1956 Fresno Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 91-49
Finished 1st in the CL
Manager: Eddie Lyons (91-49)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Fresno, California
Ballpark: John Euless Park
Attendance: 62,954, Avg. 899
Playoffs - Fresno Cardinals 2 games, San Jose JoSox 0
Finals - Fresno Cardinals 3 games, Stockton Ports 1
The Fresno Cardinals of the California League ended the 1956 season with a record of 91 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the CL.
The Cardinals scored 953 runs and yielded 716 runs. Tony Alomar led all regular hitters by hitting .356. Nelson Chittum and Howie Nunn apiece earned 23 wins on the mound for Fresno, while Nelson Chittum registered a 3.62 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1956 Fresno Cardinals who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ed Lyons, Howie Nunn, Nelson Chittum, Tom Baker and Earl Smith.
Eddie Lyons served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Alomar | R | R | December 11, 1933 | 5'11" | 172 | Santurce, PR |
| Tom Baker | L | L | May 6, 1934 | 6'0" | 195 | Port Townsend, WA US |
| Dick Barnhart | L | August 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| Alonzo Brooks | R | May 1, 1933 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Nelson Chittum | R | R | March 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Harrisonburg, VA US |
| Alfred Davis | R | R | March 1, 1936 | 5'10" | 200 | |
| John DeSousa | R | R | 6'2" | 179 | ||
| David Dexter | R | R | July 29, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Eduardo Escalante | L | L | July 2, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Ernest Evans | L | L | June 6, 1938 | 6'2" | 165 | |
| Charles Green | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Robert Greer | R | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| James Jennings | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Harry Keister | L | L | 6'2" | 188 | ||
| Jack Krol | R | R | July 5, 1936 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| William Kunkle | L | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Ed Lyons | R | R | May 12, 1923 | 5'9" | 165 | Winston-Salem, NC US |
| George Moton | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Howie Nunn | R | R | October 18, 1935 | 6'0" | 173 | Westfield, NC US |
| Charles Perry | R | R | October 30, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Albert Runtes | R | L | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Earl Smith | R | R | March 14, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Sunnyside, WA US |
| Alan Willner | R | R | 5'11" | 175 |
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.
