The 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 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 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1956 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1956 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1956 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
24 | Bob Blaylock | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1935-06-28 |
32 | Jackie Collum | 5-07 | 163 | Left | Left | 1927-06-21 |
36 | Murry Dickson | 5-10½ | 157 | Right | Right | 1916-08-21 |
37 | Ben Flowers | 6-04 | 195 | Right | Right | 1927-06-15 |
42 | Harvey Haddix | 5-09 | 170 | Left | Left | 1925-09-18 |
39 | Larry Jackson | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1931-06-02 |
45 | Gordon Jones | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1930-04-02 |
16 | Ellis Kinder | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1914-07-26 |
25 | Jim Konstanty | 6-02 | 202 | Right | Right | 1917-03-02 |
35 | Paul LaPalme | 5-10 | 184 | Left | Left | 1923-12-14 |
21 | Don Liddle | 5-10 | 165 | Left | Left | 1925-05-25 |
45 | Dick Littlefield | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Left | 1926-03-18 |
41 | Lindy McDaniel | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1935-12-13 |
36 | Stu Miller | 5-11½ | 165 | Right | Right | 1927-12-26 |
17 | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 6-03½ | 205 | Left | Right | 1930-08-13 |
23 | Tom Poholsky | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1929-08-26 |
44 | Willard Schmidt | 6-01 | 187 | Right | Right | 1928-05-29 |
25 | Max Surkont | 6-00 | 205 | Right | Right | 1922-06-16 |
37 | Herm Wehmeier | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1927-02-18 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
30 | Walker Cooper | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1915-01-08 |
15 | Ray Katt | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1927-05-09 |
15 | Bill Sarni | 5-11 | 187 | Right | Right | 1927-09-19 |
18 | Hal Smith | 5-11 | 189 | Right | Right | 1931-06-01 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
22 | Tom Alston | 6-05 | 210 | Right | Left | 1926-01-31 |
3 | Don Blasingame | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Left | 1932-03-16 |
14 | Ken Boyer | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1931-05-20 |
28 | Joe Cunningham | 6-01 | 190 | Left | Left | 1931-08-27 |
11 | Alvin Dark | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1922-01-07 |
4 | Alex Grammas | 6-00 | 178 | Right | Right | 1926-04-03 |
28 | Grady Hatton | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Left | 1922-10-07 |
42 | Bobby Morgan | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Right | 1926-06-29 |
6 | Stan Musial | 6-00 | 175 | Left | Left | 1920-11-21 |
7 | Rocky Nelson | 5-11 | 178 | Left | Left | 1924-11-18 |
2 | Red Schoendienst | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Both | 1923-02-02 |
19 | Dick Schofield | 5-09 | 165 | Right | Both | 1935-01-07 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
21 | Jackie Brandt | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1934-04-28 |
9 | Bobby Del Greco | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1933-04-07 |
24 | Joe Frazier | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Left | 1922-10-06 |
24 | Chuck Harmon | 6-02 | 175 | Right | Right | 1924-04-23 |
2 | Whitey Lockman | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Left | 1926-07-25 |
20 | Wally Moon | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Left | 1930-04-03 |
38 | Charlie Peete | 5-09½ | 190 | Right | Left | 1929-02-22 |
8 | Rip Repulski | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1928-10-04 |
10 | Hank Sauer | 6-04 | 199 | Right | Right | 1917-03-17 |
9 | Bill Virdon | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Left | 1931-06-09 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
7 | Solly Hemus | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Left | 1923-04-17 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1956 St. Louis Cardinals Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1956 St. Louis Cardinals played 154 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 78 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 100/100) where 1,029,773 fans witnessed their 1956 Cardinals finish the season with a .494 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 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1956 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1956 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1956 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 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)?