| 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers | |
|---|---|
| National League champions | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field Roosevelt Stadium |
| City | Brooklyn,New York Jersey City,New Jersey |
| Owners | Walter O'Malley,James &Dearie Mulvey,Mary Louise Smith |
| President | Walter O'Malley |
| General managers | Buzzie Bavasi |
| Managers | Walter Alston |
| Television | WOR-TV |
| Radio | WMGM Vin Scully,Connie Desmond,Jerry Doggett,Al Helfer WHOM Buck Canel |
The1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the 67th season for theBrooklyn Dodgers franchise in theMLB. The Dodgers edged out theMilwaukee Braves to win theNational League title. The Dodgers again faced theNew York Yankees in theWorld Series. This time they lost the series in seven games, one of which was aperfect game by the Yankees'Don Larsen.
Don Newcombe won the NL MVP award and the firstCy 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 atRoosevelt Stadium inJersey City, New Jersey, as part of ownerWalter 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]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 93 | 61 | .604 | — | 52–25 | 41–36 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | .597 | 1 | 47–29 | 45–33 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 91 | 63 | .591 | 2 | 51–26 | 40–37 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 78 | .494 | 17 | 43–34 | 33–44 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 83 | .461 | 22 | 40–37 | 31–46 |
| New York Giants | 67 | 87 | .435 | 26 | 37–40 | 30–47 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 88 | .429 | 27 | 35–43 | 31–45 |
| Chicago Cubs | 60 | 94 | .390 | 33 | 39–38 | 21–56 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BRO | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Position |
| 19 | Jim Gilliam | LF |
| 1 | Pee Wee Reese | SS |
| 4 | Duke Snider | CF |
| 39 | Roy Campanella | C |
| 14 | Gil Hodges | 1B |
| 42 | Jackie Robinson | 3B |
| 6 | Carl Furillo | RF |
| 43 | Charlie Neal | 2B |
| 36 | Don Newcombe | P |
| 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Roy Campanella | 124 | 388 | 85 | .219 | 20 | 73 |
| 1B | Gil Hodges | 153 | 550 | 146 | .265 | 32 | 87 |
| 2B | Jim Gilliam | 153 | 594 | 178 | .300 | 6 | 43 |
| 3B | Randy Jackson | 101 | 307 | 84 | .274 | 8 | 53 |
| SS | Pee Wee Reese | 147 | 572 | 147 | .257 | 9 | 46 |
| LF | Sandy Amorós | 114 | 292 | 76 | .260 | 16 | 58 |
| CF | Duke Snider | 151 | 542 | 158 | .292 | 43 | 101 |
| RF | Carl Furillo | 149 | 523 | 151 | .289 | 21 | 83 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Robinson | 117 | 357 | 98 | .275 | 10 | 43 |
| Rube Walker | 54 | 146 | 31 | .212 | 3 | 20 |
| Charlie Neal | 62 | 136 | 39 | .287 | 2 | 14 |
| Rocky Nelson | 31 | 96 | 20 | .208 | 4 | 15 |
| Chico Fernández | 34 | 66 | 15 | .227 | 1 | 9 |
| Gino Cimoli | 73 | 36 | 4 | .111 | 0 | 4 |
| Dale Mitchell | 19 | 24 | 7 | .292 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Zimmer | 17 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 0 | 2 |
| Dixie Howell | 7 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Williams | 7 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Demeter | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Newcombe | 38 | 268.0 | 27 | 7 | 3.06 | 139 |
| Roger Craig | 35 | 199.0 | 12 | 11 | 3.71 | 109 |
| Sal Maglie | 28 | 191.0 | 13 | 5 | 2.87 | 108 |
| Carl Erskine | 31 | 186.1 | 13 | 11 | 4.25 | 95 |
| Sandy Koufax | 16 | 58.2 | 2 | 4 | 4.91 | 30 |
| Billy Loes | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 40.50 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Drysdale | 25 | 99.0 | 5 | 5 | 2.64 | 55 |
| Ken Lehman | 25 | 49.1 | 2 | 3 | 5.66 | 29 |
| Chuck Templeton | 6 | 16.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.61 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clem Labine | 62 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 3.35 | 75 |
| Don Bessent | 38 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2.50 | 52 |
| Ed Roebuck | 43 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.93 | 60 |
| Jim Hughes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 | 8 |
| Ralph Branca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Bob Darnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
October 3, 1956, atEbbets Field inBrooklyn, 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) | ||||||||||||
October 5, 1956, atEbbets Field inBrooklyn, 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) | ||||||||||||
October 6, 1956, atYankee Stadium in New York City
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 7, 1956, atYankee Stadium in New York City
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 8, 1956, atYankee Stadium in New York City
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 9, 1956, atEbbets Field inBrooklyn, 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) | |||||||||||||
October 10, 1956, atEbbets Field inBrooklyn, 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) | ||||||||||||
