1956 Syracuse Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 62-77
Finished 5th in the EL
Manager: Glenn McQuillen (0-0), Joseph Torpey (0-0), Frank Calo (0-0)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Syracuse, New York
Ballpark: MacArthur Stadium
Attendance: 53,431, Avg. 769
The Syracuse Chiefs of the Eastern League ended the 1956 season with a record of 62 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the EL.
The Chiefs scored 545 runs and yielded 585 runs. Frederick Flemming topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .283. Vincent Trakan, Richard Duffy and Jerry Davie paced Syracuse with 9 wins each, while Vincent Trakan registered a 2.29 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Don Bradey, Glenn McQuillen, Carl Linhart, Kent Hadley, John Ritchey, Jerry Davie, Hal White and Bob Shaw were all players from the 1956 Syracuse Chiefs who played in the Majors during their careers.
Glenn McQuillen, Joseph Torpey and Frank Calo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Barr | R | L | September 26, 1932 | 6'2" | 185 | Lancaster, PA US |
| Richard Bentfield | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Howard Boles | R | March 25, 1927 | 6'4" | 220 | LaSalle, IL US | |
| Don Bradey | R | R | October 4, 1934 | 5'9" | 180 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Frank Calo | R | R | April 12, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Jerry Davie | R | R | February 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Duke Dawson | R | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Richard Duffy | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Harry Durkin | L | April 20, 1932 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Barney Elser | R | R | December 2, 1930 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Joseph Emery | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Frederick Flemming | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Richard Giedlin | L | L | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Kent Hadley | L | L | December 17, 1934 | 6'3" | 190 | Pocatello, ID US |
| Robert Hamley | R | R | May 21, 1932 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| William Hoffer | R | November 17, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| John Isaac | L | L | 6'0" | 157 | ||
| Jack Jones | R | R | May 12, 1935 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Mel Kerestes | R | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Jerry Kudajeski | L | 6'1" | 205 | |||
| Carl Linhart | L | R | December 14, 1929 | 5'11" | 184 | Zborov, Olomouc CZ |
| Donald McAndrews | R | August 23, 1930 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Glenn McQuillen | R | R | April 19, 1915 | 6'0" | 198 | Strasburg, VA US |
| Joe Melago | R | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Modesto Perez | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Andrew Rellick | R | 6'2" | 210 | |||
| John Ritchey | L | R | January 5, 1923 | 5'10" | 180 | San Diego, CA US |
| Robert Rowe | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Richard Schultz | R | R | August 4, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bob Shaw | R | R | June 29, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | Bronx, NY US |
| Chico Terry | R | R | December 17, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | Cruces, Las Villas CU |
| Bill Thurston | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Joseph Torpey | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Vincent Trakan | R | R | 6'2" | 188 | ||
| Michael Turturro | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Tom Van Remmen | R | R | April 2, 1934 | 6'1" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Edward Vickers | ||||||
| Jack Walters | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Hal White | R | R | March 18, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | Utica, NY US |
| Ronald Williams | R | R | May 6, 1932 | 6'1" | 190 |
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.
