1956 Thomasville Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 63-76
Finished 6th in the GGL
Manager: Rudy Rufer (0-0), George Pfister (0-0)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Thomasville, Georgia
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 21,697, Avg. 312
The Thomasville Dodgers of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1956 season with a record of 63 wins and 76 losses, finishing sixth in the GGL.
The Dodgers plated 586 runs and allowed 641 runs. William Jackson paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .276 clip. Dick Scott topped Thomasville with 15 wins and a team-best 2.12 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1956 Thomasville Dodgers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ed Palmquist, Rudy Rufer and Dick Scott.
Rudy Rufer and George Pfister served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Arellanes | R | R | June 24, 1936 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Freddie Bailey | S | R | June 24, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Jack Baldwin | R | December 13, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| James Bergey | R | R | January 25, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Carl Brio | L | L | August 14, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| William Clancy | R | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Eugene Conquy | R | February 2, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Gary Coultas | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| James Craven | R | R | February 4, 1936 | 6'3" | 175 | Newberry, SC US |
| Fred DeFalco | R | 5'11" | 187 | |||
| Marlin Erickson | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Richard Fallon | ||||||
| Ronald Forsythe | R | R | February 19, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | West Brownsville, PA US |
| Robert Glaser | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Arthur Herring | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Edward Horowitz | R | |||||
| Robert Hurvitz | R | R | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| William Jackson | R | 5'10" | 169 | |||
| Eric Johnson | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Robert Koczwara | R | R | January 21, 1935 | 5'11" | 165 | New Bedford, MA US |
| Ralph Lawrence | L | L | May 5, 1931 | 6'0" | 150 | |
| Eugene Lee | R | R | December 12, 1933 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Joseph Mathis | R | R | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Walter Merrigan | L | R | September 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | Somerville, NJ US |
| Tommy Mixon | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Jim Moss | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| John Murta | ||||||
| Ed Palmquist | R | R | June 10, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Roy Polk | R | R | September 5, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Rudy Rufer | R | R | October 28, 1926 | 6'0" | 165 | Ridgewood, NY US |
| Dick Scott | R | L | March 15, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Portsmouth, NH US |
| George Scott | R | R | August 23, 1936 | 6'3" | 165 | |
| Warren Simpson | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Frank Slezak | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Arnie Smith | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| James Steinhour | R | L | June 16, 1937 | 6'1" | 175 | Springfield, VT US |
| James Wexler | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Francis Wilson | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| James Wright | ||||||
| Jerry Wright | R | R | August 31, 1934 | 6'1" | 70 | Fort Smith, 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.
