1956 Ponca City Cubs Roster
Sooner State League (SSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 70-70
Finished 5th in the SSL
Manager: Donald Biebel (70-70)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Conoco Park
Attendance: 20,674, Avg. 295
1956 Ponca City Cubs StatisticsTeam Record: 70-70
Finished 5th in the SSL
Manager: Donald Biebel (70-70)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Conoco Park
Attendance: 20,674, Avg. 295
The Ponca City Cubs of the Sooner State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 70 wins and 70 losses, finishing fifth in the SSL.
The Cubs scored 865 runs and allowed 872 runs.
Players from the 1956 Ponca City Cubs who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jim Brewer, Sammy Drake, Ed Donnelly, Billy Williams and Lou Johnson.
Donald Biebel served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Biebel | R | R | June 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Jim Brewer | L | L | November 14, 1937 | 6'1" | 186 | Merced, CA US |
| Robert Chatham | 6'1" | 170 | ||||
| Bobby Cooke | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Dean Davis | R | October 2, 1937 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Donald Davis | L | L | October 2, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Ed Donnelly | R | R | December 10, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Allen, MI US |
| Sammy Drake | S | R | October 7, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Gene Dziadura | R | October 22, 1936 | 5'11" | 165 | Windsor, ON CA | |
| Fred Eubler | ||||||
| James Gilmore | S | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Ray Giroux | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Virgil Givens | R | R | April 28, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Muskogee, OK US |
| Ron Goerger | L | L | January 23, 1937 | 6'2" | 200 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Russ Gragg | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Horace Greenwood | L | 5'7" | 167 | |||
| David Hall | R | R | May 12, 1937 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Lou Johnson | R | R | September 22, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | Lexington, KY US |
| Kenneth Latke | ||||||
| Dennis Loudenback | R | R | July 10, 1936 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Peter Mattachione | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Jim Mayfield | R | R | April 14, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Michael Morrison | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Allison Owen | L | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Fred Owens | March 6, 1936 | 193 | Williamsburg, VA US | |||
| Anthony Petrovich | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Wallace Radford | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Frank Renko | R | May 14, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Carl Reynolds | L | L | September 8, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Kenneth Rollins | R | R | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| James Schandevel | R | R | March 15, 1937 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Ray Searcy | R | R | November 1, 1938 | 6'0" | 182 | Lake Lure, NC US |
| Del Walker | R | R | September 30, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | El Paso, TX US |
| Billy Williams | L | R | June 15, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | Whistler, AL US |
| John Zafarana |
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.
