
1956 Milwaukee Braves Roster
Team Record: 92-62
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 2,046,331, Avg. 30,180
Ballpark: County Stadium
Manager: Charlie Grimm (24-22)
Manager: Fred Haney (68-40)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1956 Milwaukee Braves Results
The Milwaukee Braves of the National League ended the 1956 season with a record of 92 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Braves gave up 569 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Milwaukee tallied 709 runs. Joe Adcock walloped 38 home runs for the team, while Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Bobby Thomson, Del Crandall and Johnny Logan each added 20 or more, too. Joe Adcock drove in 103 runs. Hank Aaron led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .328. Warren Spahn topped the squad with 20 wins, and Lew Burdette and Bob Buhl also contributed 15 or more victories also Lew Burdette recorded a 2.70 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Charlie Grimm and Fred Haney coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Hank Aaron | RF | R | R | February 5, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Mobile, AL USA |
Joe Adcock | 1B | R | R | October 30, 1927 | 6'4" | 210 | Coushatta, LA USA |
Toby Atwell | C | L | R | March 8, 1924 | 5'9" | 185 | Leesburg, VA USA |
Bill Bruton | CF | L | R | November 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 169 | Panola, AL USA |
Bob Buhl | P | R | R | August 12, 1928 | 6'2" | 180 | Saginaw, MI USA |
Lew Burdette | P | R | R | November 22, 1926 | 6'2" | 180 | Nitro, WV USA |
Gene Conley | P | R | R | November 10, 1930 | 6'8" | 225 | Muskogee, OK USA |
Wes Covington | LF | L | R | March 27, 1932 | 6'1" | 205 | Laurinburg, NC USA |
Del Crandall | C | R | R | March 5, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Ontario, CA USA |
Ray Crone | P | R | R | August 7, 1931 | 6'2" | 165 | Memphis, TN USA |
Jack Dittmer | 2B | L | R | January 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Elkader, IA USA |
Earl Hersh | LF | L | L | May 21, 1932 | 6'0" | 205 | Ebbvale, MD USA |
Ernie Johnson | P | R | R | June 16, 1924 | 6'3" | 190 | Brattleboro, VT USA |
Dave Jolly | P | R | R | October 14, 1924 | 6'0" | 160 | Stony Point, NC USA |
Johnny Logan | SS | R | R | March 23, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | Endicott, NY USA |
Felix Mantilla | SS | R | R | July 29, 1934 | 6'0" | 160 | Isabella, P.R. |
Eddie Mathews | 3B | L | R | October 13, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Texarkana, TX USA |
Red Murff | P | R | R | April 1, 1921 | 6'3" | 195 | Burlington, TX USA |
Chet Nichols | P | B | L | February 22, 1931 | 6'1" | 165 | Pawtucket, RI USA |
Danny O'Connell | 2B | R | R | January 21, 1929 | 5'11" | 168 | Paterson, NJ USA |
Andy Pafko | LF | R | R | February 25, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | Boyceville, WI USA |
Phil Paine | P | R | R | June 8, 1930 | 6'2" | 180 | Chepachet, RI USA |
Jim Pendleton | IF | R | R | January 7, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Charles, MO USA |
Taylor Phillips | P | L | L | June 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | Atlanta, GA USA |
Del Rice | C | R | R | October 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 190 | Portsmouth, OH USA |
Humberto Robinson | P | R | R | June 25, 1930 | 6'1" | 155 | Colon, Colon Panama |
Bob Roselli | C | R | R | December 10, 1931 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Lou Sleater | P | L | L | September 8, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Warren Spahn | P | L | L | April 23, 1921 | 6'0" | 172 | Buffalo, NY USA |
Chuck Tanner | LF | L | L | July 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | New Castle, PA USA |
Bobby Thomson | LF | R | R | October 25, 1923 | 6'2" | 180 | Glasgow, Glasgow United Kingdom |
Frank Torre | 1B | L | L | December 30, 1931 | 6'4" | 200 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Bob Trowbridge | P | R | R | June 27, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Hudson, NY USA |