1956 Olean Oilers Roster

Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League (PONYL) - Class: D
Team Record: 65-58
Finished 3rd in the PONYL
Manager: Paul Owens (65-58)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Olean, New York
Ballpark: Bradner Stadium
Attendance: 27,281, Avg. 444
1956 Olean Oilers Statistics

Playoffs - Olean Oilers 2 games, Corning Red Sox 1
Finals - Wellsville Braves 3 games, Olean Oilers 2

The Olean Oilers of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1956 season with a record of 65 wins and 58 losses, finishing third in the PONYL.

The Oilers plated 676 runs and surrendered 664 runs.

Tim Harkness played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Olean Oilers to do so.

Paul Owens served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
William BostwickRRNovember 17, 19345'10"175
Fred BrancatoRLJanuary 4, 19386'0"178
Victor CollierRRJanuary 20, 19366'2"180
Harold Cooley
Jack DeanerR193
Eugene Edgar
Jackie FerrellLLMarch 11, 19365'11"170
Ralph Fortson
Bernard GemmeLRApril 11, 19375'10"160
John Getner
Tim HarknessLLDecember 23, 19376'2"182Lachine, QC CA
Reggie HeavenerLMay 30, 19386'0"185
William HillSRDecember 11, 19336'2"175
Ed HottellSLApril 16, 19365'10"170Sumas, WA US
Brook JacobyRR6'0"168
John JohnsonR
Don JonesRDecember 5, 19305'10"175Beemer, NE US
Charles Kulp
Ronald Leeman
Tom MateckiLJuly 20, 1936193
Bob MiloLLAugust 4, 19326'1"200
Robert O'ConnorR6'2"195
Harry OliverRRSeptember 6, 19356'4"195
Glenn OwensL5'11"185
Paul OwensRRFebruary 7, 19246'3"190Salamanca, NY US
John PoholskyRR6'0"180
Paul PriceLRFebruary 21, 19376'0"180Reading, PA US
Walter SuttlemyreRR6'1"175
Lou VassieRRJune 30, 19365'11"170
D. D. VaughnRRJanuary 5, 19326'1"195
John WisniewskiROctober 2, 19356'0"170

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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