1956 Chicago White Sox

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W-L Record: 85-69 -- 3rd in American League - Manager: Marty Marion Location: Chicago,IL Baseball Stadium: Comiskey Park Top Draft Pick: Attendance: 1,000,090 Youngest Player: Jim Derrington (16) Oldest Player: Ellis Kinder (41) Longest Tenure: Billy Pierce (8)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1956 Chicago White Sox

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
25	Cal Abrams	OF	32	L	L	5-11	195	3/2/1924	Philadelphia,Pennsylvania	MLB	1949-1956
11	Luis Aparicio	SS	22	R	R	5-9	160	4/29/1934	Maracaibo,Venezuela	MLB	1956-1973
26	Earl Battey	C	21	R	R	6-1	205	1/5/1935	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1955-1967
3	Jim Brideweser	SS-2B	29	R	R	6-0	165	2/13/1927	Lancaster,Ohio	MLB	1951-1957
32	Harry Byrd	P	31	R	R	6-1	188	2/3/1925	Darlington,South Carolina	MLB	1950-1957
20	Sandy Consuegra	P	35	R	R	5-10	165	9/3/1920	Potrerillos,Cuba	MLB	1950-1957
31	Jerry Dahlke	P	26	R	R	6-0	180	6/8/1930	Marathon,Wisconsin	MLB	1956-1956
25	Jim Delsing	OF	30	L	R	5-10	175	11/13/1925	Rudolph,Wisconsin	MLB	1948-1960
18	Jim Derrington	P	16	L	L	6-3	190	11/29/1939	Compton,California	MLB	1956-1957
14	Larry Doby	OF	32	L	R	6-1	182	12/13/1923	Camden,South Carolina	MLB	1947-1959
22	Dick Donovan	P	28	L	R	6-3	205	12/7/1927	Boston,Massachusetts	MLB	1950-1965
8	Walt Dropo	1B	33	R	R	6-5	220	1/30/1923	Moosup,Connecticut	MLB	1949-1961
48	Sammy Esposito	3B-SS	24	R	R	5-9	165	12/15/1931	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1952-1963
27	Bill Fischer	P	25	R	R	6-0	190	10/11/1930	Wausau,Wisconsin	MLB	1956-1964
16	Mike Fornieles	P	24	R	R	5-11	172	1/18/1932	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1952-1963
2	Nellie Fox	2B	28	L	R	5-9	150	12/25/1927	St. Thomas,Pennsylvania	MLB	1947-1965
29	Jack Harshman	P	28	L	L	6-2	185	7/12/1927	San Diego,California	MLB	1948-1960
3	Fred Hatfield	3B-2B	31	L	R	6-1	171	3/18/1925	Lanett,Alabama	MLB	1950-1958
28	Dixie Howell	P	36	L	R	6-2	210	1/7/1920	Harold,Kentucky	MLB	1940-1958
42	Ron Jackson	1B	22	R	R	6-7	225	10/22/1933	Kalamazoo,Michigan	MLB	1954-1960
44	Connie Johnson	P	33	R	R	6-4	200	12/27/1922	Stone Mountain,Georgia	MLB	1953-1958
15	Bob Keegan	P	35	R	R		207	8/4/1920	Rochester,New York	MLB	1953-1958
1	George Kell	3B	33	R	R	5-9	175	8/23/1922	Swifton,Arkansas	MLB	1943-1957
30	Bob Kennedy	OF-3B	35	R	R	6-2	193	8/18/1920	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1939-1957
27	Ellis Kinder	P	41	R	R	6-0	195	7/26/1914	Atkins,Arkansas	MLB	1946-1957
31	Paul LaPalme	P	32	L	L	5-10	184	12/14/1923	Springfield,Massachusetts	MLB	1951-1957
10	Sherm Lollar	C	31	R	R	6-1	185	8/23/1924	Durham,Arkansas	MLB	1946-1963
24	Dick Marlowe	P	27	R	R	6-2	170	6/27/1929	Hickory,North Carolina	MLB	1951-1956
36	Morrie Martin	P	33	L	L	6-0	180	9/3/1922	Dixon,Missouri	MLB	1949-1959
36	Jim McDonald	P	29	R	R	5-10	185	5/17/1927	Grants Pass,Oregon	MLB	1950-1958
9	Minnie Minoso	OF	33	R	R	5-10	175	11/29/1922	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1949-1980
12	Les Moss	C	31	R	R	5-11	205	5/14/1925	Tulsa,Oklahoma	MLB	1946-1958
18	Bob Nieman	OF	29	R	R	5-11	195	1/26/1927	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1951-1962
6,32	Ron Northey	OF	36	L	R	5-10	195	4/26/1920	Mahanoy City,Pennsylvania	MLB	1942-1957
6	Dave Philley	OF	36	B	R	6-0	188	5/16/1920	Paris,Texas	MLB	1941-1962
5	Bubba Phillips	3B-OF	28	R	R	5-9	180	2/24/1928	West Point,Mississippi	MLB	1955-1964
19	Billy Pierce	P	29	L	L	5-10	160	4/2/1927	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1945-1964
24	Howie Pollet	P	35	L	L	6-1	175	6/26/1921	New Orleans,Louisiana	MLB	1941-1956
7	Jim Rivera	OF	33	L	L	6-0	196	7/22/1922	New York,New York	MLB	1952-1961
21,66	Gerry Staley	P	35	R	R	6-0	195	8/21/1920	Brush Prairie,Washington	MLB	1947-1961
30	Jim Wilson	P	34	R	R		200	2/20/1922	San Diego,California	MLB	1945-1958

Team Personnel

Ray Berres (Bullpen Coach)
Jack Brickhouse (Broadcaster)
Charles Comiskey (General Manager)
Bob Elson (Broadcaster)
Don Gutteridge (First Base Coach)
Vince Lloyd (Broadcaster)
Marty Marion (Manager)
George Myatt (Assistant Coach)
Don Wells (Broadcaster)
Del Wilber (Assistant Coach)

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