1956 Shawnee Hawks Roster
Sooner State League (SSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 56-84
Finished 8th in the SSL
Manager: Jack Banta (56-84)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Shawnee, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 24,872, Avg. 355
1956 Shawnee Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 56-84
Finished 8th in the SSL
Manager: Jack Banta (56-84)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Shawnee, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 24,872, Avg. 355
The Shawnee Hawks of the Sooner State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 56 wins and 84 losses, finishing eighth in the SSL.
The Hawks scored 842 runs and allowed 932 runs, most in the circuit.
Bill Kunkel played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Shawnee Hawks to do so.
Jack Banta served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ackerson | R | L | September 4, 1936 | 5'10" | 158 | |
| William Arellanes | R | R | June 24, 1936 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Wade Arnold | L | R | February 27, 1936 | 5'9" | 178 | |
| James Bergey | R | R | January 25, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Tom Cole | R | R | November 28, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | Flint, MI US |
| Edward Cox | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Claude Crater | R | 6'1" | 192 | |||
| Donald Dunn | R | R | November 7, 1937 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| William Dunnam | S | 5'7" | 165 | |||
| Maurice Gross | L | L | ||||
| Robert Hale | L | R | December 31, 1935 | 6'2" | 215 | Yorkville, TN US |
| Bill Kunkel | R | R | July 7, 1936 | 6'1" | 187 | Hoboken, NJ US |
| Anthony Lembo | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Andrew Mang | ||||||
| James McGee | L | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| William Minick | R | 6'3" | 170 | |||
| Fred Minton | L | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| John Moore | August 31, 1937 | |||||
| Galen Mote | L | 6'2" | 188 | |||
| Orlene Murray | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Dave Nidiffer | L | March 7, 1936 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Glen Plaster | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Matthew Ray | R | L | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Joe Roberson | R | L | September 22, 1935 | 6'6" | 200 | |
| Ronald Roper | L | L | July 13, 1936 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Warren Simpson | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Tom Sleeper | R | R | August 11, 1934 | 5'10" | 170 | Topeka, KS US |
| Fritz Stanek | S | L | August 25, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Robert Weiss | L | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Ray Wheeler | R | R | May 25, 1933 | 6'3" | 185 | La Junta, CO US |
| Don Williams | R | R | December 24, 1937 | 5'9" | 185 | Paragould, AR US |
| Ford Young | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Michael Young | L | L | 6'1" | 180 |
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.
