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1956 American League  Previous Year / Next Year Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD AUTO 1-RUN L34 MANAGER(S) New York AL NYA 101 53 .656 ---- 3 3 9 35-20 36-19 30-14 26-14 24-10 Billy Vanson Chicago AL CHA 83 71 .539 18.0 11 6 2 25-30 34-21 24-20 24-22 24-10 Robert Rescigno Kansas City KCA 81 73 .526 20.0 8 8 4 33-22 26-29 22-22 24-21 19-15 Drew Kennedy Boston BOA 81 73 .526 20.0 7 9 5 26-29 33-22 22-22 18-23 16-18 Mike Petersen Detroit DEA 65 89 .422 36.0 1 12 12 24-31 24-31 17-27 15-23 17-17 Tom Austad Baltimore BAA 63 91 .409 38.0 14 10 10 15-40 33-22 15-29 20-26 15-19 Pat Carr Washington WAA 48 106 .312 53.0 12 13 13 9-46 20-35 19-25 14-29 6-28 Larry Cupp OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 14 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense. HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L34 - W-L records at Home & on the Road (owner-play only), during autoplay, in one-run games, and over the final 34 games of the season. Postseason World Series (4-2):   New York Yankees over New York Giants

1956 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 DEA  5.44   837  5449  1487  283  58  177  581   764  .273  .341  .444   17   12   29   11   64   50  108
 NYA  5.27   811  5283  1387  222  40  217  640   828  .263  .344  .443   30   18   58   38   88   42  128
 BOA  4.82   743  5322  1424  269  64  141  629   663  .268  .345  .422   38   23   37   21   58   37  159
 KCA  4.66   717  5302  1384  237  44  106  604   721  .261  .339  .382    8    7   28   44   43   48  124
 CHA  4.38   675  5191  1321  210  72  115  608   762  .254  .338  .389   93   57   40   67   89   45  124
 WAA  4.04   622  5205  1264  223  46  131  579   762  .243  .321  .379    8   12   24   37   85   41  131
 BAA  3.76   579  5177  1173  197  32  149  525   841  .227  .299  .363   26   11   36   22   74   29  118
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.62  4984 36929  9440 1641 356 1036 4166  5341  .256  .333  .404  220  140  252  240  501  292  892

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 NYA  3.99   615  3.43  1397  1246  132   595   814  10  13  55  .295  809  562  .695
 CHA  4.23   652  3.74  1390  1313  158   537   763  21   9  45  .168  800  593  .741
 KCA  4.59   707  4.19  1369  1256  180   562   606  18   5  34  .289  863  634  .735
 BOA  4.60   709  4.01  1389  1313  149   607   663   6   6  43  .364  824  605  .734
 BAA  4.83   744  4.28  1386  1361  158   573   901  19   6  30  .341  750  509  .679
 DEA  5.48   844  4.77  1377  1457  166   603   849  23   4  27  .345  800  508  .635
 WAA  5.66   872  5.02  1364  1524  169   679   628   3   2  24  .372  787  485  .616
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.77  5143  4.20  9675  9470 1112  4156  5224 100  45 258       5633 3896  .692

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting Mickey Mantle  (620) Larry Doby  (460) Al Kaline  (442) Stan Lopata  (425) Minnie Minoso  (421) Jackie Jensen  (420) Eddie Mathews  (413) Nellie Fox  (412) Ted Williams  (411) Roy Sievers  (403) Yogi Berra  (398) Bill Skowron  (397) Al Smith  (393) Willie Jones  (391) Vic Wertz  (386) Jim Piersall  (380) Jim Lemon  (380) Hank Bauer  (367) Harvey Kuenn  (367) Mickey Vernon  (365)

Cy Young Award Voting Tom Brewer  (277) Herb Score  (262) Vinegar Bend Mizell  (260) Whitey Ford  (251) Bob Lemon  (249) Art Ditmar  (225) Bob Grim  (207) Tom Sturdivant  (179) Don Gross  (168) Hal Brown  (166) Jim Wilson  (158) Tom Gorman  (140) Don Larsen  (129) Murry Dickson  (123) Paul Foytack  (110) Mike Fornieles  (107) Willard Nixon  (97) Paul Lapalme  (94) Bob Friend  (93) Lou Kretlow  (89)

All Stars

Luis Aparicio Yogi Berra Tom Brewer Art Ditmar Larry Doby Del Ennis Whitey Ford Nellie Fox

Bob Grim Jackie Jensen Willie Jones Harvey Kuenn Stan Lopata Mickey Mantle Eddie Mathews Gil McDougald

Minnie Minoso Vinegar Bend Mizell Herb Score Moose Skowron Mickey Vernon Vic Wertz Ted Williams Jim Wilson

Gold Gloves

P: Roger Craig C: Sammy White 1B: Vic Power 2B: Nellie Fox 3B: Willie Jones SS: Roy McMillan OF: Larry Doby OF: Jim Piersall OF: Al Kaline

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average Bill Virdon .345 Mickey Mantle .342 Ray Boone .338 Mickey Vernon .336 Ed Bailey .336 Ted Williams .336 Nellie Fox .335 Bill Skowron .334 Ted Kluszewski .329 Bob Nieman .325 Pete Runnels .320 Ernie Banks .320	On Base Percentage Mickey Mantle .488 Ted Williams .465 Bob Nieman .437 Minnie Minoso .432 Mickey Vernon .430 Ed Bailey .414 Ray Boone .409 Bill Skowron .405 Jackie Robinson .403 Al Smith .403 Stan Musial .401 Richie Ashburn .398	Slugging Percentage Ed Bailey .720 Mickey Mantle .699 Joe Adcock .652 Ted Williams .618 Ted Kluszewski .608 Bill Skowron .603 Mickey Vernon .603 Frank Robinson .593 Ernie Banks .575 Stan Lopata .569 Willie Mays .568 Yogi Berra .545	On Base + Slugging Mickey Mantle 1.187 Ed Bailey 1.134 Ted Williams 1.083 Mickey Vernon 1.033 Bill Skowron 1.008 Joe Adcock 0.992 Ted Kluszewski 0.975 Frank Robinson 0.956 Ray Boone 0.948 Bob Nieman 0.944 Minnie Minoso 0.943 Ernie Banks 0.937
At Bats Willie Mays 643 Jim Piersall 642 Nellie Fox 641 Jackie Jensen 639 Don Blasingame 636 Frank Robinson 632 Ken Boyer 629 Al Kaline 623 Hank Aaron 622 Del Ennis 622 Bill Virdon 618	Runs Scored Mickey Mantle 151 Frank Robinson 142 Jackie Jensen 127 Willie Mays 118 Charlie Maxwell 115 Minnie Minoso 114 Eddie Mathews 111 Al Smith 107 Nellie Fox 106 Bill Virdon 104 Stan Lopata 103	Hits Nellie Fox 215 Bill Virdon 213 Ted Kluszewski 193 Al Kaline 191 Harvey Kuenn 190 Hank Aaron 188 Ernie Banks 188 Jackie Jensen 188 Mickey Mantle 188 Frank Thomas 186 Jim Piersall 184	Total Bases Mickey Mantle 384 Frank Robinson 375 Willie Mays 365 Ted Kluszewski 356 Ernie Banks 338 Hank Aaron 334 Frank Thomas 324 Al Kaline 318 Joe Adcock 317 Ed Bailey 311 Stan Musial 303
Doubles Al Kaline 49 Jim Piersall 45 Billy Klaus 39 Harvey Kuenn 38 Stan Musial 38 Ernie Banks 36 Frank Robinson 36 Hank Aaron 34 Gus Bell 33 Nellie Fox 33 Carl Furillo 33 Gil Hodges 33	Triples Bill Bruton 17 Dee Fondy 15 Nellie Fox 15 Jim Lemon 15 Billy Goodman 14 Minnie Minoso 13 Ernie Banks 12 Willie Mays 12 Lee Walls 12 Danny O'Connell 11 Harry Simpson 11	Home Runs Mickey Mantle 54 Joe Adcock 49 Ed Bailey 49 Frank Robinson 49 Willie Mays 47 Ted Kluszewski 45 Stan Lopata 38 Eddie Mathews 38 Charlie Maxwell 38 Gil Hodges 36 Vic Wertz 36 Yogi Berra 34	RBI Willie Mays 141 Mickey Mantle 138 Larry Doby 128 Frank Robinson 120 Ted Kluszewski 118 Joe Adcock 115 Gil Hodges 114 Stan Lopata 111 Gus Bell 110 Yogi Berra 108 Ed Bailey 107 Al Kaline 107
Walks Mickey Mantle 157 Eddie Yost 133 Larry Doby 117 Al Smith 110 Ted Williams 108 Minnie Minoso 102 Roy Sievers 99 Willie Jones 97 Bob Nieman 96 Jim Gilliam 93 Richie Ashburn 90 Roy McMillan 90	Batters Strikeouts Jim Lemon 115 Mickey Mantle 110 Frank Robinson 109 Gil Hodges 107 Lee Walls 103 Eddie Mathews 99 Larry Doby 98 Vic Wertz 96 Stan Lopata 94 Willie Mays 93 Roy Sievers 93 Eddie Yost 88	Stolen Bases Dee Fondy 25 Nellie Fox 22 Luis Aparicio 20 Bill Bruton 20 Jim Gilliam 20 Minnie Minoso 20 Jim Rivera 20 Willie Mays 19 Ernie Banks 17 Jackie Jensen 16 Roberto Clemente 15 Al Pilarcik 14	Caught Stealing Ernie Banks 14 Dee Fondy 14 Jim Piersall 14 Luis Aparicio 11 Minnie Minoso 10 Jackie Robinson 10 Nellie Fox 9 Bill Bruton 7 Roberto Clemente 7 Willie Mays 7 Gil McDougald 7 Bill Virdon 7
Hit by Pitch Minnie Minoso 27 Sherm Lollar 17 Frank Robinson 17 Fred Hatfield 14 Mickey Vernon 14 Al Smith 13 Nellie Fox 12 Solly Hemus 11 Johnny Logan 11 Bill White 11 Chico Carrasquel 10 Bobby Del Greco 10	GIDP Willie Mays 37 Gil Hodges 29 Carl Furillo 27 Billy Gardner 25 Hank Aaron 24 Roberto Clemente 21 Ray Jablonski 21 Ken Boyer 20 Dick Groat 20 Jackie Jensen 20 Sammy White 20	Errors Hector Lopez 39 Dick Groat 38 Pee Wee Reese 30 Dale Long 29 Billy Klaus 28 Roy McMillan 27 Andy Carey 26 Frank Thomas 26 Luis Aparicio 24 Don Buddin 24 Herb Plews 24	Earned Run Average Tom Sturdivant 2.48 Warren Spahn 2.58 Tom Brewer 2.68 Dick Donovan 2.84 Bob Lemon 2.87 Don Newcombe 2.96 Vinegar Bend Mizell 2.96 Whitey Ford 2.97 Early Wynn 2.98 Bob Rush 3.04 Herb Score 3.12 Hal Brown 3.19
Wins Warren Spahn 24 Early Wynn 23 Johnny Antonelli 22 Tom Brewer 22 Art Ditmar 21 Whitey Ford 21 Vinegar Bend Mizell 21 Don Newcombe 21 Bob Friend 20 Bob Lemon 19 Lew Burdette 18	Losses Herm Wehmeier 20 Ron Kline 19 Sal Maglie 19 Chuck Stobbs 19 Paul Foytack 18 Billy Pierce 18 Johnny Klippstein 17 Bob Friend 16 Bob Porterfield 16 Curt Simmons 16 Joe Nuxhall 15	Winning Percentage Tom Sturdivant .778 Bob Lemon .760 Whitey Ford .750 Vinegar Bend Mizell .750 Tom Brewer .733 Don Newcombe .724 Early Wynn .719 Warren Spahn .686 Hal Brown .684 Art Ditmar .677 Frank Sullivan .654 Dick Donovan .640	Games Pitched Bob Miller 80 Roy Face 70 Tom Acker 69 Taylor Phillips 66 Mickey McDermott 65 Hoyt Wilhelm 65 Bob Chakales 64 Tom Gorman 63 Lindy McDaniel 63 Jim Brosnan 60 Marv Grissom 59 Johnny Schmitz 59
Games Started Chuck Stobbs 40 Johnny Antonelli 39 Art Ditmar 39 Bob Friend 39 Billy Pierce 39 Robin Roberts 39 Frank Sullivan 39 Early Wynn 39 Johnny Klippstein 38 Frank Lary 38 Bob Lemon 38 Don Newcombe 38	Complete Games Warren Spahn 22 Dick Donovan 13 Robin Roberts 13 Herb Score 13 Bob Friend 12 Bob Buhl 11 Early Wynn 11 Lew Burdette 10 Don Newcombe 10 Art Ditmar 8 Frank Lary 7 Billy Pierce 7	Games Finished Tom Acker 48 Bob Grim 47 Bob Chakales 45 Don Gross 42 Hoyt Wilhelm 41 Turk Lown 38 Lindy McDaniel 37 Roy Face 36 Marv Grissom 35 Gene Conley 34 Ray Narleski 34 Virgil Trucks 34	Saves Bob Grim 29 Don Gross 27 Bob Chakales 22 Marv Grissom 22 Tom Acker 21 Ray Narleski 20 Hoyt Wilhelm 20 Gene Conley 17 Paul Lapalme 17 Jim Konstanty 15 Don Bessent 14 Bud Byerly 14
Shutouts Warren Spahn 6 Don Newcombe 4 Billy Pierce 4 Herb Score 4 Bob Buhl 3 Ray Crone 3 Murry Dickson 3 Robin Roberts 3	Innings Pitched Early Wynn 305.0 Warren Spahn 293.3 Bob Friend 284.0 Don Newcombe 282.7 Robin Roberts 280.7 Art Ditmar 275.7 Billy Pierce 274.3 Herb Score 274.0 Johnny Antonelli 270.3 Lew Burdette 265.3 Chuck Stobbs 261.0 Frank Lary 257.3	Hits Allowed Bob Friend 340 Robin Roberts 316 Chuck Stobbs 310 Frank Lary 308 Billy Pierce 290 Ron Kline 278 Johnny Antonelli 268 Frank Sullivan 260 Jack Harshman 253 Lew Burdette 252 Art Ditmar 248 Warren Spahn 243	Home Runs Allowed Robin Roberts 41 Art Ditmar 40 Don Newcombe 38 Paul Foytack 33 Vern Law 33 Billy Pierce 33 Herb Score 33 Chuck Stobbs 32 Bob Porterfield 31 Jack Harshman 30 Sal Maglie 30
Walks Allowed Herb Score 144 Paul Foytack 140 Bob Buhl 135 Johnny Klippstein 125 Sam Jones 121 Tom Brewer 120 Herm Wehmeier 115 Frank Lary 114 Art Ditmar 109 Early Wynn 109 Joe Nuxhall 106 Billy Pierce 101	Pitchers Strikeouts Herb Score 285 Paul Foytack 193 Sam Jones 193 Billy Pierce 176 Connie Johnson 165 Jack Harshman 160 Vinegar Bend Mizell 160 Harvey Haddix 157 Art Ditmar 152 Johnny Antonelli 151 Robin Roberts 150

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