1956 Fayetteville Highlanders Roster
Team Record: 78-71
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Dutch Meyer (78-71)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Pittman Stadium
Attendance: 49,212, Avg. 661
Playoffs - Fayetteville Highlanders 3 games, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 1
Finals - Fayetteville Highlanders 4 games, Danville Leafs 2
The Fayetteville Highlanders of the Carolina League ended the 1956 season with a record of 78 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.
The Highlanders led the league with just 634 runs allowed. Fayetteville scored 711 runs. Richard Hofleit paced all regular hitters by hitting .290. Lawrence Dresen topped the team with 17 wins, while Wynn Hawkins, too added 15 or more wins, too Lawrence Dresen registered a 2.76 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Wynn Hawkins and Dan Osinski both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Dutch Meyer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Carr | L | L | October 6, 1935 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Edward Cook | R | R | September 20, 1931 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Lawrence Dresen | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Ted Fowler | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Wynn Hawkins | R | R | February 20, 1936 | 6'3" | 195 | East Palestine, OH US |
| Richard Hofleit | R | 6'2" | 174 | |||
| Bill Kallas | R | R | April 6, 1929 | 5'9" | 165 | Washington, DC US |
| Raymond Konkoleski | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Robert Mayhew | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Donny Montgomery | R | August 23, 1930 | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Richard Myers | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Dan Osinski | R | R | November 17, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
| Edward Patterson | ||||||
| Robert Pedigree | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Glen Phillips | R | July 31, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Juan Piedra | L | L | September 8, 1938 | 5'11" | 172 | Marianao, CU |
| James Pokel | L | L | March 30, 1928 | 5'11" | 210 | Plymouth, WI US |
| Larry Spinner | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Dayton Todd | L | October 30, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Jim Tolleson | R | September 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Tommy Vaughan | R | July 21, 1934 | 5'8" | 170 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Ed Zander | R | R | February 20, 1937 | 5'10" | 195 |
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.
