1956 Idaho Falls Russets Roster
Team Record: 69-63
Finished 5th in the PL
Manager: Stan Wasiak (0-0), Charlie Metro (0-0)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
Ballpark: Highland Park
Attendance: 39,497, Avg. 598
The Idaho Falls Russets of the Pioneer League ended the 1956 season with a record of 69 wins and 63 losses, finishing fifth in the PL.
The Russets plated 736 runs and conceded 697 runs. Bob Johnson led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .357 clip. Gordon Seyfried topped Idaho Falls with 11 wins, while Dick Bays earned a 1.88 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Johnson and Gordon Seyfried both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Stan Wasiak and Charlie Metro served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Dick Anderson | L | R | January 14, 1935 | 5'7" | 165 | |
Dick Armbruster | R | R | May 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
Dick Bays | L | L | January 19, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Jack Bowen | R | R | July 29, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Dale Cartier | L | L | June 11, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Earl Castille | R | R | 6'4" | 180 | ||
Rosario Ciatto | R | R | April 2, 1935 | 5'11" | 190 | |
Richard Colone | L | L | December 7, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Richard Daniels | L | December 14, 1932 | 6'1" | 160 | ||
Rowland Davies | L | L | 5'11" | 168 | ||
Alan Dwyer | R | R | January 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Geneva, NY US |
James Gilchrist | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
James Green | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
Stan Hubert | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
Bob Johnson | R | R | March 4, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | Omaha, NE US |
Nikko Koleff | R | R | September 2, 1934 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Gerald Linnell | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
James Lumadue | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
Ben Mateosky | R | R | March 21, 1933 | 6'2" | 202 | Uniontown, PA US |
Alfred Mathews | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
William Maupin | R | R | June 3, 1937 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Bob McDaniel | R | R | April 5, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | |
Donald Meadows | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Paul Nickell | L | September 25, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Bill Nolan | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Thomas O'Brien | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
Bob Paffel | R | R | February 27, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | Wyandotte, MI US |
Paul Petro | R | December 13, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
Orville Ponte | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
David Reed | L | R | July 30, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Anthony Russo | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
John Schroder | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Gordon Seyfried | R | R | July 4, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | Long Beach, CA US |
Teddy Tate | R | June 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
George Walters | S | L | August 29, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Stan Wasiak | R | R | April 8, 1920 | 5'9" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
Ronald Wenson | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
William Wright | R | R | 6'3" | 193 |
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.