Baseball Statistics Database

The 1956 Season in Review
National League
  W L Pct GB
Brooklyn Dodgers 93 61 0.604 ―
Milwaukee Braves 92 62 0.597 1
Cincinnati Redlegs 91 63 0.591 2
St. Louis Cardinals 76 78 0.494 17
Philadelphia Phillies 71 83 0.461 22
New York Giants 67 87 0.435 26
Pittsburgh Pirates 66 88 0.429 27
Chicago Cubs 60 94 0.390 33
American League
  W L Pct GB
New York Yankees 97 57 0.630 ―
Cleveland Indians 88 66 0.571 9
Chicago White Sox 85 69 0.552 12
Boston Red Sox 84 70 0.545 13
Detroit Tigers 82 72 0.532 15
Baltimore Orioles 69 85 0.448 28
Washington Senators 59 95 0.383 38
Kansas City Athletics 52 102 0.338 45

Results from the 1956 Postseason
American League      
World Series  
   
 
     
 
  New York Yankees
     
National League    
     
 
 
     
 
   
World Series  

Awards
AL Babe Ruth Award Don Larsen
ML Cy Young Award Don Newcombe
ML Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Pee Wee Reese
AL Most Valuable Player Mickey Mantle
NL Most Valuable Player Don Newcombe
NL Rookie of the Year Frank Robinson
AL Rookie of the Year Luis Aparicio
AL Triple Crown Mickey Mantle
ML TSN All-Star Harvey Kuenn
ML TSN All-Star Hank Aaron
ML TSN All-Star Yogi Berra
ML TSN All-Star Ken Boyer
ML TSN All-Star Whitey Ford
ML TSN All-Star Nellie Fox
ML TSN All-Star Mickey Mantle
ML TSN All-Star Ted Kluszewski
ML TSN All-Star Billy Pierce
ML TSN All-Star Don Newcombe
ML TSN All-Star Ted Williams
ML TSN Major League Player of the Year Mickey Mantle
NL TSN Pitcher of the Year Don Newcombe
AL TSN Pitcher of the Year Billy Pierce
NL TSN Player of the Year Hank Aaron
AL TSN Player of the Year Mickey Mantle
ML World Series MVP Don Larsen
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