1956 Veracruz Aguilas Roster
Mexican League (ML) - Class: AA
Team Record: 54-66
Finished 4th in the ML
Manager: Santos Amaro (0-0), Martín Dihigo (0-0)
Location: Veracruz, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parq Deportivo Veracruzano
Attendance: 209,615, Avg. 3,494
1956 Veracruz Aguilas StatisticsTeam Record: 54-66
Finished 4th in the ML
Manager: Santos Amaro (0-0), Martín Dihigo (0-0)
Location: Veracruz, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parq Deportivo Veracruzano
Attendance: 209,615, Avg. 3,494
The Veracruz Aguilas of the Mexican League ended the 1956 season with a record of 54 wins and 66 losses, finishing fourth in the ML.
The Aguilas plated 477 runs and yielded 526 runs. Mario Ariosa led all regular batters by hitting .311. Roman Ramos topped Veracruz with 12 wins.
Players from the 1956 Veracruz Aguilas who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Wilfredo Salas, Gene Collins, Dan Bankhead, Mario Ariosa and Earl Taborn.
Santos Amaro and Martín Dihigo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Alvarez | R | R | August 14, 1926 | 5'8" | 160 | Andres Tuxtla, Veracruz MX |
| Pedro Antunez | R | March 8, 1924 | Ranchuelo, Villa Clara CU | |||
| Mario Ariosa | R | R | September 12, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Remedios, Villa Clara CU |
| Fernando Arrieta | L | L | 5'8" | 148 | ||
| Dan Bankhead | R | R | May 3, 1920 | 6'1" | 184 | Empire, AL US |
| Regino Camacho | L | L | October 6, 1927 | 5'6" | 130 | Tampico, Tamaulipas MX |
| Angel Castro | L | L | April 20, 1917 | 5'10" | Empalme, Sonora MX | |
| Reynaldo Castro | R | R | , MX | |||
| Alonso Ceballos | R | R | 6'2" | 179 | ||
| Gene Collins | L | L | January 7, 1925 | 5'8" | 168 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Aristonico Correoso | R | February 2, 1917 | 191 | Orientes, CU | ||
| Jose Cortes | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Jesús Díaz | R | R | January 18, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Torreon, Coahuila MX |
| Cuauhtemoc Duran | ||||||
| Larry Fox | R | L | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Raul Galata | L | L | October 5, 1930 | 5'9" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Juan Garcia | R | R | 5'10" | 145 | ||
| Gil Guerra | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | , CU | |
| Sixto Hechavarria | R | R | 5'7" | 135 | ||
| Felipe Lopez | ||||||
| Eliseo Morales | ||||||
| Luis Morales | R | R | November 3, 1928 | 5'9" | 150 | Banes, CU |
| McKinley Mosley | R | R | March 24, 1929 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Rolando Muniz | ||||||
| Lucio Ortega | ||||||
| Pablo Platas | R | , MX | ||||
| Roman Ramos | R | R | February 17, 1935 | 5'7" | 154 | Alvarado, Veracruz MX |
| Wilfredo Salas | R | October 6, 1922 | Guantanamo, Oriente CU | |||
| Mario Salazar | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Aldo Salvent | R | R | October 4, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | Yateras, CU |
| Earl Taborn | R | R | July 22, 1922 | 5'11" | 170 | Carrier Mills, IL US |
| Ernesto Teran | ||||||
| Ramiro Vazquez | L | L | July 31, 1930 | 5'7" | 150 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Jose Villegas | R | R | 5'11" | 190 |
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.
