1956 Cocoa Indians Roster
Team Record: 90-50
Finished 1st in the FSL
Manager: Buddy Kerr (90-50)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Cocoa, Florida
Ballpark: Charles D. Provost Park
Attendance: 28,237, Avg. 403
The Cocoa Indians of the Florida State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 90 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the FSL.
The Indians topped the circuit with 809 runs, powered by 101 home runs. Cocoa yielded 605 runs. Felipe Alou led all regular hitters with a .380 average. Julio Navarro notched 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Michael Tagliaferro added 15 or more victories as well Julio Navarro recorded a 2.16 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1956 Cocoa Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Buddy Kerr, Felipe Alou and Julio Navarro.
Buddy Kerr served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | R | R | May 12, 1935 | 6'0" | 195 | Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal DO |
| Stan Anderson | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Gene Cockrell | R | R | June 16, 1937 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Richard Coleman | R | R | June 11, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| William Els | L | L | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Leon Franklin | L | L | 6'0" | 168 | ||
| Charles Howard | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Howard Johnson | L | L | 6'2" | |||
| Frederick Jones | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Buddy Kerr | R | R | November 6, 1922 | 6'2" | 175 | Astoria, NY US |
| Ronald Kozuch | R | August 15, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Hartford, CT US | |
| James Miller | L | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Julio Navarro | R | R | January 9, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Vieques, PR |
| William Pazienza | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Charles Pearson | L | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| Robert Shelightner | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Wendell Snodgrass | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Michael Tagliaferro | R | R | 5'11" | 184 | ||
| Ben Valley | L | R | July 16, 1937 | 6'0" | 187 | Richlands, VA US |
| Jim Wheeler | R | R | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Thomas Wright | R | 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.
