1956 Terre Haute Huts Roster
Team Record: 40-26
in the IIIL
Manager: Bill Norman (0-0), Charlie Metro (0-0)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 23,368, Avg. 708
The Terre Haute Huts of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1956 season with a record of 40 wins and 26 lossesTerre Haute withdrew July 3.
The Huts led the league with just 281 runs allowed. Terre Haute scored 320 runs, worst in the league,. Dick Camilli paced all regular batters by hitting .332. Rowland Davies topped the team with 6 wins and a team-best 3.39 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1956 Terre Haute Huts who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jack Feller, George Alusik, Kent Hadley, Bubba Morton, John Tsitouris and Jim Proctor.
Bill Norman and Charlie Metro served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Alusik | R | R | February 11, 1935 | 6'3" | 175 | Ashley, PA US |
| Dick Bays | L | L | January 19, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Richard Bentfield | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Dick Camilli | R | R | August 2, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Rosario Ciatto | R | R | April 2, 1935 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Rowland Davies | L | L | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Duke Dawson | R | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Alan Dwyer | R | R | January 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Geneva, NY US |
| John Enrietto | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Jack Feller | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 5'10" | 185 | Adrian, MI US |
| James Green | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Kent Hadley | L | L | December 17, 1934 | 6'3" | 190 | Pocatello, ID US |
| Jim Hughes | R | R | October 21, 1934 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Keith Jones | L | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Nikko Koleff | R | R | September 2, 1934 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Robert Loschke | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Joe Melago | R | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Bubba Morton | R | R | December 13, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | Washington, DC US |
| Gene Neff | R | February 28, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Paul Nickell | L | September 25, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Thomas O'Brien | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Ralph Pausig | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Paul Petro | R | December 13, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Jim Proctor | R | R | September 9, 1935 | 6'0" | 165 | Brandywine, MD US |
| Dan Ramer | R | R | May 25, 1927 | 6'3" | 185 | Falmouth, VA US |
| Tom Sharkey | R | R | 6'0" | 186 | ||
| Raymond Taliaferro | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| John Tsitouris | R | R | May 4, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | Monroe, NC US |
| Tom Van Remmen | R | R | April 2, 1934 | 6'1" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Frank Walenga | R | November 26, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 |
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.
