1956 Cincinnati Redlegs Roster (40-man)

1955 Season 1957 Season

Record: 91-63-1, Finished 3rd in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Birdie Tebbetts (91-63-1)

General Manager: Gabe Paul

Ballpark: Crosley Field

Attendance: 1,125,928 (3rd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104
One-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 103

Pythagorean W-L: 88-66, 775 Runs, 658 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
Tom Acker	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Mar 7, 1930	1st	29	7	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7	$5,250
Ed Bailey	25	us US	L	R	6' 2"	205	Apr 15, 1931	4	118	102	118	105	0	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1	4.8	$8,500	All-Star
Bobby Balcena	30	us US	R	L	5' 7"	160	Aug 1, 1925	1st	7	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	4	-0.1
Matt Batts	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	200	Oct 16, 1921	10	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		$9,000
Gus Bell	27	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Nov 15, 1928	7	150	149	150	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	149	0	149	1	0	1.8	$18,500	All-Star
Joe Black	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	220	Feb 8, 1924	11	34	0	34	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.4
Rocky Bridges	28	us US	R	R	5' 8"	170	Aug 7, 1927	6	71	0	71	65	0	0	0	8	50	7	1	0	0	1	2	21	-0.2	$8,000
Smoky Burgess	29	us US	L	R	5' 8"	185	Feb 6, 1927	7	90	53	90	55	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	0	1.9	$18,000
George Crowe	35	us US	L	L	6' 2"	210	Mar 22, 1921	6	77	25	77	32	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	0	0.9
Jim Dyck	34	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Feb 3, 1922	6	18	1	18	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	6	-0.2
Bruce Edwards	32	us US	R	R	5' 8"	180	Jul 15, 1923	10	7	0	7	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.0
Curt Flood	18	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Jan 18, 1938	1st	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Art Fowler	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 3, 1922	3	45	23	45	45	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
Joe Frazier	33	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	Oct 6, 1922	4	10	2	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	8	0	-0.2
Hersh Freeman	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	220	Jul 1, 1928	4	64	0	64	64	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5
Alex Grammas	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 3, 1926	3	77	51	77	74	0	0	0	5	58	12	0	0	0	0	2	4	1.0
Don Gross	25	us US	L	L	5' 11"	186	Jun 30, 1931	2	19	7	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Chuck Harmon	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	Apr 23, 1924	3	13	0	13	8	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	4	6	0	8	-0.1
Ray Jablonski	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Dec 17, 1926	4	130	111	130	127	0	0	0	1	127	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0.5
Larry Jansen	35	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Jul 16, 1920	9	8	7	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Hal Jeffcoat	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Sep 6, 1924	9	49	16	49	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2.0
Bill Kennedy	35	us US	L	L	6' 2"	195	Mar 14, 1921	7	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Johnny Klippstein	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	173	Oct 17, 1927	7	37	29	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8
Ted Kluszewski	31	us US	L	L	6' 2"	225	Sep 10, 1924	10	138	130	138	130	0	0	130	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	3.1		All-Star
Paul LaPalme	32	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Dec 14, 1923	6	11	2	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Brooks Lawrence	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	205	Jan 30, 1925	3	49	30	49	49	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0		All-Star
Roy McMillan	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Jul 17, 1929	6	150	150	150	150	0	0	0	0	0	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.4		All-Star
Russ Meyer	32	us US	B	R	6' 1"	175	Oct 25, 1923	11	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Joe Nuxhall	27	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	Jul 30, 1928	6	44	32	44	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4		All-Star
John Oldham	23	us US	R	L	6' 3"	198	Nov 6, 1932	1st	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Stan Palys	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	May 1, 1930	4	40	6	40	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	4	10	30	1	-0.1
Wally Post	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jul 9, 1929	7	143	133	143	136	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	136	136	6	2	3.5
Frank Robinson HOF	20	us US	R	R	6' 1"	183	Aug 31, 1935	1st	152	150	152	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	146	8	0	152	1	0	6.5		All-Star
Pat Scantlebury	38	pa PA	L	L	6' 1"	180	Nov 11, 1917	6	8	2	8	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-0.3
Art Schult	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Jun 20, 1928	2	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0.1
Al Silvera	20	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 26, 1935	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		$6,000
Frank Smith	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Apr 4, 1928	7	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$9,000
Johnny Temple	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 8, 1927	5	154	152	154	154	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1.8		All-Star
Bob Thurman	39	us US	L	L	6' 1"	205	May 14, 1917	5	80	24	80	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	20	29	51	3	0.6
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
Birdie Tebbetts	43	us US	Nov 10, 1912	Manager	Apr 17	Sep 30
Frank McCormick	45	us US	Jun 9, 1911		Apr 17	Sep 30
Jimmy Dykes	59	us US	Nov 10, 1896	Coach	Apr 17	Sep 30
Tom Ferrick	41	us US	Jan 6, 1915	Coach	Apr 17	Sep 30
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date