1956 Daytona Beach Islanders Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 72-65
Finished 4th in the FSL
Manager: Hank Majeski (72-65)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Jackie Robinson Stadium
Attendance: 34,168, Avg. 499
1956 Daytona Beach Islanders Statistics

The Daytona Beach Islanders of the Florida State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 72 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the FSL.

The Islanders plated 697 runs and yielded 645 runs. Don Dillard led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .375 average. Ron Taylor and Virgil Brinson topped Daytona Beach with 17 wins each, while Dave Tyriver recorded a 2.92 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1956 Daytona Beach Islanders who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Don Dillard, Ron Taylor and Dave Tyriver.

Hank Majeski served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Richard BallerLNovember 9, 19315'9"170
Dick BanseRRSeptember 23, 19376'2"178
Howard BecraftRLJune 16, 19376'1"185
Gene BennettLJuly 29, 19285'11"175Portsmouth, OH US
Virgil BrinsonRRDecember 7, 19366'1"179
Howard CailorRLAugust 16, 19376'3"195
Don DillardLRJanuary 8, 19376'1"200Greenville, SC US
Elwood EngelbrektLRApril 7, 19366'3"205
Mark GallegoR6'0"175
John GraySR6'1"185
David HendersonR193
Lee IrbyLJuly 7, 19336'2"195Bibb County, GA US
Charles MathewsL6'0"171
Bill MattoxMay 20, 1934Indianapolis, IN US
Frank MirielliR5'8"160
Joe MorlanRROctober 9, 19365'10"180Columbus, OH US
Ernie Nietzke
Daniel O'ConnellApril 22, 1936
Roger Piper
Robert SmithRR6'0"180
Frank SzymanskiR6'1"193
Ron TaylorRRDecember 13, 19376'1"195Toronto, ON CA
Dave TyriverRROctober 31, 19376'0"175Oshkosh, WI US
Melvin WolfeRR6'2"200

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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