L | R | October 8, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Lexington, KY US |
| Joseph DeCandido | R | R | May 25, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Gale Dennis | R | R | October 12, 1936 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Louis Deutschmann | R | 6'2" | 220 | |||
| Armand Diferdinando | R | R | September 18, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Joseph Farrar | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Harry Fenn | R | R | January 25, 1937 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Dick Goyette | R | R | March 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| James Greene | L | February 15, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Thomas Griglak | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| William Hardy | R | R | January 19, 1936 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Richard Hidalgo | R | August 2, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Warren Hodgdon | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Lee Howell | R | R | November 5, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Ron Jirsa | R | R | October 25, 1932 | 6'4" | 205 | Baltimore, MD US |
| George Lewis | R | R | June 6, 1934 | 5'9" | 190 | |
| John McDowell | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Harry McKinney | R | 6'0" | 183 | |||
| Dean Mickelson | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Bill Monbouquette | R | R | August 11, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | Medford, MA US |
| Carman Noiles | ||||||
| Louis Profumo | R | R | April 28, 1938 | 6'2" | 210 | Alameda, CA US |
| John Scott | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Marvin Shoemaker | L | R | July 2, 1931 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Donald Soderstrom | R | L | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Ted Stone | R | R | December 26, 1932 | 6'1" | 168 | |
| Norm Tanner | R | R | April 20, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Ed Urness | R | R | August 14, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | Portland, OR US |
| John Zavada | L | L | 6'5" | 215 |
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.
