1956 Atlanta Crackers Roster
Team Record: 89-65
Finished 1st in the SA
Manager: Clyde King (89-65)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Ballpark: Ponce de Leon Park II
Attendance: 265,578, Avg. 3,449
Playoffs - Atlanta Crackers 4 games, Birmingham Barons 0
Finals - Atlanta Crackers 4 games, Memphis Chicks 3
The Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association ended the 1956 season with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, finishing first in the SA.
The Crackers plated 827 runs, tops in the circuit. Atlanta gave up 729 runs. Frank DiPrima led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .298. Corky Valentine topped the team with 16 wins, while Dick Grabowski registered a 3.61 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1956 Atlanta Crackers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bob Thorpe, Sammy Meeks, Sammy Taylor, Jack Daniels, Gabe Gabler, Charlie Bicknell, Terry Fox, Corky Valentine, Paul Burris, Joey Jay, Earl Mossor, Chet Nichols, Frank Sacka, Don McMahon and Len Yochim.
Clyde King served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Bicknell | R | R | July 27, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | Plainfield, NJ US |
| Bob Boring | R | August 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Andrew Bratkowitz | R | R | January 25, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Paul Burris | R | R | July 21, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Hickory, NC US |
| Roy Cato | R | R | June 15, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Norman Chandler | R | L | June 23, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jack Daniels | L | L | December 21, 1927 | 5'10" | 165 | Chester, PA US |
| Frank DiPrima | R | R | December 13, 1926 | 5'9" | 170 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Terry Fox | R | R | July 31, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jim Frey | L | L | May 26, 1931 | 5'9" | 170 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Gabe Gabler | L | R | August 4, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Dick Grabowski | R | R | July 17, 1932 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Joey Jay | S | R | August 15, 1935 | 6'4" | 228 | Middletown, CT US |
| Eddie McHugh | R | March 23, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Don McMahon | R | R | January 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Sammy Meeks | R | R | April 23, 1923 | 5'9" | 160 | Anderson, SC US |
| Bob Montag | L | L | January 21, 1923 | 5'11" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Earl Mossor | L | R | July 21, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Forbus, TN US |
| Chet Nichols | S | L | February 22, 1931 | 6'1" | 165 | Pawtucket, RI US |
| Vic Rehm | S | L | February 16, 1936 | 6'4" | 200 | Carlyle, IL US |
| William Reynolds | L | L | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Clarence Riddle | R | L | August 27, 1932 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Bill Robertson | L | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Frank Sacka | R | R | August 30, 1924 | 6'0" | 195 | Romulus, MI US |
| Dick Sinovic | R | July 30, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | Portland, OR US | |
| Jim Spencer | R | L | August 14, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | Batesville, AR US |
| Sammy Taylor | L | R | February 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Woodruff, SC US |
| Glenn Thompson | R | R | December 7, 1928 | 6'5" | 215 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Bob Thorpe | R | R | November 19, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | Caryville, FL US |
| Bill Tosheff | R | R | June 2, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Corky Valentine | R | R | January 4, 1929 | 6'1" | 203 | Troy, OH US |
| Frederick Vogel | R | R | September 4, 1930 | 6'4" | 15 | Hartford, CT US |
| Bill Wilhelm | R | June 11, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Bobby Willis | R | R | May 22, 1932 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Len Yochim | L | L | October 16, 1928 | 6'2" | 200 | New Orleans, LA 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.
