1956 Waco Pirates Roster
Team Record: 78-62
Finished 3rd in the BSL
Manager: Monty Basgall (78-62)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Waco, Texas
Ballpark: Katy Park
Attendance: 39,096, Avg. 559
Playoffs - Port Arthur Chieftans 4 games, Waco Pirates 3
The Waco Pirates of the Big State League ended the 1956 season with a record of 78 wins and 62 losses, finishing third in the BSL.
The Pirates plated 797 runs and gave up 709 runs. Warren Wilson led batters with significant playing time with a .313 average. Ramon Salgado topped Waco with 21 wins, while James Hardison also added 15 or more wins also James Hardison registered a 2.97 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Monty Basgall played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Waco Pirates to do so.
Monty Basgall served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Barbao | R | R | January 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Monty Basgall | R | R | February 8, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Pfeifer, KS US |
| Donald Becker | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Charlie Beene | R | R | September 4, 1933 | 6'2" | 175 | Bixby, OK US |
| Carl Bellotti | R | June 30, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | Brandy Camp, PA US | |
| Don Corella | L | L | April 14, 1934 | 6'2" | 185 | San Luis Obispo, CA US |
| Hermenio Cortes | R | R | February 28, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Walter DeLotelle | R | R | October 29, 1934 | 6'1" | 165 | Portsmouth, OH US |
| Jack Falls | L | R | June 14, 1931 | 5'11" | 186 | Gastonia, NC US |
| Herbie Gilbert | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Francis Glamp | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| James Hardison | L | R | November 20, 1934 | 6'2" | 175 | Plymouth, NC US |
| Robert Kennedy | R | L | 6'7" | 190 | ||
| Keith LeNoue | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Stanley Malec | R | R | August 24, 1932 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Ronald May | L | L | September 25, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Kelliher, MN US |
| Jerry McClure | R | R | 6'7" | 210 | ||
| James Mehan | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Tommy Munoz | L | L | August 11, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | San Leandro, CA US |
| Andy Olsen | L | L | November 30, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Elias Osorio | L | L | July 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Rio Chitre, PA |
| Alfred Paschal | R | R | October 30, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Stan Patchell | R | R | December 8, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Robert Riedel | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Oscar Rodriguez | R | R | June 28, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Cabo Rojo, PR |
| Ramon Salgado | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Jack Stonestreet | R | R | July 9, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Gerardo Torres | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Ralph Wilcox | R | R | October 15, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Warren Wilson | L | 5'10" | 173 | |||
| John Wrye | L | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Clement Yaskowitz | R | R | 6'0" | 190 |
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.
