1956 Grand Island Athletics Roster
Team Record: 35-28
Finished 2nd in the NSL
Manager: Art Mazmanian (35-28)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Grand Island, Nebraska
Ballpark: Ryder Park
Attendance: 30,915, Avg. 981
The Grand Island Athletics of the Nebraska State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 35 wins and 28 losses, finishing second in the NSL.
The Athletics led the circuit with 467 runs, spearheaded by 39 home runs. Grand Island surrendered 423 runs. Leroy Scercy paced hitters with significant playing time with a .351 average. Thurman French and Robert Cacciarelli topped the team with 8 wins each, while Abe Baker earned a 2.65 ERA, leading regular hurlers. Art Mazmanian served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Alexander | ||||||
| Abe Baker | R | R | October 5, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Wenford Banks | R | R | September 6, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Virgil Bernhardt | L | R | July 30, 1938 | 6'1" | 193 | Rowan County, NC US |
| Marvin Black | ||||||
| Donald Brown | R | R | May 14, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Robert Cacciarelli | R | R | 6'3" | 172 | ||
| William Capps | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| William Corrigan | L | L | September 18, 1937 | 6'1" | 192 | |
| David Farmer | R | March 13, 1934 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Thurman French | L | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Jim Gallagher | August 29, 1936 | Bronx, NY US | ||||
| Donnie Guthmiller | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| James Hakes | R | 6'4" | 180 | |||
| David Hand | R | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Stacey Henell | L | L | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Bobby Hickingbotham | ||||||
| Claude Horn | L | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Thomas Jaskowski | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Leo Kernica | R | 6'0" | 172 | |||
| Harvey Kolstad | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Billy Marrs | R | January 14, 1935 | 6'0" | 196 | ||
| William McCullough | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| John Morgan | ||||||
| Maurice Oursland | ||||||
| Raymond Radcliff | L | December 3, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Al Ritt | L | L | April 11, 1935 | Bellaire, MI US | ||
| Leroy Scercy | L | R | October 14, 1936 | 6'2" | 205 | Cabarrus County, NC US |
| Alan Scott | R | R | June 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Joseph Sewell | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Charles Smith | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Donald Spohn | R | R | March 27, 1936 | 6'3" | 195 | Culver, KS US |
| Don Swartz | ||||||
| Albert Vassey | R | R | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Carl Ward |
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.
