1956 Aberdeen Pheasants Roster

Northern League (NL) - Class: C
Team Record: 64-61
Finished 4th in the NL
Manager: George Staller (64-61)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Aberdeen, South Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Baseball Park
Attendance: 60,673, Avg. 971
1956 Aberdeen Pheasants Statistics

Playoffs - Aberdeen Pheasants 1 game, Winnipeg Goldeyes 0
Finals - Duluth-Superior White Sox 2 games, Aberdeen Pheasants 0

The Aberdeen Pheasants of the Northern League ended the 1956 season with a record of 64 wins and 61 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Pheasants scored 594 runs and conceded 607 runs. Leonard Hunt led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .317 clip. Elliott Coleman and Wes Stock topped Aberdeen with 14 wins each, while Elliott Coleman registered a 2.56 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

George Staller and Wes Stock both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

George Staller served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bruce BensonR6'1"165
Joe BierlyLRAugust 22, 19346'4"175Glen Rock, PA US
Bob BirdLROctober 21, 19365'10"185
James BurtonRROctober 20, 19355'10"170Baldwinsville, NY US
Elliott ColemanRRDecember 27, 19365'11"170Pulaski, TN US
Ken CollierOctober 25, 1930
Luther CongerRRApril 9, 19326'2"195
Alvin ConwayRRAugust 3, 19335'11"196
Whitey DeHartRMarch 22, 19345'11"170
Bob GeelsRRNovember 23, 19336'1"165Scranton, AR US
Pat GosneyRRSeptember 20, 19316'2"225Red Bluff, CA US
Sherrill HallRROctober 1, 19336'2"185
Leonard HuntLL5'9"180
Guy LavalliereRRDecember 31, 19315'8"200
Jack MaleR6'1"165
Walt MassefskiRJuly 22, 19345'10"180Newark, NJ US
Bob MusgraveLLJanuary 7, 19346'0"170Columbia, MO US
Dick NiesytoRRJuly 13, 19326'1"178
Thomas NixL6'0"168
Wayne PaulsenR5'10"180
George PfisterLJuly 10, 19355'11"175
Dusty RhodesLLMay 4, 19346'1"210
William RussRR6'0"180
Stan SilcottRRSeptember 27, 19316'1"190
Richard SimpsonRR5'10"170
Terry SparksL6'1"190
George StallerLLApril 1, 19165'11"190Rutherford Heights, PA US
Wes StockRRApril 10, 19346'2"188Longview, WA US
Ronald StockerRL5'11"160
Bobby ThompsonRRFebruary 17, 19316'5"210St. Louis, MO US
Marvin WisniewskiSL6'1"182

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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