1956 Spokane Indians Roster
Northwest League (NWL) - Class: B
Team Record: 56-77
Finished 7th in the NWL
Manager: Joe Rossi (56-77)
Location: Spokane, Washington
Ballpark: Avista Stadium
Attendance: 68,371, Avg. 1,028
1956 Spokane Indians StatisticsTeam Record: 56-77
Finished 7th in the NWL
Manager: Joe Rossi (56-77)
Location: Spokane, Washington
Ballpark: Avista Stadium
Attendance: 68,371, Avg. 1,028
The Spokane Indians of the Northwest League ended the 1956 season with a record of 56 wins and 77 losses, finishing seventh in the NWL.
The Indians scored 691 runs and yielded 886 runs, most in the circuit. Ron Jackson led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .332. Bill Bottler topped Spokane with 18 wins and a team-best 3.69 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Joe Rossi played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Spokane Indians to do so.
Joe Rossi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bellone | R | R | October 6, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bill Bottler | R | R | June 4, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | Portland, OR US |
| Bob Bourbeau | R | June 2, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Chadwick Bradbury | S | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| John Burnett | April 30, 1932 | |||||
| Ron Carlon | R | R | February 16, 1933 | 6'2" | 210 | Spokane, WA US |
| Frank Chase | R | R | July 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Seattle, WA US |
| Frank DeSouza | ||||||
| Manuel Escalera | ||||||
| Patrick Flanigan | L | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Joseph Gaggero | S | R | 6'4" | 168 | ||
| Frank Giannini | R | August 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | Santa Rosa, CA US | |
| Frederick Graham | ||||||
| Chet Hamamoto | R | January 30, 1935 | 5'7" | 142 | Sebastopol, CA US | |
| George Huffman | L | R | November 16, 1926 | 5'7" | 175 | Kennedy, SK CA |
| Jerald Jackson | L | L | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Ron Jackson | R | January 22, 1928 | 5'10" | 160 | Oakland, CA US | |
| Chuck Leahy | R | R | June 6, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Edward Luedtke | R | R | 6'0" | 198 | ||
| Chuck Meekins | L | L | November 6, 1937 | 6'4" | 195 | New York, NY US |
| Tom Mulcahy | L | R | July 29, 1932 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Bob Murphy | R | R | August 6, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Santa Clara County, CA US |
| Eddie Murphy | R | December 15, 1919 | 5'8" | 165 | Roxbury, MA US | |
| Phil Page | R | L | March 9, 1933 | 6'0" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Edward Rippili | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Joe Rossi | R | R | March 13, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | Oakland, CA US |
| Carl Rounds | R | R | December 31, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Winthrop, WA US |
| Jim Sampson | R | R | May 4, 1931 | 5'11" | 150 | Jackson, MS US |
| Donald Schneider | L | L | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| William Staley | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Max Weekly | R | L | June 24, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Robert Young | R | 6'0" | 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.
