1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 93-61
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 1,213,562, Avg. 21,196
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to New York Yankees 4-3
Manager: Walter Alston (93-61)
Location: New York, New York
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers StatisticsTeam Record: 93-61
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 1,213,562, Avg. 21,196
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to New York Yankees 4-3
Manager: Walter Alston (93-61)
Location: New York, New York
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Results
The Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League ended the 1956 season with a record of 93 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The Dodgers scored 720 runs and allowed 601 runs. Duke Snider walloped 43 home runs for Brooklyn, while Roy Campanella, Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges and Sandy Amoros each swatted 20 or more also. Duke Snider drove in 101 runs. Jim Gilliam led all regular batters by hitting .300. Don Newcombe earned 27 wins on the mound for the team, and Sal Maglie recorded a 2.87 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Walter Alston coached the team. The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers won the League Championship Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Amoros | LF | L | L | January 30, 1930 | 5'7" | 170 | Matanzas, Matanzas Cuba |
| Bob Aspromonte | P | R | R | June 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Don Bessent | P | R | R | March 13, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Jacksonville, FL USA |
| Ralph Branca | P | R | R | January 6, 1926 | 6'3" | 220 | Mount Vernon, NY USA |
| Roy Campanella | C | R | R | November 19, 1921 | 5'9" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Gino Cimoli | LF | R | R | December 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Roger Craig | P | R | R | February 17, 1930 | 6'4" | 190 | Durham, NC USA |
| Bob Darnell | P | R | R | November 6, 1930 | 5'10" | 175 | Wewoka, OK USA |
| Don Demeter | CF | R | R | June 25, 1935 | 6'4" | 190 | Oklahoma City, OK USA |
| Don Drysdale | P | R | R | July 23, 1936 | 6'5" | 190 | Van Nuys, CA USA |
| Carl Erskine | P | R | R | December 13, 1926 | 5'10" | 165 | Anderson, IN USA |
| Chico Fernandez | SS | R | R | March 2, 1932 | 6'0" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana Cuba |
| Carl Furillo | RF | R | R | March 8, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Stony Creek Mills, PA USA |
| Jim Gilliam | 2B | B | R | October 17, 1928 | 5'10" | 175 | Nashville, TN USA |
| Gil Hodges | 1B | R | R | April 4, 1924 | 6'1" | 200 | Princeton, IN USA |
| Dixie Howell | C | R | R | April 24, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | Louisville, KY USA |
| Jim Hughes | P | R | R | March 21, 1923 | 6'1" | 200 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Randy Jackson | 3B | R | R | February 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 180 | Little Rock, AR USA |
| Sandy Koufax | P | R | L | December 30, 1935 | 6'2" | 210 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Clem Labine | P | R | R | August 6, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | Lincoln, RI USA |
| Ken Lehman | P | L | L | June 10, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Seattle, WA USA |
| Billy Loes | P | R | R | December 13, 1929 | 6'1" | 165 | Long Island City, NY USA |
| Sal Maglie | P | R | R | April 26, 1917 | 6'2" | 180 | Niagara Falls, NY USA |
| Dale Mitchell | LF | L | L | August 23, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | Colony, OK USA |
| Charlie Neal | 2B | R | R | January 30, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | Longview, TX USA |
| Rocky Nelson | 1B | L | L | November 18, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | Portsmouth, OH USA |
| Don Newcombe | P | L | R | June 14, 1926 | 6'4" | 220 | Madison, NJ USA |
| Pee Wee Reese | SS | R | R | July 23, 1918 | 5'10" | 160 | Ekron, KY USA |
| Jackie Robinson | 3B | R | R | January 31, 1919 | 5'11" | 195 | Cairo, GA USA |
| Ed Roebuck | P | R | R | July 3, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | East Millsboro, PA USA |
| Duke Snider | CF | L | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'0" | 179 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Chuck Templeton | P | R | L | June 1, 1932 | 6'3" | 210 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Rube Walker | C | L | R | May 16, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Lenoir, NC USA |
| Dick Williams | P | R | R | May 7, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Don Zimmer | SS | R | R | January 17, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
