The 1956 Boston Red 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 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1956 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game." - Ted Williams
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
40 | Frank Baumann | 6-01 | 210 | Left | Left | 1933-07-01 |
23 | Tom Brewer | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Right | 1931-09-03 |
14 | Ike Delock | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1929-11-11 |
16 | Harry Dorish | 5-11 | 206 | Right | Right | 1921-07-13 |
28 | Tom Hurd | 5-09 | 155 | Right | Right | 1924-05-27 |
19 | Leo Kiely | 6-02 | 180 | Left | Left | 1929-11-30 |
29 | Rudy Minarcin | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1930-03-25 |
15 | Willard Nixon | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Left | 1928-06-17 |
17 | Mel Parnell | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Left | 1922-06-13 |
16, 20 | Bob Porterfield | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1923-08-10 |
21 | Johnny Schmitz | 6-00 | 170 | Left | Right | 1920-11-27 |
39 | Dave Sisler | 6-04 | 200 | Right | Right | 1931-10-16 |
18 | Frank Sullivan | 6-07 | 215 | Right | Right | 1930-01-23 |
27 | George Susce | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1931-09-13 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
8 | Pete Daley | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1930-01-14 |
22 | Sammy White | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1928-07-07 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2 | Milt Bolling | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1930-08-09 |
24 | Don Buddin | 5-11 | 178 | Right | Right | 1934-05-05 |
7 | Billy Consolo | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1934-08-18 |
10 | Billy Goodman | 5-11 | 165 | Right | Left | 1926-03-22 |
35 | Billy Klaus | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Left | 1928-12-09 |
12 | Ted Lepcio | 5-10 | 177 | Right | Right | 1929-07-28 |
11 | Frank Malzone | 5-10 | 180 | Right | Right | 1930-02-28 |
24 | Gene Mauch | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Right | 1925-11-18 |
6 | Mickey Vernon | 6-02 | 180 | Left | Left | 1918-04-22 |
3 | Norm Zauchin | 6-04½ | 220 | Right | Right | 1929-11-17 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
25 | Dick Gernert | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1928-09-28 |
4 | Jackie Jensen | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1927-03-09 |
37 | Jim Piersall | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1929-11-14 |
38 | Gene Stephens | 6-04 | 175 | Right | Left | 1933-01-20 |
26 | Faye Throneberry | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Left | 1931-06-22 |
9 | Ted Williams | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Left | 1918-08-30 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1 | Grady Hatton | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Left | 1922-10-07 |
20 | Marty Keough | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Left | 1934-04-14 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1956 Boston Red Sox Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1956 Boston Red Sox played 154 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 70 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 112/111) where 1,137,158 fans witnessed their 1956 Red Sox finish the season with a .545 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 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1956 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1956 Boston Red 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)?