1956 Macon Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 64-76
Finished 5th in the SAL
Manager: Goldie Holt (64-76)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Macon, Georgia
Ballpark: Luther Williams Park
Attendance: 70,305, Avg. 1,004
The Macon Dodgers of the South Atlantic League ended the 1956 season with a record of 64 wins and 76 losses, finishing fifth in the SAL.
The Dodgers tallied 479 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 575 runs. John Glenn led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .260 average. George Barker topped Macon with 11 wins and a team-best 2.29 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1956 Macon Dodgers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bob Milliken, Ken Rowe, John Glenn, Bob Aspromonte, Ray Daviault and Danny McDevitt.
Goldie Holt served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Almenares | R | R | May 19, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Manzanillo, Granma CU |
| Bob Aspromonte | R | R | June 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| George Barker | R | R | September 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Tom Bigham | R | R | September 11, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | Union County, NC US |
| Loran Chafin | L | August 9, 1926 | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Gary Coultas | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Ray Daviault | R | R | May 27, 1934 | 6'1" | 170 | Montreal, QC CA |
| John Davis | L | L | 5'11" | 157 | ||
| Bobby Dolan | R | R | December 8, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | Evansville, IA US |
| Donald Domenichelli | R | R | March 2, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bobby Elkins | L | December 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 175 | Lillie, LA US | |
| Patrick Enos | R | R | August 18, 1935 | 5'10" | 185 | White Plains, NY US |
| John Glenn | R | R | July 10, 1928 | 6'3" | 180 | Moultrie, GA US |
| Maurice Gross | L | L | ||||
| Joseph Gushanas | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| James Herlihy | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Arthur Herring | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Robert Hoffman | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Louie Letlow | L | L | August 7, 1929 | 6'0" | 178 | Lee County, AL US |
| Joseph Mathis | R | R | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Danny McDevitt | L | L | November 18, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Bob Milliken | R | R | August 25, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Majorsville, WV US |
| Deane Mink | S | L | April 12, 1934 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Jack O'Keefe | L | L | October 7, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | New York, NY US |
| James Peterson | R | R | February 5, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Ken Rowe | R | R | December 31, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Ferndale, MI US |
| Joe Ryan | R | R | May 14, 1932 | 6'1" | 190 | Verona, KY US |
| Robert Schassler | R | R | July 7, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | Suffern, NY US |
| Todd Sickel | R | February 6, 1934 | 5'11" | 165 | Kansas City, MO US | |
| Fred Storck | L | L | March 17, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Ronald Stuart | L | R | November 11, 1932 | 5'8" | 175 | San Rafael, CA US |
| John Tobias | L | R | December 27, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
| Ralph Vold | S | R | December 3, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Edmonton, AB CA |
| Don Williams | R | R | April 20, 1936 | 5'8" | 170 | Mobile, AL US |
| Roger Wright | R | R | 6'1" | 175 |
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.
