1956 New York Yankees Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 97–57 (.630), 1st place in American League
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1956 Andy Carey 132 428 54 100 18 2 7 50 45 53 9 6 .234 .306 .334 .640
1956 Bill Skowron 134 466 78 143 21 6 23 90 50 60 4 4 .307 .380 .526 .906
1956 Billy Hunter 39 77 8 21 3 4 0 11 2 4 0 1 .273 .291 .416 .707
1956 Billy Martin 121 466 76 121 24 5 9 49 30 56 7 3 .260 .306 .391 .696
1956 Bob Cerv 54 116 16 35 5 6 3 25 18 13 0 1 .302 .393 .526 .918
1956 Bob Turley 27 49 5 8 2 0 0 3 3 16 0 1 .163 .212 .204 .416
1956 Bob Grim 26 17 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 9 0 0 .059 .238 .059 .297
1956 Bobby Richardson 5 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
1956 Charlie Silvera 7 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
1956 Don Larsen 45 80 10 19 5 0 2 12 6 17 0 0 .237 .291 .375 .666
1956 Eddie Robinson 26 54 7 12 1 0 5 11 5 3 0 1 .222 .323 .519 .841
1956 Elston Howard 98 292 35 76 8 3 5 34 21 30 0 1 .260 .310 .360 .670
1956 Enos Slaughter 24 84 15 24 4 2 0 4 5 6 1 1 .286 .326 .381 .707
1956 George Wilson 11 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .333 .167 .500
1956 Gerry Staley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Gil McDougald 120 445 79 136 13 3 13 56 68 59 3 8 .306 .400 .436 .836
1956 Hank Bauer 147 546 96 130 18 7 26 84 59 72 4 2 .238 .312 .440 .752
1956 Irv Noren 29 37 4 8 1 0 0 6 12 7 0 0 .216 .408 .243 .651
1956 Jerry Coleman 80 189 15 47 5 1 0 18 12 33 1 2 .249 .296 .286 .581
1956 Jerry Lumpe 20 63 12 16 3 0 0 4 5 11 1 1 .254 .309 .302 .610
1956 Jim Konstanty 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Joe Collins 100 263 38 59 5 3 7 43 34 33 3 1 .224 .312 .346 .658
1956 Johnny Kucks 34 83 7 11 1 0 0 1 7 25 0 0 .133 .209 .145 .353
1956 Lou Skizas 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
1956 Mickey McDermott 46 53 4 11 0 0 1 4 8 13 0 0 .208 .311 .264 .576
1956 Mickey Mantle 150 534 132 188 22 5 52 130 112 99 10 1 .352 .463 .704 1.167
1956 Norm Siebern 54 164 27 33 1 4 4 21 19 38 1 1 .201 .283 .329 .612
1956 Phil Rizzuto 31 59 6 12 0 0 0 6 6 6 3 0 .203 .277 .203 .480
1956 Ralph Terry 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
1956 Rip Coleman 29 26 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 .038 .074 .038 .113
1956 Sonny Dixon 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Tom Carroll 36 17 11 6 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 .353 .389 .353 .742
1956 Tom Sturdivant 32 67 5 20 1 1 0 5 0 7 0 0 .299 .294 .343 .637
1956 Tom Morgan 41 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .125 .176 .125 .301
1956 Tommy Byrne 44 54 8 14 1 1 3 10 2 11 0 0 .259 .286 .481 .767
1956 Whitey Ford 31 83 9 17 2 0 0 4 9 14 0 0 .205 .283 .229 .512
1956 Yogi Berra 140 522 93 155 29 2 30 105 65 29 3 2 .297 .377 .533 .909
– – 154 5,394 857 1,433 193 55 190 788 615 755 51 37 .266 .342 .428 .770

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1956 Bob Turley 27 132.0 8 4 1 0 0 138 76 74 103 4 91 21 0 5 1 5.05 1.83
1956 Bob Grim 26 74.2 6 1 5 0 0 64 27 23 31 2 48 6 0 1 0 2.77 1.27
1956 Don Larsen 38 179.2 11 5 1 0 0 133 72 65 96 7 107 20 0 6 1 3.26 1.27
1956 Gerry Staley 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 107.99 12.00
1956 Jim Coates 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 2.50
1956 Jim Konstanty 8 11.0 0 0 2 0 0 15 6 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 4.91 1.91
1956 Johnny Kucks 34 224.1 18 9 0 0 0 223 113 96 72 10 67 31 0 12 3 3.85 1.32
1956 Mickey McDermott 23 87.0 2 6 0 0 0 85 46 41 47 0 38 9 0 1 0 4.24 1.52
1956 Ralph Terry 3 13.1 1 2 0 0 0 17 15 14 11 0 8 3 0 0 0 9.45 2.10
1956 Rip Coleman 29 88.1 3 5 2 0 0 97 42 36 42 1 42 9 0 0 0 3.67 1.57
1956 Sonny Dixon 3 4.1 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.08 2.31
1956 Tom Sturdivant 32 158.1 16 8 5 0 0 134 63 58 52 4 110 17 0 6 2 3.30 1.17
1956 Tom Morgan 41 71.1 6 7 11 0 0 74 41 33 27 3 20 0 0 0 0 4.16 1.42
1956 Tommy Byrne 37 109.2 7 3 6 0 0 108 50 41 72 2 52 8 0 1 0 3.36 1.64
1956 Whitey Ford 31 225.2 19 6 1 0 0 187 70 62 84 4 141 30 0 18 2 2.47 1.20
– – 154 1,382.0 97 57 35 0 0 1,285 631 557 652 38 732 154 0 50 9 3.63 1.40

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1956 Bob Turley P 27 3 18 1 22 2 .955 0.78
1956 Bob Grim P 26 4 8 1 13 2 .923 0.46
1956 Don Larsen P 38 13 23 3 39 3 .923 0.95
1956 Gerry Staley P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Jim Coates P 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1956 Jim Konstanty P 8 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.12
1956 Johnny Kucks P 34 13 40 5 58 5 .914 1.56
1956 Mickey McDermott P 23 2 13 0 15 2 1.000 0.65
1956 Ralph Terry P 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.33
1956 Rip Coleman P 29 10 14 2 26 0 .923 0.83
1956 Sonny Dixon P 3 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 0.67
1956 Tom Sturdivant P 32 11 13 2 26 1 .923 0.75
1956 Tom Morgan P 41 2 18 2 22 5 .909 0.49
1956 Tommy Byrne P 37 8 18 1 27 4 .963 0.70
1956 Whitey Ford P 31 9 57 1 67 6 .985 2.13
1956 Charlie Silvera C 7 9 1 1 11 0 0 0 0.0% .909 1.43
1956 Elston Howard C 26 108 14 0 122 5 7 9 56.2% 1.000 4.69
1956 Yogi Berra C 135 732 55 11 798 15 26 24 48.0% .986 5.83
1956 Bill Skowron 1B 120 968 80 7 1,055 138 .993 8.73
1956 Eddie Robinson 1B 14 121 6 0 127 13 1.000 9.07
1956 Irv Noren 1B 1 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 5.00
1956 Joe Collins 1B 43 251 30 0 281 37 1.000 6.53
1956 Billy Martin 2B 105 241 260 10 511 84 .980 4.77
1956 Bobby Richardson 2B 5 15 4 0 19 2 1.000 3.80
1956 Gil McDougald 2B 31 57 77 2 136 28 .985 4.32
1956 Jerry Coleman 2B 41 89 94 4 187 32 .979 4.46
1956 Andy Carey 3B 131 114 265 21 400 26 .947 2.89
1956 Bill Skowron 3B 2 1 6 1 8 0 .875 3.50
1956 Billy Hunter 3B 4 2 6 0 8 2 1.000 2.00
1956 Billy Martin 3B 16 12 28 5 45 3 .889 2.50
1956 Gil McDougald 3B 5 5 13 1 19 4 .947 3.60
1956 Jerry Coleman 3B 18 9 10 2 21 0 .905 1.06
1956 Jerry Lumpe 3B 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1956 Tom Carroll 3B 11 0 12 2 14 2 .857 1.09
1956 Billy Hunter SS 32 49 58 0 107 20 1.000 3.34
1956 Gil McDougald SS 92 177 273 14 464 77 .970 4.89
1956 Jerry Coleman SS 24 40 48 3 91 14 .967 3.67
1956 Jerry Lumpe SS 17 32 55 8 95 15 .916 5.12
1956 Phil Rizzuto SS 30 31 54 6 91 17 .934 2.83
1956 Tom Carroll SS 1 0 1 0 1 1 1.000 1.00
1956 Bob Cerv LF 30 33 3 0 36 1 1.000 1.20
1956 Elston Howard LF 62 89 3 1 93 0 .989 1.48
1956 Enos Slaughter LF 16 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 1.37
1956 George Wilson LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Hank Bauer LF 7 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 1.29
1956 Irv Noren LF 4 1 0 1 2 0 .500 0.25
1956 Joe Collins LF 26 45 2 0 47 0 1.000 1.81
1956 Norm Siebern LF 51 104 1 3 108 0 .972 2.06
1956 Yogi Berra LF 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 3.00
1956 Bob Cerv CF 15 28 1 1 30 1 .967 1.93
1956 Joe Collins CF 7 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 1.14
1956 Mickey Mantle CF 144 367 10 4 381 3 .990 2.62
1956 Elston Howard RF 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 1.40
1956 Enos Slaughter RF 5 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 1.00
1956 George Wilson RF 5 3 0 1 4 0 .750 0.60
1956 Hank Bauer RF 143 230 10 8 248 2 .968 1.68
1956 Irv Noren RF 6 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 1.00
1956 Joe Collins RF 23 41 0 1 42 0 .976 1.78
– – 154 4,141 1,712 136 5,989 572 33 33 50.0% .977 38.01

Post-Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1956 Andy Carey 7 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 .158 .200 .158 .358
1956 Bill Skowron 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 .100 .100 .400 .500
1956 Billy Martin 7 27 5 8 0 0 2 3 1 6 0 0 .296 .321 .519 .840
1956 Bob Cerv 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
1956 Bob Turley 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Don Larsen 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1956 Elston Howard 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.200 1.600
1956 Enos Slaughter 6 20 6 7 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 .350 .440 .500 .940
1956 George Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Gil McDougald 7 22 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 .136 .231 .136 .367
1956 Hank Bauer 7 32 3 9 0 0 1 3 0 5 1 0 .281 .281 .375 .656
1956 Jerry Coleman 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Joe Collins 6 21 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 .238 .304 .333 .638
1956 Johnny Kucks 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Mickey McDermott 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
1956 Mickey Mantle 7 24 6 6 1 0 3 4 6 5 1 0 .250 .400 .667 1.067
1956 Norm Siebern 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Tom Sturdivant 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
1956 Tom Morgan 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
1956 Tommy Byrne 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Whitey Ford 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 Yogi Berra 7 25 5 9 2 0 3 10 4 1 0 0 .360 .448 .800 1.248
– – 7 233 33 58 6 0 12 33 21 43 2 0 .249 .309 .429 .738

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1956 Bob Turley 3 11.0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 8 0 14 1 0 1 0 0.82 1.09
1956 Don Larsen 2 10.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 7 2 0 1 1 0.00 0.47
1956 Johnny Kucks 3 11.0 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0.82 0.82
1956 Mickey McDermott 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.67
1956 Tom Sturdivant 2 9.2 1 0 0 0 0 8 3 3 8 0 9 1 0 1 0 2.79 1.66
1956 Tom Morgan 2 4.0 0 1 0 0 0 6 4 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 9.00 2.50
1956 Tommy Byrne 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00
1956 Whitey Ford 2 12.0 1 1 0 0 0 14 8 7 2 0 8 2 0 1 0 5.25 1.33
– – 8 61.2 4 3 0 0 0 42 25 17 32 0 47 7 0 5 2 2.48 1.20

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1956 Bob Turley P 3 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 0.67
1956 Don Larsen P 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1956 Johnny Kucks P 3 1 2 0 3 1 1.000 1.00
1956 Mickey McDermott P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Tom Sturdivant P 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
1956 Tom Morgan P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Tommy Byrne P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1956 Whitey Ford P 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1956 Yogi Berra C 7 50 3 0 53 0 0 0 0.0% 1.000 7.57
1956 Bill Skowron 1B 2 21 4 1 26 3 .962 12.50
1956 Joe Collins 1B 5 30 3 2 35 4 .943 6.60
1956 Billy Martin 2B 7 12 18 0 30 4 1.000 4.29
1956 Jerry Coleman 2B 2 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 2.00
1956 Andy Carey 3B 7 7 10 2 19 0 .895 2.43
1956 Billy Martin 3B 2 2 2 0 4 1 1.000 2.00
1956 Gil McDougald SS 7 15 16 0 31 4 1.000 4.43
1956 Elston Howard LF 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1956 Enos Slaughter LF 6 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 1.50
1956 Mickey Mantle CF 7 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 2.71
1956 Hank Bauer RF 7 14 1 1 16 0 .937 2.14
– – 7 185 66 6 257 17 0 0 .977 35.86

Awards

Player Award Stats
Mickey Mantle Most Valuable Player (CF) .352–52–130, 10 SB
Whitey Ford All-Star (P) 19–6, 1 Sv, 141 SO, 2.47 ERA
Johnny Kucks All-Star (P) 18–9, 67 SO, 3.85 ERA
Yogi Berra All-Star (C) .297–30–105, 3 SB
Billy Martin All-Star (2B) .260–9–49, 7 SB
Gil McDougald All-Star (2B) .306–13–56, 3 SB
Mickey Mantle All-Star (CF) .352–52–130, 10 SB

Frequently asked questions about the 1956 New York Yankees

Who had the most hits on the 1956 New York Yankees?

Mickey Mantle led the 1956 New York Yankees with 188 hits in 150 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1956 New York Yankees?

Mickey Mantle led the 1956 New York Yankees with a .352 batting average in 150 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1956 New York Yankees?

Mickey Mantle led the 1956 New York Yankees with 52 home runs in 150 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1956 New York Yankees?

Mickey Mantle led the 1956 New York Yankees with a .463 on-base percentage (OBP) in 150 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1956 New York Yankees?

Mickey Mantle led the 1956 New York Yankees with a .704 slugging percentage in 150 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1956 New York Yankees?

Mickey Mantle led the 1956 New York Yankees with 10 stolen bases in 150 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1956 New York Yankees?

Whitey Ford had a 2.47 earned-run average (ERA) in 31 games, the lowest on the 1956 New York Yankees.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1956 New York Yankees?

Tom Sturdivant had a 1.17 WHIP in 32 games, the lowest on the 1956 New York Yankees.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1956 New York Yankees?

Whitey Ford led the 1956 New York Yankees with 141 strikeouts in 31 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1956 New York Yankees?

Whitey Ford led the 1956 New York Yankees with 19 wins in 31 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1956 New York Yankees?

Tom Morgan led the 1956 New York Yankees with 11 saves in 41 games.