1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season

1956 Brooklyn Dodgers
1956 National League Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey, Mrs. John L. Smith
General manager(s) Buzzie Bavasi
Manager(s) Walter Alston
Local television WOR-TV
Local radio WMGM
Vin Scully, Connie Desmond, Jerry Doggett, Al Helfer
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The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers edged out the Milwaukee Braves to win the National League title. The Dodgers again faced the New York Yankees in the World Series. This time they lost the series in seven games, one of which was a perfect game by the Yankees' Don Larsen.

Offseason

Regular season

Don Newcombe won the NL MVP award and the very first Cy Young Award. He was the first pitcher to win the National League MVP and the Cy Young Award in the same season.[5]

During the season, the Dodgers played seven home games at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey, as part of owner Walter O'Malley's continued attempts to pressure Brooklyn to allow him to build a new stadium in his preferred location at Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues. The first of these games was on April 19.[6]

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

1956 National League Records

Sources:

Team BR CHC CIN MIL NYG PHI PIT STL
Brooklyn — 16–6 11–11 10–12 14–8 13–9 13–9 16–6
Chicago 6–16 — 6–16–1 9–13 7–15 13–9 10–12–1 9–13–1
Cincinnati 11–11 16–6–1 — 9–13 14–8 11–11 17–5 13–9
Milwaukee 12–10 13–9 13–9 — 17–5 10–12 14–8–1 13–9
New York 8–14 15–7 8–14 5–17 — 11–11 13–9 7–15
Philadelphia 9–13 9–13 11–11 12–10 11–11 — 7–15 12–10
Pittsburgh 9–13 12–10–1 5–17 8–14–1 9–13 15–7 — 8–14–1
St. Louis 6–16 13–9–1 9–13 9–13 15–7 10–12 14–8–1 —

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Jim Gilliam Left fielder
Pee Wee Reese Shortstop
Duke Snider Center fielder
Roy Campanella Catcher
Gil Hodges First baseman
Jackie Robinson Third baseman
Carl Furillo Right fielder
Charlie Neal Second baseman
Don Newcombe Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

Roster

1956 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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
2B Gilliam, JimJim Gilliam 153 594 178 .300 6 43
3B Jackson, RandyRandy Jackson 101 307 84 .274 8 53
SS Reese, Pee WeePee Wee Reese 147 572 147 .257 9 46
LF Amorós, SandySandy Amorós 114 292 76 .260 16 58

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
Fernández, ChicoChico Fernández 34 66 15 .227 1 9

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
Newcombe, DonDon Newcombe 38 268 27 7 3.06 139
Craig, RogerRoger Craig 35 199 12 11 3.71 109

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

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
Bessent, DonDon Bessent 38 4 3 9 2.50 52
Branca, RalphRalph Branca 1 0 0 0 0.00 2

1956 World Series

Main article: 1956 World Series

Game 1

October 3, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 200 100 000 391
Brooklyn (N) 023 100 00x 690
W: Sal Maglie (1–0)  L: Whitey Ford (0–1)
HR: NYY – Mickey Mantle (1), Billy Martin (1)    BRO – Jackie Robinson (1), Gil Hodges (1)

Game 2

October 5, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 150 100 001 8122
Brooklyn (N) 061 220 02x 13120
W: Don Bessent (1–0)  L: Tom Morgan (0–1)
HR: NYY – Yogi Berra (1)    BRO – Duke Snider (1)

Game 3

October 6, 1956, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn (N) 010 001 100 381
New York (A) 010 003 01x 581
W: Whitey Ford (1–1)   L: Roger Craig (0–1)
HR: NYY – Enos Slaughter (1), Billy Martin (2)

Game 4

October 7, 1956, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn (N) 000 100 001 260
New York (A) 100 201 20x 672
W: Tom Sturdivant (1–0)   L: Carl Erskine (0–1)
HR: NYY – Mickey Mantle (2), Hank Bauer (1)

Game 5

October 8, 1956, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn (N) 000 000 000 000
New York (A) 000 101 00x 250
W: Don Larsen (1–0)   L: Sal Maglie (1–1)
HR: NYY – Mickey Mantle (3)

Game 6

October 9, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York (A) 000 000 000 0 070
Brooklyn (N) 000 000 000 1 140
W: Clem Labine (1–0)  L: Bob Turley (0–1)

Game 7

October 10, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 202 100 400 9100
Brooklyn (N) 000 000 000 031
W: Johnny Kucks (1–0)  L: Don Newcombe (0–1)
HR: NYY – Yogi Berra (2, 3), Elston Howard (1), Bill Skowron (1)

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
Open Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League Tommy Holmes
Bill Sweeney
AAA Montreal Royals International League Greg Mulleavy
AAA St. Paul Saints American Association Max Macon
AA Ft. Worth Cats Texas League Lee Handley
A Macon Dodgers South Atlantic League Goldie Holt
A Pueblo Dodgers Western League Ray Hathaway
B Cedar Rapids Raiders Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League George Scherger
B Wichita Falls Spudders Big State League Jack Wilkinson
Jodie Beeler
C Great Falls Electrics Pioneer League Lou Rochelli
C Reno Silver Sox California League Ray Perry
D Hornell Dodgers Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League Boyd Bartley
Charlie Gelbert
D Kokomo Dodgers Midwest League Pete Reiser
D Shawnee Hawks Sooner State League Jack Banta
D Thomasville Dodgers Georgia–Florida League Rudy Rufer
George Pfister

Notes

  1. ↑ Randy Jackson at Baseball-Reference
  2. ↑ Jack Littrell at Baseball-Reference
  3. ↑ Pete Wojey at Baseball-Reference
  4. ↑ Tommy Lasorda at Baseball-Reference
  5. ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  6. ↑ Parker, Vernon (August 16, 2011). "On This Day in History: August 16 A Lonely Ebbets Without Dodgers". Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  7. ↑ Tim Thompson at Baseball-Reference
  8. ↑ Billy Loes at Baseball-Reference
  9. ↑ Jim Hughes at Baseball-Reference
  10. ↑ Sal Maglie at Baseball-Reference
  11. ↑ Ray Shearer at Baseball-Reference
  12. ↑ Dale Mitchell at Baseball-Reference

References

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