1956 Dallas Eagles Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 94-60
Finished 2nd in the TL
Manager: John Davis (94-60)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Dallas, Texas
Ballpark: Eagles Stadium
Attendance: 165,052, Avg. 2,144
1956 Dallas Eagles Statistics

Playoffs - Dallas Eagles 4 games, Fort Worth Cats 0
Finals - Houston Buffalos 4 games, Dallas Eagles 1

The Dallas Eagles of the Texas League ended the 1956 season with a record of 94 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the TL.

The Eagles plated 778 runs and yielded 606 runs. Joe Macko walloped 36 home runs for Dallas, while Andre Rodgers and Don Taussig added 15 or more as well. Joe Macko recorded 97 runs batted in. Arthur Dunham led batters with significant playing time with a .308 average. Bert Thiel topped the team with 18 wins, and Murray Wall and Tom Bowers contributed 15 or more victories also Freddy Rodríguez earned a 2.34 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Members of the 1956 Dallas Eagles who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Davenport, John Fitzgerald, Ray Murray, Bobby Prescott, Fred Richards, Andre Rodgers, Freddy Rodríguez, Bob Schmidt, Don Taussig, Bert Thiel, Murray Wall and Dom Zanni.

John Davis served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tom BowersRRApril 4, 19346'0"180
Alex CosmidisRRSeptember 22, 19285'7"165Fayetteville, NC US
Ray DabekRRJanuary 8, 19275'10"185Buffalo, NY US
Jim DavenportRRAugust 17, 19335'11"170Siluria, AL US
Arthur DunhamLLMarch 21, 19296'0"190
John FitzgeraldLLSeptember 15, 19336'3"190Brooklyn, NY US
Harold HollandLL6'0"195
Joe KotranyRRMay 2, 19276'0"210Johnstown, PA US
Joe MackoRRFebruary 19, 19286'2"205Port Clinton, OH US
Ray MaurerRFebruary 28, 19335'11"172St. Louis, MO US
James MazzolaRRSeptember 5, 19316'2"175
Wilcy MooreRRJuly 6, 19295'11"180
Frank MurrayLMarch 11, 19255'10"175San Francisco, CA US
Ray MurrayRROctober 12, 19176'3"204Spring Hope, NC US
Hisel PatrickRRAugust 21, 19256'2"190
Bobby PrescottRRMarch 27, 19315'11"180Colon, Colon PA
Fred RichardsLLNovember 3, 19276'1"185Warren, OH US
Neil RobertsRR6'0"185
Andre RodgersRRDecember 2, 19346'3"200Nassau, BS
Freddy RodríguezRRApril 29, 19246'0"180La Habana, La Habana CU
Bob SchmidtRRApril 22, 19336'2"205St. Louis, MO US
James SingletonRLJuly 2, 19316'1"210
Mickey SullivanRFebruary 6, 19325'11"185Aransas Pass, TX US
Don TaussigRRFebruary 19, 19326'0"180New York, NY US
Bert ThielRRMay 4, 19265'10"185Marion, WI US
Jim TugersonRRMarch 7, 19236'4"196Florence Villa, FL US
Murray WallRRSeptember 19, 19266'3"185Dallas, TX US
Dom ZanniRRMarch 1, 19325'11"180Bronx, NY US

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.




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