1956
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| 1956 in baseball |
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| American League |
| National League |
| Negro Leagues |
| << 1955 1957 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1956.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
- Further information: List of champions in 1956
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Nishitetsu Lions (PL) over the Yomiuri Giants (CL), 4 - 2 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: Victoria
[edit] Europe
- Baseball-Bundesliga: 1. Mannheimer Baseball Club Knights
- Hoofdklasse Honkbal: Schoten Haarlem
- Serie A1: Chlorodont Nettuno
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: New York Yankees (AL) over the Brooklyn Dodgers (NL), 4 - 3 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Diablos Rojos del México
- Negro Leagues
- East-West Game: The team representing the East defeated the team representing the West by a score of 11 - 5 at Comiskey Park (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Serie del Caribe: in Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá; Cienfuegos (Cuba) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Leones del Escogido defeated the Águilas Cibaeñas in the league's finals, 4 - 3
- Mexican Pacific Coast League: Culiacán
[edit] Amateur
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Kansai University defeated the Nihon University in the final, 2 - 1 (Details)
- College World Series (National Collegiate Athletic Association): The University of Minnesota defeated the University of Arizona in the best-of-three finals, 12 - 1 (Details)
- Community College League of California: Sacramento City College over the Long Beach City College in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Chukyo High School (Aichi) defeat Gifu High School (Gifu), 4 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Heian High School (Kyoto) defeat Gifu High School (Gifu), 3 - 2 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Lions Honda (Roswell, NM) defeat Delaware Township (Merchantville, NJ), 3 - 1 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
- Olympics (Demonstration Sport) in Melbourne, Victoria Australia (Details)
- A team representing the United States - comprised of service members of the United States Far East Command - defeated an amateur all-star team representing Australia, 11 - 5
- European Championship in Rome, Italy (Details)
- The Netherlands (Gold); Belgium (Silver); Italy (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
[edit] Song
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1956
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1956
Categories: Years | 1956
