1956 Leesburg Braves Roster
Team Record: 58-82
Finished 7th in the FSL
Manager: Tommy Giordano (58-82)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Leesburg, Florida
Ballpark: Venetian Gardens
Attendance: 22,971, Avg. 328
The Leesburg Braves of the Florida State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 58 wins and 82 losses, finishing seventh in the FSL.
The Braves scored 544 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 652 runs. Dick Myers led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .227. Tony Komisar topped Leesburg with 12 wins, while Ross Carter recorded a 2.49 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bobby Knoop and Tommy Giordano both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Tommy Giordano served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Belanger | ||||||
| Mervin Bergeron | ||||||
| William Bergstraesser | R | R | August 4, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| John Brennan | L | L | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| William Capps | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Jerry Carswell | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Don Carter | R | R | July 3, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Ross Carter | R | R | September 8, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Gene Cochran | R | R | July 27, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Henry Cole | ||||||
| Al Dahl | March 1, 1935 | |||||
| George DesMeules | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Daniel Dolan | ||||||
| James Dunevant | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Ted Forsyth | R | April 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Gerald Fryfogle | ||||||
| William Garcia | L | R | August 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Tommy Giordano | R | R | October 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Newark, NJ US |
| Lester Hiscoe | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| James Hoffman | R | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Bill Holmes | L | R | September 9, 1937 | 6'2" | 185 | Kalamazoo, MI US |
| John Hughes | ||||||
| Andrew Kasper | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Bobby Knoop | R | R | October 18, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | Sioux City, IA US |
| Tony Komisar | L | L | November 1, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | Beacon, NY US |
| Paul Lochridge | R | R | 6'5" | 190 | ||
| Buddy Lowe | August 25, 1926 | |||||
| Thomas Malik | ||||||
| Michael Marinko | L | L | February 22, 1932 | 6'4" | 195 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Melvin McGavock | R | R | March 31, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Warren McLea | R | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Dick Myers | R | May 11, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Gerald Patrick | R | August 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Dan Peters | December 21, 1936 | |||||
| Kelvin Roberts | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Ronald Schneider | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Demont Seagrave | R | R | May 23, 1937 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Robert Stanton | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| John Stapp | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Douglas Stowell | R | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| Patrick Stratton | 5'11" | 180 | ||||
| Gordon Tanner | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Roger Tinder | ||||||
| Robert Wade | R | R | ||||
| A. J. White | R | R | December 11, 1933 | 6'5" | 219 | |
| Charles White | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Glenwood White | L | L | August 4, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | Lynchburg, VA US |
| Phillip White | ||||||
| Jerry Williams | R | R | October 14, 1933 | 6'2" | 190 | Johnson County, NC 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.
