1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 93-61
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 148,371, Avg. 21,196
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to New York Yankees 4-3
Manager: Walter Alston (93-61)
Location: New York, New York
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Statistics
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster

The Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League ended the 1956 season with a record of 93 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the NL.

The Dodgers scored 720 runs and allowed 601 runs. Duke Snider walloped 43 home runs for Brooklyn, while Roy Campanella, Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges and Sandy Amoros each swatted 20 or more also. Duke Snider drove in 101 runs. Jim Gilliam led all regular batters by hitting .300. Don Newcombe earned 27 wins on the mound for the team, and Sal Maglie recorded a 2.87 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Walter Alston coached the team. The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers won the League Championship Series.

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Regular Season Runs For: 715
Regular Season Runs Against: 598

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 17, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
April 19, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 1-1 0-0 1-1
April 20, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 1-1 1-0 2-1
April 21, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 1-1 1-1 2-2
April 22, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 1-1 2-1 3-2
April 23, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 1-1 3-1 4-2
April 25, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at New York Giants 2 W 1-1 4-1 5-2
April 27, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 W 2-1 4-1 6-2
April 28, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 3-1 4-1 7-2
April 29, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 L 3-2 4-1 7-3
April 29, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 L 3-3 4-1 7-4
May 1, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Cincinnati Redlegs 3 L 3-3 4-2 7-5
May 2, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Cincinnati Redlegs 10 L 3-3 4-3 7-6
May 3, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 3-3 5-3 8-6
May 4, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 L 3-3 5-4 8-7
May 5, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 3-3 5-5 8-8
May 7, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Milwaukee Braves 3 L 3-3 5-6 8-9
May 8, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Chicago Cubs 0 W 3-3 6-6 9-9
May 11, 1956 New York Giants 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 W 4-3 6-6 10-9
May 12, 1956 New York Giants 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 5-3 6-6 11-9
May 13, 1956 New York Giants 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 W 6-3 6-6 12-9
May 15, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 W 7-3 6-6 13-9
May 16, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 8-3 6-6 14-9
May 18, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 L 8-4 6-6 14-10
May 19, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 10 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 L 8-5 6-6 14-11
May 20, 1956 Chicago Cubs 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 9-5 6-6 15-11
May 22, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 L 9-6 6-6 15-12
May 24, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 L 9-6 6-7 15-13
May 25, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at New York Giants 6 L 9-6 6-8 15-14
May 26, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at New York Giants 0 W 9-6 7-8 16-14
May 28, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 9-6 7-9 16-15
May 29, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 9-6 8-9 17-15
May 30, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 12 L 9-6 8-10 17-16
May 30, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 9-6 9-10 18-16
June 1, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 9-6 9-11 18-17
June 2, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 L 9-6 9-12 18-18
June 2, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Chicago Cubs 8 L 9-6 9-13 18-19
June 3, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 9-6 10-13 19-19
June 4, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Milwaukee Braves 0 W 9-6 11-13 20-19
June 5, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Milwaukee Braves 1 W 9-6 12-13 21-19
June 6, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Milwaukee Braves 2 W 9-6 13-13 22-19
June 7, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Milwaukee Braves 4 L 9-6 13-14 22-20
June 8, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Cincinnati Redlegs 6 L 9-6 13-15 22-21
June 9, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 W 9-6 14-15 23-21
June 10, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Cincinnati Redlegs 6 W 9-6 15-15 24-21
June 11, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 9-6 16-15 25-21
June 12, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 9-6 17-15 26-21
June 15, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 10-6 17-15 27-21
June 16, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 11-6 17-15 28-21
June 17, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 L 11-7 17-15 28-22
June 17, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 L 11-8 17-15 28-23
June 19, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 L 11-9 17-15 28-24
June 20, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 W 12-9 17-15 29-24
June 21, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 9 W 13-9 17-15 30-24
June 22, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 L 13-10 17-15 30-25
June 23, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 W 14-10 17-15 31-25
June 24, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 L 14-11 17-15 31-26
June 24, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 10 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 L 14-12 17-15 31-27
June 25, 1956 Chicago Cubs 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 15-12 17-15 32-27
June 26, 1956 Chicago Cubs 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 W 16-12 17-15 33-27
June 27, 1956 Chicago Cubs 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 W 17-12 17-15 34-27
June 28, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at New York Giants 6 L 17-12 17-16 34-28
June 29, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 W 18-12 17-16 35-28
June 30, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 W 19-12 17-16 36-28
July 1, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 L 19-13 17-16 36-29
July 1, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 W 20-13 17-16 37-29
July 2, 1956 New York Giants 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 L 20-14 17-16 37-30
July 4, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 15 at New York Giants 2 W 20-14 18-16 38-30
July 4, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at New York Giants 1 W 20-14 19-16 39-30
July 6, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 20-14 20-16 40-30
July 7, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 L 20-14 20-17 40-31
July 8, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 20-14 20-18 40-32
July 8, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 20-14 21-18 41-32
July 12, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Milwaukee Braves 2 L 20-14 21-19 41-33
July 13, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Milwaukee Braves 8 L 20-14 21-20 41-34
July 13, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Milwaukee Braves 6 L 20-14 21-21 41-35
July 14, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Milwaukee Braves 3 L 20-14 21-22 41-36
July 15, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 10 at Chicago Cubs 8 W 20-14 22-22 42-36
July 16, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 20-14 23-22 43-36
July 17, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Cincinnati Redlegs 4 L 20-14 23-23 43-37
July 18, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Cincinnati Redlegs 3 W 20-14 24-23 44-37
July 19, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Cincinnati Redlegs 7 L 20-14 24-24 44-38
July 20, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 20-14 25-24 45-38
July 21, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 13 L 20-14 25-25 45-39
July 22, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 20-14 26-25 46-39
July 22, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 20-14 27-25 47-39
July 24, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 W 21-14 27-25 48-39
July 25, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 W 22-14 27-25 49-39
July 26, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 23-14 27-25 50-39
July 27, 1956 Chicago Cubs 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 W 24-14 27-25 51-39
July 28, 1956 Chicago Cubs 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 W 25-14 27-25 52-39
July 29, 1956 Chicago Cubs 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 W 26-14 27-25 53-39
July 29, 1956 Chicago Cubs 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 L 26-15 27-25 53-40
July 30, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 L 26-16 27-25 53-41
July 31, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 27-16 27-25 54-41
August 1, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 W 28-16 27-25 55-41
August 2, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 29-16 27-25 56-41
August 3, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 L 29-17 27-25 56-42
August 4, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 12 W 30-17 27-25 57-42
August 5, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 W 31-17 27-25 58-42
August 5, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 32-17 27-25 59-42
August 7, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 33-17 27-25 60-42
August 8, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 L 33-17 27-26 60-43
August 9, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 33-17 28-26 61-43
August 10, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 L 33-18 28-26 61-44
August 11, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 34-18 28-26 62-44
August 12, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 W 35-18 28-26 63-44
August 14, 1956 New York Giants 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 L 35-19 28-26 63-45
August 15, 1956 New York Giants 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 L 35-20 28-26 63-46
August 16, 1956 New York Giants 9 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 W 36-20 28-26 64-46
August 17, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 36-20 28-27 64-47
August 18, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 36-20 29-27 65-47
August 19, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 36-20 30-27 66-47
August 21, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 36-20 31-27 67-47
August 22, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 36-20 32-27 68-47
August 23, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 W 36-20 33-27 69-47
August 24, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Cincinnati Redlegs 4 W 36-20 34-27 70-47
August 25, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 L 36-20 34-28 70-48
August 26, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Milwaukee Braves 6 L 36-20 34-29 70-49
August 27, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Milwaukee Braves 3 W 36-20 35-29 71-49
August 28, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 36-20 36-29 72-49
August 28, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 36-20 36-30 72-50
August 29, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 11 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 36-20 37-30 73-50
August 30, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 36-20 37-31 73-51
August 31, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at New York Giants 3 W 36-20 38-31 74-51
September 1, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at New York Giants 3 W 36-20 39-31 75-51
September 1, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at New York Giants 0 W 36-20 40-31 76-51
September 2, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at New York Giants 2 L 36-20 40-32 76-52
September 2, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at New York Giants 4 L 36-20 40-33 76-53
September 3, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 W 37-20 40-33 77-53
September 3, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 L 37-21 40-33 77-54
September 5, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 W 38-21 40-33 78-54
September 7, 1956 New York Giants 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 L 38-22 40-33 78-55
September 7, 1956 New York Giants 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 39-22 40-33 79-55
September 8, 1956 New York Giants 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 W 40-22 40-33 80-55
September 9, 1956 New York Giants 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 W 41-22 40-33 81-55
September 11, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 W 42-22 40-33 82-55
September 12, 1956 Milwaukee Braves 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 L 42-23 40-33 82-56
September 14, 1956 Chicago Cubs 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 W 43-23 40-33 83-56
September 15, 1956 Chicago Cubs 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 44-23 40-33 84-56
September 16, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 45-23 40-33 85-56
September 17, 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 46-23 40-33 86-56
September 18, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 L 46-24 40-33 86-57
September 19, 1956 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 17 W 47-24 40-33 87-57
September 21, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 47-24 40-34 87-58
September 22, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 47-24 40-35 87-59
September 23, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 47-24 41-35 88-59
September 24, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 47-24 41-36 88-60
September 25, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 48-24 41-36 89-60
September 26, 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 L 48-25 41-36 89-61
September 29, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 49-25 41-36 90-61
September 29, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 W 50-25 41-36 91-61
September 30, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 W 51-25 41-36 92-61
October 3, 1956 New York Yankees 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 5, 1956 New York Yankees 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 13 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
October 6, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at New York Yankees 5 L 2-0 0-1 2-1
October 7, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at New York Yankees 6 L 2-0 0-2 2-2
October 8, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at New York Yankees 2 L 2-0 0-3 2-3
October 9, 1956 New York Yankees 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 W 3-0 0-3 3-3
October 10, 1956 New York Yankees 9 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 L 3-1 0-3 3-4


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