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1956 New York Yankees (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1957)
97-57, Finished 1st in American League
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World Series Champs
Scored 857 runs, Allowed 631 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 98-56
Managed by Casey Stengel

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,491,784 (1st of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 97, Pitching - 93
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 95
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Won World Series (4-3) over Brooklyn Dodgers

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1956 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1957) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Tue,4/17 at WSH W (10-4) Berra Skowron Martin Carey Lumpe Howard Mantle Bauer Larsen  
2.Wed,4/18 at WSH W (9-5)# Berra Skowron Martin Carey Lumpe Howard Mantle Bauer Kucks  
3.Thu,4/19 at WSH L (3-7)# Berra Skowron Martin Carey Lumpe Howard Mantle Bauer McDermott  
4.Fri,4/20 vs BOS W (7-1) Berra Skowron Martin Carey Lumpe Bauer Mantle Collins Ford  
5.Sat,4/21 vs BOS W (14-10) Berra Skowron Martin Carey Lumpe Bauer Mantle Collins Turley  
6.Sun,4/22 vs BOS W (13-6) Berra Skowron McDougald Carey Lumpe Bauer Mantle Collins Larsen  
7.Tue,4/24 vs WSH W (4-1)# Berra Skowron McDougald Carey Lumpe Bauer Mantle Collins Kucks  
8.Wed,4/25 at BAL W (4-2) Berra Skowron McDougald Carey Lumpe Bauer Mantle Collins Ford  
9.Thu,4/26 at BAL L (5-7) Berra Skowron McDougald Carey Lumpe Bauer Mantle Collins Byrne  
10.Fri,4/27 at BOS W (5-2) Berra Skowron McDougald Carey Rizzuto Howard Mantle Bauer Larsen  
11.Sat,4/28 at BOS L (4-6) Berra Skowron McDougald Carey Rizzuto Howard Mantle Bauer Turley  
12.Tue,5/1 vs DET W (9-2) Berra Skowron McDougald Martin Lumpe Howard Mantle Bauer Ford  
13.Wed,5/2 vs DET L (1-8) Berra Skowron McDougald Martin Lumpe Howard Mantle Bauer Kucks  
14.Thu,5/3 vs KCA L (7-8)# Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Larsen  
15.Fri,5/4 vs KCA W (10-6)# Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Turley  
16.Sat,5/5 vs KCA W (5-2) Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer McDermott  
17.Sun,5/6 vs CHW W (4-0)# Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Ford  
18.Sun,5/6 vs CHW W (4-0) Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Coleman  
19.Tue,5/8 vs CLE W (4-3) Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Kucks  
20.Wed,5/9 vs CLE L (5-6)# Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Larsen  
21.Thu,5/10 vs CLE L (2-7) Berra Collins Martin Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer McDermott  
22.Fri,5/11 vs BAL W (3-2) Berra Collins Richardson Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Ford  
23.Sat,5/12 vs BAL L (0-1)# Berra Skowron Richardson Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Turley  
24.Sun,5/13 vs BAL W (11-2) Berra Collins Martin Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Larsen  
25.Sun,5/13 vs BAL L (1-5)# Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Sturdivant  
26.Mon,5/14 at CLE L (2-3) Berra Collins Martin Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Kucks  
27.Wed,5/16 at CLE W (4-1) Berra Robinson Martin McDougald Rizzuto Bauer Mantle Collins McDermott  
28.Thu,5/17 at CHW W (10-3)# Berra Skowron Martin McDougald Rizzuto Howard Mantle Bauer Ford  
29.Fri,5/18 at CHW W (8-7)# Berra Skowron Martin McDougald Rizzuto Howard Mantle Bauer Coleman  
30.Sat,5/19 at CHW W (6-4)# Berra Skowron Martin McDougald Rizzuto Howard Mantle Bauer Turley  
31.Sun,5/20 at KCA W (4-2) Howard Robinson Martin Carey McDougald Collins Mantle Bauer Kucks  
32.Mon,5/21 at KCA W (8-5) Howard Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Larsen  
33.Tue,5/22 at DET L (2-3) Howard Robinson Martin Carey McDougald Collins Mantle Bauer Ford  
34.Wed,5/23 at DET W (13-5)# Howard Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Coleman  
35.Thu,5/24 at DET W (11-4) Howard Robinson Martin Carey McDougald Collins Mantle Bauer Turley  
36.Fri,5/25 at BAL W (10-2)# Howard Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Kucks  
37.Sat,5/26 at BAL L (4-9)# Howard Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Collins Mantle Bauer McDermott  
38.Mon,5/28 vs BOS W (2-0) Berra Robinson Martin Carey McDougald Collins Mantle Bauer Ford  
39.Tue,5/29 vs BOS L (3-7) Berra Robinson Martin Carey McDougald Collins Mantle Bauer Larsen  
40.Wed,5/30 vs WSH W (4-3) Berra Robinson Martin Carey McDougald Collins Mantle Bauer Kucks  
41.Wed,5/30 vs WSH W (12-5) Berra Robinson Martin Carey McDougald Collins Mantle Bauer Turley  
42.Thu,5/31 vs WSH W (9-6)# Howard Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Grim  
43.Fri,6/1 vs DET L (3-6) Berra Robinson Martin Carey McDougald Collins Mantle Bauer Byrne  
44.Sun,6/3 vs DET L (3-6)# Howard Skowron Martin Coleman McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Ford  
45.Sun,6/3 vs DET L (4-7) Berra Robinson Martin Coleman McDougald Collins Mantle Bauer Larsen  
46.Tue,6/5 vs KCA L (4-7) Berra Robinson Martin Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Kucks  
47.Wed,6/6 vs KCA W (10-5)# Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Grim  
48.Thu,6/7 vs KCA W (9-1)# Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Turley  
49.Fri,6/8 vs CLE L (0-9) Berra Robinson Coleman Carey McDougald Collins Mantle Bauer Ford  
50.Sat,6/9 vs CLE L (8-15) Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Larsen  
51.Sun,6/10 vs CLE W (6-0) Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Kucks  
52.Tue,6/12 vs CHW W (4-2) Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Collins Ford  
53.Wed,6/13 vs CHW L (5-7) Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Collins Turley  
54.Thu,6/14 vs CHW W (5-1) Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Collins Grim  
55.Fri,6/15 at CLE W (6-2) Berra Collins Coleman Carey McDougald Siebern Mantle Noren Kucks  
56.Sat,6/16 at CLE W (3-1)# Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Siebern Mantle Bauer Sturdivant  
57.Sun,6/17 at CLE W (9-4) Berra Collins Coleman Carey McDougald Siebern Mantle Noren Ford  
58.Mon,6/18 at DET W (7-4) Berra Collins Coleman Carey McDougald Siebern Mantle Noren Turley  
59.Tue,6/19 at DET W (5-3) Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Siebern Mantle Noren Grim  
60.Wed,6/20 at DET W (4-1)# Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Kucks  
61.Fri,6/22 at CHW L (4-5) Berra Collins Martin Carey McDougald Siebern Mantle Noren Sturdivant  
62.Sat,6/23 at CHW L (0-2) Berra Collins Martin Carey Rizzuto Siebern Mantle Bauer Grim  
63.Sun,6/24 at CHW L (2-14)# Berra Skowron Martin Carey Hunter Howard Mantle Bauer Ford  
64.Sun,6/24 at CHW L (3-6) Berra Collins Martin Coleman Rizzuto Siebern Mantle Bauer McDermott  
65.Mon,6/25 at KCA W (9-3) Berra Collins Martin Carey Rizzuto Siebern Mantle Bauer Kucks  
66.Tue,6/26 at KCA W (8-4) Berra Collins Martin Carey Rizzuto Siebern Mantle Bauer Ford  
67.Wed,6/27 at KCA W (5-2) Berra Collins Martin Carey Rizzuto Siebern Mantle Bauer Sturdivant  
68.Fri,6/29 vs WSH W (3-1) Berra Collins Martin Carey Rizzuto Siebern Mantle Bauer Grim  
69.Sat,6/30 vs WSH L (1-5)# Berra Skowron Martin Carey Rizzuto Siebern Mantle Bauer Kucks  
70.Sun,7/1 vs WSH W (3-2) Berra Collins Martin Carey Rizzuto Siebern Mantle Bauer Ford  
71.Sun,7/1 vs WSH W (8-6)# Howard Skowron Martin Carey Coleman Cerv Mantle Bauer Byrne  
72.Tue,7/3 vs BAL W (4-3)# Howard Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Coleman  
73.Wed,7/4 at BOS L (6-7) Berra Collins Martin Carey McDougald Siebern Mantle Bauer Kucks  
74.Wed,7/4 at BOS W (9-4)# Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Howard Cerv Bauer Larsen  
75.Thu,7/5 at BOS W (6-1) Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Howard Cerv Bauer Ford  
76.Fri,7/6 at WSH W (8-4)# Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Howard Cerv Bauer Turley  
77.Sat,7/7 at WSH W (8-3) Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Siebern Collins Bauer McDermott  
78.Sun,7/8 at WSH W (8-2)# Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Byrne  
79.Thu,7/12 vs CLE W (9-5) Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Siebern Mantle Collins Kucks  
80.Fri,7/13 vs CLE W (10-0) Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Siebern Mantle Collins Sturdivant  
81.Sat,7/14 vs CLE W (5-4)# Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Larsen  
82.Sun,7/15 vs CHW W (2-1)# Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Ford  
83.Sun,7/15 vs CHW W (6-5) Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Siebern Mantle Collins Coleman  
84.Tue,7/17 vs DET W (4-0)# Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Kucks  
85.Wed,7/18 vs DET L (4-8) Berra Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Siebern Mantle Bauer Sturdivant  
86.Wed,7/18 vs DET L (3-4) Howard Skowron Coleman Carey McDougald Siebern Mantle Collins McDermott  
87.Thu,7/19 vs DET W (7-3) Howard Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Siebern Mantle Bauer Byrne  
88.Fri,7/20 vs KCA W (6-2)# Howard Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Ford  
89.Sun,7/22 vs KCA L (4-7)# Howard Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Kucks  
90.Sun,7/22 vs KCA W (13-4) Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Siebern Mantle Collins Coleman  
91.Tue,7/24 at CHW L (5-11)# Berra Skowron Martin Carey McDougald Cerv Mantle Bauer Sturdivant  
92.Wed,7/25 at CHW W (10-1) Berra Skowron Colem