1956 Burlington Bees Roster
Team Record: 46-75
Finished 6th in the IIIL
Manager: Ed McDade (46-75)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Burlington, Iowa
Ballpark: Community Field (Stadium)
Attendance: 68,260, Avg. 1,128
The Burlington Bees of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1956 season with a record of 46 wins and 75 losses, finishing sixth in the IIIL.
The Bees plated 518 runs and conceded 638 runs. Footer Johnson paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .278. Jim Montgomery topped Burlington with 11 wins, while Jim Dunn earned a 3.28 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1956 Burlington Bees who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Freddie Burdette, Dave Stenhouse, Footer Johnson, Jim Dunn, Sammy Drake and George Altman.
Ed McDade served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Altman | L | R | March 20, 1933 | 6'4" | 200 | Goldsboro, NC US |
| Walter Babcock | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Jack Bryant | L | R | February 17, 1934 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Freddie Burdette | R | R | September 15, 1936 | 6'1" | 170 | Moultrie, GA US |
| Dom Campana | R | R | August 4, 1933 | 5'10" | 190 | McKeesport, PA US |
| Dock Conners | R | R | July 26, 1934 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Joseph Cupito | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Sammy Drake | S | R | October 7, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Jim Dunn | R | R | February 25, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | Valdosta, GA US |
| Carroll Gholson | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| David Hanrahan | R | July 17, 1936 | 5'7" | 165 | ||
| Joe Hinchman | L | L | March 19, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Emma, KY US |
| Carl Johnson | R | R | October 18, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Footer Johnson | L | L | February 15, 1932 | 5'11" | 175 | Dayton, OH US |
| Daniel Lobitz | R | R | September 13, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Robert Machiorlete | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Ed McDade | S | R | October 30, 1928 | 5'9" | 195 | East St. Louis, IL US |
| Robert Millard | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Jim Montgomery | R | R | November 9, 1934 | 6'2" | 200 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Robert Moore | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Wes Moore | R | R | February 1, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| John Mudd | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| John Olczak | L | L | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Thomas Paddock | R | R | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Ernest Pastornicky | R | R | June 2, 1932 | 6'0" | 178 | Perth Amboy, NJ US |
| Gerald Patrick | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Scott Quakenbush | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Tom Rea | S | R | August 2, 1934 | 6'3" | 196 | Detroit, MI US |
| Bob Rivich | R | R | September 12, 1931 | 5'11" | 184 | East Chicago, IN US |
| Tommie Roberson | R | R | October 30, 1929 | 5'11" | 165 | Everetts, NC US |
| Hugh Rogers | L | R | April 18, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | , VA US |
| Al Seeger | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Pete Spasoff | L | L | February 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 170 | Battle Creek, MI US |
| Jim Speer | R | R | December 29, 1933 | 6'3" | 180 | Sandusky, OH US |
| Dave Stenhouse | R | R | September 12, 1933 | 6'0" | 195 | Westerly, RI US |
| John Swiech | R | R | September 29, 1934 | 5'10" | 175 | Woonsocket, RI US |
| Phil Tarpey | R | R | October 30, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | Gardner, MA US |
| Dick Tindall | R | December 1, 1932 | 6'2" | 225 | Trenton, NJ US | |
| Wayne Tjaden | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Manuel Trabous | R | July 6, 1922 | 5'10" | 190 | Santurce, PR | |
| Don Voigt | L | L | January 31, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | Montgomery, IL 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.
