1956 Sandersville Giants Roster
Team Record: 70-50
Finished 2nd in the GSL
Manager: Pete Pavlick (70-50)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Sandersville, Georgia
Ballpark: Sandersville Baseball Park
Attendance: 31,287, Avg. 521
Playoffs - Sandersville Giants 3 games, Thomson Orioles 2
Finals - Douglas Reds 3 games, Sandersville Giants 1
The Sandersville Giants of the Georgia State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 70 wins and 50 losses, finishing second in the GSL.
The Giants tallied 689 runs and yielded 606 runs. Frank Reveira led all regular hitters by connecting at a .332 clip. Gilbert Bassetti topped Sandersville with 21 wins and a team-best 2.26 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Pete Pavlick served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Bassetti | R | R | August 22, 1934 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Raymond Berntsen | R | R | ||||
| Willie Chandler | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Emory Ennis | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Nick Francone | February 22, 1937 | |||||
| Robert Ganser | L | L | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Howard Gershberg | R | R | June 9, 1936 | 5'10" | 178 | |
| John Hagemann | R | R | August 15, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Lynn Higby | L | R | August 6, 1938 | 6'3" | 198 | |
| Emmett Hungate | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| George Kochis | R | R | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Harold Lanoux | L | 5'11" | 155 | |||
| Joseph Madaris | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Robert Marburger | R | May 29, 1936 | 5'11" | 180 | Evans City, PA US | |
| Allan Milley | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Pete Pavlick | R | R | January 16, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Bayonne, NJ US |
| Frank Reveira | R | R | October 24, 1935 | 5'8" | 205 | |
| Donald Sager | L | L | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Daniel Sarver | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Anderson Shumate | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Frank Slaughter | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Harold Turbyfill | ||||||
| Vernon White | R | L | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Jerry Williams | R | R | 5'11" | 175 |
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.
