| 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) |
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.
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| World Series | ||||
| AL | New York Yankees | 4 | ||
| NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | ||
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| Team | Manager | Comments |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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