1956 Tifton Phillies Roster
Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 70-66
Finished 3rd in the GGL
Manager: Wes Griffin (0-0), Eddie Miller (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Tifton, Georgia
Ballpark: Eve Park
Attendance: 20,794, Avg. 306
1956 Tifton Phillies StatisticsTeam Record: 70-66
Finished 3rd in the GGL
Manager: Wes Griffin (0-0), Eddie Miller (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Tifton, Georgia
Ballpark: Eve Park
Attendance: 20,794, Avg. 306
The Tifton Phillies of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1956 season with a record of 70 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the GGL.
The Phillies scored 734 runs and conceded 707 runs. Robert Hunt led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .277. Arthur Hirst topped Tifton with 15 wins, while Joe Graham recorded a 2.86 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Paul Penson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Tifton Phillies to do so.
Wes Griffin and Eddie Miller served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Brancato | R | L | January 4, 1938 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Stanley Corley | R | R | ||||
| Randy Dale | July 25, 1933 | |||||
| Bill Davis | R | R | October 5, 1938 | 6'4" | 220 | , NC US |
| Fred Farnsworth | R | R | June 6, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Ely, NV US |
| Joe Graham | L | L | March 4, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Nelson Grant | August 15, 1933 | |||||
| Arthur Hirst | L | L | March 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Fred Hopke | L | L | January 25, 1937 | 6'3" | 225 | |
| Ed Hottell | S | L | April 16, 1936 | 5'10" | 170 | Sumas, WA US |
| Robert Hunt | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Donald Jacquin | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Jerry Kettle | L | R | January 18, 1938 | 6'5" | 195 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Jerome Kucharski | R | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| John Liddy | R | 6'0" | 178 | |||
| Henry Marockie | R | R | February 13, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Kenneth Menkel | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Edward Miller | L | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| James Mowbray | L | R | August 30, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Tom Pakes | R | R | ||||
| Paul Penson | R | R | July 12, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Ralph Platt | L | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Edwin Radzevich | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Donald Robinson | R | August 21, 1927 | 6'1" | 195 | Akron, OH US | |
| Mark Sampson | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Carmen Santoli | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Henry Seecs | R | R | September 9, 1935 | |||
| Mike Stopchuck | R | R | September 6, 1935 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Jessie Thompson | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Robert Tittl | L | 6'0" | 168 | |||
| William Tuttle | R | R | 5'11" | 10 | ||
| Virgil Willis | L | January 27, 1931 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Billy Wyatt | R | R | September 14, 1929 | 5'10" | 155 |
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.
