1956 Valdosta Tigers Roster
Team Record: 94-45
Finished 1st in the GGL
Manager: Bill Adair (94-45)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Valdosta, Georgia
Ballpark: Pendleton Park
Attendance: 43,088, Avg. 620
The Valdosta Tigers of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1956 season with a record of 94 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the GGL.
The Tigers paced the league with just 512 runs allowed. Valdosta scored 791 runs. Billy Ryckman led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .300. William McNeill topped the squad with 20 wins, while Roger Sheppard and Bob Dustal added 15 or more victories as well Roger Sheppard registered a 2.2 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1956 Valdosta Tigers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joe Grzenda, Fred Gladding and Bob Dustal.
Bill Adair served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Adair | R | R | February 10, 1913 | 6'0" | 168 | Mobile, AL US |
| Richard Beck | R | R | November 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Marvin Caswell | R | R | January 13, 1937 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Jay Cooke | L | L | May 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| James Cross | R | R | December 3, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Barton Dupon | L | L | March 2, 1936 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Bob Dustal | R | R | September 28, 1935 | 6'0" | 172 | Sayreville, NJ US |
| Elvin Fleshman | R | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| James Gilchrist | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Fred Gladding | L | R | June 28, 1936 | 6'1" | 220 | Flat Rock, MI US |
| Joe Grzenda | R | L | June 8, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 | Scranton, PA US |
| Jim Johnson | R | R | June 27, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Watertown, SD US |
| Lynwood Jones | L | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| David Justus | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Kushner | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| William Maupin | R | R | June 3, 1937 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| George McCue | L | L | July 4, 1933 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| William McNeill | L | R | July 19, 1934 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| David Mendler | September 4, 1937 | 193 | Detroit, MI US | |||
| Dean Miner | ||||||
| Ronald Monson | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Hollis Powell | R | September 18, 1932 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Oliver Powers | R | R | 5'11" | 172 | ||
| Billy Ryckman | R | June 13, 1933 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Anthony Scariato | L | 5'10" | 182 | |||
| Roger Sheppard | R | R | April 14, 1937 | 6'2" | 190 | Gastonia, NC US |
| Alex Sirota | R | 6'3" | 175 | |||
| Carl Stewmon | ||||||
| Thomas Trammel | R | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Ronald Welch | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Robert White | R | 6'1" | 210 | |||
| Bob Williams | R | May 28, 1936 | 6'1" | 178 | Buffalo, NY US | |
| Frederick Williams | R | 5'11" | 165 |
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.
