1956 Columbus Foxes Roster
Team Record: 79-61
Finished 2nd in the SAL
Manager: Skeeter Newsome (79-61)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Ballpark: Golden Park I & II
Attendance: 101,120, Avg. 1,445
Playoffs - Columbus Foxes 1 game, Augusta Tigers 0
Finals - Jacksonville Braves 2 games, Columbus Foxes 0
The Columbus Foxes of the South Atlantic League ended the 1956 season with a record of 79 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the SAL.
The Foxes scored 653 runs and surrendered 534 runs. Lenny Green led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .318. Artie Kay topped Columbus with 15 wins, while Jim Archer recorded a 2.5 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1956 Columbus Foxes who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Lenny Green, Ray Barker, Jim Archer, Marv Breeding, Alton Brown and Jim Snyder.
Skeeter Newsome served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jim Archer | R | L | May 25, 1932 | 6'0" | 190 | Max Meadows, VA US |
Ray Barker | L | R | March 12, 1936 | 6'0" | 192 | Martinsburg, WV US |
Robert Barron | R | R | May 2, 1933 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Marv Breeding | R | R | March 8, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Decatur, AL US |
Alton Brown | R | R | April 16, 1925 | 6'2" | 195 | Norfolk, VA US |
Michael Burack | L | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
Andy Bush | R | R | January 22, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Winchester, KY US |
James Clingan | R | R | June 1, 1930 | 6'1" | 170 | |
Luther Conger | R | R | April 9, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Joseph Cristello | R | R | 6'1" | 198 | ||
Roosevelt Evans | L | R | October 10, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | , MS US |
Dick Fitzgerald | L | L | June 16, 1935 | 6'0" | 183 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Miguel Gaspar | R | R | September 7, 1929 | 6'1" | 182 | |
Manuel Gonzalez | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
Pat Gosney | R | R | September 20, 1931 | 6'2" | 225 | Red Bluff, CA US |
Lenny Green | L | L | January 6, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Detroit, MI US |
Curly Holtzapple | R | R | August 7, 1932 | 5'11" | 160 | York, PA US |
Artie Kay | R | R | October 16, 1934 | 5'9" | 174 | Belton, SC US |
Paul Kelecava | L | L | February 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Munhall, PA US |
Richard Mitchener | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Don Moitoza | R | January 10, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | Richmond, CA US | |
Hank Moreno | R | R | May 2, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | |
Gene Oden | L | January 5, 1933 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Knowles Piercey | L | L | January 31, 1924 | 6'2" | 180 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
Bernard Prais | R | R | September 5, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Lake Forest, IL US |
Dick Santaniello | R | July 25, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Charles Schaaf | R | R | February 20, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | Reedsville, PA US |
Al Schwegman | L | L | February 15, 1929 | 6'0" | 165 | |
Bobby Scott | S | October 20, 1930 | 5'9" | 160 | Wichita Falls, TX US | |
Juan Senties | L | L | 5'8" | 145 | ||
Fern Smathers | R | R | March 16, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | |
Donald Smith | L | August 22, 1932 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
George Smith | R | R | 6'2" | |||
Jim Snyder | R | R | August 15, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | Dearborn, MI US |
William Springfield | R | R | August 5, 1930 | 5'8" | 165 | Roxboro, MA US |
Franklin Thacker | R | R | March 28, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
Bob Van Eman | L | L | October 19, 1923 | 6'1" | 180 | New Castle, PA US |
Fred Zirella | R | 5'9" | 170 |
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.