1956 Jamestown Falcons Roster
Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League (PONYL) - Class: D
Team Record: 52-62
Finished 5th in the PONYL
Manager: Pat Mullin (0-0), Don Lund (0-0), Wayne Blackburn (0-0)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Jamestown, New York
Ballpark: Russell Diethrich, Jr. Park
Attendance: 19,757, Avg. 347
1956 Jamestown Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 52-62
Finished 5th in the PONYL
Manager: Pat Mullin (0-0), Don Lund (0-0), Wayne Blackburn (0-0)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Jamestown, New York
Ballpark: Russell Diethrich, Jr. Park
Attendance: 19,757, Avg. 347
The Jamestown Falcons of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1956 season with a record of 52 wins and 62 losses, finishing fifth in the PONYL.
The Falcons scored 693 runs and surrendered 713 runs.
Players from the 1956 Jamestown Falcons who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Frank Kostro, Buck Rodgers, Pat Mullin, Howie Koplitz, Phil Regan and Bubba Morton.
Pat Mullin, Don Lund and Wayne Blackburn served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Antoine | R | R | March 17, 1935 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Wayne Blackburn | L | L | July 10, 1914 | 5'10" | 168 | Harmon, OH US |
| Marvin Caswell | R | R | January 13, 1937 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| William Felts | ||||||
| Bill Frentz | R | R | May 21, 1934 | 6'4" | 150 | |
| Alfred Henningham | L | L | August 3, 1935 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Richard Jones | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Howie Koplitz | R | R | May 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 190 | Oshkosh, WI US |
| Frank Kostro | R | R | August 4, 1937 | 6'2" | 190 | Windber, PA US |
| Dennis Lamothe | August 24, 1936 | 193 | Milford, MA US | |||
| James Lumadue | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| David Mendler | September 4, 1937 | 193 | Detroit, MI US | |||
| Ronald Monson | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Bubba Morton | R | R | December 13, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | Washington, DC US |
| Pat Mullin | L | R | November 1, 1917 | 6'2" | 190 | Trotter, PA US |
| Thomas O'Brien | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Bob Paffel | R | R | February 27, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| William Page | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Dave Pleznac | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Orville Ponte | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jesse Queen | R | R | June 7, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | Cuthbert, GA US |
| Phil Regan | R | R | April 6, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | Otsego, MI US |
| Buck Rodgers | S | R | August 16, 1938 | 6'2" | 190 | Delaware, OH US |
| Robert Rowe | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| George Seidel | L | R | July 18, 1932 | 6'0" | 187 | Williamsport, PA US |
| James Spyhalski | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Robert Stewart | L | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| John Tasker | L | L | 6'1" | 183 | ||
| Gale Tyndall | R | 193 | ||||
| Don Verstraete | ||||||
| Dick Walter | R | R | June 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Sommerville, MA US |
| Roy Young | R | September 3, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 |
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.
