1956 Mexicali Eagles Roster
Arizona-Mexico League (AAL) - Class: C
Team Record: 63-65
Finished 6th in the AAL
Manager: Larry Barton (0-0), Artie Wilson (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Mexicali, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque Hidalgo
Attendance: 74,417, Avg. 1,163
1956 Mexicali Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 63-65
Finished 6th in the AAL
Manager: Larry Barton (0-0), Artie Wilson (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Mexicali, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque Hidalgo
Attendance: 74,417, Avg. 1,163
The Mexicali Eagles of the Arizona-Mexico League ended the 1956 season with a record of 63 wins and 65 losses, finishing sixth in the AAL.
The Eagles plated 866 runs and surrendered 964 runs. Larry Barton drove in 39 runs. Gerald Cooper led all regular batters by hitting .364. Robert Pitts topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 6.55 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Jesse Douglas and Joe Orrell both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Larry Barton and Artie Wilson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Aguilar | R | R | December 13, 1933 | 5'6" | 168 | Valladolid, Yucatan MX |
| Wallace Alexander | R | R | February 16, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Alberto Alvarez | R | R | May 14, 1932 | 5'11" | 173 | |
| Mario Amaro | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Cesar Argudin | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| William Arroyo | ||||||
| Charlie Barnes | R | R | August 6, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Larry Barton | L | L | November 21, 1912 | 5'11" | 195 | Pueblo, CO US |
| Federico Bojorquez | R | R | March 2, 1937 | 5'10" | 185 | Empalme, Sonora MX |
| Gerald Cooper | L | December 25, 1933 | 5'9" | 15 | ||
| Jaime Corella | R | R | July 19, 1937 | 6'1" | 155 | Cananea, Sonora MX |
| Fermin Cota | ||||||
| Cesar Cuevas | R | R | 6'1" | 177 | ||
| George Davis | ||||||
| Jesse Douglas | L | R | March 27, 1916 | 5'8" | 170 | Longview, TX US |
| Manuel Echevarria | R | R | 5'7" | 118 | ||
| Jose Echeverria | R | R | March 26, 1935 | 6'2" | 224 | |
| Manuel Escalera | ||||||
| Raul Escareno | ||||||
| Manuel Estrada | R | L | December 1, 1936 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Gustavo Fernandez | R | 6'0" | 155 | |||
| David Garcia | R | R | August 16, 1935 | 5'8" | 155 | Empalme, Sonora MX |
| Dennis Huelfer | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Manuel Magallón | R | April 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Arturo Marquez | ||||||
| Elijah Merrick | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Eugenio Miranda | L | L | 5'9" | 177 | ||
| Fernando Montalvo | September 18, 1937 | |||||
| Tomas Moreno | ||||||
| Joe Orrell | R | R | March 6, 1917 | 6'4" | 210 | National City, CA US |
| George Pettus | 5'11" | 200 | ||||
| Robert Pitts | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Jose Ramirez | R | |||||
| Antonio Ramos | ||||||
| Daniel Ríos | S | R | December 17, 1919 | 6'1" | 190 | Beeville, TX US |
| David Romo | ||||||
| Willie Smith | ||||||
| Alfonso Tirado | R | 5'8" | 151 | |||
| Regino Vazquez | R | R | 6'2" | 155 | , MX | |
| Saul Villegas | R | R | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Arthur Wilson | R | March 19, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 |
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.
