1956 Missoula Timberjacks Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
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
1956 Missoula Timberjacks Statistics

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
Joe AbernethyRRMay 21, 19346'1"190Newton, NC US
Gabe AgostaSRMarch 16, 19366'0"175
Reno BarbisanRRMay 29, 19296'0"195New Waterford, NS CA
Frankie BarnesNovember 27, 1935
Lloyd BarneyJanuary 25, 1936
Claiborne BryantRRMarch 16, 19356'3"190
Ralph CrosbyRApril 8, 19355'11"163
Jere DobynsL5'10"180
Carlos EspinozaR5'10"150
Raymond EstesRRSeptember 1, 19335'11"175Fairport, MO US
John HackRRAugust 9, 19275'10"170Covina, CA US
Fred IzzoloLLJanuary 17, 19345'11"172Queens, NY US
Aaron JonesRL6'2"220
Alex Lofing
Jesus LovioR5'10"165
Jack McKeonRRNovember 23, 19305'8"195South Amboy, NJ US
John O'Loughlin
Carl PaylorRRMay 6, 19306'0"180McConnellsburg, PA US
James Rehms
Carl Roach
Donald SchneiderLL6'3"175
Richard SchultzRRAugust 4, 19355'11"175Chicago, IL US
Bennie SinquefieldRRMarch 11, 19336'1"175Elba, AL US
Joseph SotoRRJune 12, 19335'11"165Brooklyn, NY US
Jack VanderseeR5'11"175
Alfred ViottoLDecember 27, 19305'7"180
Donald Wangeman
John WantzRL6'0"175
Chuck WeatherspoonRRJune 1, 19316'2"200Pineland, TX US
Jack WellsRRFebruary 17, 19366'1"180
Dallas WomackLLNovember 23, 19276'3"204Guy, AR US
Thomas YankusSL6'3"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.




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