1956 San Angelo Colts Roster
Team Record: 78-65
Finished 4th in the SL
Manager: Art Bowland (78-65)
Location: San Angelo, Texas
Ballpark: Guinn Field
Attendance: 47,296, Avg. 661
Playoffs - San Angelo Colts 4 games, Hobbs Sports 3
Finals - El Paso Texans 4 games, San Angelo Colts 1
The San Angelo Colts of the Southwestern League ended the 1956 season with a record of 78 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the SL.
The Colts scored 955 runs and conceded 867 runs. Moe Santomauro walloped 40 home runs for San Angelo, while Herman Charles, Leroy Williams, Art Bowland and Chester Morgan each swatted 15 or more, too. Moe Santomauro accounted for 162 RBI. Art Bowland led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .354. Billy Joe Bagwell earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad, plus Jodie Phipps added 15 or more wins, too Jodie Phipps recorded a 3.81 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Leroy Williams and Sherwood Brewer both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Art Bowland served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Joe Bagwell | R | R | November 28, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Art Bowland | L | R | May 9, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | Pawtucket, RI US |
| Sherwood Brewer | R | R | August 16, 1923 | 5'8" | 168 | Clarksdale, MS US |
| Ted Browning | R | R | March 17, 1926 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Herman Charles | R | 5'11" | 168 | |||
| Lee Cullens | L | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Marshall Epperson | S | L | November 28, 1924 | 6'1" | 205 | Tecumseh, OK US |
| Frank Gallardo | R | 5'8" | 167 | |||
| John Goodell | L | May 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Joseph Griffin | R | R | August 22, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Edenton, NC US |
| Edward Hartman | ||||||
| Eugenio Hauradou | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Jorge Lopez | R | R | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Kenneth Mays | ||||||
| Orval McElrath | L | R | November 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 170 | Hanford, CA US |
| Chester Morgan | L | R | March 26, 1932 | 6'3" | 175 | Skene, MS US |
| Mo Owen | R | R | June 29, 1930 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Stan Patchell | R | R | December 8, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Jodie Phipps | R | R | February 19, 1919 | 6'3" | 190 | Okay, OK US |
| Moe Santomauro | R | R | June 13, 1925 | 6'0" | 182 | |
| Marvin Schwein | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Wilfrid Sirois | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Charles Snyder | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Leroy Williams | S | R | July 10, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | Orlando, FL US |
| Vincent Zerda | R | R | March 6, 1933 | 5'10" | 165 |
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.
