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1956 Schedule and Results

92-62-1
2nd Place National League
Manager: Fred Haney



1956 Schedule Regular Season
Click on Date where highlighted to see box score and recap.

   Date     		   Opp 	       Dec     Score              W-L 
04/17/1956   		Chicago 	W 	6-0  		  1-0 
04/19/1956   		Chicago 	W 	3-1  		  2-0 
04/20/1956  		@ St. Louis 	W 	5-4  		  3-0 
04/21/1956  		@ St. Louis 	L 	5-6  		  3-1 
04/22/1956 † 		@ St. Louis 	L 	4-10  		  3-2 
04/22/1956 ‡ 		@ St. Louis 	W 	13-5  		  4-2 
04/30/1956   		St. Louis 	L 	0-2  		  4-3 
05/01/1956   		Philadelphia 	W 	6-4  		  5-3 
05/04/1956   		New York 	W 	3-2  		  6-3 
05/07/1956   		Brooklyn 	W 	3-1  		  7-3 
05/08/1956   		Pittsburgh 	W 	5-0  		  8-3 
05/11/1956  		@ Cincinnati 	W 	9-8  		  9-3 
05/12/1956  		@ Cincinnati 	L	6-10  		  9-4 
05/13/1956 † 		@ Cincinnati 	W 	15-0  		 10-4 
05/13/1956 ‡ 		@ Cincinnati 	W 	6-1  		 11-4 
05/15/1956  		@ Philadelphia 	L 	1-3  		 11-5 
05/16/1956  		@ Philadelphia 	L 	1-2  		 11-6 
05/17/1956  		@ New York 	W 	7-3  		 12-6 
05/19/1956  		@ New York 	W 	3-2  		 13-6 
05/20/1956 † 		@ Pittsburgh 	L 	3-6  		 13-7 
05/20/1956 ‡ 		@ Pittsburgh 	L 	0-5  		 13-8 
05/22/1956  		@ Brooklyn 	W 	7-3  		 14-8 
05/25/1956   		Cincinnati 	L 	5-6  		 14-9 
05/26/1956   		Cincinnati 	W 	2-1  		 15-9 
05/27/1956   		Cincinnati 	W 	7-2  		 16-9 
05/28/1956  		@ St. Louis 	W 	10-3  		 17-9 
05/30/1956 † 		@ Chicago 	L 	9-10  		17-10 
05/30/1956 ‡ 		@ Chicago 	W 	11-9  		18-10 
05/31/1956  		@ Chicago 	W 	15-8  		19-10 
06/01/1956   		Pittsburgh 	L 	1-4  		19-11 
06/02/1956   		Pittsburgh 	L 	2-4 		19-12 
06/03/1956 †  		Pittsburgh 	L 	1-3  		19-13 
06/03/1956 ‡  		Pittsburgh 	W 	4-3  		20-13 
06/04/1956   		Brooklyn 	L 	0-3  		20-14 
06/05/1956   		Brooklyn 	L 	1-6  		20-15 
06/06/1956   		Brooklyn 	L 	2-5  		20-16 
06/07/1956   		Brooklyn 	W 	4-1  		21-16 
06/08/1956   		New York 	L 	2-7  		21-17 
06/09/1956   		New York 	W 	4-0  		22-17 
06/10/1956   		New York 	L 	3-5  		22-18 
06/11/1956   		Philadelphia 	L 	2-6  		22-19 
06/12/1956   		Philadelphia 	L 	2-5  		22-20 
06/13/1956   		Philadelphia 	W 	8-6  		23-20 
06/14/1956   		New York 	W 	5-2  		24-20 
06/15/1956  		@ Brooklyn 	L 	4-5  		24-21 
06/16/1956  		@ Brooklyn 	L 	2-3  		24-22 
06/17/1956 † 		@ Brooklyn 	W 	5-4  		25-22 
06/17/1956 ‡ 		@ Brooklyn 	W 	3-1  		26-22 
06/18/1956  		@ Pittsburgh 	W 	3-2  		27-22 
06/19/1956  		@ Pittsburgh 	W 	5-3  		28-22 
06/20/1956  		@ Pittsburgh 	W 	7-3  		29-22 
06/21/1956  		@ Pittsburgh 	W 	7-2  		30-22 
06/22/1956  		@ New York 	W 	3-1  		31-22 
06/23/1956  		@ New York 	W 	2-1  		32-22 
06/24/1956 † 		@ New York 	W 	6-2  		33-22 
06/24/1956 ‡ 		@ New York 	W 	7-1  		34-22 
06/25/1956  		@ Philadelphia 	W 	8-5  		35-22 
06/26/1956  		@ Philadelphia	L 	2-4  		35-23 
06/27/1956  		@ Philadelphia 	L 	3-4  		35-24 
06/29/1956  		@ Chicago 	L 	4-8  		35-25 
06/30/1956  		@ Chicago 	W 	4-3  		36-25 
07/01/1956 † 		@ Chicago 	L 	0-7  		36-26 
07/01/1956 ‡ 		@ Chicago 	W 	4-3  		37-26 
07/02/1956  		@ Cincinnati 	L 	1-2  		37-27 
07/03/1956  		@ Cincinnati 	W 	7-0  		38-27 
07/04/1956 †  		St. Louis 	L 	4-6  		38-28 
07/04/1956 ‡  		St. Louis 	W 	6-1  		39-28 
07/05/1956   		Chicago 	L 	1-7  		39-29 
07/06/1956   		Chicago 	W 	5-0  		40-29 
07/07/1956   		Chicago 	W 	5-0  		41-29 
07/08/1956   		Chicago 	L 	6-10  		41-30 
07/12/1956   		Brooklyn 	W 	2-0  		42-30 
07/13/1956 †  		Brooklyn 	W 	8-6  		43-30 
07/13/1956 ‡  		Brooklyn 	W 	6-5  		44-30 
07/14/1956   		Brooklyn 	W 	3-2  		45-30 
07/15/1956 †  		Pittsburgh 	W 	3-2  		46-30 
07/15/1956 ‡  		Pittsburgh 	W 	4-1  		47-30 
07/16/1956   		Pittsburgh 	W 	2-1  		48-30 
07/17/1956   		New York 	L 	6-8  		48-31 
07/18/1956   		New York 	W 	7-3  		49-31 
07/19/1956   		New York 	W 	13-3  		50-31 
07/20/1956   		Philadelphia 	W 	10-0  		51-31 
07/21/1956   		Philadelphia 	L 	5-8  		51-32 
07/22/1956 †  		Philadelphia 	W 	8-7  		52-32 
07/22/1956 ‡		Philadelphia 	W 	16-5  		53-32 
07/24/1956  		@ New York 	W 	4-3  		54-32 
07/25/1956  		@ New York 	W 	7-4  		55-32 
07/26/1956  		@ New York 	W 	11-0  		56-32 
07/27/1956  		@ Philadelphia 	L 	2-5  		56-33 
07/29/1956  		@ Philadelphia 	L 	2-5  		56-34 
07/30/1956  		@ Brooklyn 	W 	8-6  		57-34 
07/31/1956  		@ Brooklyn 	L 	2-3  		57-35 
08/01/1956  		@ Brooklyn 	L 	1-2  		57-36 
08/02/1956  		@ Brooklyn 	L 	0-3  		57-37 
08/03/1956  		@ Pittsburgh 	L 	3-4  		57-38 
08/04/1956  		@ Pittsburgh 	W 	7-3  		58-38 
08/05/1956 † 		@ Pittsburgh 	W 	5-1  		59-38 
08/05/1956 ‡ 		@ Pittsburgh 	W 	5-0  		60-38 
08/06/1956   		Chicago 	L 	4-5  		60-39 
08/07/1956   		Chicago 	W 	6-1  		61-39 
08/08/1956 †  		St. Louis 	W 	10-1  		62-39 
08/08/1956 ‡  		St. Louis 	L 	2-3  		62-40 
08/09/1956 †  		St. Louis 	W 	4-1  		63-40 
08/09/1956 ‡  		St. Louis 	L 	1-5  		63-41 
08/10/1956   		Cincinnati 	L 	1-8  		63-42 
08/11/1956   		Cincinnati 	W 	6-3  		64-42 
08/12/1956   		Cincinnati 	W 	8-2  		65-42 
08/13/1956   		Cincinnati 	W 	5-1  		66-42 
08/14/1956  		@ St. Louis 	L 	2-6  		66-43 
08/15/1956  		@ St. Louis 	W 	4-1  		67-43 
08/16/1956  		@ St. Louis 	W 	8-0  		68-43 
08/17/1956  		@ Cincinnati 	L 	2-8  		68-44 
08/18/1956 		@ Cincinnati 	L 	4-13  		68-45 
08/19/1956  		@ Cincinnati 	W 	3-1  		69-45 
08/20/1956  		@ Cincinnati 	W 	3-1  		70-45 
08/21/1956 †  		New York 	W 	5-3  		71-45 
08/21/1956 ‡  		New York 	W 	6-2  		72-45 
08/22/1956   		New York 	L 	1-2  		72-46 
08/23/1956   		Philadelphia 	W 	11-5  		73-46 
08/24/1956   		Philadelphia 	W 	6-1  		74-46 
08/25/1956   		Philadelphia 	L 	0-3  		74-47 
08/26/1956   		Brooklyn 	W 	6-2  		75-47 
08/27/1956   		Brooklyn 	L 	3-6  		75-48 
08/28/1956   		Pittsburgh 	L 	4-5  		75-49 
08/29/1956   		Pittsburgh 	W 	4-1  		76-49 
08/30/1956   		Pittsburgh 	T 	1-1  		76-49 
08/31/1956 †  		St. Louis 	W 	6-5  		77-49 
08/31/1956 ‡  		St. Louis 	W 	5-3  		78-49 
09/01/1956   		St. Louis 	W 	3-1  		79-49 
09/02/1956   		St. Louis 	W 	6-3  		80-49 
09/03/1956 †  		Cincinnati 	W 	3-2  		81-49 
09/03/1956 ‡  		Cincinnati 	L 	5-7  		81-50 
09/04/1956   		Cincinnati 	L 	2-4  		81-51 
09/05/1956   		Cincinnati 	L 	2-12  		81-52 
09/07/1956  		@ Chicago 	L 	0-5  		81-53 
09/08/1956  		@ Chicago 	L 	1-2  		81-54 
09/09/1956 † 		@ Chicago 	W 	7-4  		82-54 
09/09/1956 ‡ 		@ Chicago 	W 	5-3  		83-54 
09/11/1956  		@ Brooklyn 	L 	2-4  		83-55 
09/12/1956  		@ Brooklyn 	W 	8-7  		84-55 
09/13/1956 † 		@ Philadelphia 	W 	3-2  		85-55 
09/13/1956 ‡ 		@ Philadelphia 	W 	4-3  		86-55 
09/14/1956  		@ Philadelphia 	L 	1-13  		86-56 
09/15/1956  		@ Philadelphia 	L 	5-6  		86-57 
09/17/1956 † 		@ New York 	L 	2-7  		86-58 
09/17/1956 ‡ 		@ New York 	W 	4-1  		87-58 
09/18/1956  		@ Pittsburgh 	W 	6-4  		88-58 
09/20/1956  		@ Pittsburgh 	L 	1-2  		88-59 
09/21/1956   		Chicago 	W 	6-4  		89-59 
09/22/1956   		Chicago 	L 	4-5  		89-60 
09/23/1956   		Chicago 	W 	7-4  		90-60 
09/25/1956  		@ Cincinnati 	W 	7-1  		91-60 
09/28/1956  		@ St. Louis 	L 	4-5  		91-61 
09/29/1956  		@ St. Louis 	L 	1-2  		91-62 
09/30/1956  		@ St. Louis 	W 	4-2  		92-62 






†First game of doubleheader. ‡Second game of doubleheader. 



1956

Attendance: 2,046,331
1st in NL.

Top Game:
XXX :
vs.

All-Stars
Hank Aaron
Del Crandall
Eddie Mathews
Warren Spahn


Standings

Team Leaders

Statistics: Hitting

Statistics: Pitching

1956 Topps Baseball Cards
samples below Hank Aaron
Del Crandall
Eddie Mathews
Warren Spahn



1956 Yearbook
1956 Yearbook