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1956 New York Yankees

97-57 • .630 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1956 New York Yankees went 97-57 (.630) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 857 runs, allowed 631, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Mickey Mantle (52 HR, 130 RBI) and Whitey Ford (19-6, 2.47 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

97 Wins
57 Losses
.630 Win %
1st Rank
857 R 631 RA
Diff +226

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⚡ Quick Stats

857 Runs Scored
631 Runs Allowed
+226 Run Diff
1,491K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 AL Average

Batting Avg .269 4% above the 1956 league average (.260)
OBP .346 2% above the 1956 league average (.340)
SLG .434 10% above the 1956 league average (.393)
Team ERA 3.63 13% better than the 1956 league average (4.16)
Runs Scored 857 19% above the 1956 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,491,694
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Avg per Game 19,372

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Mickey Mantle 0.353 2 Tom Sturdivant 0.312 3 Gil McDougald 0.311 4 Bill Skowron 0.308 5 Bob Cerv 0.304

Home Runs

1 Mickey Mantle 52 2 Yogi Berra 30 3 Hank Bauer 26 4 Bill Skowron 23 5 Gil McDougald 13

RBI

1 Mickey Mantle 130 2 Yogi Berra 105 3 Bill Skowron 90 4 Hank Bauer 84 5 Gil McDougald 56
1956 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hank Bauer 147 539 96 130 18 7 26 84 59 72 4 0.241
Mickey Mantle 150 533 132 188 22 5 52 130 112 99 10 0.353
Yogi Berra 140 521 93 155 29 2 30 105 65 29 3 0.298
Bill Skowron 134 464 78 143 21 6 23 90 50 60 4 0.308
Billy Martin 121 458 76 121 24 5 9 49 30 56 7 0.264
Gil McDougald 120 438 79 136 13 3 13 56 68 59 3 0.311
Andy Carey 132 422 54 100 18 2 7 50 45 53 9 0.237
Elston Howard 98 290 35 76 8 3 5 34 21 30 0 0.262
Joe Collins 100 262 38 59 5 3 7 43 34 33 3 0.225
Jerry Coleman 80 183 15 47 5 1 0 18 12 33 1 0.257
Norm Siebern 54 162 27 33 1 4 4 21 19 38 1 0.204
Bob Cerv 54 115 16 35 5 6 3 25 18 13 0 0.304
Enos Slaughter 24 83 15 24 4 2 0 4 5 6 1 0.289
Don Larsen 45 79 10 19 5 0 2 12 6 17 0 0.241
Whitey Ford 31 78 9 17 2 0 0 4 9 14 0 0.218
Johnny Kucks 34 77 7 11 1 0 0 1 7 25 0 0.143
Billy Hunter 39 75 8 21 3 4 0 11 2 4 0 0.280
Tom Sturdivant 32 64 5 20 1 1 0 5 0 7 0 0.312
Jerry Lumpe 20 62 12 16 3 0 0 4 5 11 1 0.258
Eddie Robinson 26 54 7 12 1 0 5 11 5 3 0 0.222
Tommy Byrne 44 52 8 14 1 1 3 10 2 11 0 0.269
Mickey McDermott 46 52 4 11 0 0 1 4 8 13 0 0.212
Phil Rizzuto 31 52 6 12 0 0 0 6 6 6 3 0.231
Bob Turley 27 46 5 8 2 0 0 3 3 16 0 0.174
Irv Noren 29 37 4 8 1 0 0 6 12 7 0 0.216
Rip Coleman 29 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0.042
Tom Carroll 36 17 11 6 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.353
Bob Grim 26 16 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 9 0 0.062
Tom Morgan 41 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.154
George Wilson 11 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.167
Charlie Silvera 7 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.222
Bobby Richardson 5 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Lou Skizas 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.167
Ralph Terry 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Jim Konstanty 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sonny Dixon 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gerry Staley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Coates 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Whitey Ford 2.47 2 Bob Grim 2.77 3 Don Larsen 3.26 4 Tom Sturdivant 3.30 5 Tommy Byrne 3.36

Wins

1 Whitey Ford 19 2 Johnny Kucks 18 3 Tom Sturdivant 16 4 Don Larsen 11 5 Bob Turley 8

Strikeouts

1 Whitey Ford 141 2 Tom Sturdivant 110 3 Don Larsen 107 4 Bob Turley 91 5 Johnny Kucks 67
1956 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Whitey Ford 19 6 2.47 31 30 1 225.2 187 62 84 141
Johnny Kucks 18 9 3.85 34 31 0 224.1 223 96 72 67
Don Larsen 11 5 3.26 38 20 1 179.2 133 65 96 107
Tom Sturdivant 16 8 3.30 32 17 5 158.1 134 58 52 110
Bob Turley 8 4 5.05 27 21 1 132.0 138 74 103 91
Tommy Byrne 7 3 3.36 37 8 6 109.2 108 41 72 52
Rip Coleman 3 5 3.67 29 9 2 88.1 97 36 42 42
Mickey McDermott 2 6 4.24 23 9 0 87.0 85 41 47 38
Bob Grim 6 1 2.77 26 6 5 74.2 64 23 31 48
Tom Morgan 6 7 4.16 41 0 11 71.1 74 33 27 20
Ralph Terry 1 2 9.45 3 3 0 13.1 17 14 11 8
Jim Konstanty 0 0 4.91 8 0 2 11.0 15 6 6 6
Sonny Dixon 0 1 2.08 3 0 1 4.1 5 1 5 1
Jim Coates 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 1 3 4 0
Gerry Staley 0 0 108.00 1 0 0 0.1 4 4 0 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NYA def. BRO 4-3

👥 Roster (38)

Hank Bauer Yogi Berra Tommy Byrne Andy Carey Tom Carroll Bob Cerv Jim Coates Jerry Coleman Rip Coleman Joe Collins Sonny Dixon Whitey Ford +26 more

38 players

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The 1956 New York Yankees in brief

In 1956 the New York Yankees posted a 97-57 mark (.630) and finished 1st in the AL. This was a year in which the New York Yankees won the World Series. Runs came in at 857 scored against 631 allowed (+226). Against a league average of .260, the 1956 New York Yankees batted .269. The staff ERA of 3.63 was 13% better than the league average of 4.16.

The home park, Yankee Stadium I, recorded 1,491,694 in attendance, about 19,372 a game. Mickey Mantle led the club in home runs with 52. Whitey Ford was the top winner, with 19 victories. The saves leader was Tom Morgan with 11. In the World Series, the New York Yankees beat BRO 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 New York Yankees

What was the 1956 New York Yankees record?
The 1956 New York Yankees finished 97-57 (.630 win pct).
Did the 1956 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1956 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1956 New York Yankees in home runs?
Mickey Mantle led the 1956 New York Yankees with 52 home runs.
What was the 1956 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1956 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.63.
Where did the 1956 New York Yankees play?
The 1956 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1956 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mickey Mantle (52 HR, 130 RBI) and Whitey Ford (19-6, 2.47 ERA).
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