1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster (40-man)

1955 Season 1957 Season

Record: 93-61-0, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost World Series (4-3) to New York Yankees

Manager: Walter Alston (93-61)

General Manager: Buzzie Bavasi

Ballparks: Roosevelt Stadium and Ebbets Field

Attendance: 1,213,562 (2nd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 106
One-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 100

Pythagorean W-L: 90-64, 720 Runs, 601 Runs Allowed

National League Pennant

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Sandy Amorós	26	cu CU	L	L	5' 7"	170	Jan 30, 1930	4	114	82	114	86	0	0	0	0	0	0	80	5	9	86	27	2	1.7	$9,500
Bob Aspromonte	18	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	Jun 19, 1938	1st	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
Don Bessent	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Mar 13, 1931	2	38	0	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4	$9,500
Ralph Branca	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	220	Jan 6, 1926	12	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$8,000
Roy Campanella HOF	34	us US	R	R	5' 9"	190	Nov 19, 1921	17	124	113	124	121	0	121	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.6	$42,000	All-Star
Gino Cimoli	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 18, 1929	1st	73	4	73	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	8	4	62	4	12	-0.4
Roger Craig	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	190	Feb 17, 1930	2	35	32	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Bob Darnell	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Nov 6, 1930	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Don Demeter	21	us US	R	R	6' 4"	190	Jun 25, 1935	1st	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0.1
Don Drysdale HOF	19	us US	R	R	6' 5"	190	Jul 23, 1936	1st	26	12	26	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.9
Carl Erskine	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Dec 13, 1926	9	32	28	32	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.2	$27,000
Chico Fernández	24	cu CU	R	R	6' 0"	165	Mar 2, 1932	1st	34	16	34	25	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	3	10	0.0
Carl Furillo	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Mar 8, 1922	11	149	141	149	146	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	3	144	146	3	0	2.3
Jim Gilliam	27	us US	B	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 17, 1928	7	153	152	153	152	0	0	0	102	0	0	53	0	7	56	1	0	6.2		All-Star
Gil Hodges HOF	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Apr 4, 1924	11	153	151	153	152	0	1	138	0	0	0	22	0	8	30	1	0	3.5	$35,000
Dixie Howell	36	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Apr 24, 1920	8	7	4	7	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0	$10,000
Jim Hughes	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Mar 21, 1923	5	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Randy Jackson	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Feb 10, 1926	7	101	74	101	80	0	0	0	0	80	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	3.0
Sandy Koufax HOF	20	us US	R	L	6' 2"	210	Dec 30, 1935	2	16	10	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$6,000
Clem Labine	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 6, 1926	7	62	3	62	62	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	$21,000	All-Star
Ken Lehman	28	us US	L	L	6' 0"	170	Jun 10, 1928	2	25	4	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Billy Loes	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	165	Dec 13, 1929	6	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Sal Maglie	39	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Apr 26, 1917	8	28	26	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.3
Dale Mitchell	34	us US	L	L	6' 1"	195	Aug 23, 1921	11	19	2	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	17	0	0.0
Charlie Neal	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Jan 30, 1931	1st	62	34	62	52	0	0	0	51	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	8	0.5
Rocky Nelson	31	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Nov 18, 1924	6	31	24	31	25	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	-0.3
Don Newcombe	30	us US	L	R	6' 4"	220	Jun 14, 1926	8	52	36	52	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	5.3
Pee Wee Reese HOF	37	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Jul 23, 1918	14	147	144	147	146	0	0	0	0	12	136	0	0	0	0	1	1	2.6
Jackie Robinson HOF	37	us US	R	R	5' 11"	195	Jan 31, 1919	11	117	104	117	104	0	0	9	22	72	0	2	0	0	2	13	0	4.5	$31,500
Ed Roebuck	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 3, 1931	2	43	0	43	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Duke Snider HOF	29	us US	L	R	6' 0"	179	Sep 19, 1926	10	151	147	151	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150	0	150	1	0	7.6	$44,000	All-Star
Chuck Templeton	24	us US	R	L	6' 3"	210	Jun 1, 1932	2	6	2	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Rube Walker	30	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	May 16, 1926	9	54	37	54	43	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	-0.8
Dick Williams HOF	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	May 7, 1929	5	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0.0
Don Zimmer	25	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Jan 17, 1931	3	17	3	17	12	0	0	0	1	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Walter Alston HOF	44	us US	Dec 1, 1911	Manager	Apr 17	Sep 30
Joe Becker	48	us US	Jun 25, 1908	Pitching	Apr 17	Sep 30
Jake Pitler	62	us US	Apr 22, 1894		Apr 17	Sep 30
Billy Herman	46	us US	Jul 7, 1909	Coach	Apr 17	Sep 30
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date