1956 Montgomery Rebels/Knoxville Smokies Roster
Team Record: 53-87
Finished 8th in the SAL
Manager: Dick Bartell (0-0), Earl Weaver (0-0)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Montgomery, Alabama; Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smithson Stadium, Paterson Field
Attendance: 80,394, Avg. 1,148
The Montgomery Rebels/Knoxville Smokies of the South Atlantic League ended the 1956 season with a record of 53 wins and 87 losses, finishing eighth in the SAL.Montgomery (25-30) transferred to Knoxville June 18.
The Rebels/Smokies scored 565 runs and gave up 739 runs, most in the circuit. Jerry DelGaudio paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .267. Manny Fierro topped Montgomery/Knoxville with 13 wins, while Hal Dodeward recorded a 3.11 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Joe Scott played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Montgomery Rebels/Knoxville Smokies to do so.
Dick Bartell and Earl Weaver served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Aitken | R | R | June 2, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Larry Andersen | R | August 16, 1929 | 6'0" | 188 | ||
| Merlin Beatty | R | R | June 8, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Jack Bowes | R | L | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Jimmie Cantrell | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Lloyd Carden | R | L | April 12, 1930 | 6'3" | 195 | Manchester, TN US |
| Bill Casanova | L | R | November 15, 1930 | 5'11" | 187 | Windsor, ON CA |
| Grady Chavis | L | R | October 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Alberto Costa | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Jerry DelGaudio | R | R | September 22, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Gerald Didier | L | R | August 27, 1932 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Hal Dodeward | S | R | October 22, 1931 | 6'1" | 210 | Rock Valley, IA US |
| Jim Engleman | R | January 2, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Pontiac, MI US | |
| Blas Fernandez | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Manny Fierro | R | R | February 19, 1931 | 5'10" | 180 | Jasmine, CA US |
| Dick Hogan | R | October 21, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Worcester, MA US | |
| Julie Hudson | L | L | March 26, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Leavenworth, KS US |
| William Liptak | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| John Malangone | R | 5'10" | 205 | |||
| Charles Mapp | ||||||
| Thomas McCarthy | R | R | 5'10" | 176 | ||
| Jim McKeegan | R | R | June 5, 1931 | 5'9" | 180 | Baker, OR US |
| Don Menner | R | R | August 31, 1932 | 6'3" | 185 | Jasper, IN US |
| Jacques Monette | R | R | September 30, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Carl Porter | L | L | December 30, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | Lake City, AR US |
| Donald Rabung | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Joe Scott | L | L | June 15, 1918 | 5'11" | 175 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Robert Stephens | L | 6'2" | 192 | |||
| Rudy Tanner | R | February 11, 1927 | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| William Thomason | R | R | November 14, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | Emporia, VA US |
| Bob Truss | L | 6'1" | 176 | |||
| Bo Waddle | L | March 13, 1925 | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Earl Weaver | R | R | August 14, 1930 | 5'7" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Eacie Welch | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Price West | S | February 9, 1934 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Bill Williamson | L | L | January 20, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 |
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.
