1956 New York Yankees Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 97-57
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,491,784, Avg. 22,949
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
Manager: Casey Stengel (97-57)
Location: New York, New York
1956 New York Yankees StatisticsTeam Record: 97-57
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,491,784, Avg. 22,949
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
Manager: Casey Stengel (97-57)
Location: New York, New York
1956 New York Yankees Roster
The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1956 season with a record of 97 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Yankees led the circuit with 857 runs, powered by 190 home runs. New York allowed 631 runs. Mickey Mantle crushed 52 homers for the squad, while Bill Skowron, Hank Bauer and Yogi Berra each walloped 20 or more as well. Mickey Mantle drove in 130 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .353. Whitey Ford paced the team with 19 wins, plus Johnny Kucks and Tom Sturdivant, too added 15 or more wins, too Whitey Ford recorded a 2.47 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Casey Stengel coached the team. The 1956 New York Yankees won the World Series.
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Regular Season Runs For: 853
Regular Season Runs Against: 631
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 1956 | New York Yankees 10 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 18, 1956 | New York Yankees 9 at Washington Senators 5 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 19, 1956 | New York Yankees 3 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 20, 1956 | Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | ||
| April 21, 1956 | Boston Red Sox 10 at New York Yankees 14 | W | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | ||
| April 22, 1956 | Boston Red Sox 6 at New York Yankees 13 | W | 3-0 | 2-1 | 5-1 | ||
| April 24, 1956 | Washington Senators 1 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 4-0 | 2-1 | 6-1 | ||
| April 25, 1956 | New York Yankees 4 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 4-0 | 3-1 | 7-1 | ||
| April 26, 1956 | New York Yankees 5 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | L | 4-0 | 3-2 | 7-2 | ||
| April 27, 1956 | New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 4-0 | 4-2 | 8-2 | ||
| April 28, 1956 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 4-0 | 4-3 | 8-3 | ||
| May 1, 1956 | Detroit Tigers 2 at New York Yankees 9 | W | 5-0 | 4-3 | 9-3 | ||
| May 2, 1956 | Detroit Tigers 8 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 5-1 | 4-3 | 9-4 | ||
| May 3, 1956 | Kansas City Athletics 8 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 5-2 | 4-3 | 9-5 | ||
| May 4, 1956 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at New York Yankees 10 | W | 6-2 | 4-3 | 10-5 | ||
| May 5, 1956 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 7-2 | 4-3 | 11-5 | ||
| May 6, 1956 | Chicago White Sox 0 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 8-2 | 4-3 | 12-5 | ||
| May 8, 1956 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 9-2 | 4-3 | 13-5 | ||
| May 9, 1956 | Cleveland Indians 6 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 9-3 | 4-3 | 13-6 | ||
| May 10, 1956 | Cleveland Indians 7 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 9-4 | 4-3 | 13-7 | ||
| May 11, 1956 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 10-4 | 4-3 | 14-7 | ||
| May 12, 1956 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at New York Yankees 0 | L | 10-5 | 4-3 | 14-8 | ||
| May 13, 1956 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 10-6 | 4-3 | 14-9 | ||
| May 13, 1956 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at New York Yankees 11 | W | 11-6 | 4-3 | 15-9 | ||
| May 14, 1956 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 11-6 | 4-4 | 15-10 | ||
| May 16, 1956 | New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 11-6 | 5-4 | 16-10 | ||
| May 17, 1956 | New York Yankees 10 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 11-6 | 6-4 | 17-10 | ||
| May 18, 1956 | New York Yankees 8 at Chicago White Sox 7 | W | 11-6 | 7-4 | 18-10 | ||
| May 19, 1956 | New York Yankees 6 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 11-6 | 8-4 | 19-10 | ||
| May 20, 1956 | New York Yankees 4 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | W | 11-6 | 9-4 | 20-10 | ||
| May 21, 1956 | New York Yankees 8 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | W | 11-6 | 10-4 | 21-10 | ||
| May 22, 1956 | New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 11-6 | 10-5 | 21-11 | ||
| May 23, 1956 | New York Yankees 13 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 11-6 | 11-5 | 22-11 | ||
| May 24, 1956 | New York Yankees 11 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 11-6 | 12-5 | 23-11 | ||
| May 25, 1956 | New York Yankees 10 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 11-6 | 13-5 | 24-11 | ||
| May 26, 1956 | New York Yankees 4 at Baltimore Orioles 9 | L | 11-6 | 13-6 | 24-12 | ||
| May 28, 1956 | Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 12-6 | 13-6 | 25-12 | ||
| May 29, 1956 | Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 12-7 | 13-6 | 25-13 | ||
| May 30, 1956 | Washington Senators 5 at New York Yankees 12 | W | 13-7 | 13-6 | 26-13 | ||
| May 30, 1956 | Washington Senators 3 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 14-7 | 13-6 | 27-13 | ||
| May 31, 1956 | Washington Senators 6 at New York Yankees 9 | W | 15-7 | 13-6 | 28-13 | ||
| June 1, 1956 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 15-8 | 13-6 | 28-14 | ||
| June 3, 1956 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 15-9 | 13-6 | 28-15 | ||
| June 3, 1956 | Detroit Tigers 7 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 15-10 | 13-6 | 28-16 | ||
| June 5, 1956 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 15-11 | 13-6 | 28-17 | ||
| June 6, 1956 | Kansas City Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 10 | W | 16-11 | 13-6 | 29-17 | ||
| June 7, 1956 | Kansas City Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 9 | W | 17-11 | 13-6 | 30-17 | ||
| June 8, 1956 | Cleveland Indians 9 at New York Yankees 0 | L | 17-12 | 13-6 | 30-18 | ||
| June 9, 1956 | Cleveland Indians 15 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 17-13 | 13-6 | 30-19 | ||
| June 10, 1956 | Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 18-13 | 13-6 | 31-19 | ||
| June 12, 1956 | Chicago White Sox 2 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 19-13 | 13-6 | 32-19 | ||
| June 13, 1956 | Chicago White Sox 7 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 19-14 | 13-6 | 32-20 | ||
| June 14, 1956 | Chicago White Sox 1 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 20-14 | 13-6 | 33-20 | ||
| June 15, 1956 | New York Yankees 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 20-14 | 14-6 | 34-20 | ||
| June 16, 1956 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 20-14 | 15-6 | 35-20 | ||
| June 17, 1956 | New York Yankees 9 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 20-14 | 16-6 | 36-20 | ||
| June 18, 1956 | New York Yankees 7 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 20-14 | 17-6 | 37-20 | ||
| June 19, 1956 | New York Yankees 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 20-14 | 18-6 | 38-20 | ||
| June 20, 1956 | New York Yankees 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 20-14 | 19-6 | 39-20 | ||
| June 22, 1956 | New York Yankees 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 20-14 | 19-7 | 39-21 | ||
| June 23, 1956 | New York Yankees 0 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 20-14 | 19-8 | 39-22 | ||
| June 24, 1956 | New York Yankees 2 at Chicago White Sox 14 | L | 20-14 | 19-9 | 39-23 | ||
| June 24, 1956 | New York Yankees 3 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 20-14 | 19-10 | 39-24 | ||
| June 25, 1956 | New York Yankees 9 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | W | 20-14 | 20-10 | 40-24 | ||
| June 26, 1956 | New York Yankees 8 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | W | 20-14 | 21-10 | 41-24 | ||
| June 27, 1956 | New York Yankees 5 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | W | 20-14 | 22-10 | 42-24 | ||
| June 29, 1956 | Washington Senators 1 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 21-14 | 22-10 | 43-24 | ||
| June 30, 1956 | Washington Senators 5 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 21-15 | 22-10 | 43-25 | ||
| July 1, 1956 | Washington Senators 6 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 22-15 | 22-10 | 44-25 | ||
| July 1, 1956 | Washington Senators 2 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 23-15 | 22-10 | 45-25 | ||
| July 3, 1956 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 24-15 | 22-10 | 46-25 | ||
| July 4, 1956 | New York Yankees 9 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 24-15 | 23-10 | 47-25 | ||
| July 4, 1956 | New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 24-15 | 23-11 | 47-26 | ||
| July 5, 1956 | New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 24-15 | 24-11 | 48-26 | ||
| July 6, 1956 | New York Yankees 8 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 24-15 | 25-11 | 49-26 | ||
| July 7, 1956 | New York Yankees 8 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 24-15 | 26-11 | 50-26 | ||
| July 8, 1956 | New York Yankees 8 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 24-15 | 27-11 | 51-26 | ||
| July 12, 1956 | Cleveland Indians 5 at New York Yankees 9 | W | 25-15 | 27-11 | 52-26 | ||
| July 13, 1956 | Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 26-15 | 27-11 | 53-26 | ||
| July 13, 1956 | Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 10 | W | 27-15 | 27-11 | 54-26 | ||
| July 15, 1956 | Chicago White Sox 5 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 28-15 | 27-11 | 55-26 | ||
| July 15, 1956 | Chicago White Sox 1 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 29-15 | 27-11 | 56-26 | ||
| July 17, 1956 | Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 30-15 | 27-11 | 57-26 | ||
| July 18, 1956 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 30-16 | 27-11 | 57-27 | ||
| July 18, 1956 | Detroit Tigers 8 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 30-17 | 27-11 | 57-28 | ||
| July 19, 1956 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 31-17 | 27-11 | 58-28 | ||
| July 20, 1956 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 32-17 | 27-11 | 59-28 | ||
| July 22, 1956 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 13 | W | 33-17 | 27-11 | 60-28 | ||
| July 22, 1956 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 33-18 | 27-11 | 60-29 | ||
| July 24, 1956 | New York Yankees 5 at Chicago White Sox 11 | L | 33-18 | 27-12 | 60-30 | ||
| July 25, 1956 | New York Yankees 10 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 33-18 | 28-12 | 61-30 | ||
| July 26, 1956 | New York Yankees 8 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 33-18 | 29-12 | 62-30 | ||
| July 27, 1956 | New York Yankees 10 at Kansas City Athletics 9 | W | 33-18 | 30-12 | 63-30 | ||
| July 28, 1956 | New York Yankees 14 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | W | 33-18 | 31-12 | 64-30 | ||
| July 29, 1956 | New York Yankees 5 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | W | 33-18 | 32-12 | 65-30 | ||
| July 30, 1956 | New York Yankees 13 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 33-18 | 33-12 | 66-30 | ||
| July 31, 1956 | New York Yankees 0 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 33-18 | 33-13 | 66-31 | ||
| August 1, 1956 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 33-18 | 33-14 | 66-32 | ||
| August 2, 1956 | New York Yankees 0 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 33-18 | 33-15 | 66-33 | ||
| August 3, 1956 | New York Yankees 4 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 33-18 | 33-16 | 66-34 | ||
| August 4, 1956 | New York Yankees 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 33-18 | 33-17 | 66-35 | ||
| August 5, 1956 | New York Yankees 5 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 33-18 | 33-18 | 66-36 | ||
| August 6, 1956 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 33-18 | 34-18 | 67-36 | ||
| August 7, 1956 | New York Yankees 0 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 33-18 | 34-19 | 67-37 | ||
| August 8, 1956 | New York Yankees 12 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 33-18 | 35-19 | 68-37 | ||
| August 9, 1956 | New York Yankees 15 at Washington Senators 7 | W | 33-18 | 36-19 | 69-37 | ||
| August 10, 1956 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 34-18 | 36-19 | 70-37 | ||
| August 11, 1956 | Baltimore Orioles 10 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 34-19 | 36-19 | 70-38 | ||
| August 12, 1956 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 35-19 | 36-19 | 71-38 | ||
| August 12, 1956 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 36-19 | 36-19 | 72-38 | ||
| August 14, 1956 | Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 12 | W | 37-19 | 36-19 | 73-38 | ||
| August 15, 1956 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 38-19 | 36-19 | 74-38 | ||
| August 16, 1956 | Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 38-20 | 36-19 | 74-39 | ||
| August 17, 1956 | New York Yankees 4 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 38-20 | 36-20 | 74-40 | ||
| August 18, 1956 | New York Yankees 6 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 38-20 | 37-20 | 75-40 | ||
| August 18, 1956 | New York Yankees 4 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | W | 38-20 | 38-20 | 76-40 | ||
| August 19, 1956 | New York Yankees 2 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 38-20 | 38-21 | 76-41 | ||
| August 21, 1956 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 0 | L | 38-21 | 38-21 | 76-42 | ||
| August 22, 1956 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 39-21 | 38-21 | 77-42 | ||
| August 23, 1956 | Chicago White Sox 8 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 39-22 | 38-21 | 77-43 | ||
| August 23, 1956 | Chicago White Sox 6 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 39-23 | 38-21 | 77-44 | ||
| August 24, 1956 | Chicago White Sox 0 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 40-23 | 38-21 | 78-44 | ||
| August 25, 1956 | Chicago White Sox 4 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 40-24 | 38-21 | 78-45 | ||
| August 26, 1956 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 40-25 | 38-21 | 78-46 | ||
| August 26, 1956 | Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 41-25 | 38-21 | 79-46 | ||
| August 28, 1956 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 42-25 | 38-21 | 80-46 | ||
| August 29, 1956 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 43-25 | 38-21 | 81-46 | ||
| August 31, 1956 | New York Yankees 6 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 43-25 | 39-21 | 82-46 | ||
| September 1, 1956 | New York Yankees 3 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 43-25 | 39-22 | 82-47 | ||
| September 2, 1956 | New York Yankees 3 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 43-25 | 39-23 | 82-48 | ||
| September 3, 1956 | Baltimore Orioles 0 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 44-25 | 39-23 | 83-48 | ||
| September 3, 1956 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 45-25 | 39-23 | 84-48 | ||
| September 5, 1956 | New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 45-25 | 40-23 | 85-48 | ||
| September 7, 1956 | Washington Senators 6 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 45-26 | 40-23 | 85-49 | ||
| September 8, 1956 | Washington Senators 2 at New York Yankees 16 | W | 46-26 | 40-23 | 86-49 | ||
| September 9, 1956 | Washington Senators 1 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 47-26 | 40-23 | 87-49 | ||
| September 11, 1956 | New York Yankees 9 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | W | 47-26 | 41-23 | 88-49 | ||
| September 12, 1956 | New York Yankees 4 at Kansas City Athletics 7 | L | 47-26 | 41-24 | 88-50 | ||
| September 13, 1956 | New York Yankees 3 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | W | 47-26 | 42-24 | 89-50 | ||
| September 14, 1956 | New York Yankees 5 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 47-26 | 43-24 | 90-50 | ||
| September 15, 1956 | New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 47-26 | 43-25 | 90-51 | ||
| September 16, 1956 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 47-26 | 43-26 | 90-52 | ||
| September 16, 1956 | New York Yankees 10 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 47-26 | 44-26 | 91-52 | ||
| September 18, 1956 | New York Yankees 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 47-26 | 45-26 | 92-52 | ||
| September 21, 1956 | New York Yankees 7 at Boston Red Sox 13 | L | 47-26 | 45-27 | 92-53 | ||
| September 22, 1956 | New York Yankees 2 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 47-26 | 46-27 | 93-53 | ||
| September 23, 1956 | New York Yankees 7 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 47-26 | 47-27 | 94-53 | ||
| September 24, 1956 | New York Yankees 4 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | L | 47-26 | 47-28 | 94-54 | ||
| September 25, 1956 | New York Yankees 11 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | W | 47-26 | 48-28 | 95-54 | ||
| September 26, 1956 | New York Yankees 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 47-26 | 48-29 | 95-55 | ||
| September 28, 1956 | Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 48-26 | 48-29 | 96-55 | ||
| September 29, 1956 | Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 48-27 | 48-29 | 96-56 | ||
| September 30, 1956 | Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 48-28 | 48-29 | 96-57 | ||
| October 3, 1956 | New York Yankees 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 5, 1956 | New York Yankees 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 13 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| October 6, 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| October 7, 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| October 8, 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 3-0 | 0-2 | 3-2 | ||
| October 9, 1956 | New York Yankees 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | L | 3-0 | 0-3 | 3-3 | ||
| October 10, 1956 | New York Yankees 9 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 | W | 3-0 | 1-3 | 4-3 |
