1956 Waterloo White Hawks Roster
Team Record: 62-56
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Ira Hutchinson (62-56)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 46,119, Avg. 782
The Waterloo White Hawks of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1956 season with a record of 62 wins and 56 losses, finishing second in the IIIL.
The White Hawks tallied 649 runs and surrendered 633 runs. Norm Cash topped all regular batters with a .334 average. Glen Rosenbaum led Waterloo with 15 wins, while Thomas Richards registered a 2.8 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1956 Waterloo White Hawks who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Norm Cash, Ed Hobaugh, Jack Kralick, Fritz Ackley, Deacon Jones and Jim McAnany.
Ira Hutchinson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Ackley | L | R | April 10, 1937 | 6'1" | 202 | Hayward, WI US |
| Don Bacon | L | R | June 28, 1935 | 5'9" | 160 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Norm Cash | L | L | November 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Justiceburg, TX US |
| Thomas Denny | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Lewis Glidewell | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Richard Grant | R | R | September 19, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Dick Heihs | L | February 2, 1933 | 5'8" | 160 | Pekin, IL US | |
| Ed Hobaugh | R | R | June 27, 1934 | 6'0" | 176 | Kittanning, PA US |
| Ned Johnson | R | September 15, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Dayton, OH US | |
| Del Johnston | R | R | December 22, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Salina, KS US |
| Deacon Jones | L | R | April 18, 1934 | 5'10" | 185 | White Plains, NY US |
| Bill Knapek | R | R | November 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Natrona, PA US |
| Jack Kralick | L | L | June 1, 1935 | 6'2" | 180 | Youngstown, OH US |
| Jim Lynn | R | R | July 22, 1931 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Eugene Martin | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Charley Massey | L | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Jim McAnany | R | R | September 4, 1936 | 5'10" | 196 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Al McKinney | L | R | July 4, 1932 | 6'2" | 216 | |
| Jerry Olesko | R | November 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 164 | ||
| Dick Patton | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| William Pauletich | L | R | July 21, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Ray Preston | R | L | January 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 165 | La Mesa, CA US |
| Thomas Richards | L | R | February 4, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Carlos, MD US |
| Glen Rosenbaum | R | R | June 14, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | Union Mills, IN US |
| Robert Rous | L | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Robert Sagers | R | R | November 1, 1933 | 5'10" | 181 | |
| Charley Schaffernoth | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Arthur Schippers | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Charles Selby | R | R | August 15, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Wayne Sperry | R | R | 6'7" | 200 | ||
| Rudy Stanzel | June 29, 1931 | |||||
| Frank Walenga | R | November 26, 1929 | 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.
