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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. He was the first pitcher to win the National League MVP and the Cy Young Award in the same season.^[1] 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

December 9, 1955: Don Hoak, Russ Meyer and Walt Moryn were traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Randy Jackson and Don Elston.^[2]
December 21, 1955: Jack Littrell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Kansas City Athletics.^[3]
December 30, 1955: Pete Wojey was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Leo Cristante and cash.^[4]
March 2, 1956: Tommy Lasorda was purchased from the Dodgers by the Kansas City Athletics^[5]

Regular season

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

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

April 16, 1956: Tim Thompson was traded by the Dodgers to the Kansas City Athletics for Lee Wheat, Tom Saffell and cash.^[6]
May 14, 1956: Billy Loes was purchased from the Dodgers by the Baltimore Orioles.^[7]
May 15, 1956: Jim Hughes was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs.^[8]
May 15, 1956: Sal Maglie was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.^[9]
July 4, 1956: Ray Shearer was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Braves for Jim Frey.^[10]
July 29, 1956: Dale Mitchell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.^[11]

Roster

1956 Brooklyn Dodgers roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

34 Bob Aspromonte
38 Dick Williams

Manager

24 Walter Alston

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

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

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

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

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)	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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Awards and honors

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

Farm system

(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

Notes

^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Randy Jackson page at Baseball Reference
^ Jack Littrell page at Baseball Reference
^ Pete Wojey page at Baseball Reference
^ Tommy Lasorda page at Baseball Reference
^ Tim Thompson page at Baseball Reference
^ Billy Loes page at Baseball Reference
^ Jim Hughes page at Baseball Reference
^ Sal Maglie page at Baseball Reference
^ Ray Shearer page at Baseball Reference
^ Dale Mitchell page at Baseball Reference

References

External links

1956 MLB season by team

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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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