1956 Chicago White Sox Roster

The 1956 Chicago White Sox 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 Chicago White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 1956 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Chicago White Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1956 Chicago White Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
32 Harry Byrd 6-01 188 Right Right 1925-02-03
20 Sandy Consuegra 5-10 165 Right Right 1920-09-03
31 Jerry Dahlke 6-00 180 Right Right 1929-06-08
18 Jim Derrington 6-03 190 Left Left 1939-11-29
22 Dick Donovan 6-03 205 Right Left 1927-12-07
27 Bill Fischer 6-00 190 Right Right 1930-10-11
16 Mike Fornieles 5-11 172 Right Right 1932-01-18
29 Jack Harshman 6-02 185 Left Left 1927-07-12
28 Dixie Howell 6-02 210 Right Left 1920-01-07
44 Connie Johnson 6-04 200 Right Right 1922-12-27
15 Bob Keegan 6-02½ 207 Right Right 1920-08-04
27 Ellis Kinder 6-00 195 Right Right 1914-07-26
31 Paul LaPalme 5-10 184 Left Left 1923-12-14
24 Dick Marlowe 6-02 170 Right Right 1929-06-27
36 Morrie Martin 6-00 180 Left Left 1922-09-03
36 Jim McDonald 5-10½ 185 Right Right 1927-05-17
19 Billy Pierce 5-10 160 Left Left 1927-04-02
24 Howie Pollet 6-01½ 175 Left Left 1921-06-26
66, 21 Jerry Staley 6-00 195 Right Right 1920-08-21
30 Jim Wilson 6-01½ 200 Right Right 1922-02-20
26 Earl Battey 6-01 205 Right Right 1935-01-05
10 Sherm Lollar 6-01 185 Right Right 1924-08-23
12 Les Moss 5-11 205 Right Right 1925-05-14
11 Luis Aparicio 5-09 160 Right Right 1934-04-29
3 Jim Brideweser 6-00 165 Right Right 1927-02-13
8 Walt Dropo 6-05 220 Right Right 1923-01-30
48 Sammy Esposito 5-09 165 Right Right 1931-12-15
2 Nellie Fox 5-09 150 Right Left 1927-12-25
3 Fred Hatfield 6-01 171 Right Left 1925-03-18
42 Ron Jackson 6-07 225 Right Right 1933-10-22
1 George Kell 5-09 175 Right Right 1922-08-23
30 Bob Kennedy 6-02 193 Right Right 1920-08-18
6 Dave Philley 6-00 188 Right Both 1920-05-16
25 Cal Abrams 6-00 185 Left Left 1924-03-02
25 Jim Delsing 5-10 175 Right Left 1925-11-13
14 Larry Doby 6-01 182 Right Left 1923-12-13
9 Minnie Minoso 5-10 175 Right Right 1925-11-29
18 Bob Nieman 5-11 195 Right Right 1927-01-26
6, 32 Ron Northey 5-10 195 Right Left 1920-04-26
5 Bubba Phillips 5-09 180 Right Right 1928-02-24
7 Jim Rivera 6-00 196 Left Left 1922-07-22
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The 1956 Chicago White Sox played 154 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 69 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Comiskey Park (Park Factors: 101/99) where 1,000,090 fans witnessed their 1956 White Sox finish the season with a .552 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 Chicago White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 1956 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Chicago White Sox primary starters list:

1956 Chicago White Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1956 Chicago White Sox
Most Games by Position

C Sherm Lollar (132)
1B Walt Dropo (117)
2B Nellie Fox (154)
3B Fred Hatfield (100)
SS Luis Aparicio (152)
LF Minnie Minoso (147)
CF Larry Doby (137)
RF Jim Rivera (122)
  
SP Dick Donovan
SP Jack Harshman
SP Bob Keegan
SP Billy Pierce
SP Jim Wilson
  
RP Sandy Consuegra
RP Ellis Kinder
RP Paul LaPalme
CL Dixie Howell


1956 Chicago White Sox
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1956 Chicago White Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 George Kell
#2 Nellie Fox
#3 Jim Brideweser
#3 Fred Hatfield
#5 Bubba Phillips
#6 Ron Northey
#6 Dave Philley
#7 Jim Rivera
#8 Walt Dropo
#9 Minnie Minoso
#10 Sherm Lollar
#11 Luis Aparicio
#12 Les Moss
#14 Larry Doby
#15 Bob Keegan
#16 Mike Fornieles
#18 Jim Derrington
#18 Bob Nieman
#19 Billy Pierce
#20 Sandy Consuegra
#21 Jerry Staley
#22 Dick Donovan
#24 Dick Marlowe
#24 Howie Pollet
#25 Cal Abrams
#25 Jim Delsing
#26 Earl Battey
#27 Bill Fischer
#27 Ellis Kinder
#28 Dixie Howell
#29 Jack Harshman
#30 Bob Kennedy
#30 Jim Wilson
#31 Jerry Dahlke
#31 Paul LaPalme
#32 Harry Byrd
#32 Ron Northey
#36 Morrie Martin
#36 Jim McDonald
#42 Ron Jackson
#44 Connie Johnson
#48 Sammy Esposito
#66 Jerry Staley

Did you know that a 1956 Chicago White Sox 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)?
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