1956 Chicago White Sox Roster (40-man)

1955 Season 1957 Season

Record: 85-69-0, Finished 3rd in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Marty Marion (85-69)

General Manager: Johnny Rigney (Co-GM; Promoted 11/17/1955)

Ballpark: Comiskey Park I

Attendance: 1,000,090 (5th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 101

Pythagorean W-L: 91-63, 776 Runs, 634 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Cal Abrams	32	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Mar 2, 1924	8	4	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	0	0.1	$16,000
Luis Aparicio HOF	22	ve VE	R	R	5' 9"	160	Apr 29, 1934	1st	152	151	152	152	0	0	0	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.5	$6,000
Earl Battey	21	us US	R	R	6' 1"	205	Jan 5, 1935	2	4	1	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	$4,500
Jim Brideweser	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Feb 13, 1927	6	10	2	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Harry Byrd	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	188	Feb 3, 1925	6	3	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$11,000
Sandy Consuegra	35	cu CU	R	R	5' 11"	165	Sep 3, 1920	7	28	1	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Jerry Dahlke	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 8, 1929	1st	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Jim Delsing	30	us US	L	R	5' 10"	175	Nov 13, 1925	9	55	3	55	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	7	10	30	23	14	-0.3
Jim Derrington	16	us US	L	L	6' 3"	190	Nov 29, 1939	1st	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Larry Doby HOF	32	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 13, 1923	14	140	136	140	137	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	137	0	137	4	0	4.9	$36,000
Dick Donovan	28	us US	L	R	6' 3"	190	Dec 7, 1927	6	44	31	44	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	4.3
Walt Dropo	33	us US	R	R	6' 5"	220	Jan 30, 1923	8	125	91	125	117	0	0	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	-0.5	$22,500
Sammy Esposito	24	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Dec 15, 1931	3	81	48	81	74	0	0	0	3	61	19	0	0	0	0	11	7	1.8
Bill Fischer	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Oct 11, 1930	1st	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Mike Fornieles	24	cu CU	R	R	5' 11"	155	Jan 18, 1932	5	6	0	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Nellie Fox HOF	28	us US	L	R	5' 10"	160	Dec 25, 1927	10	154	154	154	154	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9		All-Star
Jack Harshman	28	us US	L	L	6' 2"	178	Jul 12, 1927	6	36	30	36	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5.1
Fred Hatfield	31	us US	L	R	6' 1"	171	Mar 18, 1925	7	106	84	106	101	0	0	0	0	100	3	0	0	0	0	12	2	1.1
Dixie Howell	36	us US	L	R	6' 2"	210	Jan 7, 1920	4	34	1	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Ron Jackson	22	us US	R	R	6' 7"	225	Oct 22, 1933	3	22	15	22	19	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0.0
Connie Johnson	33	us US	R	R	6' 4"	200	Dec 27, 1922	9	5	2	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Bob Keegan	35	us US	R	R	6' 2"	207	Aug 4, 1920	4	20	16	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
George Kell HOF	33	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Aug 23, 1922	14	21	21	21	21	0	0	4	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	$40,000
Bob Kennedy	35	us US	R	R	6' 2"	193	Aug 18, 1920	15	8	4	8	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.3
Ellis Kinder	41	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jul 26, 1914	11	29	0	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$20,000
Paul LaPalme	32	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Dec 14, 1923	6	29	0	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Sherm Lollar	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Aug 23, 1924	11	136	123	136	132	0	132	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	3.7		All-Star
Dick Marlowe	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	165	Jun 27, 1929	6	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Morrie Martin	33	us US	L	L	6' 0"	173	Sep 3, 1922	7	10	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Jim McDonald	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	May 17, 1927	7	8	3	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Minnie Miñoso HOF	32	cu CU	R	R	5' 10"	175	Nov 29, 1923	10	151	148	151	148	0	0	1	0	8	0	148	0	1	148	3	0	6.2	$32,500
Les Moss	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	205	May 14, 1925	11	56	30	56	49	0	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0.4
Bob Nieman	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	195	Jan 26, 1927	6	14	10	14	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	4	0	0.2
Ron Northey	36	us US	L	R	5' 10"	195	Apr 26, 1920	11	53	2	53	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	4	51	0	0.4
Dave Philley	36	us US	B	R	6' 0"	188	May 16, 1920	12	86	70	86	74	0	0	51	0	0	0	13	0	22	30	14	0	-0.4
Bubba Phillips	28	us US	R	R	5' 9"	180	Feb 24, 1928	2	67	24	67	37	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	7	22	35	14	24	0.1
Billy Pierce	29	us US	L	L	5' 10"	160	Apr 2, 1927	10	39	33	39	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4.6		All-Star
Howie Pollet	35	us US	L	L	6' 1"	175	Jun 26, 1921	14	12	4	12	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1
Jim Rivera	34	us US	L	L	6' 0"	196	Jul 22, 1921	5	139	115	139	134	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	119	134	13	2	1.1
Gerry Staley	35	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Aug 21, 1920	10	26	10	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6
Jim Wilson	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Feb 20, 1922	10	28	21	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2		All-Star
Name	Age	Birth	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	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Marty Marion	39	us US	Dec 1, 1916	Manager	Apr 17	Sep 30
Ray Berres	48	us US	Aug 31, 1907		Apr 17	Sep 30
Don Gutteridge	44	us US	Jun 19, 1912		Apr 17	Sep 30
Del Wilber	37	us US	Feb 24, 1919		Apr 17	Sep 30
George Myatt	42	us US	Jun 14, 1914	Coach	Apr 17	Sep 30
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date