1956 Salt Lake City Bees Roster
Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
Team Record: 70-62
Finished 3rd in the PL
Manager: Frank Lucchesi (70-62)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Ballpark: Derks Field
Attendance: 103,307, Avg. 1,565
1956 Salt Lake City Bees StatisticsTeam Record: 70-62
Finished 3rd in the PL
Manager: Frank Lucchesi (70-62)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Ballpark: Derks Field
Attendance: 103,307, Avg. 1,565
The Salt Lake City Bees of the Pioneer League ended the 1956 season with a record of 70 wins and 62 losses, finishing third in the PL.
The Bees plated 677 runs and gave up 649 runs. Dick Harris led all regular batters by connecting at a .266 clip. Dallas Green topped Salt Lake City with 17 wins, while Hollis Robertson registered a 3.13 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Dallas Green and Red Lynn both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Frank Lucchesi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Ananias | R | R | January 4, 1928 | 6'1" | 186 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Arley Andrews | L | L | December 18, 1934 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Dale Bennetch | L | R | March 17, 1936 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Donald Cameron | L | R | June 19, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Rosetown, SK CA |
| Thomas Cronin | R | R | September 22, 1934 | 6'5" | 222 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bob Farrick | L | June 2, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Robert Frederick | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Melvin Geho | R | R | September 4, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Robert Gill | R | R | August 23, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | Montrose, CO US |
| Gary Graham | L | L | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Dallas Green | L | R | August 4, 1934 | 6'5" | 210 | Newport, DE US |
| Dick Harris | L | R | April 7, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Stanley Homer | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| George Husted | L | 6'2" | 174 | |||
| Ben Jonietz | L | R | February 14, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| William Juhay | L | L | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Jerry Kettle | L | R | January 18, 1938 | 6'5" | 195 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Philip Kleffner | R | 6'1" | 200 | |||
| Joseph Liebler | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Frank Lucchesi | R | R | April 24, 1926 | 5'7" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| John Lundquist | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Red Lynn | R | R | December 27, 1913 | 6'0" | 162 | Kenney, TX US |
| Morris Milburn | R | R | August 16, 1929 | 6'3" | 170 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| John Moskus | L | L | January 23, 1934 | 6'3" | 220 | Chicago, IL US |
| Hollis Robertson | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Jack Schultea | R | R | May 3, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Charles Selph | R | March 6, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Lakeland, FL US | |
| Robert Thwaites | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Mike Woods | ||||||
| Philip Young | R | 6'0" | 185 |
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.
