The 1956 Cleveland Indians season was the 56th season for the franchise, the 42nd as the Indians and the 25th season at Cleveland Stadium. The team failed to upon their 93–61 campaign from the previous season, and missed the playoffs, thus posted an 88–66 record, good for second place and 9 games behind the first place New York Yankees.

Offseason October 24, 1955: Ralph Kiner was released by the Indians.Ralph Kiner at Baseball Reference October 25, 1955: Larry Doby was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Chico Carrasquel and Jim Busby.Chico Carrasquel at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1956 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (Third Base) (Pitching) (First Base) (Bullpen)

Game log

|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 17 || @ White Sox || 2–1 || Pierce (1–0) || Lemon (0–1) || 16,773 || 0–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 19 || @ White Sox || 1–0 || Harshman (1–0) || Score (0–1) || 5,369 || 0–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 || April 20 || Tigers || 3–1 || Wynn (1–0) || Garver (0–1) || 31,689 || 1–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 21 || Tigers || 7–6 || Aber (1–0) || Garcia (0–1) || 4,224 || 1–3 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 5 || April 22 || Tigers || 6–4 || Black (1–0) || Narleski (0–1) || || 1–4 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 || April 22 || Tigers || 5–2 || Lemon (1–1) || Marlowe (0–1) || 12,980 || 2–4 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 || April 25 || @ Athletics || 5–2 || Score (1–1) || Shantz (1–1) || 18,005 || 3–4 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 || April 26 || @ Athletics || 14–2 || Wynn (2–0) || Kretlow (0–1) || 9,014 || 4–4 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9 || April 27 || @ Tigers || 4 – 3 (10) || Mossi (1–0) || Lary (0–2) || 3,735 || 5–4 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 29 || @ Tigers || 1 – 0 (10) || Hoeft (1–0) || Score (1–2) || || 5–5 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 || April 29 || @ Tigers || 8–4 || Lemon (2–1) || Black (1–1) || 22,222 || 6–5

|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 || May 1 || @ Senators || 3–2 || Wynn (3–0) || Ramos (1–1) || 9,639 || 7–5 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 || May 3 || @ Orioles || 7–1 || Garcia (1–1) || Wight (0–4) || 12,378 || 8–5 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 14 || May 4 || @ Orioles || 4–3 || Wilson (3–0) || Score (1–3) || 8,130 || 8–6 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15 || May 5 || @ Orioles || 2–1 || Lemon (3–1) || Ferrarese (0–1) || 9,270 || 9–6 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 16 || May 7 || @ Red Sox || 5–1 || Brewer (3–1) || Garcia (1–2) || 4,396 || 9–7 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 17 || May 8 || @ Yankees || 4–3 || Kucks (3–1) || Wynn (3–1) || 8,794 || 9–8 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 18 || May 9 || @ Yankees || 6–5 || Score (2–3) || Morgan (0–3) || 12,225 || 10–8 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 19 || May 10 || @ Yankees || 7–2 || Lemon (4–1) || McDermott (1–2) || 10,382 || 11–8 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 || May 11 || Athletics || 4 – 1 (5) || Garcia (2–2) || Kretlow (1–3) || 8,622 || 12–8 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 || May 12 || Athletics || 5–3 || Wynn (4–1) || Herriage (0–1) || 4,728 || 13–8 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 22 || May 13 || Athletics || 5–2 || Ditmar (3–2) || Feller (0–1) || || 13–9 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 || May 13 || Athletics || 9–4 || Score (3–3) || Lasorda (0–1) || 11,308 || 14–9 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 || May 14 || Yankees || 3–2 || Lemon (5–1) || Kucks (3–2) || 18,950 || 15–9 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 25 || May 16 || Yankees || 4–1 || Morgan (1–3) || Garcia (2–3) || 6,263 || 15–10 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 26 || May 18 || Senators || 5 – 4 (11) || Stewart (2–0) || Narleski (0–2) || 7,747 || 15–11 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27 || May 19 || Senators || 5–1 || Score (4–3) || Pascual (2–5) || 4,666 || 16–11 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 28 || May 20 || Orioles || 6–1 || Lemon (6–1) || Wilson (4–2) || || 17–11 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 29 || May 20 || Orioles || 5–1 || Garcia (3–3) || Palica (2–5) || 12,318 || 18–11 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 30 || May 22 || Red Sox || 5–3 || Brewer (5–1) || Wynn (4–2) || 15,286 || 18–12 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31 || May 23 || Red Sox || 6–3 || Score (5–3) || Sullivan (3–1) || 3,700 || 19–12 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 25 || @ White Sox || 2–1 || Pierce (5–1) || Garcia (3–4) || 31,840 || 19–13 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 33 || May 27 || @ White Sox || 5 – 4 (15) || Wilson (1–0) || McLish (0–1) || 23,857 || 19–14 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 34 || May 27 || @ White Sox || 4–2 || Wynn (5–2) || Harshman (2–3) || 25,856 || 20–14 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 28 || Tigers || 3–1 || Gromek (3–3) || Score (5–4) || 9,546 || 20–15 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 36 || May 30 || White Sox || 6–3 || Pierce (6–3) || Houtteman (0–1) || || 20–16 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 30 || White Sox || 9–8 || Staley (1–0) || Garcia (3–5) || 26,788 || 20–17

|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 38 || June 1 || @ Senators || 5–3 || Wiesler (1–2) || Lemon (6–2) || 4,738 || 20–18 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 || June 2 || @ Senators || 15–0 || Score (6–4) || Stone (2–1) || 2,317 || 21–18 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 40 || June 3 || @ Senators || 8 – 4 (12) || McLish (1–1) || Chakales (3–3) || || 22–18 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 41 || June 3 || @ Senators || 7–1 || Griggs (1–2) || Mossi (1–1) || 11,817 || 22–19 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 || June 4 || @ Senators || 7–0 || Garcia (4–5) || Ramos (3–3) || 5,021 || 23–19 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43 || June 5 || @ Orioles || 8–3 || Lemon (7–2) || Moore (4–4) || 25,041 || 24–19 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 || June 6 || @ Orioles || 5–1 || Houtteman (1–1) || Johnson (1–2) || 12,363 || 25–19 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 45 || June 7 || @ Orioles || 5–2 || Wight (3–5) || McLish (1–2) || 3,927 || 25–20 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 46 || June 8 || @ Yankees || 9–0 || Wynn (6–2) || Ford (7–3) || 50,812 || 26–20 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 47 || June 9 || @ Yankees || 15–8 || Daley (1–0) || Morgan (2–5) || 31,419 || 27–20 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 48 || June 10 || @ Yankees || 6–0 || Kucks (7–3) || Lemon (7–3) || 47,465 || 27–21 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 49 || June 11 || @ Red Sox || 4–1 || McLish (2–2) || Porterfield (2–5) || 6,330 || 28–21 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 50 || June 11 || @ Red Sox || 5–1 || Brewer (9–1) || Garcia (4–6) || 24,193 || 28–22 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 51 || June 12 || @ Red Sox || 9–7 || Sullivan (5–3) || Wynn (6–3) || 29,190 || 28–23 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 52 || June 13 || @ Red Sox || 8–8 || || || 8,258 || 28–23 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 53 || June 14 || @ Red Sox || 10–9 || Delock (2–4) || Lemon (7–4) || 7,136 || 28–24 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 54 || June 15 || Yankees || 6–2 || Kucks (8–3) || Garcia (4–7) || 34,025 || 28–25 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 16 || Yankees || 3–1 || Sturdivant (4–1) || Score (6–5) || 40,964 || 28–26 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 56 || June 17 || Yankees || 9–4 || Coleman (2–1) || Wynn (6–4) || 41,765 || 28–27 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 57 || June 19 || Red Sox || 9–7 || Lemon (8–4) || Delock (2–5) || 14,684 || 29–27 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 || June 20 || Red Sox || 5 – 4 (10) || Mossi (2–1) || Hurd (1–3) || 14,271 || 30–27 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59 || June 21 || Red Sox || 5–0 || Wynn (7–4) || Brewer (9–2) || 6,498 || 31–27 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60 || June 22 || Senators || 4–0 || Garcia (5–7) || Stobbs (5–5) || 9,946 || 32–27 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 61 || June 23 || Senators || 9–8 || Narleski (1–2) || Ramos (4–6) || 4,691 || 33–27 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 62 || June 24 || Senators || 7 – 2 (6) || Lemon (9–4) || Wiesler (2–4) || 13,072 || 34–27 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 || June 26 || Orioles || 4–3 || Wynn (8–4) || Zuverink (4–3) || 8,250 || 35–27 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 64 || June 27 || Orioles || 12 – 11 (11) || Mossi (3–1) || Brown (4–1) || 4,514 || 36–27 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 || June 29 || White Sox || 5–2 || Score (7–5) || Wilson (10–4) || || 37–27 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 66 || June 29 || White Sox || 13–2 || Pierce (12–2) || Lemon (9–5) || 34,371 || 37–28 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 67 || June 30 || White Sox || 8–3 || Staley (3–0) || Mossi (3–2) || 10,801 || 37–29

|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 || July 1 || White Sox || 7–6 || Narleski (2–2) || Consuegra (1–2) || || 38–29 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 69 || July 1 || White Sox || 6–1 || Lemon (10–5) || Donovan (4–3) || 31,857 || 39–29 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 70 || July 3 || Athletics || 9–3 || Narleski (3–2) || Ditmar (6–9) || 6,221 || 40–29 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 71 || July 4 || @ Tigers || 6–4 || Score (8–5) || Foytack (5–6) || || 41–29 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 72 || July 4 || @ Tigers || 3–1 || Wynn (9–4) || Maas (0–5) || 33,151 || 42–29 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 73 || July 5 || @ Tigers || 13–7 || Lary (5–10) || Lemon (10–6) || 5,270 || 42–30 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 74 || July 6 || @ Athletics || 4–2 || Garcia (6–7) || Herriage (1–8) || 16,171 || 43–30 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 75 || July 7 || @ Athletics || 5–2 || Ditmar (7–9) || Score (8–6) || 16,342 || 43–31 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 76 || July 8 || @ Athletics || 17–3 || Wynn (10–4) || McMahan (0–3) || 15,958 || 44–31 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 77 || July 12 || @ Yankees || 9–5 || Kucks (12–4) || Lemon (10–7) || 24,329 || 44–32 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 78 || July 13 || @ Yankees || 10–0 || Sturdivant (8–2) || Wynn (10–5) || 40,664 || 44–33 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 79 || July 14 || @ Yankees || 5 – 4 (10) || Byrne (4–1) || Mossi (3–3) || 27,358 || 44–34 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 80 || July 15 || @ Red Sox || 10–7 || Houtteman (2–1) || Nixon (3–3) || || 45–34 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 81 || July 15 || @ Red Sox || 3–1 || Sisler (4–3) || Garcia (6–8) || 32,290 || 45–35 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 || July 16 || @ Red Sox || 7–3 || Lemon (11–7) || Sullivan (8–4) || 14,262 || 46–35 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 83 || July 18 || @ Senators || 7–5 || Ramos (6–7) || Feller (0–2) || || 46–36 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 84 || July 18 || @ Senators || 11–1 || Aguirre (1–0) || Pascual (4–11) || 8,022 || 47–36 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 85 || July 19 || @ Senators || 5–4 || Stewart (4–2) || McLish (2–3) || 3,178 || 47–37 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 86 || July 21 || @ Orioles || 4–3 || Lemon (12–7) || Ferrarese (4–7) || || 48–37 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 87 || July 21 || @ Orioles || 4 – 3 (10) || Mossi (4–3) || Loes (1–3) || 22,986 || 49–37 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 88 || July 22 || @ Orioles || 8–0 || Wynn (11–5) || Wight (5–8) || 10,019 || 50–37 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 89 || July 24 || Senators || 11–0 || Garcia (7–8) || Stewart (4–3) || 9,582 || 51–37 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 90 || July 25 || Senators || 11–3 || Score (9–6) || Pascual (4–12) || 5,099 || 52–37 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 91 || July 26 || Senators || 1 – 0 (7) || Lemon (13–7) || Stobbs (7–8) || 6,804 || 53–37 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 92 || July 27 || Orioles || 3–2 || Wynn (12–5) || Schmitz (0–2) || 10,063 || 54–37 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 93 || July 28 || Orioles || 8–6 || Johnson (4–5) || Garcia (7–9) || 5,172 || 54–38