This article is about the 1956 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1956 in baseball.
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.
|
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
|
RBIs |
Mickey Mantle, NYY |
130 |
Stan Musial, STL |
109
|
SB |
Luis Aparicio, CWS |
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
|
- 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]
Home field attendance
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Team name
|
Wins
|
%±
|
Home attendance
|
%±
|
Per game
|
Milwaukee Braves[2]
|
92
|
8.2%
|
2,046,331
|
2.0%
|
26,576
|
New York Yankees[3]
|
97
|
1.0%
|
1,491,784
|
0.1%
|
19,374
|
Brooklyn Dodgers[4]
|
93
|
-5.1%
|
1,213,562
|
17.4%
|
15,761
|
Boston Red Sox[5]
|
84
|
0.0%
|
1,137,158
|
-5.5%
|
14,579
|
Cincinnati Redlegs[6]
|
91
|
21.3%
|
1,125,928
|
62.3%
|
14,622
|
Detroit Tigers[7]
|
82
|
3.8%
|
1,051,182
|
-11.1%
|
13,477
|
St. Louis Cardinals[8]
|
76
|
11.8%
|
1,029,773
|
21.3%
|
13,202
|
Kansas City Athletics[9]
|
52
|
-17.5%
|
1,015,154
|
-27.1%
|
13,184
|
Chicago White Sox[10]
|
85
|
-6.6%
|
1,000,090
|
-14.9%
|
12,988
|
Pittsburgh Pirates[11]
|
66
|
10.0%
|
949,878
|
102.4%
|
12,178
|
Philadelphia Phillies[12]
|
71
|
-7.8%
|
934,798
|
1.3%
|
12,140
|
Baltimore Orioles[13]
|
69
|
21.1%
|
901,201
|
5.8%
|
11,704
|
Cleveland Indians[14]
|
88
|
-5.4%
|
865,467
|
-29.2%
|
11,240
|
Chicago Cubs[15]
|
60
|
-16.7%
|
720,118
|
-17.8%
|
9,001
|
New York Giants[16]
|
67
|
-16.3%
|
629,179
|
-23.7%
|
8,171
|
Washington Senators[17]
|
59
|
11.3%
|
431,647
|
1.5%
|
5,606
|
- 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 a season, 126 of which would be within their league, and 28 against the eight clubs in the other league. The interleague games would all be played during a period immediately following the All-Star Game. The proposal was not adopted.[20]
- ^ 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
- ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "June 21, 1956 boxscore of double one-hitter from Baseball Reference". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "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.