1956 Columbus Red Birds Roster
Team Record: 69-84
Finished 7th in the IL
Manager: Nick Cullop (69-84)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 163,128, Avg. 2,132
The Columbus Red Birds of the International League ended the 1956 season with a record of 69 wins and 84 losses, finishing seventh in the IL.
The Red Birds plated 646 runs and gave up 729 runs.
Spook Jacobs, Butch McCord, Walt Craddock, José Santiago, Jerry Schypinski, Dave Melton, Jake Thies, Bob Kuzava, Billy Shantz, Bill Kern, Bob Spicer, Art Ceccarelli, Al Pinkston, Al Pilarcik, Russ Sullivan, Bill Stewart, Glenn Cox, Ray Noble, Ray Herbert, Mike Kume, Carl Duser, Floyd Wooldridge, Curt Roberts, Bill Harrington, Johnny Lipon, Frank Verdi and Ed Mierkowicz were all players from the 1956 Columbus Red Birds who played in the Majors during their careers.
Nick Cullop served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Carter | R | R | August 5, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Art Ceccarelli | R | L | April 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | New Haven, CT US |
| Glenn Cox | R | R | February 3, 1931 | 6'2" | 210 | Montebello, CA US |
| Walt Craddock | R | L | March 25, 1932 | 5'11" | 176 | Pax, WV US |
| Gill Daley | L | February 20, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Screven County, GA US | |
| Theodore Del Guercio | R | R | December 29, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Newark, NJ US |
| Benjamin Downs | L | R | August 13, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Highland Park, MI US |
| Carl Duser | L | L | July 22, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Hazleton, PA US |
| Dick Getter | R | R | October 28, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Charles Haag | R | R | September 7, 1919 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Jack Hale | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Bill Harrington | R | R | October 3, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | Sanford, NC US |
| Ray Herbert | R | R | December 15, 1929 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Hugh Holder | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Spook Jacobs | R | R | November 4, 1925 | 5'8" | 155 | Cheswold, DE US |
| Bill Kern | R | R | February 28, 1933 | 6'2" | 184 | Coplay, PA US |
| Mike Kume | R | R | May 19, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | Premier, WV US |
| Bob Kuzava | S | L | May 28, 1923 | 6'2" | 202 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| Johnny Lipon | R | R | November 10, 1922 | 6'0" | 175 | Martins Ferry, OH US |
| Butch McCord | L | L | November 2, 1925 | 5'10" | 175 | Nashville, TN US |
| Dave Melton | R | R | October 3, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Pampa, TX US |
| Ed Mierkowicz | R | R | March 6, 1924 | 6'4" | 205 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| Jim Miller | L | L | September 21, 1928 | 6'1" | 160 | Doylestown, PA US |
| Ray Noble | R | R | March 15, 1919 | 5'11" | 210 | Central Hatillo, CU |
| Al Pilarcik | L | L | July 3, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Whiting, IN US |
| Al Pinkston | L | R | October 22, 1917 | 6'5" | 225 | Newbern, AL US |
| Curt Roberts | R | R | August 16, 1929 | 5'8" | 165 | Pineland, TX US |
| Russ Rose | R | R | October 4, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Sierra Madre, CA US |
| José Santiago | R | R | September 4, 1928 | 5'10" | 175 | Coamo, PR |
| Jerry Schypinski | L | R | September 16, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Detroit, MI US |
| Billy Shantz | R | R | July 31, 1927 | 6'1" | 160 | Pottstown, PA US |
| Bob Spicer | L | R | April 11, 1925 | 5'10" | 173 | Richmond, VA US |
| Bill Stewart | R | R | April 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 200 | Bay City, MI US |
| Russ Sullivan | L | R | February 19, 1923 | 6'0" | 196 | Fredericksburg, VA US |
| Jake Thies | R | R | April 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Albert Vassey | R | R | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Frank Verdi | R | R | June 2, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| John Wingo | L | R | August 7, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Detroit, MI US |
| Floyd Wooldridge | R | R | August 25, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Jerico Springs, MO US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
