1956 Port Arthur Chieftans Roster
Team Record: 78-62
Finished 2nd in the BSL
Manager: Lloyd Gearhart (0-0), Al Barillari (0-0)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Port Arthur, Texas
Ballpark: Stroud Stadium
Attendance: 57,117, Avg. 816
Playoffs - Port Arthur Chieftans 4 games, Waco Pirates 3
Finals - Port Arthur Chieftans 4 games, Corpus Christi Clippers 3
The Port Arthur Chieftans of the Big State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 78 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the BSL.
The Chieftans gave up 659 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Port Arthur plated 736 runs. Jim Kirby topped all regular batters with a .358 average. Leverette Spencer led the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 2.37 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1956 Port Arthur Chieftans who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Al Silvera, Rogelio Álvarez, Jim Kirby and Lloyd Gearhart.
Lloyd Gearhart and Al Barillari served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogelio Álvarez | R | R | April 18, 1938 | 5'11" | 183 | Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio CU |
| Richard Baller | L | November 9, 1931 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Arlan Barber | R | R | November 11, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Al Barillari | R | R | July 4, 1917 | 5'10" | 190 | , NY US |
| Willie Bartolovich | September 6, 1933 | |||||
| Angie Bazydlo | R | R | December 29, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | Clinton, MA US |
| Carl Bellotti | R | June 30, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | Brandy Camp, PA US | |
| Howard Boles | R | March 25, 1927 | 6'4" | 220 | LaSalle, IL US | |
| Don Boyer | R | R | July 8, 1934 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Roberto Brown | ||||||
| Gus Carmichael | S | R | May 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | , ME US |
| Phil Centineo | ||||||
| Clarence Clark | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Jack Cohen | R | R | December 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Victor Comolli | L | R | February 9, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Milford, MA US |
| Billy Dashner | L | L | February 26, 1934 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Frank DeChano | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Don Deckman | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Jose Dominguez | R | L | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Paul Doughty | R | R | July 5, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | Bangor, ME US |
| Jorge Escobar | ||||||
| Mike Fandozzi | R | R | May 15, 1927 | 5'9" | 153 | Athens, NY US |
| Lloyd Gearhart | R | L | August 10, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | New Lebanon, OH US |
| Lynwood Henry | R | September 20, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Jim Hoelscher | R | December 12, 1931 | 5'6" | 158 | ||
| Dick Hogan | R | October 21, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Worcester, MA US | |
| Howard Jennings | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Richard Kimball | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Jim Kirby | R | R | May 5, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Nashville, TN US |
| Gene Lippold | L | R | December 29, 1934 | 6'1" | 210 | |
| Jose Lopez | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Buel Morrison | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| George Noonan | R | R | December 9, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Loren Oliver | L | L | 6'7" | 230 | ||
| Ernest Oosterveen | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Julio Palazzini | L | R | June 7, 1931 | 5'9" | 168 | Canaan, CT US |
| Glenn Rediger | R | R | January 18, 1935 | 6'2" | 200 | North Hollywood, CA US |
| Eddie Sack | R | August 25, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Tex Sanner | L | L | August 22, 1920 | 6'3" | 210 | Geuda Springs, KS US |
| Leo Scarpa | R | R | September 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Al Silvera | R | R | August 26, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | San Diego, CA US |
| Harold Sisco | ||||||
| Fred Smith | R | R | May 14, 1922 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Leverette Spencer | R | R | February 5, 1930 | 5'10" | 210 | Rocky Hill, CT US |
| Claude St. Vincent | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| William Torres | R | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Jerald Underwood | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Bill Williamson | L | L | January 20, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| William Wortham | ||||||
| George Zackey | R | R | 6'3" | 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.
