1956 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

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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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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
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
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
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
7 Solly Hemus 5-09 175 Right Left 1923-04-17
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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:

1956 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters

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1956 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Hal Smith (66)
1B Stan Musial (103)
2B Don Blasingame (98)
3B Ken Boyer (149)
SS Alvin Dark (99)
LF Rip Repulski (100)
CF Bobby Del Greco (99)
RF Wally Moon (96)
  
SP Murry Dickson
SP Vinegar Bend Mizell
SP Tom Poholsky
SP Willard Schmidt
SP Herm Wehmeier
  
RP Jackie Collum
RP Ellis Kinder
RP Jim Konstanty
RP Lindy McDaniel
CL Larry Jackson

1956 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Stan Musial $80,000.00
Red Schoendienst $42,000.00
Ellis Kinder $20,000.00
Bill Virdon $17,000.00
Ken Boyer $9,000.00
Lindy McDaniel $7,600.00

1956 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#2 Whitey Lockman
#2 Red Schoendienst
#3 Don Blasingame
#4 Alex Grammas
#6 Stan Musial
#7 Solly Hemus
#7 Rocky Nelson
#8 Rip Repulski
#9 Bobby Del Greco
#9 Bill Virdon
#10 Hank Sauer
#11 Alvin Dark
#14 Ken Boyer
#15 Ray Katt
#15 Bill Sarni
#16 Ellis Kinder
#17 Vinegar Bend Mizell
#18 Hal Smith
#19 Dick Schofield
#20 Wally Moon
#21 Jackie Brandt
#21 Don Liddle
#22 Tom Alston
#23 Tom Poholsky
#24 Bob Blaylock
#24 Joe Frazier
#24 Chuck Harmon
#25 Jim Konstanty
#25 Max Surkont
#28 Joe Cunningham
#28 Grady Hatton
#30 Walker Cooper
#32 Jackie Collum
#35 Paul LaPalme
#36 Murry Dickson
#36 Stu Miller
#37 Ben Flowers
#37 Herm Wehmeier
#38 Charlie Peete
#39 Larry Jackson
#41 Lindy McDaniel
#42 Harvey Haddix
#42 Bobby Morgan
#44 Willard Schmidt
#45 Gordon Jones
#45 Dick Littlefield

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)?