1956 Hazlehurst-Baxley Tigers Roster
Team Record: 49-71
Finished 5th in the GSL
Manager: Wayne Wallace (0-0), Stan Wasiak (0-0)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Baxley, Georgia; Hazlehurst, Georgia
Ballpark: Roland Cook Stadium
Attendance: 9,565, Avg. 159
The Hazlehurst-Baxley Tigers of the Georgia State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 49 wins and 71 losses, finishing fifth in the GSL.
The Hazlehurst- Tigers plated 538 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 670 runs. William Huffman paced all regular batters by hitting .326. Howard Peterson and Sam McIntyre topped Baxley with 10 wins each, while Howard Peterson registered a 2.64 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Jack Feller played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hazlehurst-Baxley Tigers to do so.
Wayne Wallace and Stan Wasiak served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Barna | July 9, 1937 | |||||
| Allen Bruenjes | R | R | 6'3" | 189 | ||
| Joseph Cincotta | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Joseph Colon | L | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| George Cox | R | L | September 16, 1935 | 5'11" | 190 | Haverhill, MA US |
| Jack Feller | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 5'10" | 185 | Adrian, MI US |
| Jerry Flanagan | R | R | July 20, 1937 | 6'2" | 187 | Mankato, MN US |
| Tom Foster | R | R | August 7, 1935 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Homer Graham | ||||||
| Stan Hubert | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| William Huffman | L | June 20, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Geral Hurley | R | March 6, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Louis Jakosh | ||||||
| Gary Janeway | ||||||
| Richard Jezek | L | L | March 8, 1938 | 6'2" | 185 | Ames, IA US |
| Jim Johnson | R | R | June 27, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Watertown, SD US |
| Herman King | ||||||
| Bob Kiser | June 13, 1937 | |||||
| Eddie Knezevich | L | L | November 21, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Michael Kosmicki | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Frank Kovacic | ||||||
| Dennis Lamothe | August 24, 1936 | 193 | Milford, MA US | |||
| Paul Langlois | ||||||
| Donald Latham | ||||||
| C. B. Lindsey | L | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Gerald Linnell | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Gordon Maxwell | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Sam McIntyre | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Robert Merlob | L | L | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Gary Meyer | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Ronald Monson | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Charles Nelms | L | L | 6'2" | 194 | ||
| Ron Ott | L | May 22, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| William Page | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Frederick Palmitesso | ||||||
| Howard Peterson | R | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| John Pfander | L | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Larry Riggs | R | R | September 15, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | Broken Bow, NE US |
| Raymond Ruggles | ||||||
| Anthony Russo | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| William Shalata | L | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| John Sorrentino | R | R | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| James Spyhalski | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Raymond Taliaferro | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| John Tasker | L | L | 6'1" | 183 | ||
| Don Verstraete | ||||||
| Wayne Wallace | R | 6'4" | 190 | |||
| Stan Wasiak | R | R | April 8, 1920 | 5'9" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Glenn Whitmire | ||||||
| Bob Williams | R | May 28, 1936 | 6'1" | 178 | Buffalo, NY US | |
| John Willingham | R | R | May 19, 1932 | 5'11" | 182 | Bevier, MO US |
| Donald Young | L | L | November 10, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | Fayette City, PA US |
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.
