1956 Missoula Timberjacks Roster
Team Record: 61-71
Finished 7th in the PL
Manager: Jack McKeon (61-71)
Location: Missoula, Montana
Ballpark: Campbell Field
Attendance: 59,049, Avg. 895
The Missoula Timberjacks of the Pioneer League ended the 1956 season with a record of 61 wins and 71 losses, finishing seventh in the PL.
The Timberjacks scored 662 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 729 runs. Joe Abernethy led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .305 average. Claiborne Bryant topped Missoula with 12 wins and a team-best 3.6 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers. Jack McKeon served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Joe Abernethy | R | R | May 21, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | Newton, NC US |
Gabe Agosta | S | R | March 16, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Reno Barbisan | R | R | May 29, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | New Waterford, NS CA |
Frankie Barnes | November 27, 1935 | |||||
Lloyd Barney | January 25, 1936 | |||||
Claiborne Bryant | R | R | March 16, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | |
Ralph Crosby | R | April 8, 1935 | 5'11" | 163 | ||
Jere Dobyns | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
Carlos Espinoza | R | 5'10" | 150 | |||
Raymond Estes | R | R | September 1, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Fairport, MO US |
John Hack | R | R | August 9, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | Covina, CA US |
Fred Izzolo | L | L | January 17, 1934 | 5'11" | 172 | Queens, NY US |
Aaron Jones | R | L | 6'2" | 220 | ||
Alex Lofing | ||||||
Jesus Lovio | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
Jack McKeon | R | R | November 23, 1930 | 5'8" | 195 | South Amboy, NJ US |
John O'Loughlin | ||||||
Carl Paylor | R | R | May 6, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | McConnellsburg, PA US |
James Rehms | ||||||
Carl Roach | ||||||
Donald Schneider | L | L | 6'3" | 175 | ||
Richard Schultz | R | R | August 4, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
Bennie Sinquefield | R | R | March 11, 1933 | 6'1" | 175 | Elba, AL US |
Joseph Soto | R | R | June 12, 1933 | 5'11" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Jack Vandersee | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
Alfred Viotto | L | December 27, 1930 | 5'7" | 180 | ||
Donald Wangeman | ||||||
John Wantz | R | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Chuck Weatherspoon | R | R | June 1, 1931 | 6'2" | 200 | Pineland, TX US |
Jack Wells | R | R | February 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Dallas Womack | L | L | November 23, 1927 | 6'3" | 204 | Guy, AR US |
Thomas Yankus | S | L | 6'3" | 210 |
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.