The 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 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 Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Philadelphia Phillies salary list, a 1956 Philadelphia Phillies uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Philadelphia Phillies primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
20 | Murry Dickson | 5-10½ | 157 | Right | Right | 1916-08-21 |
44 | Turk Farrell | 6-04 | 220 | Right | Right | 1934-04-08 |
22 | Ben Flowers | 6-04 | 195 | Right | Right | 1927-06-15 |
20 | Harvey Haddix | 5-09 | 170 | Left | Left | 1925-09-18 |
45 | Angelo LiPetri | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Right | 1930-07-06 |
42 | Jack Meyer | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Right | 1932-03-23 |
19 | Bob Miller | 6-03 | 190 | Right | Right | 1926-06-16 |
25 | Stu Miller | 5-11½ | 165 | Right | Right | 1927-12-26 |
38 | Ron Negray | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1930-02-26 |
39 | Jim Owens | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1934-01-16 |
33 | Duane Pillette | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1922-07-24 |
36 | Robin Roberts | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Both | 1926-09-30 |
26 | Saul Rogovin | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1923-10-10 |
30 | Bob Ross | 6-00 | 165 | Left | Right | 1928-11-02 |
48 | Jack Sanford | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1929-05-18 |
28 | Curt Simmons | 6-00 | 187 | Left | Left | 1929-05-19 |
22 | Herm Wehmeier | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1927-02-18 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
34 | Mack Burk | 6-04 | 180 | Right | Right | 1935-04-21 |
35 | Joe Lonnett | 5-10 | 180 | Right | Right | 1927-02-07 |
29 | Stan Lopata | 6-02 | 210 | Right | Right | 1925-09-12 |
21 | Andy Seminick | 5-11 | 187 | Right | Right | 1920-09-12 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
12 | Marv Blaylock | 6-01½ | 175 | Left | Left | 1929-09-30 |
39 | Ed Bouchee | 6-01 | 205 | Left | Left | 1933-03-07 |
2 | Granny Hamner | 5-10 | 163 | Right | Right | 1927-04-26 |
4 | Solly Hemus | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Left | 1923-04-17 |
6 | Willie Jones | 6-01 | 192 | Right | Right | 1925-08-16 |
7 | Ted Kazanski | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Right | 1934-01-25 |
4 | Bobby Morgan | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Right | 1926-06-29 |
17 | Roy Smalley | 6-03 | 190 | Right | Right | 1926-06-09 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1 | Richie Ashburn | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Left | 1927-03-19 |
16 | Frank Baumholtz | 5-10½ | 175 | Left | Left | 1918-10-07 |
8 | Bob Bowman | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1931-05-10 |
14 | Del Ennis | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1925-06-08 |
9 | Glen Gorbous | 6-02 | 175 | Right | Left | 1930-07-08 |
23 | Jim Greengrass | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1927-10-24 |
15 | Elmer Valo | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Left | 1921-03-05 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
15 | Wally Westlake | 6-00 | 186 | Right | Right | 1920-11-08 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1956 Philadelphia Phillies Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1956 Philadelphia Phillies played 154 games during the regular season, won 71 games, lost 83 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Connie Mack Stadium (Park Factors: 98/99) where 934,798 fans witnessed their 1956 Phillies finish the season with a .461 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 Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Philadelphia Phillies salary list, a 1956 Philadelphia Phillies uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Philadelphia Phillies primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 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)?