1956 Milwaukee Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 92-62
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 2,052,219, Avg. 30,180
Ballpark: County Stadium
Manager: Charlie Grimm (24-22)
Manager: Fred Haney (68-40)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1956 Milwaukee Braves Statistics
1956 Milwaukee Braves Results

The Milwaukee Braves of the National League ended the 1956 season with a record of 92 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the NL.

The Braves gave up 569 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Milwaukee tallied 709 runs. Joe Adcock walloped 38 home runs for the team, while Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Bobby Thomson, Del Crandall and Johnny Logan each added 20 or more, too. Joe Adcock drove in 103 runs. Hank Aaron led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .328. Warren Spahn topped the squad with 20 wins, and Lew Burdette and Bob Buhl also contributed 15 or more victories also Lew Burdette recorded a 2.70 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Charlie Grimm and Fred Haney coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Hank AaronRFRRFebruary 5, 19346'0"180Mobile, AL USA
Joe Adcock1BRROctober 30, 19276'4"210Coushatta, LA USA
Toby AtwellCLRMarch 8, 19245'9"185Leesburg, VA USA
Bill BrutonCFLRNovember 9, 19256'0"169Panola, AL USA
Bob BuhlPRRAugust 12, 19286'2"180Saginaw, MI USA
Lew BurdettePRRNovember 22, 19266'2"180Nitro, WV USA
Gene ConleyPRRNovember 10, 19306'8"225Muskogee, OK USA
Wes CovingtonLFLRMarch 27, 19326'1"205Laurinburg, NC USA
Del CrandallCRRMarch 5, 19306'1"180Ontario, CA USA
Ray CronePRRAugust 7, 19316'2"165Memphis, TN USA
Jack Dittmer2BLRJanuary 10, 19286'1"175Elkader, IA USA
Earl HershLFLLMay 21, 19326'0"205Ebbvale, MD USA
Ernie JohnsonPRRJune 16, 19246'3"190Brattleboro, VT USA
Dave JollyPRROctober 14, 19246'0"160Stony Point, NC USA
Johnny LoganSSRRMarch 23, 19265'11"175Endicott, NY USA
Felix MantillaSSRRJuly 29, 19346'0"160Isabella, P.R.
Eddie Mathews3BLROctober 13, 19316'1"190Texarkana, TX USA
Red MurffPRRApril 1, 19216'3"195Burlington, TX USA
Chet NicholsPBLFebruary 22, 19316'1"165Pawtucket, RI USA
Danny O'Connell2BRRJanuary 21, 19295'11"168Paterson, NJ USA
Andy PafkoLFRRFebruary 25, 19216'0"190Boyceville, WI USA
Phil PainePRRJune 8, 19306'2"180Chepachet, RI USA
Jim PendletonIFRRJanuary 7, 19246'0"185St. Charles, MO USA
Taylor PhillipsPLLJune 18, 19335'11"185Atlanta, GA USA
Del RiceCRROctober 27, 19226'2"190Portsmouth, OH USA
Humberto RobinsonPRRJune 25, 19306'1"155Colon, Co Panama
Bob RoselliCRRDecember 10, 19315'11"185San Francisco, CA USA
Lou SleaterPLLSeptember 8, 19265'11"185St. Louis, MO USA
Warren SpahnPLLApril 23, 19216'0"172Buffalo, NY USA
Chuck TannerLFLLJuly 4, 19286'0"185New Castle, PA USA
Bobby ThomsonLFRROctober 25, 19236'2"180Glasgow, Gl United Kingdom
Frank Torre1BLLDecember 30, 19316'4"200Brooklyn, NY USA
Bob TrowbridgePRRJune 27, 19306'1"180Hudson, NY USA