cubs roster 1956

The 1956 roster for the Cubs included Bob Rush at pitcher, Hobie Landrith at catcher, Dee Fondy at first baseman, Gene Baker at second baseman and Don Hoak at third baseman.

NO. NAME POS HEIGHT WEIGHT DOB AGE BIRTHPLACE
1
Gene Baker
G. Baker
2B
6'1"
170
6/15/1925
31
Davenport, IA
2
Ernie Banks
E. Banks
SS
6'1"
180
1/31/1931
25
Dallas, TX
3
John Briggs
J. Briggs
P
5'10"
175
1/24/1934
22
Natoma, CA
4
Jim Brosnan
J. Brosnan
P
6'4"
210
10/24/1929
26
Cincinnati, OH
5
Harry Chiti
H. Chiti
C
6'2"
225
11/16/1932
23
Kincaid, IL
6
Jim Davis
J. Davis
P
6'0"
180
9/15/1924
31
Red Bluff, CA
7
Moe Drabowsky
M. Drabowsky
P
6'2"
200
7/21/1935
20
Ozanna, Poland
8
Solly Drake
S. Drake
OF
6'0"
170
10/23/1930
25
Little Rock, AR
9
Jim Fanning
J. Fanning
C
5'11"
180
9/14/1927
28
Chicago, IL
10
Dee Fondy
D. Fondy
1B
6'3"
195
10/13/1924
31
Slaton, TX
11
Owen Friend
O. Friend
PH
6'1"
180
3/21/1927
29
Granite City, IL
12
Warren Hacker
W. Hacker
P
6'1"
185
11/21/1924
31
Marissa, IL
13
Dave Hillman
D. Hillman
P
5'11"
168
9/14/1927
28
Dungannon, VA
14
Don Hoak
D. Hoak
3B
6'0"
175
2/5/1928
28
Roulette, PA
15
Jim Hughes
J. Hughes
P
6'1"
200
3/21/1923
33
Chicago, IL
16
Monte Irvin
M. Irvin
OF
6'1"
195
2/25/1919
37
Haleburg, AL
17
Sam Jones
S. Jones
P
6'4"
200
12/14/1925
30
Stewartsville, OH
18
Don Kaiser
D. Kaiser
P
6'5"
195
2/3/1935
21
Byng, OK
19
Frank Kellert
F. Kellert
1B
6'3"
185
7/6/1924
31
Oklahoma City, OK
20
Jerry Kindall
J. Kindall
SS
6'3"
175
5/27/1935
21
Saint Paul, MN
21
Jim King
J. King
OF
6'0"
185
8/27/1932
23
Elkins, AR
22
Hobie Landrith
H. Landrith
C
5'10"
170
3/16/1930
26
Decatur, IL
23
Turk Lown
T. Lown
P
6'1"
185
5/30/1924
32
Brooklyn, NY
24
Clyde McCullough
C. McCullough
C
5'11"
180
3/4/1917
39
Nashville, TN
25
Russ Meyer
R. Meyer
P
6'1"
185
10/25/1923
32
Peru, IL

More Cubs Stats

Team Rankings

HR

223

6th

R

793

5th

SO

1,265

27th

ERA

3.79

9th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds
83
79
.512
14.0
Cardinals Cardinals
78
84
.481
19.0
Pirates Pirates
71
91
.438
26.0
Last Game
MIL Brewers

3 - 2

3

Final

1

CHC Cubs

2 - 3

Sat 11 Oct 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL Central W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
9/15
SDP SDP
@
NYM NYM
3-8
Tue
9/16
CHC CHC
@
PIT PIT
8-4
Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
6-2
Tue
9/16
BAL BAL
@
CWS CWS
3-1
Tue
9/16
SFG SFG
@
AZ AZ
5-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
8:03 PM
Mon
10/20
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
8:08 PM