1956 Washington Senators Roster

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

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1956 Washington Senators



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Complete Roster  
 

15 Ted Abernathy 6-04 215 Right Right 1933-03-06
17 Dick Brodowski 6-02 190 Right Right 1932-07-26
8 Bud Byerly 6-02½ 185 Right Right 1920-10-26
16 Bob Chakales 6-01 185 Right Right 1927-08-10
10, 11 Tex Clevenger 6-01 180 Right Right 1932-07-09
39 Hal Griggs 6-00 170 Right Right 1928-08-24
38 Connie Grob 6-00½ 180 Right Left 1932-11-09
29 Evelio Hernandez 6-01 195 Right Right 1931-12-24
27 Camilo Pascual 5-11 185 Right Right 1934-01-20
28 Pedro Ramos 6-00 185 Right Both 1935-04-28
24 Bunky Stewart 6-00 155 Left Left 1931-01-07
18 Chuck Stobbs 6-01 185 Left Left 1929-07-02
26 Dean Stone 6-04 205 Left Left 1930-09-01
21 Bob Wiesler 6-02 195 Left Both 1930-08-13
9, 10 Lou Berberet 5-11 212 Right Left 1929-11-20
14 Clint Courtney 5-08 180 Right Left 1927-03-16
8 Ed Fitz Gerald 6-00 180 Right Right 1924-05-21
12 Harmon Killebrew 5-11 213 Right Right 1936-06-29
22 Lyle Luttrell 6-00 180 Right Right 1930-02-22
25 Herb Plews 5-11 160 Right Left 1928-06-14
4, 36 Tony Roig 6-01 180 Right Right 1927-12-23
5 Pete Runnels 6-00 170 Right Left 1928-01-28
6 Jerry Snyder 6-00 170 Right Right 1929-07-21
22 Jose Valdivielso 6-01 175 Right Right 1934-05-22
1 Eddie Yost 5-10 170 Right Right 1926-10-13
30 Whitey Herzog 5-11 182 Left Left 1931-11-09
14, 23 Jim Lemon 6-04 200 Right Right 1928-03-23
3 Karl Olson 6-03 205 Right Right 1930-07-06
37 Ernie Oravetz 5-04 145 Left Both 1932-01-24
31, 32 Carlos Paula 6-03 195 Right Right 1927-11-28
2 Roy Sievers 6-01 195 Right Right 1926-11-18
32, 34 Dick Tettelbach 6-00 195 Right Right 1929-06-26
41 Tom Wright 5-11½ 180 Right Left 1923-09-22
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The 1956 Washington Senators played 154 games during the regular season, won 59 games, lost 95 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Griffith Stadium (Park Factors: 100/104) where 431,647 fans witnessed their 1956 Senators finish the season with a .383 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 Washington Senators Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Washington Senators salary list, a 1956 Washington Senators uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Washington Senators primary starters list:

1956 Washington Senators
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1956 Washington Senators
Most Games by Position

C Clint Courtney (76)
1B Pete Runnels (81)
2B Pete Runnels (69)
3B Eddie Yost (135)
SS Jose Valdivielso (90)
LF Roy Sievers (78)
CF Whitey Herzog (84)
CF Karl Olson (84)
RF Jim Lemon (130)
  
SP Camilo Pascual
SP Pedro Ramos
SP Chuck Stobbs
SP Dean Stone
SP Bob Wiesler
  
RP Bud Byerly
RP Tex Clevenger
RP Connie Grob
RP Bunky Stewart
CL Bob Chakales


1956 Washington Senators
Salaries

Harmon Killebrew $10,000.00


1956 Washington Senators
Uniform Numbers

#1 Eddie Yost
#2 Roy Sievers
#3 Karl Olson
#4 Tony Roig
#5 Pete Runnels
#6 Jerry Snyder
#8 Bud Byerly
#8 Ed Fitz Gerald
#9 Lou Berberet
#10 Lou Berberet
#10 Tex Clevenger
#11 Tex Clevenger
#12 Harmon Killebrew
#14 Clint Courtney
#14 Jim Lemon
#15 Ted Abernathy
#16 Bob Chakales
#17 Dick Brodowski
#18 Chuck Stobbs
#21 Bob Wiesler
#22 Lyle Luttrell
#22 Jose Valdivielso
#23 Jim Lemon
#24 Bunky Stewart
#25 Herb Plews
#26 Dean Stone
#27 Camilo Pascual
#28 Pedro Ramos
#29 Evelio Hernandez
#30 Whitey Herzog
#31 Carlos Paula
#32 Carlos Paula
#32 Dick Tettelbach
#34 Dick Tettelbach
#36 Tony Roig
#37 Ernie Oravetz
#38 Connie Grob
#39 Hal Griggs
#41 Tom Wright

Did you know that a 1956 Washington Senators 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)?