1956 Savannah Redlegs Roster
Team Record: 60-80
Finished 7th in the SAL
Manager: Jimmy Brown (60-80)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Ballpark: Grayson Stadium
Attendance: 46,292, Avg. 661
The Savannah Redlegs of the South Atlantic League ended the 1956 season with a record of 60 wins and 80 losses, finishing seventh in the SAL.
The Redlegs scored 523 runs and conceded 627 runs. Danny Morejón paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .298. Gene Hayden topped Savannah with 17 wins and a team-best 3.02 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1956 Savannah Redlegs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Powell, Bill Upton, Neal Hertweck, Danny Morejón, Gene Hayden, Barney Martin, Harvey Gentry, Sonny Senerchia, Earl Smith, Buddy Gilbert, Félix Torres and Elio Chacón.
Jimmy Brown served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Alomar | R | R | December 11, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Joseph Andrews | R | R | January 9, 1932 | 6'1" | 200 | Fall River, MA US |
| John Bebber | R | R | June 25, 1923 | 6'0" | 172 | Chicago, IL US |
| Ralph Birkofer | R | R | April 6, 1934 | 6'1" | 200 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Howard Boles | R | March 25, 1927 | 6'4" | 220 | LaSalle, IL US | |
| Jack Bossard | R | April 21, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | Blythewood, SC US | |
| Jimmy Bragan | R | R | March 12, 1929 | 6'0" | 198 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Dick Bush | R | R | March 23, 1931 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Gus Carmichael | S | R | May 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | , ME US |
| Elio Chacón | R | R | October 26, 1936 | 5'9" | 160 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| John Claset | L | L | December 6, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Leonidas Dansby | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Cecil Davis | R | R | February 26, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | Amber, OK US |
| Jerry Dean | R | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Hank DeVincent | R | March 8, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Jerry Elder | R | R | July 2, 1935 | 6'2" | 175 | Louisville, KY US |
| Sergio Garcia | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Harvey Gentry | L | R | May 27, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | Winston-Salem, NC US |
| Buddy Gilbert | L | R | July 26, 1935 | 6'3" | 195 | Knoxville, TN US |
| Gene Hayden | L | L | April 14, 1935 | 6'2" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Neal Hertweck | L | L | November 22, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Kenneth Hommel | R | R | February 8, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Queens, NY US |
| Barney Martin | R | R | March 3, 1923 | 5'11" | 170 | Columbia, SC US |
| Jack Mehl | R | R | June 19, 1932 | 6'5" | 185 | |
| Walter Miller | R | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Danny Morejón | R | R | July 21, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Robert Nuxhall | R | R | September 29, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Tony Pacheco | R | R | July 9, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Punta Brava, La Habana CU |
| Buddy Padgett | L | L | November 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| William Patriss | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Thomas Peeler | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| James Petersen | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Bill Powell | L | R | May 8, 1919 | 6'0" | 195 | Comer, GA US |
| James Robinette | L | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| William Schimchak | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Keith Schmidt | R | R | May 29, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Sonny Senerchia | R | R | April 6, 1929 | 6'1" | 195 | Newark, NJ US |
| Earl Smith | R | R | March 14, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Sunnyside, WA US |
| Jim St. Clair | R | R | November 13, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Taylorsville, NC US |
| William Thompson | L | L | January 7, 1932 | 6'5" | 190 | Hooker, PA US |
| Félix Torres | R | R | May 1, 1932 | 5'11" | 165 | Ponce, PR |
| Bill Upton | R | R | June 18, 1929 | 6'0" | 167 | Esther, MO US |
| Jack Walters | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Richard Wehman | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Robert Wetzel | R | R | November 23, 1935 | 6'0" | 170 | Santa Ana, CA US |
| Ray Williams | R | R | December 4, 1924 | 6'2" | 185 | Ensley, AL 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.
