1956 New York Yankees Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 97-57
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,491,694, 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
1956 New York Yankees Results

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 Yogi Berra, Bill Skowron and Hank Bauer 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 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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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Whitey Ford196.7602.47313011821225.7187706213843141406920
Johnny Kucks189.6673.85343111230224.32231139619720671013947
Tom Sturdivant168.6673.30321711625158.3134635815524110402656
Don Larsen115.6883.2638209611179.7133726519960107703759
Bob Turley84.6675.0527213511132.0138767413103091413621
Tommy Byrne73.7003.3637818106109.71085041972552200493
Bob Grim61.8572.772661110574.7642723331048201309
Tom Morgan67.4624.1641023001171.3744133227420300304
Rip Coleman35.3753.67299900288.3974236642142101392
Mickey McDermott26.2504.242391110087.08546411047238002384
Ralph Terry12.3339.4533000013.31715142110800062
Jim Konstanty004.9180500211.01566360600053
Jim Coates0013.502000002.0133040010112
Gerry Staley00108.001000000.344400010005
Sonny Dixon01.0002.083020014.3531051100023
Totals9757.6303.63335154104509351382.0128563155711465220732382225940

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Mickey Mantle1506525331321882255213010111299.353.464.7051.16937642146
Yogi Berra1405975219315529230105326529.298.378.534.91127885157
Bill Skowron134523464781432162390445060.308.382.528.910245166213
Gil McDougald120518438791361331356386859.311.405.443.84819453721
Hank Bauer147612539961301872684425972.241.316.445.761240112753
Billy Martin12150445876121245949733056.264.310.397.70818283850
Andy Carey13248042254100182750964553.237.310.339.64914392654
Elston Howard98316290357683534012130.262.312.362.674105111226
Joe Collins100301262385953743313433.225.313.347.6619151132
Jerry Coleman80203183154751018121233.257.305.295.6005451612
Bob Cerv54135115163556325011813.304.396.530.9266130110
Norm Siebern54184162273314421111938.204.286.333.6195430210
Enos Slaughter248983152442041156.289.330.386.7153200100
Billy Hunter397975821340110124.280.299.427.7253230200
Tom Sturdivant32686452011050007.313.308.359.6672300310
Don Larsen45867910195021200617.241.294.380.6743020100
Whitey Ford319278917200400914.218.299.244.5421900500
Jerry Lumpe2068621216300411511.258.313.306.6201910102
Tommy Byrne4456528141131000211.269.296.500.7962610201
Phil Rizzuto31655261200063066.231.310.231.5411210700
Eddie Robinson266254712105110153.222.323.519.8412803001
Mickey McDermott466152411001400813.212.317.269.5861440100
Johnny Kucks349177711100100725.143.224.156.3791201600
Irv Noren29493748100600127.216.408.243.651910002
Bob Turley27524658200301316.174.224.217.4421000300
Tom Carroll36181711600001013.353.389.353.742600000
Charlie Silvera71190200000023.222.364.222.586210000
George Wilson1115121200000030.167.333.167.500200000
Tom Morgan4117131200000015.154.214.154.368200300
Lou Skizas6660100010002.167.167.167.333100000
Ralph Terry3660100000001.167.167.167.333100000
Bobby Richardson5771100000001.143.143.143.286100000
Bob Grim2621162100010049.063.250.063.313100100
Rip Coleman29272421000000114.042.080.042.122100200
Sonny Dixon3110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Jim Konstanty8220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Gerry Staley1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Jim Coates2000000000000000000
Totals1936607553128571433193551907885137615755.270.347.434.781230610230823640


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Bill Skowron1B1201171011.3968807138.9939.3268.7330000
Joe Collins1B4325256.3251300371.0009.8666.5350000
Eddie Robinson1B1412109.012160131.0001.4869.0710000
Irv Noren1B105.041001.0009.0005.0000000
Billy Martin2B105101876.02412601084.9805.1474.7710000
Jerry Coleman2B4127264.38994432.9796.2314.4630000
Gil McDougald2B3124218.35777228.9855.5244.3230000
Bobby Richardson2B5223.0154021.0007.4353.8000000
Andy Carey3B1311281087.01142652126.9483.1382.8930000
Billy Martin3B1611102.3122853.8893.5182.5000000
Jerry Coleman3B18676.391020.9052.2401.0560000
Gil McDougald3B5437.051314.9474.3783.6000000
Tom Carroll3B11135.001222.8573.0861.0910000
Billy Hunter3B4221.026021.0003.4292.0000000
Bill Skowron3B2217.01610.8753.7063.5000000
Jerry Lumpe3B106.011001.0003.0002.0000000
Yogi BerraC1351341172.3732551115.9866.0425.830714262448.0
Elston HowardC2619184.010814051.0005.9674.692257956.3
Charlie SilveraC7125.39110.9093.5531.4290200
Mickey MantleOF1441441261.73701043.9902.7112.6390000
Hank BauerOF1461351200.02421082.9691.8901.7260000
Elston HowardOF6551483.797210.9901.8421.5230000
Norm SiebernOF5139372.0100130.9712.4441.9800000
Joe CollinsOF5137338.095210.9902.5831.9020000
Bob CervOF4430261.359412.9842.1701.4320000
Enos SlaughterOF2018150.3281001.0001.7361.4500000
Irv NorenOF10755.06110.8751.145.7000000
George WilsonOF6019.03010.7501.421.5000000
Yogi BerraOF114.012001.0006.7503.0000000
Whitey FordP3130225.795716.9852.6322.1290000
Johnny KucksP3431224.0134055.9142.1291.5590000
Don LarsenP3820179.7132333.9231.803.9470000
Tom SturdivantP3217158.3111321.9231.364.7500000
Bob TurleyP2721132.031812.9551.432.7780000
Tommy ByrneP378109.781814.9632.134.7030000
Rip ColemanP29988.3101420.9232.445.8280000
Mickey McDermottP23987.0213021.0001.552.6520000
Bob GrimP26674.74812.9231.446.4620000
Tom MorganP41071.321825.9092.523.4880000
Ralph TerryP3313.301001.000.675.3330000
Jim KonstantyP8011.010001.000.818.1250000
Sonny DixonP304.302001.0004.154.6670000
Jim CoatesP202.001001.0004.500.5000000
Gerry StaleyP100.30000.000.0000000
Gil McDougaldSS9288768.01772731477.9705.2734.8910000
Billy HunterSS3219175.049580201.0005.5033.3440000
Jerry ColemanSS2418159.34048314.9674.9713.6670000
Phil RizzutoSS3015154.33154617.9344.9572.8330000
Jerry LumpeSS1714123.03255815.9166.3665.1180000
Tom CarrollSS102.001011.0004.5001.0000000
Totals1785138612435.041451711136572.9774.2383.281921333350.0

Postseason - Pitching:

Player Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Don LarsenWS101.0000.0022011010.7140040700037
Johnny KucksWS101.0000.8231011011.0621030200040
Tom SturdivantWS101.0002.792101009.7833080900043
Whitey FordWS11.5005.2522010012.01487220800050
Tommy ByrneWS000.001000000.311010010002
Mickey McDermottWS003.001010003.0221030300015
Bob TurleyWS01.0000.8231110011.04110821400044
Tom MorganWS01.0009.002000004.0644042300021
Totals43.5712.48167252061.7422517332447000252

Postseason - Batting:

Player Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Yogi BerraWS7292559203100041.360.448.8001.2482000002
Hank BauerWS732323900131005.281.281.375.6561200000
Billy MartinWS728275800230016.296.321.519.8401420000
Enos SlaughterWS625206700140040.350.440.500.9401000012
Mickey MantleWS730246610341065.250.400.6671.0671610001
Joe CollinsWS623212520020023.238.304.333.638720000
Andy CareyWS720192300000016.158.200.158.358300000
Gil McDougaldWS726210300010036.143.240.143.383300110
Elston HowardWS1551210110000.400.4001.2001.600600000
Bob CervWS11101000000001.0001.0001.0002.000100000
Tom MorganWS21111000000001.0001.0001.0002.000100000
Mickey McDermottWS11101000000001.0001.0001.0002.000100000
Tom SturdivantWS2330100000001.333.333.333.667100000
Don LarsenWS2431100010001.333.333.333.667100100
Bill SkowronWS310101100140003.100.100.400.500400000
Johnny KucksWS3430000000001.000.000.000.000000100
Bob TurleyWS3440000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Whitey FordWS2440000000003.000.000.000.000010000
Tommy ByrneWS2110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Jerry ColemanWS2320000000000.000.000.000.000000100
George WilsonWS1110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Norm SiebernWS1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Totals802562293358601233202143.253.313.437.75010060425

Postseason - Fielding:

Player Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
Joe CollinsWS1B5544.730324.9436.6496.600
Bill SkowronWS1B2217.021413.96213.23512.500
Billy MartinWS2B7653.71218041.0005.0314.286
Jerry ColemanWS2B218.022001.0004.5002.000
Andy CareyWS3B7653.771020.8952.8512.429
Billy MartinWS3B218.022011.0004.5002.000
Yogi BerraWSC7761.7503001.0007.7357.571
Mickey MantleWSCF7761.7181001.0002.7732.714
Enos SlaughterWSLF6652.781001.0001.5381.500
Elston HowardWSLF119.020001.0002.0002.000
Whitey FordWSP2212.010001.000.750.500
Bob TurleyWSP3111.002001.0001.636.667
Johnny KucksWSP3111.012011.0002.4551.000
Don LarsenWSP2210.701001.000.844.500
Tom SturdivantWSP219.720001.0001.8621.000
Tom MorganWSP204.00000.000.000
Mickey McDermottWSP103.00000.000.000
Tommy ByrneWSP100.30000.000.000
Hank BauerWSRF7761.714110.9382.1892.143
Gil McDougaldWSSS7761.71516041.0004.5244.429
Totals7663555.018566617.9774.0703.303




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