1956 Aberdeen Pheasants Roster
Team Record: 64-61
Finished 4th in the NL
Manager: George Staller (64-61)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Aberdeen, South Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Baseball Park
Attendance: 60,673, Avg. 971
Playoffs - Aberdeen Pheasants 1 game, Winnipeg Goldeyes 0
Finals - Duluth-Superior White Sox 2 games, Aberdeen Pheasants 0
The Aberdeen Pheasants of the Northern League ended the 1956 season with a record of 64 wins and 61 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The Pheasants scored 594 runs and conceded 607 runs. Leonard Hunt led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .317 clip. Elliott Coleman and Wes Stock topped Aberdeen with 14 wins each, while Elliott Coleman registered a 2.56 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Wes Stock and George Staller both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
George Staller served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Benson | R | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Joe Bierly | L | R | August 22, 1934 | 6'4" | 175 | Glen Rock, PA US |
| Bob Bird | L | R | October 21, 1936 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| James Burton | R | R | October 20, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | Baldwinsville, NY US |
| Elliott Coleman | R | R | December 27, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | Pulaski, TN US |
| Ken Collier | October 25, 1930 | |||||
| Luther Conger | R | R | April 9, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Alvin Conway | R | R | August 3, 1933 | 5'11" | 196 | |
| Whitey DeHart | R | March 22, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Bob Geels | R | R | November 23, 1933 | 6'1" | 165 | Scranton, AR US |
| Pat Gosney | R | R | September 20, 1931 | 6'2" | 225 | Red Bluff, CA US |
| Sherrill Hall | R | R | October 1, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Leonard Hunt | L | L | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Guy Lavalliere | R | R | December 31, 1931 | 5'8" | 200 | |
| Jack Male | R | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Walt Massefski | R | July 22, 1934 | 5'10" | 180 | Newark, NJ US | |
| Bob Musgrave | L | L | January 7, 1934 | 6'0" | 170 | Columbia, MO US |
| Dick Niesyto | R | R | July 13, 1932 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Thomas Nix | L | 6'0" | 168 | |||
| Wayne Paulsen | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| George Pfister | L | July 10, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Dusty Rhodes | L | L | May 4, 1934 | 6'1" | 210 | |
| William Russ | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Stan Silcott | R | R | September 27, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Richard Simpson | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Terry Sparks | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| George Staller | L | L | April 1, 1916 | 5'11" | 190 | Rutherford Heights, PA US |
| Wes Stock | R | R | April 10, 1934 | 6'2" | 188 | Longview, WA US |
| Ronald Stocker | R | L | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Bobby Thompson | R | R | February 17, 1931 | 6'5" | 210 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Marvin Wisniewski | S | L | 6'1" | 182 |
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.
