1956 Boise Braves Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
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
1956 Boise Braves Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Robert ArendtRR6'1"170
Lou BalszLLDecember 27, 19356'0"175Los Angeles, CA US
Jack BickettR6'1"175
Charlie ChronopoulosLRAugust 1, 19326'1"210
Del CourseyRRApril 4, 19306'3"220Devol, OK US
William DennisLRJune 21, 19346'2"190
Jim EspinolaRRApril 13, 19316'0"160Nashua, NH US
Al ForthmannRRAugust 30, 19355'8"160Berkeley, CA US
William GarciaLRAugust 17, 19366'0"195
William GilmoreR6'1"195
Thomas GrahamRR6'8"210
Kenneth HansenLL6'1"195
Robert JacobsRRMarch 12, 19376'0"165St. Louis, MO US
Bob JacobyRROctober 11, 19355'11"180Portland, OR US
Frank JohnsonRRMarch 7, 19325'10"175Call, TX US
Rufus JohnsonR6'2"185
Bobby KingRRSeptember 16, 19285'8"150Fort Smith, AR US
Michael KirmerLLMay 21, 19356'3"205Hollywood, CA US
Ed LampeSLApril 21, 19376'2"180San Francisco, CA US
Mickey LivingstonRRNovember 15, 19146'1"185Newberry, SC US
Melvin McGavockRRMarch 31, 19376'3"200
Bernard McLaughlinL5'10"174
Noel MickelsenRRAugust 15, 19346'6"190Oto, IA US
Phillip MisleyRL6'0"165
Richie MorseRRSeptember 6, 19336'0"175Glendale, CA US
Jim QuigleyRLSeptember 11, 19366'5"175Hartford, CT US
Gerald RiceRR6'3"200
Howard RouseR6'2"200
Richard RunyanRR6'4"227
Paul SeredukRRMay 18, 19356'1"210Boise, ID US
John StappRR6'0"160
Joe TrenarySRAugust 17, 19355'11"170Marshfield, MO US
Bob UeckerRRJanuary 26, 19346'1"190Milwaukee, WI US
A. J. WhiteRRDecember 11, 19336'5"219
Leonard WilliamsRRMarch 27, 19285'11"195Valdosta, 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.




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