1956 Albuquerque Dukes Roster

Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 59-81
Finished 7th in the WL
Manager: Bob Swift (59-81)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Ballpark: Tingley Field
Attendance: 94,176, Avg. 1,345
1956 Albuquerque Dukes Statistics

The Albuquerque Dukes of the Western League ended the 1956 season with a record of 59 wins and 81 losses, finishing seventh in the WL.

The Dukes scored 744 runs and allowed 862 runs, most in the circuit.

Valmy Thomas and Bob Swift both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Bob Swift served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Thomas AgostaRRAugust 10, 19335'10"150Sacramento, CA US
Kenneth AndersenRLOctober 2, 19356'2"185
Ernest BartolomeiLL6'2"170
Bud BauhoferSRNovember 9, 19305'9"170
Ernest ChoukalosLRFebruary 11, 19276'1"215Drumheller, AB CA
Dick DrillingRRJuly 23, 19296'2"185Fonda, IA US
Mitchell FrancisR6'4"224
Ernie FunkRRMarch 11, 19306'1"182Little Rock, AR US
Max GnagyLR5'11"160
Felix GuzmanLL5'11"165
Dick HoganROctober 21, 19336'0"180Worcester, MA US
Bud HullRApril 5, 19315'10"170Detroit, MI US
Keith JonesL5'9"155
William KapuscinskiRR6'3"196
James KenagaRLNovember 1, 19315'10"185
Charles LasbyRRApril 13, 19336'0"190Ithaca, NY US
Reggie LeeRLOctober 20, 19336'0"171Philadelphia, PA US
Tom LovrichRRMarch 17, 19306'5"175Los Angeles, CA US
Charles LundgrenR6'1"190
Jack MartinLLNovember 23, 19296'0"170
John McNamaraRRJune 4, 19325'10"175Sacramento, CA US
Jim MooreRMarch 26, 19315'10"170Salem, OR US
Lonnie MyersRROctober 11, 19315'11"180Everett, WA US
Fernando OsorioRRNovember 21, 19296'2"165Panama, Panama PA
Henry OverinLL5'9"175
Jim PeeteLLMarch 25, 19315'8"200Franklin, VA US
Don PetschowSRJune 5, 19246'0"190
Tommy PolletRJune 19, 19296'3"185
Tom PuehlRRMay 15, 19296'2"200Cincinnati, OH US
Pedro SantiagoLJuly 23, 19255'5"150Coamo, PR
Vincent SarubbiR5'8"160
Edward SassoneRR6'0"190
Ted ShandorRRJuly 4, 19286'0"190Cairnbrook, PA US
Stan StewartRRNovember 28, 19326'0"162Los Angeles, CA US
Jerry StreeterRRSeptember 19, 19315'10"170Modesto, CA US
Don StrichekRRFebruary 16, 19346'1"194Youngstown, OH US
Bob SwiftRRMarch 6, 19155'11"180Salina, KS US
Emil SyngelRR6'1"190
Valmy ThomasRROctober 21, 19255'9"165Santurce, PR
Hal TosoLLSeptember 24, 19285'11"175Stockton, CA US
Pete TrabuccoR5'10"195
Len VanDeHeyLApril 1, 19326'3"210
Albert Wright
George ZackeyRR6'3"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.




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