1956 Chicago Cubs

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W-L Record: 60-94 -- 8th in National League - Manager: Stan Hack Location: Chicago,IL Baseball Stadium: Wrigley Field Top Draft Pick: Attendance: 720,118 Youngest Player: Moe Drabowsky (20) Oldest Player: Clyde McCullough (39) Longest Tenure: Warren Hacker, Bob Rush (9)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1956 Chicago Cubs

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
37	Gene Baker	2B-3B	31	R	R	6-1	170	6/15/1925	Davenport,Iowa	MLB	1953-1961
14	Ernie Banks	1B-SS	25	R	R	6-1	180	1/31/1931	Dallas,Texas	MLB	1953-1971
15	John Briggs	P	22	R	R	5-10	175	1/24/1934	Natoma,California	MLB	1956-1960
42	Jim Brosnan	P	26	R	R	6-4	210	10/24/1929	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1954-1963
32	Harry Chiti	C	23	R	R	6-3	225	11/16/1932	Kincaid,Illinois	MLB	1950-1962
22	Jim Davis	P	31	B	L	6-0	180	9/15/1924	Red Bluff,California	MLB	1954-1957
26	Moe Drabowsky	P	20	R	R	6-2	200	7/21/1935	Ozanna,Poland	MLB	1956-1972
47	Solly Drake	OF	25	B	R	6-0	170	10/23/1930	Little Rock,Arkansas	MLB	1956-1959
1	Jim Fanning	C	28	R	R	5-11	180	9/14/1927	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1954-1957
40	Dee Fondy	1B	31	L	L	6-3	196	10/31/1924	Slaton,Texas	MLB	1951-1958
3	Owen Friend	2B	29	R	R	6-1	180	3/21/1927	Granite City,Illinois	MLB	1949-1956
18	Warren Hacker	P	31	R	R	6-1	185	11/21/1924	Marissa,Illinois	MLB	1948-1961
53	Dave Hillman	P	28	R	R	5-11	168	9/14/1927	Dungannon,Virginia	MLB	1955-1962
7	Don Hoak	3B	28	R	R	6-0	175	2/5/1928	Roulette,Pennsylvania	MLB	1954-1964
25	Jim Hughes	P	33	R	R	6-1	200	3/21/1923	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1952-1957
39	Monte Irvin	OF	37	R	R	6-1	195	2/25/1919	Columbia,Alabama	MLB	1949-1956
27	Sam Jones	P	30	R	R	6-4	200	12/14/1925	Stewartsville,Ohio	MLB	1951-1964
45	Don Kaiser	P	21	R	R	6-5	195	2/3/1935	Byng,Oklahoma	MLB	1955-1957
5	Frank Kellert	1B	31	R	R	6-2	185	7/6/1924	Oklahoma City,Oklahoma	MLB	1953-1956
23	Jerry Kindall	2B-SS	21	R	R	6-2	175	5/27/1935	St. Paul,Minnesota	MLB	1956-1965
48	Jim King	OF	23	L	R	6-0	185	8/27/1932	Elkins,Arkansas	MLB	1955-1967
15	Hobie Landrith	C	26	L	R	5-10	170	3/16/1930	Decatur,Illinois	MLB	1950-1963
31	Turk Lown	P	32	R	R	6-1	185	5/30/1924	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1951-1962
8	Clyde McCullough	C	39	R	R		180	3/4/1917	Nashville,Tennessee	MLB	1940-1956
34	Russ Meyer	P	32	B	R	6-1	185	10/25/1923	Peru,Illinois	MLB	1946-1959
21	Eddie Miksis	2B-OF	29	R	R	6-0	185	9/11/1926	Burlington,New Jersey	MLB	1944-1958
24	Paul Minner	P	32	L	L	6-5	210	7/30/1923	New Wilmington,Pennsylvania	MLB	1946-1956
43	Walt Moryn	OF	30	L	R	6-2	205	4/12/1926	St. Paul,Minnesota	MLB	1954-1961
10	Richie Myers	H	26	R	R	5-6	150	4/7/1930	Sacramento,California	MLB	1956-1956
50	George Piktuzis	P	24	R	L	6-2	200	1/3/1932	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1956-1956
17	Bob Rush	P	30	R	R	6-4	205	12/21/1925	Battle Creek,Michigan	MLB	1948-1960
55	El Tappe	C	29	R	R	5-11	180	5/21/1927	Quincy,Illinois	MLB	1954-1962
33	Bill Tremel	P	26	R	R	5-11	180	7/4/1929	Lilly,Pennsylvania	MLB	1954-1956
57	Vito Valentinetti	P	27	R	R	6-0	195	9/16/1928	West New York,New Jersey	MLB	1954-1959
2	Gale Wade	OF	27	L	R	6-1	185	1/20/1929	Hollister,Missouri	MLB	1955-1956
30	Pete Whisenant	OF	26	R	R	6-2	200	12/14/1929	Asheville,North Carolina	MLB	1952-1961
12	Ed Winceniak	3B-SS	27	R	R	5-9	165	4/16/1929	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1956-1957

Team Personnel

Ray Blades (Assistant Coach)
Jack Brickhouse (Broadcaster)
Stan Hack (Manager)
Milo Hamilton (Broadcaster)
Dutch Leonard (Pitching Coach)
Vince Lloyd (Broadcaster)
Pepper Martin (Assistant Coach)
Wid Mathews (General Manager)
Jack Quinlan (Broadcaster)

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