1956 MLB Season History - Major League Baseball - ESPN

MLB Season History - 1956

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1956 MLB Leaders

BATTING AVERAGE
1. Mickey Mantle	.353
2. Ted Williams	.345
3. Harvey Kuenn	.332
4. Hank Aaron	.328
5. Charlie Maxwell	.326
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HOME RUNS
1. Mickey Mantle	52
2. Duke Snider	43
3. Joe Adcock	38
4. Frank Robinson	38
5. Eddie Mathews	37
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RUNS BATTED IN
1. Mickey Mantle	130
2. Al Kaline	128
3. Stan Musial	109
4. Vic Wertz	106
5. Yogi Berra	105
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WINS
1. Don Newcombe	27
2. Frank Lary	21
3. Johnny Antonelli	20
4. Warren Spahn	20
5. Billy Hoeft	20
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STRIKEOUTS
1. Herb Score	263
2. Billy Pierce	192
3. Paul Foytack	184
4. Sam Jones	176
5. Billy Hoeft	172
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ERA
1. Whitey Ford	2.47
2. Herb Score	2.53
3. Lew Burdette	2.70
4. Early Wynn	2.72
5. Warren Spahn	2.78
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1956 American League Standings
TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-New York	97	57	.630	--	--	--	857	631	+226
Cleveland	88	66	.568	9	--	--	712	581	+131
Chicago	85	69	.552	12	--	--	776	634	+142
Boston	84	70	.542	13	--	--	780	751	+29
Detroit	82	72	.529	15	--	--	789	699	+90
Baltimore	69	85	.448	28	--	--	571	705	-134
Washington	59	95	.381	38	--	--	652	924	-272
Kansas City	52	102	.338	45	--	--	619	831	-212
1956 National League Standings
TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-Brooklyn	93	61	.604	--	--	--	720	601	+119
Milwaukee	92	62	.594	1	--	--	709	569	+140
Cincinnati	91	63	.587	2	--	--	775	658	+117
St. Louis	76	78	.487	17	--	--	678	698	-20
Philadelphia	71	83	.461	22	--	--	668	738	-70
New York	67	87	.435	26	--	--	540	650	-110
Pittsburgh	66	88	.420	27	--	--	588	653	-65
Chicago	60	94	.382	33	--	--	597	708	-111

1956 All-Star Results
DATE	SCORE	VENUE	LOCATION	ATT	WP	LP	MVP
July 10, 1956	NL 7, AL 3	Griffith Stadium	Washington, DC	28,843	Bob Friend	Billy Pierce
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1956 Postseason Results
ROUND	OUTCOME	RESULT
World Series	New York Yankees defeated Brooklyn Dodgers	4-3
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1956 Award Winners
PLAYER	TEAM	AWARD
No award winners.
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1956 Draft Picks
No picks available.
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1956 No-Hitters
DATE	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	SCORE	LEAGUE	NOTES
10/8/1956	Don Larsen	NYY	BRK	2-0	AL	Perfect Game, Postseason
9/25/1956	Sal Maglie	BRK	PHI	5-0	NL
5/12/1956	Carl Erskine	BRK	NY	3-0	NL
4/14/1956	Mel Parnell	BOS	CHI	4-0	AL
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