1956 Cedar Rapids Raiders Roster
Team Record: 44-76
Finished 7th in the IIIL
Manager: George Scherger (44-76)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 47,352, Avg. 789
The Cedar Rapids Raiders of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1956 season with a record of 44 wins and 76 losses, finishing seventh in the IIIL.
The Raiders plated 538 runs and gave up 709 runs, most in the league. Don Musto topped all regular batters with a .315 average. Robert Sedlak paced Cedar Rapids with 9 wins, while Maurice McCall registered a 3.5 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1956 Cedar Rapids Raiders who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ed Palmquist, Clyde McNeal, Dick Tracewski and Danny McDevitt.
George Scherger served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Allen | L | R | November 28, 1933 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Arnold Banals | R | R | December 4, 1933 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Fran Boniar | R | R | October 23, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| William Dixon | R | 5'7" | 172 | |||
| Jose Duenas | R | 5'6" | 140 | |||
| Al Durden | L | L | August 23, 1937 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Earl Gorden | L | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| James Herlihy | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Harold Holderfield | R | R | June 13, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Louis Hribar | R | R | December 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Elbert Jarvis | L | June 4, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Gene Johnson | R | July 15, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Yakima, WA US | |
| Albert Karan | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Donald Kenway | R | R | June 29, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Ted Matecki | R | March 26, 1932 | 6'2" | 200 | Trenton, NJ US | |
| Arthur McBride | R | R | August 13, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Maurice McCall | R | R | April 29, 1934 | 5'10" | 170 | Dodge City, KS US |
| Danny McDevitt | L | L | November 18, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Clyde McNeal | R | R | December 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Harvey Mills | L | L | June 29, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Don Musto | R | R | May 16, 1934 | 5'10" | 175 | Oakland, CA US |
| Jack O'Keefe | L | L | October 7, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | New York, NY US |
| Ed Palmquist | R | R | June 10, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Dan Ramer | R | R | May 25, 1927 | 6'3" | 185 | Falmouth, VA US |
| Joe Roberson | R | L | September 22, 1935 | 6'6" | 200 | |
| Alexander Ropek | R | R | October 7, 1932 | 6'3" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Pasquale Salerno | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Frank Scannelli | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| George Scherger | R | R | November 10, 1920 | 5'9" | 170 | Dickinson, ND US |
| Robert Sedlak | R | R | October 9, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Arturo Seijas | R | R | 5'7" | 155 | ||
| Arthur Sheridan | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| James Sprankle | R | R | July 22, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Lafayette, IN US |
| Jim Stark | R | R | March 31, 1934 | 6'2" | 185 | Albany, NY US |
| Ed Strichek | R | R | July 4, 1935 | 5'11" | 165 | Youngstown, OH US |
| Dick Tracewski | R | R | February 3, 1935 | 5'11" | 160 | Eynon, PA US |
| Ralph Vold | S | R | December 3, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Edmonton, AB CA |
| Jack Whitehead | R | R | January 17, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Scottsbluff, NE US |
| Dick Wiegand | R | L | February 29, 1932 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Bob Yoder | L | R | March 21, 1934 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Sylvester Zacher | L | L | November 25, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Dupree, SD US |
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.
