1956 Boise Braves Roster
Team Record: 74-58
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Mickey Livingston (0-0), Bobby King (0-0), George McQuinn (0-0)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Boise, Idaho
Ballpark: Braves Field 1955-1963
Attendance: 87,732, Avg. 1,329
The Boise Braves of the Pioneer League ended the 1956 season with a record of 74 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the PL.
The Braves plated 776 runs and allowed 631 runs. Joe Trenary led batters with significant playing time with a .284 average. Robert Arendt and Del Coursey topped Boise with 15 wins each, while Robert Arendt recorded a 2.97 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Mickey Livingston and Bob Uecker both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Mickey Livingston, Bobby King and George McQuinn served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Robert Arendt | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Lou Balsz | L | L | December 27, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Jack Bickett | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
Charlie Chronopoulos | L | R | August 1, 1932 | 6'1" | 210 | |
Del Coursey | R | R | April 4, 1930 | 6'3" | 220 | Devol, OK US |
William Dennis | L | R | June 21, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Jim Espinola | R | R | April 13, 1931 | 6'0" | 160 | Nashua, NH US |
Al Forthmann | R | R | August 30, 1935 | 5'8" | 160 | Berkeley, CA US |
William Garcia | L | R | August 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | |
William Gilmore | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
Thomas Graham | R | R | 6'8" | 210 | ||
Kenneth Hansen | L | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Robert Jacobs | R | R | March 12, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US |
Bob Jacoby | R | R | October 11, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | Portland, OR US |
Frank Johnson | R | R | March 7, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | Call, TX US |
Rufus Johnson | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
Bobby King | R | R | September 16, 1928 | 5'8" | 150 | Fort Smith, AR US |
Michael Kirmer | L | L | May 21, 1935 | 6'3" | 205 | Hollywood, CA US |
Ed Lampe | S | L | April 21, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
Mickey Livingston | R | R | November 15, 1914 | 6'1" | 185 | Newberry, SC US |
Melvin McGavock | R | R | March 31, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | |
Bernard McLaughlin | L | 5'10" | 174 | |||
Noel Mickelsen | R | R | August 15, 1934 | 6'6" | 190 | Oto, IA US |
Phillip Misley | R | L | 6'0" | 165 | ||
Richie Morse | R | R | September 6, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Glendale, CA US |
Jim Quigley | R | L | September 11, 1936 | 6'5" | 175 | Hartford, CT US |
Gerald Rice | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
Howard Rouse | R | 6'2" | 200 | |||
Richard Runyan | R | R | 6'4" | 227 | ||
Paul Sereduk | R | R | May 18, 1935 | 6'1" | 210 | Boise, ID US |
John Stapp | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
Joe Trenary | S | R | August 17, 1935 | 5'11" | 170 | Marshfield, MO US |
Bob Uecker | R | R | January 26, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | Milwaukee, WI US |
A. J. White | R | R | December 11, 1933 | 6'5" | 219 | |
Leonard Williams | R | R | March 27, 1928 | 5'11" | 195 | Valdosta, GA 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.