1956 Lubbock Hubbers/Texas City Texans Roster

Big State League (BSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 59-81
Finished 6th in the BSL
Manager: Bill Krueger (0-0), Jay Haney (0-0)
Location: Lubbock, Texas; Texas City, Texas
Ballpark: Hubber Park, Texan Park
Attendance: 53,900, Avg. 770
1956 Lubbock Hubbers/Texas City Texans Statistics

The Lubbock Hubbers/Texas City Texans of the Big State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 59 wins and 81 losses, finishing sixth in the BSL.Lubbock (34-46) transferred to Texas City July 8.

The Hubbers/Texans tallied 769 runs and gave up 889 runs, most in the league. Bill Lajoie led all regular batters with a .327 average. Hillory Stanton topped Lubbock/Texas City with 11 wins, while Kelly Searcy recorded a 4.01 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Members of the 1956 Lubbock Hubbers/Texas City Texans who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Mickey Livingston, Ron Moeller and Willie Tasby.

Bill Krueger and Jay Haney served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Robert BarronRRMay 2, 19336'0"170
Howard BolesRMarch 25, 19276'4"220LaSalle, IL US
Bob BonebrakeRRFebruary 9, 19316'2"200
Donald BrunsRROctober 17, 19336'2"185
Claiborne BryantRRMarch 16, 19356'3"190
James BurtonRROctober 20, 19355'10"170Baldwinsville, NY US
Donald Cartwright
James DaltonR5'10"160
Cecil DavisRRFebruary 26, 19326'3"195Amber, OK US
Paul DoughtyRRJuly 5, 19266'0"185Bangor, ME US
Charles FerranteLL6'0"190
Jack FullerLR5'11"165
Joseph GauciRRJanuary 3, 19326'0"188Detroit, MI US
Pat GosneyRRSeptember 20, 19316'2"225Red Bluff, CA US
William HainRRJanuary 9, 19346'3"195St. Louis, MO US
Sherrill HallRROctober 1, 19336'2"185
Jay HaneyRJune 26, 19205'10"155
Ted HerreraRRJanuary 12, 19336'0"180Fullerton, CA US
Patrick HubertRR5'10"165
Daniel Irby
Willard JohnsonLJune 24, 19306'0"170
Archie JonesLRJune 19, 19315'11"
James JonesRROctober 7, 19295'8"155
Walter Keany
Gary KolodRR6'2"180
Bill KruegerRRMay 23, 19226'1"175Hickory, NC US
Ronald KuhlmanRRNovember 20, 19356'2"200
Ralph LairmoreLROctober 28, 19376'1"187
Bill LajoieLLJune 27, 19346'0"180Wyandotte, MI US
E. C. LeslieRRFebruary 12, 19315'11"175Kansas City, MO US
Mickey LivingstonRRNovember 15, 19146'1"185Newberry, SC US
Howard LockwoodRRApril 2, 19336'4"215
Walt MassefskiRJuly 22, 19345'10"180Newark, NJ US
Jerry Medlock
Robert MillerRRJanuary 23, 19356'1"195
Richard MitchenerRR6'2"180
Ron MoellerLLOctober 13, 19386'0"180Cincinnati, OH US
Steve MolinariRAugust 13, 19315'10"195Medford, MA US
Bob MusgraveLLJanuary 7, 19346'0"170Columbia, MO US
Wayne PaulsenR5'10"180
Bernard PraisRRSeptember 5, 19336'0"180Lake Forest, IL US
Ray RobinsonRR6'2"208Richmond, VA US
Dick SantanielloRJuly 25, 19346'2"190
Charles SchaafRRFebruary 20, 19316'1"185Reedsville, PA US
Al SchwegmanLLFebruary 15, 19296'0"165
Bobby ScottSOctober 20, 19305'9"160Wichita Falls, TX US
Kelly SearcyLLJanuary 25, 19315'11"180Nashville, TN US
Donald SmithLAugust 22, 19325'10"185
George SmithR5'10"170
George SmithRR6'2"
Hillory StantonRR6'3"205
Gene SummerlinSLApril 22, 19315'11"175
Willie TasbyRRJanuary 8, 19335'11"170Shreveport, LA US
Emil TellingerRRMarch 14, 19296'4"215
Franklin ThackerRRMarch 28, 19335'10"175Oklahoma City, OK US
Chuck ThomasRRJanuary 27, 19325'10"188Miami, FL US
Eugene WeglarzRL6'2"195
Sam WigginsL6'2"190
Marvin WisniewskiSL6'1"182

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.




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