1956 Clovis Pioneers Roster
Team Record: 45-95
Finished 10th in the SL
Manager: Frank Benites (0-0), Glenn McQuillen (0-0), Roy Parker (0-0)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Clovis, New Mexico
Ballpark: Bell Park
Attendance: 41,125, Avg. 588
The Clovis Pioneers of the Southwestern League ended the 1956 season with a record of 45 wins and 95 losses, finishing tenth in the SL.
The Pioneers scored 873 runs and conceded 1187 runs, most in the circuit. Roy Parker walloped 36 home runs for Clovis, while Hank Paskiewicz and Lincoln Boyd added 15 or more, too. Roy Parker drove in 133 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .354. Bobby Jurecko paced the team with 9 wins and a team-best 6.46 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Glenn McQuillen played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Clovis Pioneers to do so.
Frank Benites, Glenn McQuillen and Roy Parker served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Benites | R | February 15, 1922 | 5'11" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Lincoln Boyd | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Tommy Cantrell | R | R | June 10, 1936 | 5'11" | 175 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Walter Coopman | R | R | January 21, 1936 | 5'10" | 173 | |
| Robert Danielson | ||||||
| Arthur DiCesare | R | R | August 7, 1934 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| George Doering | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Paul Flores | R | November 23, 1929 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Kenneth Harrington | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Albert Hill | R | R | May 26, 1935 | 5'9" | 181 | |
| Allan Hoisington | R | R | November 18, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
| Don House | R | L | January 29, 1931 | 5'10" | 178 | Cumberland, KY US |
| Bobby Jurecko | L | L | April 9, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | Bayonne, NJ US |
| Laurence Kelcher | R | R | 6'5" | 190 | ||
| Vincent Lupica | R | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Dennis Mannell | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Edward Mazenko | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Robert McGhee | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Glenn McQuillen | R | R | April 19, 1915 | 6'0" | 198 | Strasburg, VA US |
| Don Moore | R | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Roy Parker | L | L | April 7, 1926 | 5'7" | 173 | Mansfield, TX US |
| Hank Paskiewicz | R | April 28, 1930 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Reuben Phillips | R | R | February 6, 1931 | 6'2" | 18 | |
| Billy Poff | ||||||
| Jim Reynolds | R | R | February 5, 1920 | 5'11" | 168 | Elizabeth, AR US |
| Irv Sharp | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Bobby Smith | R | R | March 17, 1937 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| John Spraggon | ||||||
| Gordon Thomas | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Pete Trabucco | R | 5'10" | 195 | |||
| Felipe Valdes | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Norman Vohs | ||||||
| Jim Waugh | R | L | November 2, 1929 | 5'10" | 173 | Huntington, WV US |
| Jack Wilcox | R | R | December 30, 1924 | 5'9" | 155 |
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.
