1956 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
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Level: MLB
Location: Chicago,IL
Team Record: 85-69 .552
Result: 3rd in American League
Manager(s): Marty Marion
General Manager: Charlie Comiskey
Stadium: Comiskey Park
Attendance: 1,000,090
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Chicago White Sox affiliate history
Team Record: 85-69 .552
Result: 3rd in American League
Manager(s): Marty Marion
General Manager: Charlie Comiskey
Stadium: Comiskey Park
Attendance: 1,000,090
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Chicago White Sox affiliate history
Oldest Player: Ellis Kinder (41)
Youngest Player: Jim Derrington (16)
Longest Tenure: Billy Pierce (8)
Top Hitter: Minnie Minoso (2)
Top Pitcher: Billy Pierce (4)
Top Draft Pick:
Roster Continuity: 77.01%
Youngest Player: Jim Derrington (16)
Longest Tenure: Billy Pierce (8)
Top Hitter: Minnie Minoso (2)
Top Pitcher: Billy Pierce (4)
Top Draft Pick:
Roster Continuity: 77.01%
American League Standings
| Teams | W | L | Pct | GB |
| NY Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | -- |
| Cleveland | 88 | 66 | .571 | 9.0 |
| Chi White Sox | 85 | 69 | .552 | 12.0 |
| Boston | 84 | 70 | .545 | 13.0 |
| Detroit | 82 | 72 | .532 | 15.0 |
| Baltimore | 69 | 85 | .448 | 28.0 |
| Washington | 59 | 95 | .383 | 38.0 |
| KC Athletics | 52 | 102 | .338 | 45.0 |
| # | Player | Pos | HiLvl | Ht | Wt | Bats | Throws | Born | Age | Place | Draft Information | ||||
| 25 | Cal Abrams | OF | MLB | 5-11 | 195 | Left | Left | 3/2/1924 | 32 | Philadelphia,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 11 | Luis Aparicio | SS | MLB | 5-9 | 160 | Right | Right | 4/29/1934 | 22 | Maracaibo,Venezuela | 1954 | UDFA | CHW | ||
| 26 | Earl Battey | C | MLB | 6-1 | 205 | Right | Right | 1/5/1935 | 21 | Los Angeles,California | UDFA | ||||
| 3 | Jim Brideweser | SS-2B | MLB | 6-0 | 165 | Right | Right | 2/13/1927 | 29 | Lancaster,Ohio | UDFA | ||||
| 32 | Harry Byrd | P | MLB | 6-1 | 188 | Right | Right | 2/3/1925 | 31 | Darlington,South Carolina | UDFA | ||||
| 20 | Sandy Consuegra | P | MLB | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Right | 9/3/1920 | 35 | Potrerillos,Cuba | UDFA | ||||
| 31 | Jerry Dahlke | P | MLB | 6-0 | 180 | Right | Right | 6/8/1930 | 26 | Marathon,Wisconsin | UDFA | ||||
| 25 | Jim Delsing | OF | MLB | 5-10 | 175 | Left | Right | 11/13/1925 | 30 | Rudolph,Wisconsin | UDFA | ||||
| 18 | Jim Derrington | P | MLB | 6-3 | 190 | Left | Left | 11/29/1939 | 16 | Compton,California | UDFA | ||||
| 14 | Larry Doby | OF | MLB | 6-1 | 182 | Left | Right | 12/13/1923 | 32 | Camden,South Carolina | UDFA | ||||
| 22 | Dick Donovan | P | MLB | 6-3 | 205 | Left | Right | 12/7/1927 | 28 | Boston,Massachusetts | UDFA | ||||
| 8 | Walt Dropo | 1B | MLB | 6-5 | 220 | Right | Right | 1/30/1923 | 33 | Moosup,Connecticut | UDFA | ||||
| 48 | Sammy Esposito | 3B-SS | MLB | 5-9 | 165 | Right | Right | 12/15/1931 | 24 | Chicago,Illinois | UDFA | ||||
| 27 | Bill Fischer | P | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Right | Right | 10/11/1930 | 25 | Wausau,Wisconsin | UDFA | ||||
| 16 | Mike Fornieles | P | MLB | 5-11 | 172 | Right | Right | 1/18/1932 | 24 | Havana,Cuba | UDFA | ||||
| 2 | Nellie Fox | 2B | MLB | 5-9 | 150 | Left | Right | 12/25/1927 | 28 | St. Thomas,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 29 | Jack Harshman | P | MLB | 6-2 | 185 | Left | Left | 7/12/1927 | 28 | San Diego,California | UDFA | ||||
| 3 | Fred Hatfield | 3B-2B | MLB | 6-1 | 171 | Left | Right | 3/18/1925 | 31 | Lanett,Alabama | UDFA | ||||
| 28 | Dixie Howell | P | MLB | 6-2 | 210 | Left | Right | 1/7/1920 | 36 | Harold,Kentucky | UDFA | ||||
| 42 | Ron Jackson | 1B | MLB | 6-7 | 225 | Right | Right | 10/22/1933 | 22 | Kalamazoo,Michigan | UDFA | ||||
| 44 | Connie Johnson | P | MLB | 6-4 | 200 | Right | Right | 12/27/1922 | 33 | Stone Mountain,Georgia | UDFA | ||||
| 15 | Bob Keegan | P | MLB | 207 | Right | Right | 8/4/1920 | 35 | Rochester,New York | UDFA | |||||
| 1 | George Kell | 3B | MLB | 5-9 | 175 | Right | Right | 8/23/1922 | 33 | Swifton,Arkansas | UDFA | ||||
| 30 | Bob Kennedy | OF-3B | MLB | 6-2 | 193 | Right | Right | 8/18/1920 | 35 | Chicago,Illinois | UDFA | ||||
| 27 | Ellis Kinder | P | MLB | 6-0 | 195 | Right | Right | 7/26/1914 | 41 | Atkins,Arkansas | UDFA | ||||
| 31 | Paul LaPalme | P | MLB | 5-10 | 184 | Left | Left | 12/14/1923 | 32 | Springfield,Massachusetts | UDFA | ||||
| 10 | Sherm Lollar | C | MLB | 6-1 | 185 | Right | Right | 8/23/1924 | 31 | Durham,Arkansas | UDFA | ||||
| 24 | Dick Marlowe | P | MLB | 6-2 | 170 | Right | Right | 6/27/1929 | 27 | Hickory,North Carolina | UDFA | ||||
| 36 | Morrie Martin | P | MLB | 6-0 | 180 | Left | Left | 9/3/1922 | 33 | Dixon,Missouri | UDFA | ||||
| 36 | Jim McDonald | P | MLB | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Right | 5/17/1927 | 29 | Grants Pass,Oregon | UDFA | ||||
| 9 | Minnie Minoso | OF | MLB | 5-10 | 175 | Right | Right | 11/29/1922 | 33 | Havana,Cuba | UDFA | ||||
| 12 | Les Moss | C | MLB | 5-11 | 205 | Right | Right | 5/14/1925 | 31 | Tulsa,Oklahoma | UDFA | ||||
| 18 | Bob Nieman | OF | MLB | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 1/26/1927 | 29 | Cincinnati,Ohio | UDFA | ||||
| 6,32 | Ron Northey | OF | MLB | 5-10 | 195 | Left | Right | 4/26/1920 | 36 | Mahanoy City,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 6 | Dave Philley | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 188 | Both | Right | 5/16/1920 | 36 | Paris,Texas | UDFA | ||||
| 5 | Bubba Phillips | 3B-OF | MLB | 5-9 | 180 | Right | Right | 2/24/1928 | 28 | West Point,Mississippi | UDFA | ||||
| 19 | Billy Pierce | P | MLB | 5-10 | 160 | Left | Left | 4/2/1927 | 29 | Detroit,Michigan | UDFA | ||||
| 24 | Howie Pollet | P | MLB | 6-1 | 175 | Left | Left | 6/26/1921 | 35 | New Orleans,Louisiana | UDFA | ||||
| 7 | Jim Rivera | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 196 | Left | Left | 7/22/1922 | 33 | New York,New York | UDFA | ||||
| 21,66 | Gerry Staley | P | MLB | 6-0 | 195 | Right | Right | 8/21/1920 | 35 | Brush Prairie,Washington | UDFA | ||||
| 30 | Jim Wilson | P | MLB | 200 | Right | Right | 2/20/1922 | 34 | San Diego,California | UDFA | |||||
| Team Personnel | Position | |
| Ray Berres | Bullpen Coach | |
| Jack Brickhouse | Broadcaster | |
| Charlie 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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