1956 Memphis Chicks Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Phillip Brown | L | R | June 19, 1934 | 6'0" | 173 | |
Ron Cooper | L | R | January 17, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Jerry Dahlke | R | R | June 8, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Marathon, WI US |
Gip Dickens | R | R | February 5, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Billy Dufour | R | R | December 14, 1930 | 5'9" | 175 | Wyandotte, MI US |
Bruce Edwards | R | R | July 15, 1923 | 5'8" | 180 | Quincy, IL US |
Tom Flanigan | R | L | September 6, 1934 | 6'3" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Marion Fricano | R | R | July 15, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | Brant, NY US |
Gordon Goldsberry | L | L | August 30, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Sacramento, CA US |
Donald Griffin | R | R | January 7, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Joe Kirrene | R | R | October 4, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
Clem Koshorek | R | R | June 20, 1925 | 5'4" | 165 | Royal Oak, MI US |
Jim Landis | R | R | March 9, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Fresno, CA US |
Barry Latman | R | R | May 21, 1936 | 6'3" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
William Maley | R | December 2, 1930 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
Jim Marshall | L | L | May 25, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Danville, IL US |
Al McKinney | L | R | July 4, 1932 | 6'2" | 216 | |
George Moskovich | R | September 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Al Papai | R | R | May 7, 1917 | 6'3" | 185 | Divernon, IL US |
Buddy Peterson | R | R | April 23, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | Portland, OR US |
John Romano | R | R | August 23, 1934 | 5'11" | 205 | Hoboken, NJ US |
Don Rudolph | L | L | August 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
Eugene Sheets | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
James Smith | ||||||
Jim Snyder | R | R | August 15, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | Dearborn, MI US |
Paul Stuffel | R | R | March 22, 1927 | 6'2" | 185 | Canton, OH US |
Dixie Upright | L | L | May 30, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Kannapolis, NC US |
Ed White | R | R | April 6, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | Anniston, AL US |
Lowe Wren | R | R | December 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 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.