1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season

March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers Cap Logo (1949 to 1957).svg 1956 National League champions National League Ebbets FieldRoosevelt Stadium Brooklyn, New YorkJersey City, New Jersey 93 61 y 1st Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey, Mary Louise Smith Walter O'Malley Buzzie Bavasi Walter Alston WOR-TV WMGMVin Scully, Connie Desmond, Jerry Doggett, Al HelferWHOMBuck Canel The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the 67th season for the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise in the MLB. The Dodgers edged out the Milwaukee Braves to win the National League title. 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.Randy Jackson at Baseball-Reference December 21, 1955: Jack Littrell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Kansas City Athletics.Jack Littrell at Baseball-Reference December 30, 1955: Pete Wojey was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Leo Cristante and cash.Pete Wojey at Baseball-Reference March 2, 1956: Tommy Lasorda was purchased from the Dodgers by the Kansas City AthleticsTommy Lasorda at Baseball-Reference Regular season Don Newcombe won the NL MVP award and the first Cy Young Award. He was the first pitcher to win the National League MVP and the Cy Young Award in the same season.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 During the season, the Dodgers played seven home games at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey, as part of owner Walter 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.Parker Vernon On This Day in History: August 16 A Lonely Ebbets Without Dodgers http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=23&id=45434 August 31, 2011 Brooklyn Eagle August 16, 2011 Season standings Brooklyn Dodgers Record vs. opponents BRO Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Lineup # Name Position19 Jim Gilliam LF1 Pee Wee Reese SS4 Duke Snider CF39 Roy Campanella C14 Gil Hodges 1B42 Jackie Robinson 3B6 Carl Furillo RF43 Charlie Neal 2B36 Don Newcombe P 1956 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Notable transactions April 16, 1956: Tim Thompson was traded by the Dodgers to the Kansas City Athletics for Lee Wheat, Tom Saffell and cash.Tim Thompson at Baseball-Reference May 14, 1956: Billy Loes was purchased from the Dodgers by the Baltimore Orioles.Billy Loes at Baseball-Reference May 15, 1956: Jim Hughes was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs.Jim Hughes at Baseball-Reference May 15, 1956: Sal Maglie was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.Sal Maglie at Baseball-Reference July 4, 1956: Ray Shearer was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Braves for Jim Frey.Ray Shearer at Baseball-Reference July 29, 1956: Dale Mitchell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.Dale Mitchell at Baseball-Reference Roster 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers 46 Don Bessent 28 Ralph Branca 40 Roger Craig 34 Bob Darnell 53 Don Drysdale 17 Carl Erskine 18 Jim Hughes 32 Sandy Koufax 41 Clem Labine 16 Ken Lehman 30 Billy Loes 35 Sal Maglie 36 Don Newcombe 37 Ed Roebuck 28,49 Chuck Templeton Catchers 39 Roy Campanella 54 Dixie Howell 10 Rube Walker Infielders  3 Chico Fernández 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 Amorós  9 Gino Cimoli 27 Don Demeter  6 Carl Furillo  8 Dale Mitchell  4 Duke Snider Other batters 34 Bob Aspromonte 38 Dick Williams Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 33 Joe Becker 22 Billy Herman 31 Jake Pitler Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 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 Randy Jackson (baseball) 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 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 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 Dale Mitchell (baseball) 19 24 7 .292 0 1 Don Zimmer 17 20 6 .300 0 2 Dixie Howell Dixie Howell (catcher) 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 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 Don Newcombe 38 268.0 27 7 3.06 139 Roger Craig Roger Craig (baseball) 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 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 Don Drysdale 25 99.0 5 5 2.64 55 Ken Lehman 25 49.1 2 3 5.66 29 Chuck Templeton Chuck Templeton (baseball) 6 16.1 0 1 6.61 8 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 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 Jim Hughes (1950s pitcher) 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 1956 World Series 1956 World Series Game 1 October 3, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHENew York (A)200100000391Brooklyn (N)02310000x690W: 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 Team123456789RHENew York (A)1501000018122Brooklyn (N)06122002x13120W: 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 City Team123456789RHEBrooklyn (N)010001100381New York (A)01000301x581W: 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 City Team123456789RHEBrooklyn (N)000100001260New York (A)10020120x672W: 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 City Team123456789RHEBrooklyn (N)000000000000New York (A)00010100x250W: 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 Team12345678910RHENew York (A)0000000000070Brooklyn (N)0000000001140W: Clem Labine (1–0)  L: Bob Turley (0–1) Game 7 October 10, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHENew York (A)2021004009100Brooklyn (N)000000000031W: Johnny Kucks (1–0)  L: Don Newcombe (0–1)HR: NYY – Yogi Berra (2, 3), Elston Howard (1), Bill Skowron (1) Awards and honors National League Most Valuable Player Don Newcombe Cy Young Award Don Newcombe TSN Pitcher of the Year Award Don Newcombe All-Stars 1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Roy Campanella reserve Jim Gilliam reserve Clem Labine reserve Duke Snider reserve TSN Major League All-Star Team Don Newcombe Farm system Open Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League Tommy HolmesBill Sweeney AAA Montreal Royals International League Greg Mulleavy AAA St. Paul Saints American Association Max Macon AA Ft. Worth Cats Texas League Lee Handley A Macon Dodgers South Atlantic League Goldie Holt A Pueblo Dodgers Western League Ray Hathaway B Cedar Rapids Raiders Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League George Scherger B Wichita Falls Spudders Big State League Jack WilkinsonJodie Beeler C Great Falls Electrics Pioneer League Lou Rochelli C Reno Silver Sox California League Ray Perry D Hornell Dodgers Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League Boyd BartleyCharlie Gelbert D Kokomo Dodgers Midwest League Pete Reiser D Shawnee Hawks Sooner State League Jack Banta D Thomasville Dodgers Georgia–Florida League Rudy RuferGeorge Pfister Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site https://web.archive.org/web/20091025002014/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html October 25, 2009 Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Dodgers season Category:National League champion seasons Category:1956 in sports in New York City Category:1950s in Brooklyn Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn