1956 Hastings Giants Roster
Team Record: 15-48
Finished 8th in the NSL
Manager: Eugene Thompson (15-48)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Hastings, Nebraska
Ballpark: Duncan Field
Attendance: 28,713, Avg. 912
The Hastings Giants of the Nebraska State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 15 wins and 48 losses, finishing eighth in the NSL.
The Giants scored 311 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 518 runs, most in the circuit. Robert Pleasant paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .290, while Robert Perkins and Adrian Rodgers recorded a 3.6 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
John Weekly played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hastings Giants to do so.
Eugene Thompson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bogatay | R | R | 193 | |||
| Gordon Bretzing | L | R | August 25, 1936 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Larry Colquitt | ||||||
| James Coman | R | R | June 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| William Danielson | ||||||
| Eugene Fisher | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| James Fleming | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Paul Forster | R | March 1, 1938 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Leon Franklin | L | L | 6'0" | 168 | ||
| Samuel Fulton | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Francis Gertschen | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Robert Goldsholl | ||||||
| Ronnie Green | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Joseph Griffiths | L | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Lynn Higby | L | R | August 6, 1938 | 6'3" | 198 | |
| Ron Johnson | R | R | April 16, 1938 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Jay Jones | R | May 14, 1934 | 6'0" | 170 | Taloga, OK US | |
| George Kochis | R | R | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Norbert Kowalkowski | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Roy Mallane | ||||||
| Larry Mallory | L | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Ronald Mauro | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Donald Moore | L | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Joseph Morro | ||||||
| Ernie Nietzke | ||||||
| Robert Perkins | R | R | July 23, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Ronald Perry | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Robert Pleasant | L | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Nicholas Popravak | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Luis Quinones | R | R | ||||
| Glenn Raby | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Adrian Rodgers | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Doug Shrader | L | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Joe Sparks | L | R | March 15, 1938 | 6'0" | 175 | McComas, WV US |
| Dennis St. Clair | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Glenn Thompson | R | R | September 1, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Jimmy Tucker | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Dominick Tursellino | R | R | February 13, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Robert Wales | R | R | September 29, 1938 | 6'4" | 205 | Pueblo, CO US |
| Norman Watson | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| John Weekly | R | R | June 14, 1937 | 6'0" | 200 | Waterproof, LA US |
| Stanley Woodyard |
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.
