1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season


The 1956 Brooklyn 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

won the NL MVP award and the very first Cy Young Award. He was the first pitcher to win the National League MVP and the Cy Young Award in the same season.
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.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Player stats

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C12438885.2192073
1B153550146.2653287
2B153594178.300643
3B10130784.274853
SS147572147.257946
LF11429276.2601658
CF151542158.29243101
RF149523151.2892183

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
11735798.2751043
5414631.212320
6213639.287214
319620.208415
346615.22719
73364.11104
19247.29201
17206.30002
7133.23101
772.28600
331.33311
110.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
382682773.06139
3519912113.71109
281911352.87108
31186.113114.2595
1658.2244.9130
11.10140.502

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
2599552.6455
2549.1235.6629
616.1016.618

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
62106193.3575
435413.9360
384392.5052
50005.258
10000.002
10000.000

1956 World Series

Game 1

October 3, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Game 2

October 5, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Game 3

October 6, 1956, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Game 4

October 7, 1956, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Game 5

October 8, 1956, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Game 6

October 9, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Game 7

October 10, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Awards and honors