This article is about the 1956 Major League Baseball season only. For information on
all of baseball, see
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The 1956 Major League Baseball season.
Regular season standings
World series
1956 World Series
New York Yankees (4) vs. Brooklyn Dodgers (3)
MVP Award: Don Larsen, P, New York
|
| Game |
Date |
Score |
Series
(NYY-BRO) |
Location |
Attendance |
Time
|
| 1 |
October 3 |
Dodgers 6, Yankees 3 |
0–1 |
Ebbets Field |
34,479 |
2:32
|
| 2 |
October 5 |
Dodgers 13, Yankees 8 |
0–2 |
Ebbets Field |
36,217 |
3:26
|
| 3 |
October 6 |
Yankees 5, Dodgers 3 |
1–2 |
Yankee Stadium |
73,977 |
2:17
|
| 4 |
October 7 |
Yankees 6, Dodgers 2 |
2–2 |
Yankee Stadium |
69.705 |
2:43
|
| 5 |
October 8 |
Yankees 2, Dodgers 0 |
3–2 |
Yankee Stadium |
64,519 |
2:06
|
| 6 |
October 9 |
Dodgers 1, Yankees 0
(10 innings) |
3–3 |
Ebbets Field |
33,224 |
2:37
|
| 7 |
October 10 |
Yankees 9, Dodgers 0 |
4–3 |
Ebbets Field |
33,782 |
2:19
|
|
Awards and honors
Statistical leaders
| |
American League |
National League
|
| Type |
Name |
Stat |
Name |
Stat
|
| AVG |
Mickey Mantle, NYY |
.353 |
Hank Aaron, MLN |
.328
|
| HR |
Mickey Mantle, NYY |
52 |
Duke Snider, BRO |
43
|
| RBI |
Mickey Mantle, NYY |
130 |
Stan Musial, STL |
109
|
| SB |
Luis Aparicio, CHW |
21 |
Willie Mays, NYG |
40
|
| Wins |
Frank Lary, DET |
21 |
Don Newcombe, BRO |
27
|
| ERA |
Whitey Ford, NYY |
2.47 |
Lew Burdette, MLN |
2.70
|
| SO |
Herb Score, CLE |
263 |
Sam Jones, CHC |
176
|
|
All-Star game
Feats
Triple Crown
Milestones
- On April 18, 1956, umpire Ed Rommel was the first umpire to wear glasses in a Major League game. The game was played between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators.[1]
Notable events
October–December
- December 6–8 – Major League owners meet in Chicago. Cleveland general manager and minority-owner Hank Greenberg proposed implementing limited Interleague play beginning in 1958. Under Greenberg's proposal, each team would continue to play 154-games in the season, 126 of which would be within the league, and 28 against the eight clubs. The interleague games would all be played during a period immediately following the All-Star Game. The proposal was not adopted.[3]
Notes
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.43, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ "Left on Base – Team Records in a Game". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ Drebinger, John (December 6, 1956). "Player limit, Interleague Games Top Issues on Majors' Agenda". New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
References
External links
1956 MLB season by team |
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| First expansion | |
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| Birth of division play | |
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