1956 New York Yankees season

1956 New York Yankees
1956 World Series Champions 1956 American League Champions
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (since 1923)
New York City (since 1903)
Other information
Owner(s)	Dan Topping and Del Webb
General manager(s)	George Weiss
Manager(s)	Casey Stengel
Local television	WPIX
Local radio	WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Jim Woods, Red Barber)
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The 1956 New York Yankees season was the 54th season for the team in New York, and its 56th season overall. The team finished with a record of 97–57, winning their 22nd pennant, finishing 9 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games. The Series featured the only no-hitter in Series play, a perfect game, delivered by the Yankees' Don Larsen in Game 5.

Offseason

February 8, 1956: Lou Berberet, Bob Wiesler, Herb Plews, Dick Tettelbach, and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Washington Senators for Mickey McDermott and Bobby Kline. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Whitey Herzog to the Senators on April 2.^[1]

Regular season

April 18, 1956: Umpire Ed Rommell was the first umpire to wear glasses in a major league game. The game was played between the Yankees and the Washington Senators.^[2]

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	97	57	.630	--
Cleveland Indians	88	66	.571	9
Chicago White Sox	85	69	.552	12
Boston Red Sox	84	70	.545	13
Detroit Tigers	82	72	.532	15
Baltimore Orioles	69	85	.448	28
Washington Senators	59	95	.383	38
Kansas City Athletics	52	102	.338	45

Record vs. opponents

1956 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	6–16	9–13	5–17	13–9	15–7	9–13	12–10
Boston	16–6	—	14–8	13–9–1	12–10	12–10	8–14	9–13
Chicago	13–9	8–14	—	15–7	13–9	14–8	9–13	13–9
Cleveland	17–5	9–13–1	7–15	—	11–11	17–5	10–12	17–5
Detroit	9–13	10–12	9–13	11–11	—	16–6	12–10	15–7–1
Kansas City	7–15	10–12	8–14	5–17	6–16	—	4–18	12–10
New York	13–9	14–8	13–9	12–10	10–12	18–4	—	17–5
Washington	10–12	13–9	9–13	5–17	7–15–1	10–12	5–17	—

Notable transactions

May 28, 1956: Gerry Staley was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the Chicago White Sox.^[3]
June 14, 1956: Lou Skizas and Eddie Robinson were traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Moe Burtschy, Bill Renna and cash.^[4]
July 11, 1956: Wally Burnette was traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Tommy Lasorda.^[5]
August 25, 1956: Enos Slaughter was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the Kansas City Athletics.^[6]

Roster

1956 New York Yankees

Roster

Pitchers

23 Tommy Byrne

52 Jim Coates

30 Rip Coleman

21 Sonny Dixon

16 Whitey Ford

55 Bob Grim

21 Jim Konstanty

53 Johnny Kucks

18 Don Larsen

22 Mickey McDermott

28 Tom Morgan

24 Gerry Staley

47 Tom Sturdivant

21 Ralph Terry

19 Bob Turley

Catchers

8 Yogi Berra

29 Charlie Silvera

Infielders

6 Andy Carey

40 Tom Carroll

42 Jerry Coleman

20 Billy Hunter

11 Jerry Lumpe

1 Billy Martin

12 Gil McDougald

17 Bobby Richardson

10 Phil Rizzuto

36 Eddie Robinson

14 Bill Skowron

Outfielders

9 Hank Bauer

41 Bob Cerv

15 Joe Collins

32 Elston Howard

7 Mickey Mantle

25 Irv Noren

36 Norm Siebern

17 Enos Slaughter

39 George Wilson

Other batters

45 Lou Skizas

Manager

37 Casey Stengel

Coaches

2 Frankie Crosetti

33 Bill Dickey

31 Jim Turner

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Berra, YogiYogi Berra	140	521	155	.298	30	105
1B	Skowron, BillBill Skowron	134	464	143	.308	23	90
2B	Martin, BillyBilly Martin	121	458	121	.264	9	49
3B	Carey, AndyAndy Carey	132	422	100	.238	7	50
SS	McDougald, GilGil McDougald	120	438	136	.311	13	56
LF	Howard, ElstonElston Howard	98	290	76	.262	5	34
CF	Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle	150	533	188	.353	52	130
RF	Bauer, HankHank Bauer	147	539	130	.241	26	84

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Collins, JoeJoe Collins	100	262	59	.225	7	43
Coleman, JerryJerry Coleman	80	183	47	.257	0	18
Siebern, NormNorm Siebern	54	162	33	.204	4	21
Cerv, BobBob Cerv	54	115	35	.304	3	25
Slaughter, EnosEnos Slaughter	24	83	24	.289	0	4
Hunter, BillyBilly Hunter	39	75	21	.280	0	11
Lumpe, JerryJerry Lumpe	20	62	16	.258	0	4
Rizzuto, PhilPhil Rizzuto	31	52	12	.231	0	6
Noren, IrvIrv Noren	29	37	8	.216	0	6
Robinson, EddieEddie Robinson	26	54	12	.222	5	11
Carroll, TomTom Carroll	36	17	6	.353	0	0
Wilson, GeorgeGeorge Wilson	11	12	2	.167	0	0
Silvera, CharlieCharlie Silvera	7	9	2	.222	0	2
Richardson, BobbyBobby Richardson	5	7	1	.143	0	0
Skizas, LouLou Skizas	6	6	1	.167	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ford, WhiteyWhitey Ford	31	225.2	19	6	2.47	141
Kucks, JohnnyJohnny Kucks	34	224.1	18	9	3.85	67
Turley, BobBob Turley	27	132	8	4	5.05	91
Terry, RalphRalph Terry	3	13.1	1	2	9.45	8

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Larsen, DonDon Larsen	38	179.2	11	5	3.26	107
Sturdivant, TomTom Sturdivant	32	158.1	16	8	3.30	110
Coleman, RipRip Coleman	29	88.1	3	5	3.67	42
Grim, BobBob Grim	26	74.2	6	1	2.77	48
McDermott, MickeyMickey McDermott	23	87	2	6	4.24	38

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Morgan, TomTom Morgan	41	6	7	11	4.16	20
Byrne, TommyTommy Byrne	37	7	3	6	3.36	52
Konstanty, JimJim Konstanty	8	0	0	2	4.91	6
Dixon, SonnySonny Dixon	3	0	1	1	2.08	1
Coates, JimJim Coates	2	0	0	0	13.50	0
Staley, GerryGerry Staley	1	0	0	0	108.00	1

1956 World Series

Main article: 1956 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (3)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 6	October 3	Ebbets Field	34,479
2	Yankees – 8, Dodgers – 13	October 5	Ebbets Field	36,217
3	Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 5	October 6	Yankee Stadium	73,977
4	Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 6	October 7	Yankee Stadium	69,705
5	Dodgers – 0, Yankees – 2	October 8	Yankee Stadium	64,519
6	Yankees – 0, Dodgers – 1 (10 innings)	October 9	Ebbets Field	33,224
7	Yankees – 9, Dodgers – 0	October 10	Ebbets Field	33,782

Awards and honors

Don Larsen, Babe Ruth Award
Mickey Mantle, American League MVP
Mickey Mantle, Associated Press Athlete of the Year

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Denver Bears	American Association	Ralph Houk
AAA	Richmond Virginians	International League	Eddie Lopat
AA	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	Phil Page
A	Binghamton Triplets	Eastern League	Freddie Fitzsimmons
B	Winston-Salem Twins	Carolina League	George Hausmann and Lee "Pete" Peterson
B	Quincy Gems	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Vern Hoscheit
C	Modesto Reds	California League	Al Lyons
C	Monroe Sports	Evangeline League	Ed Head
D	St. Petersburg Saints	Florida State League	Ken Silvestri
D	Kearney Yankees	Nebraska State League	Randy Gumpert
D	Bradford Yankees	PONY League	Randy Gumpert
D	McAlester Rockets	Sooner State League	Marvin Crater

Notes

↑ Whitey Herzog at Baseball Reference
↑ 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
↑ Gerry Staley at Baseball Reference
↑ Lou Skizas at Baseball Reference
↑ Tommy Lasorda at Baseball Reference
↑ Enos Slaughter at Baseball Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1956 New York Yankees
1956 World Series
1956 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac

World Series champions

American League champions

1956 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City New York Washington

National League	Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1956 All-Star Game 1956 World Series

New York Yankees 1956 World Series Champions

1 Billy Martin 6 Andy Carey 7 Mickey Mantle (AL MVP) 8 Yogi Berra 9 Hank Bauer 12 Gil McDougald 14 Bill Skowron 15 Joe Collins 16 Whitey Ford 17 Enos Slaughter 18 Don Larsen (World Series MVP) 19 Bob Turley 22 Mickey McDermott 23 Tommy Byrne 28 Tom Morgan 29 Charlie Silvera 30 Rip Coleman 32 Elston Howard 36 Norm Siebern 39 George Wilson 41 Bob Cerv 42 Jerry Coleman 47 Tom Sturdivant 53 Johnny Kucks 55 Bob Grim

Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches 2 Frankie Crosetti 31 Jim Turner 33 Bill Dickey

Regular season Dodgers–Yankees rivalry Subway Series

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Ballparks

Lore

Culture

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Owners: Yankee Global Enterprises
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