1956 Hobbs Sports Roster

Southwestern League (SL) - Class: B
Team Record: 90-52
Finished 1st in the SL
Manager: Pat Stasey (90-52)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Hobbs, New Mexico
Ballpark: Bender Park
Attendance: 44,206, Avg. 623
1956 Hobbs Sports Statistics

Playoffs - San Angelo Colts 4 games, Hobbs Sports 3

The Hobbs Sports of the Southwestern League ended the 1956 season with a record of 90 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the SL.

The Sports scored 934 runs and surrendered 754 runs. Carlos Pascual walloped 34 home runs for Hobbs, while Dan Dobbek swatted 15 or more, too. Dan Dobbek drove in 144 runs and topped all regular batters with a .340 average. Jim Grimm led the team with 16 wins, and William Kearns added 15 or more wins also Jim Grimm earned a 3.11 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1956 Hobbs Sports who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jim Heise, Dan Dobbek, Carlos Pascual and Ossie Álvarez.

Pat Stasey served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Pedro AldazabalR5'10"160
Ossie ÁlvarezRROctober 19, 19335'10"165Bolondron, CU
Humberto BaezRRSeptember 7, 19245'10"150
Ronald BloodworthRRAugust 12, 19366'0"170
Donald CallawayLRNovember 18, 19326'0"171
Oscar ChiniqueRRAugust 23, 19346'0"175Regala, CU
Jim CrawfordRSeptember 1, 19336'0"175Springfield, IL US
Carlos DeSouzaRRJune 6, 19245'7"160
Dan DobbekLRDecember 6, 19346'0"195Ontonagon, MI US
Jose DominguezRL5'11"160
Dick FletcherRRDecember 18, 19316'1"185
Charles GrimesLDecember 17, 19315'8"170
Jim GrimmLLFebruary 28, 19355'11"170New Martinsville, WV US
Jim HeiseRROctober 2, 19306'1"185Scottdale, PA US
William KearnsRR6'1"165
James MatthewsL5'8"175
Hank O'NealLAugust 24, 19296'3"165
Angel OlivaRRFebruary 6, 19376'0"185San Jose de las Lajas, Mayabeque CU
Carlos PascualRRMarch 13, 19315'6"165La Habana, La Habana CU
Robert PayneR5'11"185
Ramon RomeroRR5'8"160
Morton SchreiberRR6'2"195
Isaac SeaoneR5'10"180
Malcolm Shaw
Wilfrid SiroisRR6'0"175

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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