1956 Pampa Oilers Roster

Southwestern League (SL) - Class: B
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 3rd in the SL
Manager: Grover Seitz (0-0), Allan Cross (0-0)
Location: Pampa, Texas
Ballpark: Oiler Park
Attendance: 42,150, Avg. 602
1956 Pampa Oilers Statistics

Playoffs - El Paso Texans 4 games, Pampa Oilers 0

The Pampa Oilers of the Southwestern League ended the 1956 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing third in the SL.

The Oilers scored 1074 runs and conceded 878 runs. Len Tucker crushed 51 homers for Pampa, while Allan Cross, James Robinette, John Bruzga and James Martin each walloped 15 or more as well. Len Tucker drove in 181 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .404 average. Ernest Bartolomei led the team with 16 wins, and Hoyt Benedict added 15 or more wins, too Hoyt Benedict recorded a 3.61 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Sam Woods played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Pampa Oilers to do so.

Grover Seitz and Allan Cross served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ernest BartolomeiLL6'2"170
Hoyt BenedictRRJuly 12, 19295'11"170
Charles BoganRLNovember 12, 19346'2"185Fayetteville, AR US
John BruzgaRJanuary 3, 19266'0"180
Lamar CagleLRJanuary 20, 19245'8"165
Allan CrossLRNovember 26, 19236'0"175
Carroll DialRROctober 20, 19255'10"160Altus, OK US
Robert DiehlRRMay 28, 19316'1"195Iowa City, IA US
Bob FloresRRDecember 11, 19315'10"175Santa Paula, CA US
Joe FortinRJune 20, 19236'3"215
Dick GreenRRFebruary 28, 19326'0"188Tucson, AZ US
Felix GuzmanLL5'11"165
Bill HairRR5'11"145
Richard HairstonL5'11"205
Frank KempaR5'8"168
Joe KretschmarRMay 2, 19346'1"185Jefferson City, MO US
John LaliberteRR5'11"175
Audie MaloneSRMarch 16, 19235'11"165Union County, MS US
James MartinRJuly 16, 19296'2"205
Buddy PadgettLLNovember 18, 19335'11"170
Arthur PerinaRR6'3"178
Carl PickettRRMay 18, 19305'10"180
James RobinetteLR6'2"170
Marvin SchweinRR6'0"175
Newt SecrestRROctober 12, 19216'1"195Hope, AR US
Darrell SeitzR6'3"195
Bob ShipmanRRFebruary 24, 19356'3"185
Jerry TuckerLR6'5"195
Len TuckerRLNovember 18, 19296'2"205Mounds, IL US
Sam WoodsRRJuly 2, 19206'2"205Springfield, OH US
John YanchuraRNovember 23, 19335'11"165, PA US
Fred ZirellaR5'9"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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