Major League Baseball Season Recap 1956

Major League Baseball Season Recap 1956

World Series – New York Yankees AL over Brooklyn Dodgers NL 4 games to 3

World Series MVP – Don Larsen
Babe Ruth Award – Don Larsen

Awards – 
Major League Cy Young Award Don Newcombe
MVP Awards –

NL Don Newcombe  AL Mickey Mantle
Major League Rookie of The Year –
NL Rookie of The Year – Frank Robinson

AL Rookie of The Year – Luis Aparicio

All-Star Game – July 10th – N.L. 7 over A.L. 3, played at Griffith Stadium (AL)
AL Starter B. Pierce NL Starter B. Friend MVP

 

Notable Events and Chronology for 1956 Major League Baseball Season

Connie Mack Passes Away

Connie Mack Passes Away

Ken Boyer is greeted at the plate by his teammates after his grand slam in Game 4 of the World Series, Oct 11, 1964

1956 All-Star Game