1956 Stockton Ports Roster
Team Record: 83-57
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Roy Partee (83-57)
Location: Stockton, California
Ballpark: Billy Hebert Field
Attendance: 52,570, Avg. 751
Playoffs - Stockton Ports 2 games, Reno Silver Sox 1
Finals - Fresno Cardinals 3 games, Stockton Ports 1
The Stockton Ports of the California League ended the 1956 season with a record of 83 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the CL.
The Ports surrendered 634 runs, fewest in the league. Stockton tallied 799 runs. Tommy Munoz led all regular batters by hitting .324. Dave Jordan topped the team with 19 wins, while Veto Ramirez and Alvin Spearman, too added 15 or more wins, too Alvin Spearman registered a 2.62 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Ron Hansen and Roy Partee both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Roy Partee served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Amaya | R | R | October 5, 1933 | 6'2" | 210 | San Mateo, CA US |
| Art Bielefeld | R | R | January 5, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | Anaheim, CA US |
| John Cadinha | R | November 22, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Stan Fabiano | R | R | February 10, 1932 | 5'11" | 175 | San Jose, CA US |
| Gilbert Gamez | L | R | April 22, 1934 | 6'4" | 212 | |
| Ron Hansen | R | R | April 5, 1938 | 6'3" | 190 | Oxford, NE US |
| Thomas Hayes | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Don Herman | R | R | August 3, 1930 | 6'4" | 203 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Sammy Hitcher | S | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Eugene Howard | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Gene Jacobs | L | February 22, 1931 | 6'0" | Flint, MI US | ||
| Alan Johnson | ||||||
| James Johnson | R | July 24, 1936 | 5'7" | 155 | ||
| Dave Jordan | L | L | April 7, 1937 | 6'2" | 184 | La Jolla, CA US |
| John Morse | R | January 14, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | Fresno, CA US | |
| Tommy Munoz | L | L | August 11, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | San Leandro, CA US |
| Henry Overin | L | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Roy Partee | R | R | September 7, 1917 | 5'10" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Armando Perez | R | January 14, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| Veto Ramirez | R | R | January 14, 1929 | 5'10" | 160 | Stockton, CA US |
| Gary Robin | R | R | January 16, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | Albany, CA US |
| Ruben Rodriguez | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Ronald Rosenberg | ||||||
| John Roth | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Vincent Sarubbi | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Rich Scramaglia | R | March 23, 1933 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Alvin Spearman | R | R | August 26, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Art Williams | R | R | February 24, 1934 | 6'2" | 186 | Camden, AR 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.
