1956 Fort Walton Beach Jets Roster
Alabama-Florida League (AAL) - Class: D
Team Record: 63-55
Finished 3rd in the AAL
Manager: Bill Brightwell (63-55)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 14,550, Avg. 247
1956 Fort Walton Beach Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 63-55
Finished 3rd in the AAL
Manager: Bill Brightwell (63-55)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 14,550, Avg. 247
Playoffs - Fort Walton Beach Jets 3 games, Graceville Oilers 1
Finals - Donalsonville Seminoles 4 games, Fort Walton Beach Jets 2
The Fort Walton Beach Jets of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1956 season with a record of 63 wins and 55 losses, finishing third in the AAL.
The Jets plated 626 runs and surrendered 654 runs.
Héctor Maestri played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Fort Walton Beach Jets to do so.
Bill Brightwell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Alexander | ||||||
| John Allendorf | June 29, 1936 | |||||
| Miguel Alvarez | R | R | 5'10" | 145 | ||
| Robert Auten | October 10, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Bill Brightwell | R | R | June 23, 1926 | 6'3" | 230 | |
| Donald Brown | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| William Carr | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Neal Cobb | L | R | September 29, 1925 | 6'3" | 225 | |
| Donald Cox | ||||||
| Jim Crawford | R | September 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Springfield, IL US | |
| Thomas Davis | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Bill De Roker | R | June 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 187 | Hawthorne, NJ US | |
| Dick Fletcher | R | R | December 18, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Donnie Ford | R | August 22, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Ghislain Gaudreau | S | 5'10" | 173 | |||
| Ben Glaudi | R | R | July 12, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| George Hodak | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jimmie Hodges | December 4, 1935 | 193 | Caswell County, NC US | |||
| Bob Horne | R | R | December 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Ted Houghtling | ||||||
| Albert Johnston | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| James Leon | R | 6'0" | ||||
| Héctor Maestri | R | R | April 19, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Willie Maier | August 23, 1936 | |||||
| Rene Nodarse | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Esteban Nunez | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Tony Perrotta | February 15, 1933 | 193 | Boston, MA US | |||
| Bernie Raines | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Ramon Ramos | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Scotty Richmond | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Charles Scroggins | R | February 19, 1930 | 5'8" | 170 | Montgomery, AL US | |
| James Steinhour | R | L | June 16, 1937 | 6'1" | 175 | Springfield, VT US |
| Ernie Stinsa | R | R | March 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | New York, NY US |
| George Suggs | L | R | March 7, 1937 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Thomas Swanson | L | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Roberto Tano | R | R | February 20, 1936 | 5'11" | 180 | Ventientes, Camaguey CU |
| Al Womack | L | L | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| John Wyatt | R | R | 6'3" | 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.
