1956 Little Rock Travelers/Montgomery Rebels Roster
Team Record: 53-101
Finished 8th in the SA
Manager: Bud Souchock (53-101)
Location: Montgomery, Alabama; Little Rock, Arkansas
Ballpark: Paterson Field, Ray Winder Field
Attendance: 71,104, Avg. 923
The Little Rock Travelers/Montgomery Rebels of the Southern Association ended the 1956 season with a record of 53 wins and 101 losses, finishing eighth in the SA.Little Rock (32-57) transferred to Montgomery July 14.
The Travelers/Rebels scored 690 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 896 runs, most in the circuit. Andrew Frazier paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .279 clip. Hooks Iott topped Little Rock/Montgomery with 10 wins, while Charles Fowler registered a 4.25 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1956 Little Rock Travelers/Montgomery Rebels who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Voiselle, Dixie Upright, Bud Souchock, Spider Wilhelm, Clyde Vollmer, Pete Taylor, Chuck Essegian, Eric Rodin, Hooks Iott, Marlin Stuart, Clem Koshorek, Van Fletcher and Marv Rotblatt.
Bud Souchock served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Anthony | R | R | July 26, 1918 | 6'3" | 205 | LeRoy, KS US |
| Hugh Blanton | R | R | September 8, 1923 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Rusty Burns | R | June 17, 1918 | 6'2" | 200 | Independence, KS US | |
| Chuck Essegian | R | R | August 9, 1931 | 5'11" | 200 | Boston, MA US |
| Van Fletcher | R | R | August 6, 1924 | 6'2" | 185 | East Bend, NC US |
| Charles Fowler | R | R | April 27, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Andrew Frazier | R | June 27, 1929 | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Louis Heyman | R | R | June 2, 1920 | 6'3" | 230 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bud Hull | R | April 5, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Hooks Iott | S | L | December 3, 1919 | 6'2" | 200 | Mountain Grove, MO US |
| John Jones | L | L | October 5, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Clem Koshorek | R | R | June 20, 1925 | 5'4" | 165 | Royal Oak, MI US |
| Ernest Lawrence | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Harry Minor | R | R | March 7, 1928 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Ernest Nichols | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| R. C. Otey | R | March 12, 1923 | 5'9" | 160 | , AR US | |
| Andrew Pane | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Red Prentice | L | September 15, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | San Pedro, CA US | |
| James Ranson | R | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| Dennis Reeder | L | L | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Eric Rodin | R | R | February 5, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Orange, NJ US |
| Marv Rotblatt | S | L | October 18, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jim Russell | L | L | December 25, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Los Angeles, Ca US |
| Bud Souchock | R | R | March 3, 1919 | 6'2" | 203 | Yatesboro, PA US |
| Marlin Stuart | L | R | August 8, 1918 | 6'2" | 185 | Paragould, AR US |
| Pete Taylor | R | R | November 26, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | Severn, MD US |
| Joe Tully | R | R | March 19, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | , MX |
| Dixie Upright | L | L | May 30, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Kannapolis, NC US |
| Bill Voiselle | R | R | January 29, 1919 | 6'4" | 200 | Greenwood, SC US |
| Clyde Vollmer | R | R | September 24, 1921 | 6'1" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| John Vossen | R | December 30, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Clint Weaver | L | L | September 4, 1927 | 6'2" | 204 | Huntington Park, CA US |
| Bill Wells | R | R | March 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 177 | Des Moines, IA US |
| Spider Wilhelm | R | R | May 23, 1929 | 5'9" | 170 | Baltimore, MD 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.
