1956 Dallas Eagles Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Tom Bowers | R | R | April 4, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Alex Cosmidis | R | R | September 22, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Fayetteville, NC US |
Ray Dabek | R | R | January 8, 1927 | 5'10" | 185 | Buffalo, NY US |
Jim Davenport | R | R | August 17, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Siluria, AL US |
Arthur Dunham | L | L | March 21, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | |
John Fitzgerald | L | L | September 15, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Harold Holland | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
Joe Kotrany | R | R | May 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 210 | Johnstown, PA US |
Joe Macko | R | R | February 19, 1928 | 6'2" | 205 | Port Clinton, OH US |
Ray Maurer | R | February 28, 1933 | 5'11" | 172 | St. Louis, MO US | |
James Mazzola | R | R | September 5, 1931 | 6'2" | 175 | |
Wilcy Moore | R | R | July 6, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Frank Murray | L | March 11, 1925 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US | |
Ray Murray | R | R | October 12, 1917 | 6'3" | 204 | Spring Hope, NC US |
Hisel Patrick | R | R | August 21, 1925 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Bobby Prescott | R | R | March 27, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Colon, Colon PA |
Fred Richards | L | L | November 3, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | Warren, OH US |
Neil Roberts | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Andre Rodgers | R | R | December 2, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | Nassau, BS |
Freddy RodrÃguez | R | R | April 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Bob Schmidt | R | R | April 22, 1933 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Louis, MO US |
James Singleton | R | L | July 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 210 | |
Mickey Sullivan | R | February 6, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | Aransas Pass, TX US | |
Don Taussig | R | R | February 19, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | New York, NY US |
Bert Thiel | R | R | May 4, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | Marion, WI US |
Jim Tugerson | R | R | March 7, 1923 | 6'4" | 196 | Florence Villa, FL US |
Murray Wall | R | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'3" | 185 | Dallas, TX US |
Dom Zanni | R | R | March 1, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | Bronx, 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.