1956 St. Louis Cardinals UDFA Class
A list of undrafted free agents known to have signed with the St. Louis Cardinals for the 1956 calendar year. Capturing undrafted free agents signings is an ongoing project and is likely not complete for each class.
1956 Chris Cannizzaro C HS San Leandro (San Leandro,CA) C 6-0 190 R R 1938-05-03 Oakland,CA MLB 1960-1974 1960-1974 premium premium premium 1956 Nelson Chittum P College Elizabethtown P 6-1 180 R R 1933-03-25 Harrisonburg,VA MLB 1958-1960 1958-1960 premium premium premium 1956 Don Choate P HS East St. Louis (East St. Louis,IL) P 6-0 185 R R 1938-07-02 Potosi,MO MLB 1960-1960 1960-1960 premium premium premium 1956 Jim Donohue P FA Missouri P 6-4 190 R R 1938-10-31 St. Louis,MO MLB 1961-1962 1961-1962 premium premium premium 1956 Jim Hickman OF-1B HS Ripley (Ripley,TN) OF-1B 6-4 205 R R 1937-05-10 Henning,TN MLB 1962-1974 1962-1974 premium premium premium 1956 Mel Nelson P College San Bernardino Valley P 6-0 185 R L 1936-05-30 San Diego,CA MLB 1960-1969 1960-1969 premium premium premium 1956 Gene Oliver C-1B College Northwestern C-1B 6-2 225 R R 1935-03-22 Moline,IL MLB 1959-1969 1959-1969 premium premium premium 7 record(s)