1956 Midland Indians Roster
Team Record: 63-81
Finished 8th in the SL
Manager: Everett Robinson (0-0), Rudolph Briner (0-0), Juan Izaguirre (0-0)
Location: Midland, Texas
Ballpark: Municipal Park
Attendance: 77,601, Avg. 1,078
The Midland Indians of the Southwestern League ended the 1956 season with a record of 63 wins and 81 losses, finishing eighth in the SL.
The Indians scored 820 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 945 runs. Ike Jackson walloped 31 home runs for Midland, while Dick Hogan and Stephen Hill swatted 15 or more also. Ike Jackson drove in 138 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .347. John Stadnicki led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 4.02 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers. Everett Robinson, Rudolph Briner and Juan Izaguirre served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph Briner | R | R | July 18, 1917 | 5'10" | 200 | |
| Leo Burkhalter | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| William Close | R | March 7, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | Buck Run, PA US | |
| Duane Collins | ||||||
| Donald Damiano | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Joe Dominguez | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Barney Elser | R | R | December 2, 1930 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Dean Franks | L | R | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| John Grace | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Donald Graham | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Donald Green | L | L | March 19, 1932 | 5'9" | 150 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Harold Hacker | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Stephen Hill | R | R | May 25, 1934 | 6'2" | 165 | Muskogee, OK US |
| Fred Hoffman | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Dick Hogan | R | October 21, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Worcester, MA US | |
| Bill Hurley | L | L | June 5, 1932 | 5'8" | 170 | |
| Juan Izaguirre | R | 5'11" | 198 | |||
| Ike Jackson | R | R | May 31, 1923 | 6'1" | 215 | Darling, MS US |
| Alfredo Jimenez | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Lawrence Koppe | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| William Kulpaca | R | R | 6'4" | 225 | ||
| James Miller | ||||||
| Harl Pierce | L | 5'9" | 163 | |||
| Tommy Pollet | R | June 19, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Jack Ramsey | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Everett Robinson | L | L | October 12, 1916 | 6'1" | 175 | Hobart, IN US |
| Glen Selbo | R | March 29, 1926 | 6'3" | 195 | La Crosse, WI US | |
| John Stadnicki | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Billy Thompson | R | R | 6'2" | 184 | ||
| Luverne Thompson | ||||||
| Dick Viskozki | L | September 1, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | Taylorville, IL 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.
