1956 Major League Baseball season

The 1956 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 17 to October 10, 1956, featuring eight teams in the National League and eight teams in the American League. The 1956 World Series was a rematch of the previous year's series between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The series is notable for Yankees pitcher Don Larsen's perfect game in Game 5.

This article is about the 1956 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1956 in baseball.

1956 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 17 – October 10, 1956
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Mickey Mantle (NYY) NL: Don Newcombe (BKN)
Postseason
AL champions	New York Yankees
AL runners-up	Cleveland Indians
NL champions	Brooklyn Dodgers
NL runners-up	Milwaukee Braves
World Series
Champions	New York Yankees
Runners-up	Brooklyn Dodgers
Finals MVP	Don Larsen (NYY)

Regular season standings

American League W L Pct. GB Home Road New York Yankees 97 57 0.630 — 49–28 48–29 Cleveland Indians 88 66 0.571 9 46–31 42–35 Chicago White Sox 85 69 0.552 12 46–31 39–38 Boston Red Sox 84 70 0.545 13 43–34 41–36 Detroit Tigers 82 72 0.532 15 37–40 45–32 Baltimore Orioles 69 85 0.448 28 41–36 28–49 Washington Senators 59 95 0.383 38 32–45 27–50 Kansas City Athletics 52 102 0.338 45 22–55 30–47 National League W L Pct. GB Home Road Brooklyn Dodgers 93 61 0.604 — 52–25 41–36 Milwaukee Braves 92 62 0.597 1 47–29 45–33 Cincinnati Redlegs 91 63 0.591 2 51–26 40–37 St. Louis Cardinals 76 78 0.494 17 43–34 33–44 Philadelphia Phillies 71 83 0.461 22 40–37 31–46 New York Giants 67 87 0.435 26 37–40 30–47 Pittsburgh Pirates 66 88 0.429 27 35–43 31–45 Chicago Cubs 60 94 0.390 33 39–38 21–56 World Series Main article: 1956 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-BKN) 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 1956 Award Winners   American League National League Award Player Position Team Player Position Team Triple Crown Mickey Mantle CF NYY None Most Valuable Player Mickey Mantle CF NYY Don Newcombe P BKN Cy Young Award None Don Newcombe P BKN Rookie of the Year Luis Aparicio SS CHW Frank Robinson LF CIN Statistical leaders   American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Mickey Mantle, NYY .353 Hank Aaron, MIL .328 HR Mickey Mantle, NYY 52 Duke Snider, BKN 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, BKN 27 ERA Whitey Ford, NYY 2.47 Lew Burdette, MIL 2.70 SO Herb Score, CLE 263 Sam Jones, CHC 176 All-Star game Main article: 1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game July 10, 1956 Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E National League 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 7 11 0 American League 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 11 0 Starting pitchers: NL: Bob Friend AL: Billy Pierce WP: Bob Friend (1–0)   LP: Billy Pierce (0–1) Home runs: NL: Willie Mays (1), Stan Musial (1) AL: Ted Williams (1), Mickey Mantle (1) Feats Triple Crown Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees – Mantle won the Major League Triple Crown by leading both leagues in batting average (.353), home runs (52), and runs batted in (130). Mantle became the first player to win a Triple Crown since Ted Williams in 1947. 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 July–September September 21 – The New York Yankees set a Major League record by leaving 20 players on base against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.[2] 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] Managers American League Team Manager Comments Baltimore Orioles Paul Richards Boston Red Sox Pinky Higgins Chicago White Sox Marty Marion Cleveland Indians Al López Detroit Tigers Bucky Harris Kansas City Athletics Lou Boudreau New York Yankees Casey Stengel Washington Senators Chuck Dressen National League Team Manager Comments Brooklyn Dodgers Walter Alston Chicago Cubs Stan Hack Cincinnati Reds Birdie Tebbetts Milwaukee Braves Charlie Grimm and Fred Haney New York Giants Bill Rigney Philadelphia Phillies Mayo Smith Pittsburgh Pirates Bobby Bragan St. Louis Cardinals Fred Hutchinson Notes Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.43, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 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. See also 1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season References External links 1956 Major League Baseball season schedule