1956 San Jose JoSox Roster
Team Record: 79-61
Finished 3rd in the CL
Manager: Dick Whitman (79-61)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 41,176, Avg. 588
Playoffs - Fresno Cardinals 2 games, San Jose JoSox 0
The San Jose JoSox of the California League ended the 1956 season with a record of 79 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the CL.
The JoSox plated 797 runs and conceded 717 runs. Dick Whitman led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .391. Cliff Allmon topped San Jose with 17 wins, while Samuel Williams added 15 or more victories also Samuel Williams registered a 3.1 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1956 San Jose JoSox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Samuel Williams, Don Gile, Dick Whitman and Joe Brovia.
Dick Whitman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Allmon | R | R | December 31, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | Ventura, CA US |
| Raymond Avansino | R | R | April 9, 1937 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Robert Bartalini | R | R | November 20, 1936 | 5'11" | 172 | Medocino County, CA US |
| Douglas Boehner | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Joe Brovia | L | R | February 18, 1922 | 6'3" | 195 | Davenport, CA US |
| Floyd Brower | R | R | September 19, 1932 | 6'3" | 200 | Riverside, CA US |
| Edwin Bryan | L | December 25, 1929 | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Dan Carr | R | R | March 25, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Julian Castro | R | R | February 1, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Ronald Cecchi | August 13, 1935 | |||||
| James Dougherty | L | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| William Flowerday | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Don Gile | R | R | April 19, 1935 | 6'6" | 220 | Modesto, CA US |
| Donald Glenn | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Benjamin Gonzales | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Dick Green | R | R | February 28, 1932 | 6'0" | 188 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Cless Hinckley | R | R | October 8, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Roy Hollstien | ||||||
| James Lee | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Don Neves | S | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Robert Poole | R | 6'0" | 183 | |||
| Charles Reynolds | ||||||
| Jack Richards | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Gene Rosen | L | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| William Sperling | R | R | May 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Robert Stegemeier | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Olmedo Suarez | R | 5'6" | 155 | |||
| Alan Talboy | ||||||
| Donald Visconti | ||||||
| Dick Whitman | L | R | November 9, 1920 | 5'11" | 170 | Woodburn, OR US |
| Samuel Williams | L | R | October 13, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Frank Zari | R | R | May 23, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
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.
