1956 Gainesville G-Men Roster
Team Record: 81-56
Finished 2nd in the FSL
Manager: Ray Wilson (81-56)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Ballpark: Harris Field
Attendance: 30,408, Avg. 444
The Gainesville G-Men of the Florida State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 81 wins and 56 losses, finishing second in the FSL.
The G-Men surrendered 553 runs, least in the league. Gainesville plated 718 runs. German Pizarro paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .286 clip. Leo Giannecchini topped the team with 19 wins, while Hector Cruz added 15 or more wins, too Norman Frye recorded a 2.3 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1956 Gainesville G-Men who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bob Sadowski, Jim Donohue and Jim McKnight.
Ray Wilson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando Basilio | R | R | May 23, 1937 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Jan Bell | R | R | ||||
| William Brown | S | October 28, 1923 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Harold Byfuss | R | R | October 12, 1933 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Donald Chilton | October 9, 1937 | Reidsville, NC US | ||||
| Hector Cruz | R | R | May 24, 1937 | 6'0" | 186 | |
| Jim Donohue | R | R | October 31, 1937 | 6'4" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Edward Dreisbach | R | 5'10" | 167 | |||
| Norman Frye | R | R | December 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 172 | |
| Earl Gabriel | L | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| Jack Gallop | February 2, 1935 | 193 | ||||
| Leo Giannecchini | R | R | June 4, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Allen Harris | ||||||
| Roberto Herrera | R | R | April 21, 1939 | 6'3" | 220 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Ulysses Holliman | ||||||
| Chester Johnson | ||||||
| Donald Latham | ||||||
| Bill Lee | L | L | 6'5" | 180 | ||
| C. B. Lindsey | L | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Jim McKnight | R | R | June 1, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | Bee Branch, AR US |
| Daniel O'Connell | April 22, 1936 | |||||
| Rolando Ortega | R | 5'8" | 150 | |||
| German Pizarro | R | R | May 28, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Phillip Ra | L | 6'0" | ||||
| John Riddle | L | L | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Bob Sadowski | L | R | January 15, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Tom Smith | February 15, 1937 | 193 | ||||
| Donald Thomas | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Gerald Weber | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Price Westbrook | L | 6'2" | 160 | |||
| Robert Whitekiller | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Ray Wilson | R | R | September 10, 1926 | 5'10" | 160 | Montgomery, AL US |
| Kenneth Wright | R | 5'11" | 156 |
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.
