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1956 Baltimore Orioles | | MLB | American League |
W-L Record: 69-85 -- 6th in American League -
Manager: Paul Richards
Location: Baltimore,MD
Baseball Stadium:
Memorial Stadium Top Draft Pick: Attendance: 901,201 Youngest Player: Ron Moeller (17) Oldest Player: Dave Philley (36) Longest Tenure: Chuck Diering (3)
Baseball Roster for 1956 Baltimore Orioles
| # | Player Name | Pos | Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | Born | Place | High Level | mlbYears | Salary |
| 5 | Bobby Adams | 3B-2B | 34 | R | R | 5-10 | 170 | 12/14/1921 | Tuolumne,California | MLB | 1946-1959 | |
| 28 | Charlie Beamon | P | 21 | R | R | 5-11 | 195 | 12/25/1934 | Oakland,California | MLB | 1956-1958 | |
| 38 | Fred Besana | P | 25 | R | L | 6-3 | 200 | 4/5/1931 | Lincoln,California | MLB | 1956-1956 | |
| 25,41 | Babe Birrer | P | 27 | R | R | 6-0 | 195 | 7/4/1928 | Buffalo,New York | MLB | 1955-1958 | |
| 1 | Bob Boyd | 1B | 30 | L | L | 5-10 | 170 | 10/1/1925 | Potts Camp,Mississippi | MLB | 1951-1961 | |
| 28 | Hal Brown | P | 31 | R | R | 6-2 | 182 | 12/11/1924 | Greensboro,North Carolina | MLB | 1951-1964 | |
| 33 | Wayne Causey | SS-2B | 19 | L | R | 175 | 12/26/1936 | Ruston,Louisiana | MLB | 1955-1968 | ||
| 20 | Sandy Consuegra | P | 35 | R | R | 5-10 | 165 | 9/3/1920 | Potrerillos,Cuba | MLB | 1950-1957 | |
| 32 | Chuck Diering | OF | 33 | R | R | 5-10 | 165 | 2/5/1923 | St. Louis,Missouri | MLB | 1947-1956 | |
| 23 | Harry Dorish | P | 34 | R | R | 5-11 | 206 | 7/13/1921 | Swoyersville,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1947-1956 | |
| 14 | Jim Dyck | OF-3B | 34 | R | R | 6-2 | 205 | 2/3/1922 | Omaha,Nebraska | MLB | 1951-1956 | |
| 14,17 | Hoot Evers | OF | 35 | R | R | 6-2 | 185 | 2/8/1921 | St. Louis,Missouri | MLB | 1941-1956 | |
| 39 | Don Ferrarese | P | 27 | R | L | 5-9 | 170 | 6/19/1929 | Oakland,California | MLB | 1955-1962 | |
| 25,36,41 | Mike Fornieles | P | 24 | R | R | 5-11 | 172 | 1/18/1932 | Havana,Cuba | MLB | 1952-1963 | |
| 44 | Tito Francona | OF-1B | 22 | L | L | 5-11 | 190 | 11/4/1933 | Aliquippa,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1956-1970 | |
| 2 | Joe Frazier | OF | 33 | L | R | 6-0 | 180 | 10/6/1922 | Liberty,North Carolina | MLB | 1947-1956 | |
| 9 | Billy Gardner | 2B | 28 | R | R | 6-0 | 180 | 7/19/1927 | Waterford,Connecticut | MLB | 1954-1963 | |
| 10 | Tom Gastall | C | 24 | R | R | 6-2 | 187 | 6/13/1932 | Fall River,Massachusetts | MLB | 1955-1956 | |
| 22 | Joe Ginsberg | C | 29 | L | R | 5-11 | 180 | 10/11/1926 | New York,New York | MLB | 1948-1962 | |
| 6 | Bob Hale | 1B | 22 | L | L | 5-10 | 195 | 11/7/1933 | Sarasota,Florida | MLB | 1955-1961 | |
| 21 | Bob Harrison | P | 25 | L | R | 5-11 | 178 | 9/22/1930 | St. Louis,Missouri | MLB | 1955-1956 | |
| 5 | Grady Hatton | 3B | 33 | L | R | 5-9 | 175 | 10/7/1922 | Beaumont,Texas | MLB | 1946-1960 | |
| 40 | Mel Held | P | 27 | R | R | 6-1 | 178 | 4/12/1929 | Edon,Ohio | MLB | 1956-1956 | |
| 36 | Connie Johnson | P | 33 | R | R | 6-4 | 200 | 12/27/1922 | Stone Mountain,Georgia | MLB | 1953-1958 | |
| 3 | George Kell | 3B | 33 | R | R | 5-9 | 175 | 8/23/1922 | Swifton,Arkansas | MLB | 1943-1957 | |
| 38 | Billy Loes | P | 26 | R | R | 6-1 | 170 | 12/13/1929 | Long Island City,New York | MLB | 1950-1961 | |
| 2 | Fred Marsh | 3B-SS | 32 | R | R | 5-10 | 180 | 1/5/1924 | Valley Falls,Kansas | MLB | 1951-1956 | |
| 19 | Morrie Martin | P | 33 | L | L | 6-0 | 180 | 9/3/1922 | Dixon,Missouri | MLB | 1949-1959 | |
| 7 | Willy Miranda | SS | 30 | B | R | 5-9 | 150 | 5/24/1926 | Velasco,Cuba | MLB | 1951-1959 | |
| 32 | Ron Moeller | P | 17 | L | L | 6-0 | 180 | 10/13/1938 | Cincinnati,Ohio | MLB | 1956-1963 | |
| 29 | Ray Moore | P | 30 | R | R | 6-1 | 205 | 6/1/1926 | Meadows,Maryland | MLB | 1952-1963 | |
| 37 | Tex Nelson | OF | 19 | L | L | 6-3 | 205 | 8/7/1936 | Dallas,Texas | MLB | 1955-1957 | |
| 4 | Bob Nieman | OF | 29 | R | R | 5-11 | 195 | 1/26/1927 | Cincinnati,Ohio | MLB | 1951-1962 | |
| 18 | Billy O'Dell | P | 24 | B | L | 5-11 | 170 | 2/10/1932 | Whitmire,South Carolina | MLB | 1954-1967 | |
| 16 | Erv Palica | P | 28 | R | R | 6-1 | 180 | 2/9/1928 | Lomita,California | MLB | 1947-1956 | |
| 4 | Dave Philley | OF | 36 | B | R | 6-0 | 188 | 5/16/1920 | Paris,Texas | MLB | 1941-1962 | |
| 3 | Dave Pope | OF | 35 | L | R | 5-10 | 170 | 6/17/1921 | Talladega,Alabama | MLB | 1952-1956 | |
| 8 | Jim Pyburn | OF-3B | 23 | R | R | 6-0 | 190 | 11/1/1932 | Fairfield,Alabama | MLB | 1955-1957 | |
| 6 | Brooks Robinson | 3B | 19 | R | R | 6-1 | 190 | 5/18/1937 | Little Rock,Arkansas | MLB | 1955-1977 | |
| 40 | Johnny Schmitz | P | 35 | R | L | 6-0 | 170 | 11/27/1920 | Wausau,Wisconsin | MLB | 1941-1956 | |
| 22 | Hal Smith | C | 25 | R | R | 6-0 | 195 | 12/7/1930 | West Frankfort,Illinois | MLB | 1955-1964 | |
| 24 | Gordie Sundin | P | 18 | R | R | 6-4 | 215 | 10/10/1937 | Minneapolis,Minnesota | MLB | 1956-1956 | |
| 11 | Gus Triandos | C | 25 | R | R | 6-3 | 215 | 7/30/1930 | San Francisco,California | MLB | 1953-1965 | |
| 15 | George Werley | P | 17 | R | R | 6-2 | 196 | 9/8/1938 | St. Louis,Missouri | MLB | 1956-1956 | |
| 17 | Bill Wight | P | 34 | L | L | 6-1 | 180 | 4/12/1922 | Rio Vista,California | MLB | 1946-1958 | |
| 23 | Dick Williams | OF-3B | 27 | R | R | 6-0 | 190 | 5/7/1929 | St. Louis,Missouri | MLB | 1951-1964 | |
| 36 | Jim Wilson | P | 34 | R | R | 200 | 2/20/1922 | San Diego,California | MLB | 1945-1958 | ||
| 35 | George Zuverink | P | 31 | R | R | 6-4 | 200 | 8/20/1924 | Holland,Michigan | MLB | 1951-1959 |
Team Personnel
Harry Breechen (Pitching Coach)
Bailey Goss (Broadcaster)
Lum Harris (Third Base Coach)
Ernie Harwell (Broadcaster)
Paul Richards (Manager)
Paul Richards (General Manager)
Chuck Thompson (Broadcaster)
Al Vincent (First Base Coach)
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