1956 Magic Valley Cowboys Roster
Team Record: 69-63
Finished 4th in the PL
Manager: Al Zarilla (0-0), John Mudd (0-0), Billy Raimondi (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Twin Falls, Idaho
Ballpark: Jaycee Park
Attendance: 48,723, Avg. 738
The Magic Valley Cowboys of the Pioneer League ended the 1956 season with a record of 69 wins and 63 losses, finishing fourth in the PL.
The Cowboys paced the league with 822 runs, powered by 110 home runs. Magic Valley yielded 735 runs. Dick Wright led the squad with 15 home runs and drove in 79 runs. Robert Pascal topped all regular hitters with a .364 average. Fred Dupree and John Buzhardt paced the team with 18 wins each, while John Buzhardt recorded a 3.57 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1956 Magic Valley Cowboys who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included J C Hartman, John Goetz, Al Zarilla and John Buzhardt.
Al Zarilla, John Mudd and Billy Raimondi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Anderson | R | L | February 6, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Ong, NE US |
| Fred Babb | R | December 31, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| John Buzhardt | R | R | August 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 195 | Prosperity, SC US |
| Bob Castleman | R | R | September 22, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | Mexico, MO US |
| Buster Cloud | R | January 20, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | Council Hill, OK US | |
| Fred Dupree | R | R | January 12, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Kenneth Enright | R | R | 6'3" | 172 | ||
| Ron Goerger | L | L | January 23, 1937 | 6'2" | 200 | Tacoma, WA US |
| John Goetz | R | R | October 24, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | Goetzville, MI US |
| J C Hartman | R | R | April 15, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Cottonton, AL US |
| Duane Hermon | L | R | April 4, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Paul Martin | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Samuel Mauney | R | R | December 16, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | Belmont, NC US |
| Louis McCotter | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| John Mudd | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Robert Pascal | L | L | May 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Ernest Pastornicky | R | R | June 2, 1932 | 6'0" | 178 | Perth Amboy, NJ US |
| Robert Picciano | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Wallace Radford | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Hugh Rogers | L | R | April 18, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | , VA US |
| Bob Shaffer | L | L | September 12, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Garland, UT US |
| Dick Wright | L | R | June 12, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | Memphis, TN US |
| Al Zarilla | L | R | May 1, 1919 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
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.
