The 1956 New York Yankees season was the 54th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 97–57, winning their 22nd pennant, finishing nine games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in seven games. The Series featured the first no-hitter in Series play and only World Series perfect game, delivered by the Yankees' Don Larsen in Game 5.

Offseason February 8, 1956: Lou Berberet, Bob Wiesler, Herb Plews, Dick Tettelbach, and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Washington Senators for Mickey McDermott and Bobby Kline. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Whitey Herzog to the Senators on April 2.

Regular season

April 17, 1956: Opening Day at Washington D.C. With president Dwight D. Eisenhower in attendance, Mickey Mantle began his triple crown year with two mammoth home runs in a 10–4 Yankees win over The Senators. April 18, 1956: Umpire Eddie Rommel was the first umpire to wear glasses in a major league game. The game was played between the Yankees and the Washington Senators.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 43, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, September 18, 1956: In a historic day for the Yankees. Mickey Mantle hit a game-winning home run in the 11th inning to give the Yankees a 3–2 win over The Chicago White Sox in Chicago. It was Mickey's 50th homer this season becoming the first Yankee since Babe Ruth in 1928 to hit 50 home runs in a season. This win also clinched the Yankees as American League champions.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 28, 1956: Gerry Staley was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the Chicago White Sox.Gerry Staley at Baseball Reference June 14, 1956: Lou Skizas and Eddie Robinson were traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Moe Burtschy, Bill Renna and cash.Lou Skizas at Baseball Reference July 11, 1956: Wally Burnette was traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Tommy Lasorda.Tommy Lasorda at Baseball Reference August 25, 1956: Enos Slaughter was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the Kansas City Athletics.Enos Slaughter at Baseball Reference

Roster 1956 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

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 140 521 155 .298 30 105 1B 134 464 143 .308 23 90 2B 121 458 121 .264 9 49 3B 132 422 100 .238 7 50 SS 120 438 136 .311 13 56 LF 98 290 76 .262 5 34 CF 150 533 188 .353 52 130 RF 147 539 130 .241 26 84

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 10026259.225743 8018347.257018 5416233.204421 5411535.304325 248324.28904 397521.280011 206216.25804 265412.222511 315212.23106 29378.21606 36176.35300 11122.16700 792.22202 571.14300 661.16701

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 31 225.2 19 6 2.47 141 34 224.1 18 9 3.85 67 27 132.0 8 4 5.05 91 3 13.1 1 2 9.45 8

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 38 179.2 11 5 3.26 107 32 158.1 16 8 3.30 110 29 88.1 3 5 3.67 42 23 87.0 2 6 4.24 38 26 74.2 6 1 2.77 48

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 41 6 7 11 4.16 20 37 7 3 6 3.36 52 8 0 0 2 4.91 6 3 0 1 1 2.08 1 2 0 0 0 13.50 0 1 0 0 0 108.00 1

1956 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (3) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 6October 3Ebbets Field 34,4792 Yankees – 8, Dodgers – 13 October 5Ebbets Field 36,2173 Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 5 October 6Yankee Stadium 73,9774 Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 6 October 7Yankee Stadium 69,7055 Dodgers – 0, Yankees – 2 October 8Yankee Stadium 64,519 6 Yankees – 0, Dodgers – 1 (10 innings)October 9Ebbets Field 33,2247 Yankees – 9, Dodgers – 0 October 10Ebbets Field 33,782

Awards and honors Don Larsen, Babe Ruth Award Mickey Mantle, American League MVP Mickey Mantle, Associated Press Athlete of the Year All-Star Game

Farm system

Bradford club folded, May 18, 1956Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

Notes

References 1956 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1956 World Series 1956 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac