The 1956 Milwaukee Braves 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 Milwaukee Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Milwaukee Braves salary list, a 1956 Milwaukee Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Milwaukee Braves primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"I'm just a beat up old third baseman. I'm just a small part of a wonderful game that is a tremendous part of America today." - Eddie Mathews
1956 Milwaukee Braves Roster1956 Milwaukee Braves Official Logo A Complete Roster for the 1956 Milwaukee Braves |
||||||
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
10 | Bob Buhl | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1928-08-12 |
33 | Lew Burdette | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1926-11-22 |
22 | Gene Conley | 6-08 | 225 | Right | Right | 1930-11-10 |
20 | Ray Crone | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1931-08-07 |
32 | Ernie Johnson | 6-04 | 195 | Right | Right | 1924-06-16 |
16 | Dave Jolly | 6-00 | 165 | Right | Right | 1924-10-14 |
19 | Red Murff | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1921-04-01 |
17 | Chet Nichols | 6-01½ | 195 | Left | Both | 1931-02-22 |
11 | Phil Paine | 6-02 | 181 | Right | Right | 1930-06-08 |
17 | Taylor Phillips | 5-11 | 185 | Left | Left | 1933-06-18 |
49 | Humberto Robinson | 6-01 | 155 | Right | Right | 1930-06-25 |
36 | Lou Sleater | 5-10 | 185 | Left | Left | 1926-09-08 |
21 | Warren Spahn | 6-00 | 175 | Left | Left | 1921-04-23 |
12, 30 | Bob Trowbridge | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1930-06-27 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
39 | Toby Atwell | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Left | 1924-03-08 |
1 | Del Crandall | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1930-03-05 |
7 | Del Rice | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1922-10-27 |
24 | Bob Roselli | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1931-12-10 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
9 | Joe Adcock | 6-04 | 220 | Right | Right | 1927-10-30 |
6 | Jack Dittmer | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Left | 1928-01-10 |
23 | Johnny Logan | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1926-03-23 |
5 | Felix Mantilla | 6-00 | 160 | Right | Right | 1934-07-29 |
41 | Eddie Mathews | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Left | 1931-10-13 |
4 | Danny O'Connell | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1929-01-21 |
3 | Jim Pendleton | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1924-01-07 |
37, 14 | Frank Torre | 6-05 | 205 | Left | Left | 1931-12-30 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
44 | Hank Aaron | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1934-02-05 |
38 | Bill Bruton | 6-00½ | 169 | Right | Left | 1925-11-09 |
43 | Wes Covington | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Left | 1932-03-27 |
28 | Earl Hersh | 6-00 | 205 | Left | Left | 1932-05-21 |
48 | Andy Pafko | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1921-02-25 |
18 | Chuck Tanner | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Left | 1928-07-04 |
34, 25 | Bobby Thomson | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1923-10-25 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1956 Milwaukee Braves Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1956 Milwaukee Braves played 154 games during the regular season, won 92 games, lost 62 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at County Stadium (Park Factors: 94/92) where 2,046,331 fans witnessed their 1956 Braves finish the season with a .597 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 Milwaukee Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Milwaukee Braves salary list, a 1956 Milwaukee Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Milwaukee Braves primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1956 Milwaukee Braves 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)?