1956 New York Yankees - The Baseball Cube

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Season Information

Team Name

1956 New York Yankees

League

American League

Division

Calendar

1956 Baseball Calendar

Location

Bronx,New York

W-L Record

97-57 (.630) GBL: -0

Rankings (Div/Lg/MLB)

1 / 1 / 1

Runs For/Against

857 / 631 Diff: +226

Playoffs

Won World Series (Dodgers)

Playoff Series

Won World Series (Dodgers)

Playoff Series

WS vs BRO (W 4-3)

General Manager(s)

George Weiss

Manager(s)

Casey Stengel

Ballpark

Yankee Stadium I

Spring Training W-L

Not available

Spring Ballpark

Top Draft Pick

Attendance

1,491,784

Attendance Rank

Payroll (usd$)

Payroll Rank

Minor League Affiliates

Years Active

1901-2020

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1956 New York Yankees Season Roster

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Grid Filters		Drafted 1st Round Pick Hitters Pitchers 22-under over35
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
9	Hank Bauer	33	9	OF-C	6-0	192	R	R	1922-07-31	East St. Louis,IL		MLB	1948-1961	1948-1961	0.000	US
8	Yogi Berra	31	11	C-OF	5-8	194	L	R	1925-05-12	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1946-1965	1946-1965	0.000	US
23	Tommy Byrne	36	12	P	6-1	182	L	L	1919-12-31	Baltimore,MD		MLB	1943-1957	1943-1957	0.000	US
6	Andy Carey	24	5	3B-SS	6-1	195	R	R	1931-10-18	Oakland,CA		MLB	1952-1962	1952-1962	0.000	US
40	Tom Carroll	19	2	SS-3B	6-3	186	R	R	1936-09-17	Jamaica,NY		MLB	1955-1959	1955-1959	0.000	US
41	Bob Cerv	30	6	OF-1B	6-0	200	R	R	1926-05-05	Lincoln,NE		MLB	1951-1962	1951-1962	0.000	US
52	Jim Coates	23	1	P	6-4	192	R	R	1932-08-04	Farnham,VA		MLB	1956-1967	1956-1967	0.000	US
42	Jerry Coleman	31	8	2B-SS	6-0	170	R	R	1924-09-14	San Jose,CA		MLB	1949-1957	1949-1957	0.000	US
30	Rip Coleman	24	2	P	6-2	185	L	L	1931-07-31	Troy,NY		MLB	1955-1960	1955-1960	0.000	US
15	Joe Collins	33	9	1B-OF	6-0	185	L	L	1922-12-03	Scranton,PA		MLB	1948-1957	1948-1957	0.000	US
21	Sonny Dixon	31	4	P	6-2	205	B	R	1924-11-05	Charlotte,NC		MLB	1953-1956	1953-1956	0.000	US
16	Whitey Ford	27	5	P	5-10	181	L	L	1928-10-21	New York,NY		MLB	1950-1967	1950-1967	0.000	US
55	Bob Grim	26	3	P	6-1	185	R	R	1930-03-08	New York,NY		MLB	1954-1962	1954-1962	0.000	US
32	Elston Howard	27	2	C-OF	6-2	200	R	R	1929-02-23	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1955-1968	1955-1968	0.000	US
20	Billy Hunter	28	4	SS-2B	6-0	180	R	R	1928-06-04	Punxsutawney,PA		MLB	1953-1958	1953-1958	0.000	US
21	Jim Konstanty	39	11	P	6-1	202	R	R	1917-03-02	Strykersville,NY		MLB	1944-1956	1944-1956	0.000	US
53	Johnny Kucks	22	2	P	6-3	184	R	R	1933-07-27	Hoboken,NJ		MLB	1955-1960	1955-1960	0.000	US
18	Don Larsen	26	4	P-OF	6-4	227	R	R	1929-08-07	Michigan City,IN		MLB	1953-1967	1953-1967	0.000	US
11	Jerry Lumpe	23	1	2B-3B	6-2	185	L	R	1933-06-02	Lincoln,MO		MLB	1956-1967	1956-1967	0.000	US
7	Mickey Mantle	24	6	OF-1B	5-11	198	B	R	1931-10-20	Spavinaw,OK		MLB	1951-1968	1951-1968	0.000	US
1	Billy Martin	28	6	2B-SS	5-11	165	R	R	1928-05-16	Berkeley,CA		MLB	1950-1961	1950-1961	0.000	US
22	Mickey McDermott	27	9	P-1B	6-2	170	L	L	1928-08-29	Poughkeepsie,NY		MLB	1948-1961	1948-1961	0.000	US
12	Gil McDougald	28	6	2B-3B	6-1	180	R	R	1928-05-19	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1951-1960	1951-1960	0.000	US
28	Tom Morgan	26	5	P	6-2	195	R	R	1930-05-20	El Monte,CA		MLB	1951-1963	1951-1963	0.000	US
25	Irv Noren	31	7	OF-1B	6-0	190	L	L	1924-11-29	Jamestown,NY		MLB	1950-1960	1950-1960	0.000	US
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
17	Bobby Richardson	20	2	2B-3B	5-9	170	R	R	1935-08-19	Sumter,SC		MLB	1955-1966	1955-1966	0.000	US
10	Phil Rizzuto	38	13	SS-2B	5-6	160	R	R	1917-09-25	Brooklyn,NY		MLB	1941-1956	1941-1956	0.000	US
36	Eddie Robinson	35	12	1B	6-2	210	L	R	1920-12-15	Paris,TX		MLB	1942-1957	1942-1957	0.000	US
36	Norm Siebern	22	1	1B-OF	6-3	205	L	R	1933-07-26	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1956-1968	1956-1968	0.000	US
29	Charlie Silvera	31	9	C-3B	5-10	175	R	R	1924-10-13	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1948-1957	1948-1957	0.000	US
45	Lou Skizas	24	1	OF-3B	5-11	175	R	R	1932-06-02	Chicago,IL		MLB	1956-1959	1956-1959	0.000	US
14	Bill Skowron	25	3	1B-3B	5-11	195	R	R	1930-12-18	Chicago,IL		MLB	1954-1967	1954-1967	0.000	US
17	Enos Slaughter	40	16	OF	5-9	192	L	R	1916-04-27	Roxboro,NC		MLB	1938-1959	1938-1959	0.000	US
24	Gerry Staley	35	10	P	6-0	195	R	R	1920-08-21	Brush Prairie,WA		MLB	1947-1961	1947-1961	0.000	US
47	Tom Sturdivant	26	2	P	6-1	186	L	R	1930-04-28	Gordon,KS		MLB	1955-1964	1955-1964	0.000	US
21	Ralph Terry	20	1	P	6-3	195	R	R	1936-01-09	Big Cabin,OK		MLB	1956-1967	1956-1967	0.000	US
19	Bob Turley	25	5	P	6-2	215	R	R	1930-09-19	Troy,IL		MLB	1951-1963	1951-1963	0.000	US
39	George Wilson	30	3	OF-1B	6-1	185	L	R	1925-08-30	Cherryville,NC		MLB	1952-1956	1952-1956	0.000	US
38 record(s)

Glossary:
Unif Uniform Number, if available Player Name Name of the player. If not linked, then no profile on the site Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. Exp Experience in # of years. For Player stats, refers to nth PRO season. Count is ontextual to the purpose of the grid Pos Defensive Position Ht Height Wt Weight Ba Bats Th Throws Born Date Date of Birth for Player Place of Birth City,State or City,Country for birthplace Draft Info Year-DraftRound-Overall-Drafted by Team Abbreviation. Click the link to view picks for that round. Indicates most recent draft instance HiLvl Highest Level Reached MLB Years Up-to-date Range of Years played Stat Years Available range of years of statistics within the TBC system

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