1956 Fargo-Moorhead Twins Roster
Northern League (NL) - Class: C
Team Record: 49-74
Finished 8th in the NL
Manager: Tom Oliver (49-74)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Moorhead, Minnesota; Fargo, North Dakota
Ballpark: Barnett Field
Attendance: 37,120, Avg. 604
1956 Fargo-Moorhead Twins StatisticsTeam Record: 49-74
Finished 8th in the NL
Manager: Tom Oliver (49-74)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Moorhead, Minnesota; Fargo, North Dakota
Ballpark: Barnett Field
Attendance: 37,120, Avg. 604
The Fargo-Moorhead Twins of the Northern League ended the 1956 season with a record of 49 wins and 74 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.
The Fargo- Twins scored 590 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 681 runs. Roy Chambers led batters with significant playing time with a .271 average. Larry McCaskey topped Moorhead with 15 wins and a team-best 3.31 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Tom Oliver served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Carrasquel | R | R | November 11, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Roy Chambers | R | R | September 3, 1932 | 6'1" | 186 | |
| Clarence Clark | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Jack Cohen | R | R | December 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Clifford Copeland | L | R | July 13, 1930 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Warren Cox | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Eddie Deeds | R | R | May 15, 1936 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Doug Dickey | L | October 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Roger Drewiske | L | R | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Charles Elson | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Richard Ernst | ||||||
| Larry Glass | L | R | February 18, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Pete Gongola | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | McMechen, WV US |
| Marvin Gums | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Leroy Handcock | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Harry Huber | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Norman Johnson | R | R | February 8, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | Alta, IA US |
| Harold Keller | R | R | October 16, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Raymond Krawczak | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| John Lang | R | R | September 2, 1933 | 6'4" | 215 | |
| Hal Larned | R | L | September 28, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| William Martin | ||||||
| Larry McCaskey | R | R | February 4, 1937 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Allan Meyer | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Eduardo Monasterio | R | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Harold Norris | S | R | September 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | Snicartie, IL US |
| Glenn Rediger | R | R | January 18, 1935 | 6'2" | 200 | North Hollywood, CA US |
| George Repasky | R | June 15, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Dirkes Rolston | L | 5'6" | 160 | |||
| Billy Sassano | R | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Don Schaeffer | R | R | December 15, 1937 | 6'2" | 204 | |
| Fred Serley | L | 6'3" | 205 | East Syracuse, NY US | ||
| Sterling Smith | ||||||
| Ralph Taylor | R | January 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Donald Terry | S | L | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Dayton Todd | L | October 30, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| 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.
