1956 Victoria Eagles Roster
Team Record: 56-84
Finished 8th in the BSL
Manager: Jim Basso (0-0), Lou Fitzgerald (0-0), William Greer (0-0)
Location: Victoria, Texas
Ballpark: Toros Stadium:
Attendance: 35,639, Avg. 509
The Victoria Eagles of the Big State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 56 wins and 84 losses, finishing eighth in the BSL.
The Eagles scored 653 runs and gave up 829 runs. Edward Kneuper paced all regular hitters by hitting .291. Edward Sassone topped Victoria with 12 wins, while Chris Nicolosi registered a 3.06 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Eddie Locke played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Victoria Eagles to do so.
Jim Basso, Lou Fitzgerald and William Greer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidel Alvarez | R | R | May 10, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Willie Bartolovich | September 6, 1933 | |||||
| Jim Basso | R | R | October 5, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Omaha, NE US |
| Jimmy Bawcom | R | R | October 28, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Carl Bellotti | R | June 30, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | Brandy Camp, PA US | |
| Ronald Berdrow | L | R | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Bobby Boyd | L | R | July 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Dennie Brenek | R | R | August 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Mike Brito | R | R | August 21, 1934 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Tommy Cantrell | R | R | June 10, 1936 | 5'11" | 175 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Mario Cardenas | R | , US | ||||
| Edward Cathey | R | R | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Mike Conovan | L | L | May 7, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Billy Dashner | L | L | February 26, 1934 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Theodore Del Rio | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Verde Dickey | R | R | August 13, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | Sherman, TX US |
| Alfred Diez | R | R | March 22, 1934 | 6'3" | 185 | , MX |
| Paul Dobkowski | R | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Norman Durham | ||||||
| Lou Fitzgerald | L | R | August 25, 1919 | 6'0" | 160 | Cleveland, TN US |
| Howard Flynn | ||||||
| Frank Gallardo | R | 5'8" | 167 | |||
| Regino Garza | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | , MX | |
| Welda Gibson | R | R | 192 | |||
| Richard Goodell | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| William Greer | R | 5'8" | 170 | |||
| Joseph Griffin | R | R | August 22, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Edenton, NC US |
| Alton Grimes | ||||||
| Kenneth Harris | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Robert Herron | R | R | March 13, 1926 | 6'2" | 220 | McKinney, TX US |
| Phillip Huerta | L | R | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| Rocco Ippolito | R | October 17, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Bob Jones | R | September 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| James Kenaga | R | L | November 1, 1931 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Edward Kneuper | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Edward Konick | R | R | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Pete Konyar | R | R | May 29, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Lawrence Koppe | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Edward Krewall | R | 5'8" | 180 | |||
| Eddie Locke | L | R | January 13, 1923 | 5'11" | 181 | |
| Steve Molinari | R | August 13, 1931 | 5'10" | 195 | Medford, MA US | |
| Chris Nicolosi | S | R | September 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Joaquin Nodar | L | 5'8" | 145 | |||
| Noel Oquendo | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Pedro Osorio | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Dale Perry | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Mel Rainey | R | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Donald Robertson | R | R | December 24, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Portland, OR US |
| Armando Sanchez | R | April 30, 1933 | 5'7" | 175 | ||
| Edward Sassone | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Leo Scarpa | R | R | September 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jerry Simon | R | R | July 15, 1929 | 6'1" | 158 | |
| Gerardo Soler | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | , MX | |
| Elmer Toth | R | R | October 6, 1930 | 6'3" | 175 | Perrypolis, PA US |
| Roy Williams | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Harry Young | L | R | October 26, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Hardin, TX US |
| Joe Youngblood | S | July 1, 1934 | 5'10" | 180 | Abilene, TX 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.
