1956 Seminole Oilers Roster

Sooner State League (SSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 74-66
Finished 3rd in the SSL
Manager: Burl Storie (74-66)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Seminole, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Oiler Park
Attendance: 31,249, Avg. 446
1956 Seminole Oilers Statistics

Playoffs - Seminole Oilers 3 games, Lawton Braves 1
Finals - Seminole Oilers 4 games, Ardmore Cardinals 3

The Seminole Oilers of the Sooner State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 74 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the SSL.

The Oilers plated 866 runs and gave up 729 runs.

Don Williams and Hal Jones both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Burl Storie served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
William ArellanesRRJune 24, 19365'11"185
John BoberLLJuly 13, 19366'3"202
Larry Bowes
Tony CannizzoRRJanuary 16, 19355'9"200San Francisco, CA US
Bob CaseyRJanuary 10, 19345'11"175Marlin, TX US
John CunninghamLDecember 26, 19336'1"185
Gary EmbleauR6'0"180
Ray GiannelliR5'10"170
Hal GordonR6'0"182
Dave GorrieLLOctober 15, 19305'10"180
David HandR6'2"200
Jim HerrickFebruary 7, 1936
Bobby Hickingbotham
Jim HicksRRJanuary 7, 19356'6"200
Hal JonesRRApril 9, 19366'2"194Louisiana, MO US
Marvin Kalisky
Walter KaliskyR6'2"190
Mike MazzamorraRL6'0"200
Don McCutcheonJune 21, 1936
Ron McCutcheonRRJune 21, 19366'0"190
Jerry McKinnisRRJune 14, 19376'1"185
Hugh Moore
Warren PetersR5'11"165
Howard PieperRR6'4"200
Bud PlasterRRJune 12, 19346'2"190Knoxville, TN US
Donald Robinson
Dennis SchmittRR6'0"180
Charles SecrestLLJanuary 9, 19355'9"175
Garry SmithLLApril 29, 19376'3"205
James Smith
John SpiciarichR6'0"185
Donald SpohnRRMarch 27, 19366'3"195Culver, KS US
Thomas Steiss
Burl StorieR6'1"200
Ray TabacchiRR5'10"155
Jack ThompsonLRMarch 14, 19366'3"180
Robert VoegtlenRL6'3"180
John WagnerRR5'7"160
Don WilliamsRRSeptember 2, 19356'5"218Los Angeles, CA US
James Workman

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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