1956 Major League Baseball season

1956 MLB season
1956 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 17 – October 10, 1956
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
TV partner(s)	NBC, CBS
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Mickey Mantle (NYY); NL: Don Newcombe (BKN)
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
World Series MVP	Don Larsen (NYY)
MLB seasons
	← 1955 1957 →

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

American League

v t e 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

v t e 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

Postseason

Bracket

World Series

AL	New York Yankees	4

NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	3

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	CWS	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
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

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]

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Baltimore Orioles	Paul Richards
Boston Red Sox	Pinky Higgins
Chicago White Sox	Marty Marion	Finished 3rd
Cleveland Indians	Al López	Finished 2nd
Detroit Tigers	Bucky Harris
Kansas City Athletics	Lou Boudreau
New York Yankees	Casey Stengel	Won World Series
Washington Senators	Chuck Dressen

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Brooklyn Dodgers	Walter Alston	Won Pennant
Chicago Cubs	Stan Hack
Cincinnati Reds	Birdie Tebbetts	Finished 3rd
Milwaukee Braves	Charlie Grimm and Fred Haney	Finished 2nd
New York Giants	Bill Rigney
Philadelphia Phillies	Mayo Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates	Bobby Bragan
St. Louis Cardinals	Fred Hutchinson

Home field attendance

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