1956 New York Yankees Roster

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



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Roster
Schedule
23 Tommy Byrne 6-01 182 Left Left 1919-12-31
52 Jim Coates 6-04 192 Right Right 1932-08-04
30 Rip Coleman 6-02 185 Left Left 1931-07-31
21 Sonny Dixon 6-02½ 205 Right Both 1924-11-05
16 Whitey Ford 5-10 181 Left Left 1928-10-21
55 Bob Grim 6-01 185 Right Right 1930-03-08
21 Jim Konstanty 6-01½ 202 Right Right 1917-03-02
53 Johnny Kucks 6-03 184 Right Right 1933-07-27
18 Don Larsen 6-04 227 Right Right 1929-08-07
22 Mickey McDermott 6-02 170 Left Left 1929-04-29
28 Tom Morgan 6-02 195 Right Right 1930-05-20
24 Jerry Staley 6-00 195 Right Right 1920-08-21
47 Tom Sturdivant 6-01 186 Right Left 1930-04-28
21 Ralph Terry 6-03 195 Right Right 1936-01-09
19 Bob Turley 6-02 215 Right Right 1930-09-19
8 Yogi Berra 5-08 194 Right Left 1925-05-12
29 Charlie Silvera 5-10 175 Right Right 1924-10-13
6 Andy Carey 6-01 195 Right Right 1931-10-18
40 Tom Carroll 6-03 186 Right Right 1936-09-17
42 Jerry Coleman 6-00 170 Right Right 1924-09-14
20 Billy Hunter 6-00 180 Right Right 1928-06-04
11 Jerry Lumpe 6-02 185 Right Left 1933-06-02
1 Billy Martin 5-11½ 165 Right Right 1928-05-16
12 Gil McDougald 6-01 180 Right Right 1928-05-19
17 Bobby Richardson 5-09 170 Right Right 1935-08-19
10 Phil Rizzuto 5-06 160 Right Right 1916-09-25
36 Eddie Robinson 6-02½ 210 Right Left 1920-12-15
14 Bill Skowron 5-11 195 Right Right 1930-12-18
9 Hank Bauer 6-00 192 Right Right 1922-07-31
41 Bob Cerv 6-00 202 Right Right 1926-05-05
15 Joe Collins 6-00 185 Left Left 1922-12-03
32 Elston Howard 6-02 200 Right Right 1929-02-23
7 Mickey Mantle 5-11 198 Right Both 1931-10-20
25 Irv Noren 6-00 190 Left Left 1924-11-29
36 Norm Siebern 6-03 205 Right Left 1933-07-26
17 Enos Slaughter 5-09 192 Right Left 1916-04-27
39 George Wilson 6-01½ 185 Right Left 1925-08-30
45 Lou Skizas 5-11 175 Right Right 1932-06-02
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The 1956 New York Yankees played 154 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost 57 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 97/93) where 1,491,784 fans witnessed their 1956 Yankees finish the season with a .630 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 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1956 New York Yankees salary list, a 1956 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1956 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1956 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1956 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Yogi Berra (135)
1B Bill Skowron (120)
2B Billy Martin (105)
3B Andy Carey (131)
SS Gil McDougald (92)
LF Elston Howard (62)
CF Mickey Mantle (144)
RF Hank Bauer (143)
  
SP Whitey Ford
SP Johnny Kucks
SP Don Larsen
SP Tom Sturdivant
SP Bob Turley
  
RP Tommy Byrne
RP Rip Coleman
RP Bob Grim
RP Mickey McDermott
CL Tom Morgan


1956 New York Yankees
Salaries

Mickey Mantle $30,000.00
Don Larsen $13,000.00


1956 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#1 Billy Martin
#6 Andy Carey
#7 Mickey Mantle
#8 Yogi Berra
#9 Hank Bauer
#10 Phil Rizzuto
#11 Jerry Lumpe
#12 Gil McDougald
#14 Bill Skowron
#15 Joe Collins
#16 Whitey Ford
#17 Bobby Richardson
#17 Enos Slaughter
#18 Don Larsen
#19 Bob Turley
#20 Billy Hunter
#21 Sonny Dixon
#21 Jim Konstanty
#21 Ralph Terry
#22 Mickey McDermott
#23 Tommy Byrne
#24 Jerry Staley
#25 Irv Noren
#28 Tom Morgan
#29 Charlie Silvera
#30 Rip Coleman
#32 Elston Howard
#36 Eddie Robinson
#36 Norm Siebern
#39 George Wilson
#40 Tom Carroll
#41 Bob Cerv
#42 Jerry Coleman
#45 Lou Skizas
#47 Tom Sturdivant
#52 Jim Coates
#53 Johnny Kucks
#55 Bob Grim

Did you know that a 1956 New York Yankees 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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