The 1956 Chicago Cubs 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 Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1956 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
15 | Johnny Briggs | 5-10 | 175 | Right | Right | 1934-01-24 |
42 | Jim Brosnan | 6-04 | 210 | Right | Right | 1929-10-24 |
22 | Jim Davis | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Both | 1924-09-15 |
26 | Moe Drabowsky | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1935-07-21 |
18 | Warren Hacker | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1924-11-21 |
53 | Dave Hillman | 5-11 | 168 | Right | Right | 1927-09-14 |
25 | Jim Hughes | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1923-03-21 |
27 | Sam Jones | 6-04 | 200 | Right | Right | 1925-12-14 |
45 | Don Kaiser | 6-05 | 195 | Right | Right | 1935-02-03 |
31 | Turk Lown | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1924-05-30 |
34 | Russ Meyer | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Both | 1923-10-25 |
24 | Paul Minner | 6-05 | 210 | Left | Left | 1923-07-30 |
50 | George Piktuzis | 6-02 | 200 | Left | Right | 1932-01-03 |
17 | Bob Rush | 6-04 | 205 | Right | Right | 1925-12-21 |
33 | Bill Tremel | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1929-07-04 |
57 | Vito Valentinetti | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1928-09-16 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
32 | Harry Chiti | 6-03 | 225 | Right | Right | 1932-11-16 |
1 | Jim Fanning | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1927-09-14 |
15 | Hobie Landrith | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Left | 1930-03-16 |
8 | Clyde McCullough | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1917-03-04 |
55 | El Tappe | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1927-05-21 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
37 | Gene Baker | 6-01 | 170 | Right | Right | 1925-06-15 |
14 | Ernie Banks | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1931-01-31 |
40 | Dee Fondy | 6-03 | 196 | Left | Left | 1924-10-31 |
7 | Don Hoak | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1928-02-05 |
5 | Frank Kellert | 6-02½ | 185 | Right | Right | 1924-07-06 |
23 | Jerry Kindall | 6-02½ | 175 | Right | Right | 1935-05-27 |
21 | Eddie Miksis | 6-00½ | 185 | Right | Right | 1926-09-11 |
12 | Ed Winceniak | 5-09 | 165 | Right | Right | 1929-04-16 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
47 | Solly Drake | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Both | 1930-10-23 |
39 | Monte Irvin | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1919-02-25 |
48 | Jim King | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Left | 1932-08-27 |
43 | Walt Moryn | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Left | 1926-04-12 |
2 | Gale Wade | 6-01½ | 185 | Right | Left | 1929-01-20 |
30 | Pete Whisenant | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1929-12-14 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
3 | Owen Friend | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1927-03-21 |
10 | Richie Myers | 5-06 | 150 | Right | Right | 1930-04-07 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1956 Chicago Cubs Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1956 Chicago Cubs played 154 games during the regular season, won 60 games, lost 94 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 98/100) where 720,118 fans witnessed their 1956 Cubs finish the season with a .390 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 Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1956 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1956 Chicago Cubs 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)?