1956 Roster
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | BIRTHPLACE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | J. Astroth | C | 5'9" | 187 | 9/1/1922 | 33 | East Alton, IL | |
| M. Baxes | SS | 5'10" | 175 | 12/18/1930 | 25 | San Francisco, CA | |
| C. Boyer | 2B | 6'0" | 182 | 2/9/1937 | 19 | Cassville, MO | |
| B. Bradford | P | 6'2" | 180 | 8/28/1921 | 34 | Choctaw, AR | |
| G. Brunet | P | 6'1" | 210 | 6/8/1935 | 21 | Houghton, MI | |
| W. Burnette | P | 6'0" | 178 | 6/20/1929 | 27 | Blairs, VA | |
| M. Burtschy | P | 6'3" | 208 | 4/18/1922 | 34 | Cincinnati, OH | |
| A. Ceccarelli | P | 6'0" | 190 | 4/2/1930 | 26 | New Haven, CT | |
| G. Cox | P | 6'2" | 210 | 2/3/1931 | 25 | Montebello, CA | |
| W. Craddock | P | 6'0" | 176 | 3/25/1932 | 24 | Pax, WV | |
| J. Crimian | P | 5'10" | 180 | 2/17/1926 | 30 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| J. Demaestri | SS | 6'0" | 170 | 12/9/1928 | 27 | San Francisco, CA | |
| A. Ditmar | P | 6'2" | 195 | 4/3/1929 | 27 | Winthrop, MA | |
| C. Duser | P | 6'1" | 175 | 7/22/1932 | 23 | Hazleton, PA | |
| J. Finigan | 2B | 5'11" | 175 | 8/19/1928 | 27 | Quincy, IL | |
| J. Ginsberg | C | 5'11" | 180 | 10/11/1926 | 29 | New York, NY | |
| T. Gorman | P | 6'1" | 190 | 1/4/1925 | 31 | New York, NY | |
| J. Groth | OF | 6'0" | 182 | 7/23/1926 | 29 | Chicago, IL | |
| B. Harrington | P | 5'11" | 160 | 10/3/1927 | 28 | Sanford, NC | |
| T. Herriage | P | 6'1" | 170 | 12/20/1930 | 25 | Tipton, OK | |
| S. Jacobs | 2B | 5'9" | 155 | 11/4/1925 | 30 | Cheswold, DE | |
| A. Kellner | P | 6'0" | 200 | 8/26/1924 | 31 | Tucson, AZ | |
| L. Kretlow | P | 6'2" | 185 | 6/27/1921 | 35 | Apache, OK | |
| T. Lasorda | P | 5'10" | 175 | 9/22/1927 | 28 | Norristown, PA | |
| H. Lopez | 3B | 5'11" | 182 | 7/8/1929 | 26 | Colon, Panama | |
| J. McMahan | P | 6'0" | 175 | 7/25/1932 | 23 | Hot Springs, AR | |
| D. Melton | OF | 6'0" | 185 | 10/3/1928 | 27 | Pampa, TX | |
| A. Pilarcik | OF | 5'10" | 180 | 7/3/1930 | 25 | Whiting, IN | |
| J. Pisoni | OF | 5'10" | 169 | 8/14/1929 | 26 | St. Louis, MO | |
| R. Pless | 1B | 6'0" | 195 | 12/6/1925 | 30 | Greeneville, TN | |
| A. Portocarrero | P | 6'3" | 196 | 7/5/1931 | 24 | New York, NY | |
| V. Power | 1B | 5'11" | 195 | 11/1/1927 | 28 | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| B. Renna | OF | 6'3" | 218 | 10/14/1924 | 31 | Hanford, CA | |
| E. Robinson | 1B | 6'3" | 210 | 12/15/1920 | 35 | Paris, TX | |
| J. Santiago | P | 5'10" | 175 | 9/4/1928 | 27 | Coamo, Puerto Rico | |
| B. Shantz | P | 5'6" | 142 | 9/26/1925 | 30 | Pottstown, PA | |
| H. Simpson | OF | 6'1" | 180 | 12/3/1925 | 30 | Atlanta, GA | |
| L. Skizas | OF | 5'11" | 175 | 6/2/1932 | 24 | Chicago, IL | |
| E. Slaughter | OF | 5'9" | 192 | 4/27/1916 | 40 | Roxboro, NC | |
| H. Smith | C | 6'0" | 195 | 12/7/1930 | 25 | West Frankfort, IL | |
| B. Spicer | P | 5'10" | 173 | 4/11/1925 | 31 | Richmond, VA | |
| T. Thompson | C | 5'11" | 190 | 3/1/1924 | 32 | Coalport, PA | |
| E. Valo | OF | 5'11" | 190 | 3/5/1921 | 35 | Ribnik, Slovakia | |
| G. Zernial | OF | 6'3" | 210 | 6/27/1923 | 33 | Beaumont, TX |
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75 | 73 | .507 | 0.5 | |
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68 | 79 | .463 | 7.0 | |
66 | 82 | .446 | 9.5 | |
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60 | 88 | .405 | 15.0 | |
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