1956 Graceville Oilers Roster
Alabama-Florida League (AAL) - Class: D
Team Record: 69-49
Finished 1st in the AAL
Manager: (69-49)
Location: Graceville, Florida
Ballpark: Sportsman Park
Attendance: 21,584, Avg. 366
1956 Graceville Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 69-49
Finished 1st in the AAL
Manager: (69-49)
Location: Graceville, Florida
Ballpark: Sportsman Park
Attendance: 21,584, Avg. 366
Playoffs - Fort Walton Beach Jets 3 games, Graceville Oilers 1
The Graceville Oilers of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1956 season with a record of 69 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the AAL.
The Oilers topped the league with just 616 runs allowed. Graceville scored 722 runs. served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Aspril | L | L | September 9, 1936 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Thomas Barton | L | August 30, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Ersell Beck | R | 5'11" | 195 | |||
| Allen Belaj | ||||||
| Frank Clift | S | R | 6'0" | 186 | ||
| Thomas Cooke | ||||||
| Claude Culbreth | February 25, 1934 | 193 | ||||
| Chuck Dobberstein | R | R | February 10, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| John Ellis | ||||||
| Robert Fish | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Richard Folk | ||||||
| Lee Frazier | R | R | September 13, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Alex Gargiulo | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Bobby Gilbreath | ||||||
| Wayland Goza | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| Charley Grant | R | R | March 22, 1921 | 6'1" | 188 | Graceville, FL US |
| Clint Hardwick | L | November 30, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Gene Harp | R | R | November 30, 1935 | 6'3" | 213 | |
| Don Harter | August 4, 1933 | 193 | ||||
| Sonny Hendrix | ||||||
| William Jamison | ||||||
| John Jeanes | R | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Dick Kennedy | R | R | April 9, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | Evans City, PA US |
| Joseph Lee | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Thomas McClendon | ||||||
| John Moore | ||||||
| Keith Nims | ||||||
| William Odum | ||||||
| Bill Phelan | February 2, 1934 | 193 | Washington, DC US | |||
| Richard Santulli | May 30, 1937 | 193 | ||||
| Calvin Saunders | ||||||
| Michael Shimchick | ||||||
| Lester Temple | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Don Traylor | ||||||
| Robert Whigham | June 13, 1933 | 193 | ||||
| Alvis Whisenhunt | 193 | |||||
| Frederick Williams | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Sonny Wilson |
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.
