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 [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ]
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 [ edit ] Notable transactions [ edit ]
1956 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Player stats [ edit ] Batting [ edit ] Starters by position [ edit ] Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters [ edit ] 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, Joe Joe Collins 100
262
59
.225
7
43
Coleman, Jerry Jerry Coleman 80
183
47
.257
0
18
Siebern, Norm Norm Siebern 54
162
33
.204
4
21
Cerv, Bob Bob Cerv 54
115
35
.304
3
25
Slaughter, Enos Enos Slaughter 24
83
24
.289
0
4
Hunter, Billy Billy Hunter 39
75
21
.280
0
11
Lumpe, Jerry Jerry Lumpe 20
62
16
.258
0
4
Rizzuto, Phil Phil Rizzuto 31
52
12
.231
0
6
Noren, Irv Irv Noren 29
37
8
.216
0
6
Robinson, Eddie Eddie Robinson 26
54
12
.222
5
11
Carroll, Tom Tom Carroll 36
17
6
.353
0
0
Wilson, George George Wilson 11
12
2
.167
0
0
Silvera, Charlie Charlie Silvera 7
9
2
.222
0
2
Richardson, Bobby Bobby Richardson 5
7
1
.143
0
0
Skizas, Lou Lou Skizas 6
6
1
.167
0
1
Pitching [ edit ] Starting pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
1956 World Series [ edit ] 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 – 0October 10
Ebbets Field 33,782
Awards and honors [ edit ] All-Star Game
Farm system [ edit ] Bradford club folded, May 18, 1956 [ 7]
^ Whitey Herzog page 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, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0 ^ Gerry Staley page at Baseball Reference ^ Lou Skizas page at Baseball Reference ^ Tommy Lasorda page at Baseball Reference ^ Enos Slaughter page at Baseball Reference ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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