1956 Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes Roster
Team Record: 42-78
Finished 6th in the ML
Manager: Tony Castano (0-0), (0-0), Ramón Bragaña (0-0)
Location: Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque La Junta
Attendance: 85,658, Avg. 1,428
The Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes of the Mexican League ended the 1956 season with a record of 42 wins and 78 losses, finishing sixth in the ML.
The Tecolotes scored 450 runs and conceded 628 runs, most in the circuit. Bonnie Serrell paced all regular batters with a .326 average. Julian Ladera topped Nuevo Laredo with 12 wins.
Players from the 1956 Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Tom Jordan, Minnie Mendoza, Freddy Rodríguez, Bonnie Serrell, Bobby Herrera and Memo Luna.
Tony Castano, and Ramón Bragaña served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidel Alvarez | R | R | May 10, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Higinio Alvarez | R | R | 5'11" | 181 | , MX | |
| Jesus Armenta | R | R | March 3, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | , MX |
| Tomas Arroyo | R | December 9, 1926 | 192 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX | ||
| Nicholas Berbesia | R | July 11, 1926 | Valencia, Carabobo VE | |||
| Romeo Cadena | R | R | December 18, 1932 | 5'11" | 165 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX |
| Ronny Camacho | R | R | October 26, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | Empalme, Sonora MX |
| Servando Capetillo | R | R | November 17, 1929 | 192 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX | |
| Pedro Carrillo | R | R | May 19, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Angel Castro | L | L | April 20, 1917 | 5'10" | Empalme, Sonora MX | |
| Jorge Escobar | ||||||
| Frank Gallardo | R | 5'8" | 167 | |||
| Gilberto Garza | R | R | July 1, 1917 | 5'10" | 165 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
| Regino Garza | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | , MX | |
| Ricardo Garza | S | R | July 17, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Welda Gibson | R | R | 192 | |||
| Rene Gonzalez | R | R | October 6, 1923 | 6'2" | 206 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Walter Graham | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Kenneth Harris | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Orestes Hernandez | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Bobby Herrera | R | R | July 26, 1926 | 6'0" | 184 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX |
| Tom Jordan | R | R | September 5, 1919 | 6'1" | 195 | Lawton, OK US |
| Pete Konyar | R | R | May 29, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Julian Ladera | R | R | July 15, 1928 | 5'10" | 165 | Carmen de Uria, VE |
| Enrique Leduc | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | , MX | |
| Memo Luna | L | L | June 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 168 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
| Minnie Mendoza | R | R | December 3, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Ceiba del Agua, CU |
| Steve Molinari | R | August 13, 1931 | 5'10" | 195 | Medford, MA US | |
| Jesus Moreno | R | June 11, 1917 | Cloete, Coahuila MX | |||
| Jose Peraza | R | R | August 10, 1928 | 6'2" | 185 | Merida, Yucatan MX |
| Eusebio Perez | L | R | December 16, 1925 | 5'11" | 155 | Niquero, CU |
| Donald Robertson | R | R | December 24, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Portland, OR US |
| Freddy Rodríguez | R | R | April 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Rafael Rodriguez | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | , MX | |
| Armando Sanchez | R | April 30, 1933 | 5'7" | 175 | ||
| Rodolfo Sandoval | R | R | January 25, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | Guaymas, Sonora MX |
| Juan Senties | L | L | 5'8" | 145 | ||
| Eduardo Serrano | R | R | March 10, 1930 | 5'11" | 150 | Tuxpan, MX |
| Bonnie Serrell | L | R | March 9, 1920 | 5'11" | 160 | Bayou Natchez, LA US |
| Gerardo Soler | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | , MX |
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.
