1956 Chicago White Sox season

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1956 Chicago White Sox
Major league affiliations
Location
1956 Information
Owner(s) Grace Comiskey, Dorothy Comiskey Rigney
General Manager(s) Johnny Rigney,Chuck Comiskey
Manager(s) Marty Marion
Local television WGN-TV
Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Local radio WCFL
(Bob Elson, Don Wells)

The 1956 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 57th season. They finished with a record 85-69, good enough for 3rd place in the American League, 12 games behind of the 1st place New York Yankees.

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[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 97 57 .630 --
Cleveland Indians 88 66 .571 9
Chicago White Sox 85 69 .552 12
Boston Red Sox 84 70 .545 13
Detroit Tigers 82 72 .532 15
Baltimore Orioles 69 85 .448 28
Washington Senators 59 95 .383 38
Kansas City Athletics 52 102 .338 45

[edit] Roster

1956 Chicago White Sox roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] 1956 Opening Day Lineup

Jim Rivera, rf

Nellie Fox, 2b

Larry Doby, cf

Bob Kennedy, 3b

Minnie Minoso, lf

Sherm Lollar, c

Walt Dropo, 1b

Luis Aparicio, ss

Billy Pierce, p

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1956 MLB season by team
American League
Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • Washington
National League
1956 All-Star Game • 1956 World Series
v • d • e
Chicago White Sox
Based in Chicago, Illinois
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
2 • 3 • 4 • 9 • 11 • 16 • 19 • 42 • 72
Key Personnel
Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn • General Manager: Kenny Williams • Manager: Ozzie Guillén
World Series
Championships (3)
1906 • 1917 • 2005
American League
Championships (6)
1900 • 1901 • 1906 • 1917 • 1919 • 1959 • 2005
American League
Division Championships (4)
Western: 1983 • 1993, Central: 2000 • 2005
Seasons (108)

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