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Sports 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.
Standings [ edit ] American League [ edit ] National League [ edit ]
Postseason [ edit ] Bracket [ edit ] Awards and honors [ edit ] Statistical leaders [ edit ] 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
Triple Crown [ edit ] Milestones [ edit ] 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] Managers [ edit ] American League [ edit ] National League [ edit ] Home field attendance [ edit ] 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
Notable events [ edit ] July–September [ edit ] October–December [ edit ] 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] Television coverage [ edit ] CBS aired the Saturday Game of the Week for the second consecutive year. The All-Star Game and World Series aired on NBC .
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ 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 . External links [ edit ]
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