1956 Cleveland Indians Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 88-66
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 851,948, Avg. 13,107
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Al Lopez (88-66)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1956 Cleveland Indians Statistics
1956 Cleveland Indians Results

The Cleveland Indians of the American League ended the 1956 season with a record of 88 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Indians led the league with just 581 runs allowed. Cleveland scored 712 runs. Vic Wertz walloped 32 home runs for the squad, while Al Rosen, Al Smith and Rocky Colavito each swatted 20 or more also. Vic Wertz recorded 106 runs batted in. Al Smith topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .274. Early Wynn, Bob Lemon and Herb Score paced the squad with 20 wins each, and Herb Score recorded a 2.53 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Al Lopez coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Hank AguirrePRLJanuary 31, 19316'4"205Azusa, CA USA
Earl AverillCRRSeptember 9, 19315'10"185Cleveland, OH USA
Bobby Avila2BRRApril 2, 19245'10"175Veracruz, Ve Mexico
Jim BusbyCFRRJanuary 8, 19276'1"175Kenedy, TX USA
Joe CaffieLFLRFebruary 14, 19315'10"180Ramer, AL USA
Chico CarrasquelSSRRJanuary 23, 19266'0"170Caracas, Di Venezuela
Rocky ColavitoRFRRAugust 10, 19336'3"190New York, NY USA
Bud DaleyPLLOctober 7, 19326'1"185Orange, CA USA
Hoot EversPRRFebruary 8, 19216'2"180St. Louis, MO USA
Bob FellerPRRNovember 3, 19186'0"185Van Meter, IA USA
Hank FoilesCRRJune 10, 19296'0"195Richmond, VA USA
Mike GarciaPRRNovember 17, 19236'1"195San Gabriel, CA USA
Jim HeganCRRAugust 3, 19206'2"195Lynn, MA USA
Art HouttemanPRRAugust 7, 19276'2"188Detroit, MI USA
Kenny KuhnSSLRMarch 20, 19375'10"175Louisville, KY USA
Bob LemonPLRSeptember 22, 19206'0"180San Bernardino, CA USA
Stu LocklinRFLLJuly 22, 19286'1"190Appleton, WI USA
Sal MagliePRRApril 26, 19176'2"180Niagara Falls, NY USA
Cal McLishPBRDecember 1, 19256'0"179Anadarko, OK USA
Sam MeleLFRRJanuary 21, 19226'1"183Astoria, NY USA
Dale MitchellLFLLAugust 23, 19216'1"195Colony, OK USA
Don MossiPLLJanuary 11, 19296'1"195St. Helena, CA USA
Hal NaragonCLROctober 1, 19286'0"160Zanesville, OH USA
Ray NarleskiPRRNovember 25, 19286'1"175Camden, NJ USA
Dave PopeCFLRJune 17, 19215'10"170Talladega, AL USA
Rudy Regalado3BRRMay 21, 19306'1"185Los Angeles, CA USA
Al Rosen3BRRFebruary 29, 19245'10"180Spartanburg, SC USA
Herb ScorePLLJune 7, 19336'2"185Rosedale, NY USA
Al SmithOFRRFebruary 7, 19286'0"189Kirkwood, MO USA
George StricklandIFRRJanuary 10, 19266'1"175New Orleans, LA USA
Preston Ward1BLRJuly 24, 19276'4"190Columbia, MO USA
Vic Wertz1BLRFebruary 9, 19256'0"186York, PA USA
Gene WoodlingLFLRAugust 16, 19225'9"195Akron, OH USA
Early WynnPBRJanuary 6, 19206'0"190Hartford, AL USA
Bobby YoungPLRJanuary 22, 19256'1"175Granite, MD USA



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