1956 St. Cloud Rox Roster
Team Record: 61-64
Finished 6th in the NL
Manager: Charlie Fox (61-64)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 31,964, Avg. 511
The St. Cloud Rox of the Northern League ended the 1956 season with a record of 61 wins and 64 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.
The Rox plated 688 runs, tops in the circuit. St. Cloud gave up 619 runs. Orlando Cepeda paced all regular batters with a .355 average. William DeJesus topped the squad with 12 wins, while Frank Funk recorded a 2.68 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1956 St. Cloud Rox who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ernie Bowman, Frank Funk, Orlando Cepeda, Charlie Fox and Daryl Robertson.
Charlie Fox served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Boak | August 19, 1933 | |||||
| Douglas Bogenreif | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Ernie Bowman | R | R | July 28, 1935 | 5'10" | 160 | Johnson City, TN US |
| Orlando Cepeda | R | R | September 17, 1937 | 6'2" | 210 | Ponce, PR |
| Darrell Cochran | ||||||
| Michael Coffy | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| William DeJesus | R | R | March 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 165 | , PR |
| Charlie Fox | R | R | October 7, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Frank Funk | R | R | August 30, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | Washington, DC US |
| Joe Hardgrove | R | L | May 13, 1933 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Russell Helzer | L | L | December 6, 1932 | |||
| Jack Herlihy | L | L | June 25, 1936 | 6'6" | 195 | |
| Ed Herstek | R | R | July 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 192 | |
| Joseph Hochevar | R | R | October 27, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Norbert Kowalkowski | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| John Lennon | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Arthur Lettieri | R | R | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| Robert Marburger | R | May 29, 1936 | 5'11" | 180 | Evans City, PA US | |
| Guillermo Martinez | ||||||
| Donald Patlen | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Daryl Robertson | R | R | January 5, 1936 | 6'0" | 184 | Cripple Creek, CO US |
| Inocencio Rodriguez | L | L | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Donald Sager | L | L | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Raoul Santos | R | L | November 11, 1933 | 6'0" | 170 | Cambridge, MA US |
| Dick Sovde | R | R | March 9, 1935 | 6'8" | 200 | |
| John Spreen | R | November 1, 1931 | 6'1" | 193 | Hays, KS US | |
| Paul Studstill | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Nicky Tedesco | R | 5'11" | 162 | |||
| George Walters | S | L | August 29, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Cedric Wolfman | R | R | 5'11" | 195 |
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.
