1956 Memphis Chicks Roster

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 82-72
Finished 2nd in the SA
Manager: Jack Cassini (0-0), Donald Griffin (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark: Russwood Park
Attendance: 163,832, Avg. 2,128
1956 Memphis Chicks Statistics

Playoffs - Memphis Chicks 4 games, Mobile Bears 3
Finals - Atlanta Crackers 4 games, Memphis Chicks 3

The Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association ended the 1956 season with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses, finishing second in the SA.

The Chicks scored 692 runs and gave up 699 runs. Gip Dickens led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .318. Al Papai topped Memphis with 20 wins, while Don Rudolph recorded a 3.19 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Jerry Dahlke, Bruce Edwards, Tom Flanigan, Marion Fricano, Gordon Goldsberry, Joe Kirrene, Clem Koshorek, Jim Landis, Barry Latman, Jim Marshall, Al Papai, Buddy Peterson, John Romano, Don Rudolph, Jim Snyder, Paul Stuffel, Dixie Upright and Ed White were all players from the 1956 Memphis Chicks who played in the Majors during their careers.

Jack Cassini and Donald Griffin served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Phillip BrownLRJune 19, 19346'0"173
Ron CooperLRJanuary 17, 19355'11"180
Jerry DahlkeRRJune 8, 19296'0"180Marathon, WI US
Gip DickensRRFebruary 5, 19286'2"195
Billy DufourRRDecember 14, 19305'9"175Wyandotte, MI US
Bruce EdwardsRRJuly 15, 19235'8"180Quincy, IL US
Tom FlaniganRLSeptember 6, 19346'3"175Cincinnati, OH US
Marion FricanoRRJuly 15, 19236'0"170Brant, NY US
Gordon GoldsberryLLAugust 30, 19276'0"170Sacramento, CA US
Donald GriffinRRJanuary 7, 19225'11"180
Joe KirreneRROctober 4, 19316'2"195San Francisco, CA US
Clem KoshorekRRJune 20, 19255'4"165Royal Oak, MI US
Jim LandisRRMarch 9, 19346'1"180Fresno, CA US
Barry LatmanRRMay 21, 19366'3"210Los Angeles, CA US
William MaleyRDecember 2, 19305'10"185
Jim MarshallLLMay 25, 19316'1"190Danville, IL US
Al McKinneyLRJuly 4, 19326'2"216
George MoskovichRSeptember 25, 19276'0"185
Al PapaiRRMay 7, 19176'3"185Divernon, IL US
Buddy PetersonRRApril 23, 19255'9"170Portland, OR US
John RomanoRRAugust 23, 19345'11"205Hoboken, NJ US
Don RudolphLLAugust 16, 19315'11"195Baltimore, MD US
Eugene SheetsRR5'11"185
James Smith
Jim SnyderRRAugust 15, 19326'1"185Dearborn, MI US
Paul StuffelRRMarch 22, 19276'2"185Canton, OH US
Dixie UprightLLMay 30, 19266'0"175Kannapolis, NC US
Ed WhiteRRApril 6, 19266'2"200Anniston, AL US
Lowe WrenRRDecember 10, 19296'0"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.




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