1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season

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1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 1956 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (Since 1913) Brooklyn, New York (Since 1883)
1956 Information
Owner(s)	Walter O'Malley
General Manager(s)	Buzzie Bavasi
Manager(s)	Walter Alston
Local television	WOR-TV
Local radio	WMGM Vin Scully,Connie Desmond, Jerry Doggett, Al Helfer

The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers edged out the Milwaukee Braves to win the National League title. Don Newcombe won the NL MVP award and the very first Cy Young Award. The Dodgers again faced the New York Yankees in the World Series. This time they lost the series in seven games.

Contents 1 Season standings 2 1956 Roster 3 Starting Pitchers stats 4 Relief Pitchers stats 5 Batting Stats 6 1956 World Series 6.1 Game 1 6.2 Game 2 6.3 Game 3 6.4 Game 4 6.5 Game 5 6.6 Game 6 6.7 Game 7 7 1956 Awards 8 1956 Transactions 9 1956 Minor League Teams 10 External links

[edit] Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	93	61	--	.604
Milwaukee Braves	92	62	1	.597
Cincinnati Redlegs	91	63	2	.591
St. Louis Cardinals	76	78	17	.494
Philadelphia Phillies	71	83	22	.461
New York Giants	67	87	26	.435
Pittsburgh Pirates	66	88	27	.429
Chicago Cubs	60	94	33	.390

[edit] 1956 Roster

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Jim Gilliam	Leftfielder
Pee Wee Reese	Shortstop
Duke Snider	Centerfielder
Roy Campanella	Catcher
Gil Hodges	First Baseman
Jackie Robinson	Third Baseman
Carl Furillo	Rightfielder
Charlie Neal	Second Baseman
Don Newcombe	Starting Pitcher

1956 Brooklyn Dodgers roster v • d • e
Roster
Starting Pitchers 40 Roger Craig 17 Carl Erskine 32 Sandy Koufax 35 Sal Maglie 36 Don Newcombe Relief Pitchers 46 Don Bessent 28 Ralph Branca 34 Bob Darnell 53 Don Drysdale 18 Jim Hughes 41 Clem Labine (CL) 16 Ken Lehman 30 Billy Loes 37 Ed Roebuck 28,49 Chuck Templeton		Catchers 39 Roy Campanella 54 Dixie Howell 10 Rube Walker Infielders 34 Bob Aspromonte  3 Chico Fernandez 19 Jim Gilliam 14 Gil Hodges  2 Randy Jackson 43 Charlie Neal 8,21 Rocky Nelson  1 Pee Wee Reese 42 Jackie Robinson 23 Don Zimmer		Outfielders 15 Sandy Amoros  9 Gino Cimoli 27 Don Demeter  6 Carl Furillo  8 Dale Mitchell  4 Duke Snider 38 Dick Williams		Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 33 Joe Becker 22 Billy Herman 31 Jake Pitler

[edit] Starting Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG

[edit] Relief Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV

[edit] Batting Stats

Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB

[edit] 1956 World Series

[edit] 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)	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	1
Brooklyn (N)	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	x	6	9	0
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)

[edit] 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)	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	12	2
Brooklyn (N)	0	6	1	2	2	0	0	2	x	13	12	0
W: Don Bessent (1-0)  L: Tom Morgan (0-1)
HR: NYY – Yogi Berra (1)    BRO – Duke Snider (1)

[edit] Game 3

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

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

[edit] Game 4

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

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

[edit] Game 5

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

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

[edit] 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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Brooklyn (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0
W: Clem Labine (1-0)  L: Bob Turley (0-1)

[edit] 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)	2	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	9	10	0
Brooklyn (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
W: Johnny Kucks (1-0)  L: Don Newcombe (0-1)
HR: NYY – Yogi Berra (2, 3), Elston Howard (1), Bill Skowron (1)

[edit] 1956 Awards

• 1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Roy Campanella reserve
  • Jim Gilliam reserve
  • Clem Labine reserve
  • Duke Snider reserve
• National League Most Valuable Player
  • Don Newcombe
• Cy Young Award
  • Don Newcombe
• TSN Pitcher of the Year Award
  • Don Newcombe
• TSN Major League All-Star Team
  • Don Newcombe

[edit] 1956 Transactions

• December 9: Traded Don Hoak, Russ Meyer and Walt Moryn to the Chicago Cubs for Randy Jackson and Don Elston
• December 21: Purchased Jack Littrell from the Kansas City Athletics
• December 30: Traded Pete Wojay to the Detroit Tigers for Leo Cristante and cash
• March 2: Sold Tommy Lasorda to the Kansas City Athletics
• April 16: Traded Tim Thompson to the Kansas City Athletics for Lee Wheat, Tom Saffell and cash
• May 14: Sold Billy Loes to the Baltimore Orioles
• May 15: Sold Jim Hughes to the Chicago Cubs
• May 15: Purchased Sal Maglie from the Cleveland Indians
• July 4: Traded Ray Shearer to the Milwaukee Braves
• July 29: Purchased Dale Mitchell from the Cleveland Indians
• October 14: Purchased Connie Grob from the Washington Senators

[edit] 1956 Minor League Teams

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

[edit] External links

• 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet

v • d • e 1956 MLB season by team American League Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • Washington National League Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • Milwaukee • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis 1956 All-Star Game • 1956 World Series

Preceded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1955

National League Championship Season 1956

Succeeded by Milwaukee Braves 1957

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