1956 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1956 Boston Red Sox 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 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1956 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1956 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
40 Frank Baumann 6-01 210 Left Left 1933-07-01
23 Tom Brewer 6-01 175 Right Right 1931-09-03
14 Ike Delock 5-11 175 Right Right 1929-11-11
16 Harry Dorish 5-11 206 Right Right 1921-07-13
28 Tom Hurd 5-09 155 Right Right 1924-05-27
19 Leo Kiely 6-02 180 Left Left 1929-11-30
29 Rudy Minarcin 6-00 195 Right Right 1930-03-25
15 Willard Nixon 6-02 195 Right Left 1928-06-17
17 Mel Parnell 6-00 180 Left Left 1922-06-13
16, 20 Bob Porterfield 6-00 190 Right Right 1923-08-10
21 Johnny Schmitz 6-00 170 Left Right 1920-11-27
39 Dave Sisler 6-04 200 Right Right 1931-10-16
18 Frank Sullivan 6-06½ 215 Right Right 1930-01-23
27 George Susce 6-01 180 Right Right 1931-09-13
8 Pete Daley 6-00 195 Right Right 1930-01-14
22 Sammy White 6-03 195 Right Right 1928-07-07
2 Milt Bolling 6-01 180 Right Right 1930-08-09
24 Don Buddin 5-11 178 Right Right 1934-05-05
7 Billy Consolo 5-11 180 Right Right 1934-08-18
10 Billy Goodman 5-11 165 Right Left 1926-03-22
35 Billy Klaus 5-10 165 Right Left 1928-12-09
12 Ted Lepcio 5-10 177 Right Right 1930-07-28
11 Frank Malzone 5-10 180 Right Right 1930-02-28
24 Gene Mauch 5-10 165 Right Right 1925-11-18
6 Mickey Vernon 6-02 180 Left Left 1918-04-22
3 Norm Zauchin 6-04½ 220 Right Right 1929-11-17
25 Dick Gernert 6-03 210 Right Right 1928-09-28
4 Jackie Jensen 5-11 190 Right Right 1927-03-09
37 Jimmy Piersall 6-00 175 Right Right 1929-11-14
38 Gene Stephens 6-03½ 175 Right Left 1933-01-20
26 Faye Throneberry 6-00 190 Right Left 1931-06-22
9 Ted Williams 6-03 205 Right Left 1918-08-30
1 Grady Hatton 5-09 175 Right Left 1922-10-07
20 Marty Keough 6-00 180 Left Left 1935-04-14
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The 1956 Boston Red Sox played 154 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 70 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 112/111) where 1,137,158 fans witnessed their 1956 Red Sox finish the season with a .545 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 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1956 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1956 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1956 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Sammy White (114)
1B Mickey Vernon (108)
2B Billy Goodman (95)
3B Billy Klaus (106)
SS Don Buddin (113)
LF Ted Williams (110)
CF Jimmy Piersall (155)
RF Jackie Jensen (151)
  
SP Tom Brewer
SP Willard Nixon
SP Mel Parnell
SP Bob Porterfield
SP Frank Sullivan
  
RP Tom Hurd
RP Leo Kiely
RP George Susce
CL Ike Delock


1956 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Ted Williams $125,000.00
Milt Bolling $10,000.00


1956 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Grady Hatton
#2 Milt Bolling
#3 Norm Zauchin
#4 Jackie Jensen
#6 Mickey Vernon
#7 Billy Consolo
#8 Pete Daley
#9 Ted Williams
#10 Billy Goodman
#11 Frank Malzone
#12 Ted Lepcio
#14 Ike Delock
#15 Willard Nixon
#16 Harry Dorish
#16 Bob Porterfield
#17 Mel Parnell
#18 Frank Sullivan
#19 Leo Kiely
#20 Marty Keough
#20 Bob Porterfield
#21 Johnny Schmitz
#22 Sammy White
#23 Tom Brewer
#24 Don Buddin
#24 Gene Mauch
#25 Dick Gernert
#26 Faye Throneberry
#27 George Susce
#28 Tom Hurd
#29 Rudy Minarcin
#35 Billy Klaus
#37 Jimmy Piersall
#38 Gene Stephens
#39 Dave Sisler
#40 Frank Baumann

Did you know that a 1956 Boston Red Sox 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)?
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