1956 Pocatello Bannocks Roster
Team Record: 51-81
Finished 8th in the PL
Manager: Joe Lutz (0-0), Lou Stringer (0-0)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Pocatello, Idaho
Ballpark: Halliwell Baseball Park
Attendance: 43,474, Avg. 659
The Pocatello Bannocks of the Pioneer League ended the 1956 season with a record of 51 wins and 81 losses, finishing eighth in the PL.
The Bannocks scored 683 runs and conceded 957 runs, most in the circuit. Lou Stringer led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .306 clip. Peter Simone topped Pocatello with 9 wins, while John Tierney recorded a 4.65 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
John Wyatt, Lou Stringer, Bill Kirk, Don Williams, Joe Lutz, Don Plarski and Gordon MacKenzie were all players from the 1956 Pocatello Bannocks who played in the Majors during their careers.
Joe Lutz and Lou Stringer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ala | R | R | August 3, 1930 | 5'10" | 210 | |
| William Anderson | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Anthony Avitable | S | L | March 10, 1935 | 5'11" | 173 | |
| Bob Aylmer | R | R | March 6, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Jim Barrett | L | L | August 20, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Sioux City, IA US |
| Frank Billings | L | March 25, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Arthur Bock | L | L | February 5, 1937 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Tony Cannizzo | R | R | January 16, 1935 | 5'9" | 200 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bob Casey | R | January 10, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Marlin, TX US | |
| Mike Coppola | R | R | June 29, 1932 | 6'1" | 199 | Stamford, CT US |
| John Cunningham | L | December 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Al Della Valle | R | R | December 29, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| John Janocha | R | December 27, 1931 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Willard King | L | L | July 11, 1933 | 5'11" | 180 | Erie, PA US |
| Bill Kirk | L | L | July 19, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | Coatesville, PA US |
| Harvey Kolstad | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Frank Layana | R | September 15, 1934 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Raymond Lish | L | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Joe Lutz | L | L | February 18, 1925 | 6'0" | 195 | Keokuk, IA US |
| Gordon MacKenzie | R | R | July 9, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Petersburg, FL US |
| Thomas McNulty | L | R | April 2, 1936 | 6'0" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Don Plarski | R | R | November 9, 1929 | 5'6" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bud Plaster | R | R | June 12, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Knoxville, TN US |
| Bob Quinn | L | L | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Raymond Radcliff | L | December 3, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Donald Robinson | ||||||
| Richard Rogers | L | R | February 19, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Ted Rokos | ||||||
| Gerald Rooks | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Ernie Schuerman | R | R | July 17, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | Whittier, CA US |
| Charles Secrest | L | L | January 9, 1935 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Paul Sherwood | ||||||
| Peter Simone | R | R | 6'1" | 194 | ||
| Lou Stringer | R | R | May 13, 1917 | 5'11" | 173 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
| Manny Terrazas | R | R | February 11, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| John Tierney | R | R | April 13, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Robert Voegtlen | R | L | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Don Williams | R | R | September 2, 1935 | 6'5" | 218 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Richard Wright | R | R | 6'2" | 193 | ||
| John Wyatt | R | R | April 19, 1935 | 5'11" | 200 | Chicago, IL 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.
