1956 Rochester Red Wings Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 83-67
Finished 2nd in the IL
Manager: Dixie Walker (83-67)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Rochester, New York
Ballpark: Silver Stadium
Attendance: 179,739, Avg. 2,397
1956 Rochester Red Wings Statistics

Playoffs - Rochester Red Wings 4 games, Miami Marlins 1
Finals - Rochester Red Wings 4 games, Toronto Maple Leafs 3

The Rochester Red Wings of the International League ended the 1956 season with a record of 83 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the IL.

The Red Wings scored 661 runs and yielded 615 runs.

Members of the 1956 Rochester Red Wings who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Allie Clark, Jack Faszholz, Eddie Phillips, Neal Hertweck, Stan Jok, Joe Cunningham, John Mackinson, Herb Moford, Bob Blaylock, Bill Greason, Tom Burgess, Jay Van Noy, Ed Mayer, Eddie Kasko, Gary Geiger, Gary Blaylock, Gene Green, Duke Markell, Dick Rand, Cot Deal, Mel Nelson and Mel Wright.

Dixie Walker served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob BlaylockRRJune 28, 19356'1"185Chattanooga, TN US
Gary BlaylockRROctober 11, 19316'0"196Clarkton, MO US
Tom BurgessLLSeptember 1, 19276'0"180London, ON CA
Allie ClarkRRJune 16, 19236'0"185South Amboy, NJ US
Joe CunninghamLLAugust 27, 19316'0"180Paterson, NJ US
Cot DealSRJanuary 23, 19235'10"185Arapaho, OK US
Sherwin DixonRNovember 4, 19306'0"170Lynchburg, VA US
Ed DonnellyLLAugust 5, 19306'1"180Philadelphia, PA US
Joseph EllisonL6'0"180
Jack FaszholzRRApril 11, 19276'3"205St. Louis, MO US
Gary GeigerLRApril 4, 19376'0"168Sand Ridge, IL US
Al GrandcolasRRDecember 14, 19326'2"175Belleville, IL US
Bill GreasonRRSeptember 3, 19245'10"170Atlanta, GA US
Gene GreenRRJune 26, 19336'2"200Los Angeles, CA US
Neal HertweckLLNovember 22, 19316'1"175St. Louis, MO US
Jack HuesmanR5'10"170
Stan JokRRMay 3, 19266'0"190Buffalo, NY US
Eddie KaskoRRJune 27, 19316'0"180Elizabeth, NJ US
John MackinsonRROctober 29, 19235'10"160Orange, NJ US
Duke MarkellRRAugust 17, 19236'1"209Paris, FR
Ed MayerLLNovember 30, 19316'2"185San Francisco, CA US
Herb MofordRRAugust 6, 19286'1"175Brooksville, KY US
Mel NelsonRLMay 30, 19366'0"185San Diego, CA US
Eddie PhillipsSRJuly 8, 19306'1"180St. Louis, MO US
Ron PlazaLRAugust 24, 19345'11"175
Dick RandRRMarch 7, 19316'2"185South Gate, CA US
Jack RobertsSRSeptember 17, 19295'10"165
Kelton RussellSLJuly 19, 19346'2"185
Jay Van NoyLRNovember 4, 19286'1"200Garland, UT US
Mel WrightRRMay 11, 19286'3"210Manila, AR 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.




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