1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster

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



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46 Don Bessent 6-00 175 Right Right 1931-03-13
28 Ralph Branca 6-03 220 Right Right 1926-01-06
40 Roger Craig 6-04 191 Right Right 1930-02-17
34 Bob Darnell 5-10 175 Right Right 1930-11-06
53 Don Drysdale 6-06 216 Right Right 1936-07-23
17 Carl Erskine 5-10 165 Right Right 1926-12-13
18 Jim Hughes 6-01 200 Right Right 1923-03-21
32 Sandy Koufax 6-02 210 Left Right 1935-12-30
41 Clem Labine 6-00 180 Right Right 1926-08-06
16 Ken Lehman 6-00 186 Left Left 1928-06-10
30 Billy Loes 6-01 170 Right Right 1929-12-13
35 Sal Maglie 6-02 180 Right Right 1917-04-26
36 Don Newcombe 6-04 225 Right Left 1926-06-14
37 Ed Roebuck 6-02 185 Right Right 1931-07-03
28, 49 Chuck Templeton 6-03 210 Left Right 1932-06-01
39 Roy Campanella 5-08 200 Right Right 1921-11-19
54 Dixie Howell 5-11 195 Right Right 1920-04-24
10 Rube Walker 6-01 185 Right Left 1926-05-16
3 Chico Fernandez 6-00 170 Right Right 1932-03-02
19 Jim Gilliam 5-10½ 175 Right Both 1928-10-17
14 Gil Hodges 6-01½ 200 Right Right 1924-04-04
2 Randy Jackson 6-01½ 180 Right Right 1926-02-10
43 Charlie Neal 5-10 165 Right Right 1931-01-30
8, 21 Rocky Nelson 5-11 178 Left Left 1924-11-18
1 Pee Wee Reese 5-09 175 Right Right 1918-07-23
42 Jackie Robinson 5-11 204 Right Right 1919-01-31
23 Don Zimmer 5-09 177 Right Right 1931-01-17
15 Sandy Amoros 5-07½ 170 Left Left 1930-01-30
9 Gino Cimoli 6-02 200 Right Right 1929-12-18
27 Don Demeter 6-04 190 Right Right 1935-06-25
6 Carl Furillo 6-00 190 Right Right 1922-03-08
8 Dale Mitchell 6-01 195 Left Left 1921-08-23
4 Duke Snider 6-00 190 Right Left 1926-09-19
34 Bob Aspromonte 6-02 185 Right Right 1938-06-19
38 Dick Williams 6-00 190 Right Right 1929-05-07
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The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers played 154 games during the regular season, won 93 games, lost 61 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Ebbets Field (Park Factors: 108/105) where 1,213,562 fans witnessed their 1956 Dodgers finish the season with a .604 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 Brooklyn Dodgers Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers salary list, a 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers primary starters list:

1956 Brooklyn Dodgers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1956 Brooklyn Dodgers
Most Games by Position

C Roy Campanella (121)
1B Gil Hodges (138)
2B Jim Gilliam (102)
3B Randy Jackson (80)
SS Pee Wee Reese (136)
LF Sandy Amoros (79)
CF Duke Snider (150)
RF Carl Furillo (143)
  
SP Roger Craig
SP Carl Erskine
SP Sal Maglie
SP Don Newcombe
  
RP Don Bessent
RP Ken Lehman
RP Ed Roebuck
CL Clem Labine


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Pee Wee Reese
#2 Randy Jackson
#3 Chico Fernandez
#4 Duke Snider
#6 Carl Furillo
#8 Dale Mitchell
#8 Rocky Nelson
#9 Gino Cimoli
#10 Rube Walker
#14 Gil Hodges
#15 Sandy Amoros
#16 Ken Lehman
#17 Carl Erskine
#18 Jim Hughes
#19 Jim Gilliam
#21 Rocky Nelson
#23 Don Zimmer
#27 Don Demeter
#28 Ralph Branca
#28 Chuck Templeton
#30 Billy Loes
#32 Sandy Koufax
#34 Bob Aspromonte
#34 Bob Darnell
#35 Sal Maglie
#36 Don Newcombe
#37 Ed Roebuck
#38 Dick Williams
#39 Roy Campanella
#40 Roger Craig
#41 Clem Labine
#42 Jackie Robinson
#43 Charlie Neal
#46 Don Bessent
#49 Chuck Templeton
#53 Don Drysdale
#54 Dixie Howell

Did you know that a 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 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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