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1956 Brooklyn Dodgers

93-61 • .604 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers went 93-61 (.604) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 720 runs, allowed 601, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Duke Snider (43 HR, 101 RBI) and Don Newcombe (27-7, 3.06 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

93 Wins
61 Losses
.604 Win %
1st Rank
720 R 601 RA
Diff +119

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⚡ Quick Stats

720 Runs Scored
601 Runs Allowed
+119 Run Diff
1,062K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 NL Average

Batting Avg .257 1% above the 1956 league average (.256)
OBP .341 6% above the 1956 league average (.321)
SLG .418 5% above the 1956 league average (.400)
Team ERA 3.57 5% better than the 1956 league average (3.77)
Runs Scored 720 9% above the 1956 league average (659 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 70
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Total Attendance 1,062,442
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Avg per Game 15,177

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Jim Gilliam 0.300 2 Duke Snider 0.292 3 Carl Furillo 0.289 4 Charlie Neal 0.287 5 Jackie Robinson 0.275

Home Runs

1 Duke Snider 43 2 Gil Hodges 32 3 Carl Furillo 21 4 Roy Campanella 20 5 Sandy Amoros 16

RBI

1 Duke Snider 101 2 Gil Hodges 87 3 Carl Furillo 83 4 Roy Campanella 73 5 Sandy Amoros 58
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Gilliam 153 594 102 178 23 8 6 43 95 39 21 0.300
Pee Wee Reese 147 572 85 147 19 2 9 46 56 69 13 0.257
Gil Hodges 153 550 86 146 29 4 32 87 76 91 3 0.265
Duke Snider 151 542 112 158 33 2 43 101 99 101 3 0.292
Carl Furillo 149 523 66 151 30 0 21 83 57 41 1 0.289
Roy Campanella 124 388 39 85 6 1 20 73 66 61 1 0.219
Jackie Robinson 117 357 61 98 15 2 10 43 60 32 12 0.275
Randy Jackson 101 307 37 84 15 7 8 53 28 38 2 0.274
Sandy Amoros 114 292 53 76 11 8 16 58 59 51 3 0.260
Rube Walker 54 146 5 31 6 1 3 20 7 18 0 0.212
Charlie Neal 62 136 22 39 5 1 2 14 14 19 2 0.287
Don Newcombe 52 111 13 26 6 0 2 16 12 18 1 0.234
Rocky Nelson 31 96 7 20 2 0 4 15 4 10 0 0.208
Sal Maglie 28 70 1 9 0 0 0 2 1 29 0 0.129
Carl Erskine 32 66 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.121
Chico Fernandez 34 66 11 15 2 0 1 9 3 10 2 0.227
Roger Craig 35 61 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 33 0 0.016
Gino Cimoli 73 36 3 4 1 0 0 4 1 8 1 0.111
Don Drysdale 26 26 4 5 1 0 1 1 1 8 0 0.192
Dale Mitchell 19 24 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.292
Clem Labine 62 23 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 14 0 0.087
Don Zimmer 17 20 4 6 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.300
Don Bessent 38 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.111
Ed Roebuck 43 18 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.333
Sandy Koufax 16 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0.118
Dixie Howell 7 13 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.231
Ken Lehman 25 10 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.300
Dick Williams 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
Don Demeter 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.333
Chuck Templeton 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jim Hughes 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Aspromonte 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ralph Branca 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Darnell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Loes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Don Bessent 2.50 2 Don Drysdale 2.64 3 Sal Maglie 2.87 4 Don Newcombe 3.06 5 Clem Labine 3.35

Wins

1 Don Newcombe 27 2 Carl Erskine 13 3 Sal Maglie 13 4 Roger Craig 12 5 Clem Labine 10

Strikeouts

1 Don Newcombe 139 2 Roger Craig 109 3 Sal Maglie 108 4 Carl Erskine 95 5 Clem Labine 75
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Newcombe 27 7 3.06 38 36 0 268.0 219 91 46 139
Roger Craig 12 11 3.71 35 32 1 199.0 169 82 87 109
Sal Maglie 13 5 2.87 28 26 0 191.0 154 61 52 108
Carl Erskine 13 11 4.25 31 28 0 186.1 189 88 57 95
Clem Labine 10 6 3.35 62 3 19 115.2 111 43 39 75
Don Drysdale 5 5 2.64 25 12 0 99.0 95 29 31 55
Ed Roebuck 5 4 3.93 43 0 1 89.1 83 39 29 60
Don Bessent 4 3 2.50 38 0 9 79.1 63 22 31 52
Sandy Koufax 2 4 4.91 16 10 0 58.2 66 32 29 30
Ken Lehman 2 3 5.66 25 4 0 49.1 65 31 23 29
Chuck Templeton 0 1 6.61 6 2 0 16.1 20 12 10 8
Jim Hughes 0 0 5.25 5 0 0 12.0 10 7 4 8
Ralph Branca 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 2 2
Bob Darnell 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0
Billy Loes 0 1 40.50 1 1 0 1.1 5 6 1 2

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to NYA 4-3

👥 Roster (35)

Sandy Amoros Bob Aspromonte Don Bessent Ralph Branca Roy Campanella Gino Cimoli Roger Craig Bob Darnell Don Demeter Don Drysdale Carl Erskine Chico Fernandez +23 more

35 players

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The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

In 1956 the Brooklyn Dodgers posted a 93-61 mark (.604) and finished 1st in the NL. This was a year in which the Brooklyn Dodgers won the pennant. With 720 runs scored and 601 given up, the 1956 differential was +119. The team batting average of .257 was 1% above the 1956 league mark of .256. The Brooklyn Dodgers staff finished with a 3.57 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.77.

Measured against the 659-run league average, the offense was 9% ahead. Attendance at Ebbets Field totaled 1,062,442 for the year. Duke Snider led the club in home runs with 43. Don Newcombe was the top winner, with 27 victories. Clem Labine saved 19 games. The World Series ended in a loss against NYA 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 93-61 (.604 win pct).
How did the 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers finish?
The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Duke Snider led the 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers with 43 home runs.
What was the 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.57.
Did the 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
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