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1956 New York Yankees
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| Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb
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| Manager(s) | Casey Stengel
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| Local television | none
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| Baseball-Reference | {{{link}}}
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The New York Yankees' 1956 season was the 54th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 97-57, winning their 22nd pennant, finishing 9 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games. The Series featured the first and only no-hitter in Series play, a perfect game, delivered by the Yankees' Don Larsen in Game 5.
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance
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| 1 | Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 6 | October 3 | Ebbets Field | 34,479
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| 2 | Yankees – 8, Dodgers – 13 | October 5 | Ebbets Field | 36,217
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| 3 | Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 5 | October 6 | Yankee Stadium | 73,977
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| 4 | Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 6 | October 7 | Yankee Stadium | 69,705
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| 5 | Dodgers – 0, Yankees – 2 | October 8 | Yankee Stadium | 64,519
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| 6 | Yankees – 0, Dodgers – 1 (10 innings) | October 9 | Ebbets Field | 33,224
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| 7 | Yankees – 9, Dodgers – 0 | October 10 | Ebbets Field | 33,782
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