1956 Quincy Gems Roster
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 56-64
Finished 5th in the IIIL
Manager: Vern Hoscheit (56-64)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Quincy, Illinois
Ballpark: Q-Stadium
Attendance: 35,308, Avg. 588
1956 Quincy Gems StatisticsTeam Record: 56-64
Finished 5th in the IIIL
Manager: Vern Hoscheit (56-64)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Quincy, Illinois
Ballpark: Q-Stadium
Attendance: 35,308, Avg. 588
The Quincy Gems of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1956 season with a record of 56 wins and 64 losses, finishing fifth in the IIIL.
The Gems plated 626 runs and gave up 649 runs. Dick Windle led batters with significant playing time with a .320 average. Charles Seymour topped Quincy with 11 wins and a team-best 2.59 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Marshall Renfroe and Bud Zipfel both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Vern Hoscheit served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Arenivar | L | L | October 1, 1933 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Bill Banker | R | R | July 28, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Arnold Briggs | R | L | August 18, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Sam Chetta | R | R | 5'11" | 205 | ||
| Robert Deakin | L | R | December 15, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Chet Dickey | L | R | August 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | Miami, MB CA |
| Lewis Gilbert | L | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Frank Kabbes | R | February 6, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Alfred Kipper | L | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Kent Kurtz | L | September 14, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Jack Ladra | R | April 11, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Leigh Lawrence | R | R | November 1, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | Godfrey, IL US |
| Frank Lucas | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Vincent Lupica | R | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Mickey Madden | R | R | 6'2" | 186 | ||
| Roy Mantle | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Donald McClamrock | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Tom McDonald | L | R | December 6, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Dorchester, MA US |
| Walter Messina | L | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Wes Moore | R | R | February 1, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Malvern Murphy | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| David Palmer | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Shirley Poff | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Marshall Renfroe | L | L | May 25, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Century, FL US |
| Edward Rippili | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Bernie Schreiber | R | June 30, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Charles Seymour | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| August Suhr | R | 6'0" | 173 | |||
| Joey Tucker | R | February 23, 1935 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Pete Vitale | R | February 21, 1933 | 5'10" | 173 | ||
| Dick Windle | R | R | March 11, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Bud Zipfel | L | R | November 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 200 | Belleville, 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.
