The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1956 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers salary list, a 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
46 | Don Bessent | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1931-03-13 |
28 | Ralph Branca | 6-03 | 220 | Right | Right | 1926-01-06 |
40 | Roger Craig | 6-04 | 191 | Right | Right | 1930-02-17 |
34 | Bob Darnell | 5-10 | 175 | Right | Right | 1930-11-06 |
53 | Don Drysdale | 6-06 | 216 | Right | Right | 1936-07-23 |
17 | Carl Erskine | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Right | 1926-12-13 |
18 | Jim Hughes | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1923-03-21 |
32 | Sandy Koufax | 6-02 | 210 | Left | Right | 1935-12-30 |
41 | Clem Labine | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1926-08-06 |
16 | Ken Lehman | 6-00 | 186 | Left | Left | 1928-06-10 |
30 | Billy Loes | 6-01 | 170 | Right | Right | 1929-12-13 |
35 | Sal Maglie | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Right | 1917-04-26 |
36 | Don Newcombe | 6-04 | 225 | Right | Left | 1926-06-14 |
37 | Ed Roebuck | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1931-07-03 |
28, 49 | Chuck Templeton | 6-03 | 210 | Left | Right | 1932-06-01 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
39 | Roy Campanella | 5-08 | 200 | Right | Right | 1921-11-19 |
54 | Dixie Howell | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 1920-04-24 |
10 | Rube Walker | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Left | 1926-05-16 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
3 | Chico Fernandez | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Right | 1932-03-02 |
19 | Jim Gilliam | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Both | 1928-10-17 |
14 | Gil Hodges | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1924-04-04 |
2 | Randy Jackson | 6-01½ | 180 | Right | Right | 1926-02-10 |
43 | Charlie Neal | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Right | 1931-01-30 |
8, 21 | Rocky Nelson | 5-11 | 178 | Left | Left | 1924-11-18 |
1 | Pee Wee Reese | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Right | 1918-07-23 |
42 | Jackie Robinson | 5-11 | 204 | Right | Right | 1919-01-31 |
23 | Don Zimmer | 5-09 | 177 | Right | Right | 1931-01-17 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
15 | Sandy Amoros | 5-07 | 170 | Left | Left | 1930-01-30 |
9 | Gino Cimoli | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1929-12-18 |
27 | Don Demeter | 6-04 | 190 | Right | Right | 1935-06-25 |
6 | Carl Furillo | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1922-03-08 |
8 | Dale Mitchell | 6-01 | 195 | Left | Left | 1921-08-23 |
4 | Duke Snider | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Left | 1926-09-19 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
34 | Bob Aspromonte | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1938-06-19 |
38 | Dick Williams | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1929-05-07 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers played 154 games during the regular season, won 93 games, lost 61 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Ebbets Field (Park Factors: 108/105) where 1,213,562 fans witnessed their 1956 Dodgers finish the season with a .604 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers salary list, a 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?