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1956 Major League Team Statistics

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Other Leagues: AL, NL

World Series Champion: New York Yankees

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Major League Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)

Major League Detailed Standings
Rk	Tm	W	L	W-L%	R	RA	Rdiff	SOS	SRS	pythWL	Luck	Home	Road	ExInn	1Run	vRHP	vLHP	≥.500	<.500
1	New York Yankees	97	57	.630	5.6	4.1	1.5	-0.2	1.3	98-56	-1	49-28	48-29	6-6	18-19	61-40	36-17	49-39	48-18
2	Brooklyn Dodgers	93	61	.604	4.7	3.9	0.8	-0.1	0.7	90-64	3	52-25	41-36	6-5	25-21	86-54	7-7	21-23	72-38
3	Milwaukee Braves	92	62	.597	4.6	3.7	0.9	-0.1	0.8	92-62	0	47-29	45-33	7-9	22-21	79-55	13-7	25-19	67-43
4	Cleveland Indians	88	66	.571	4.6	3.7	0.8	-0.1	0.7	91-63	-3	46-31	42-35	6-8	23-24	61-45	27-21	37-51	51-15
5	Cincinnati Redlegs	91	63	.591	5.0	4.2	0.8	-0.1	0.7	88-66	3	51-26	40-37	14-7	29-22	65-41	26-22	20-24	71-39
6	Chicago White Sox	85	69	.552	5.0	4.1	0.9	-0.1	0.8	91-63	-6	46-31	39-38	9-9	24-23	51-33	34-36	45-43	40-26
7	Boston Red Sox	84	70	.545	5.0	4.8	0.2	0.0	0.2	80-74	4	43-34	41-36	12-7	27-20	69-44	15-26	47-41	37-29
8	St. Louis Cardinals	76	78	.494	4.3	4.5	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	75-79	1	43-34	33-44	10-8	22-17	50-44	26-34	24-42	52-36
9	Detroit Tigers	82	72	.532	5.1	4.5	0.6	-0.1	0.5	85-69	-3	37-40	45-32	5-4	14-22	53-45	29-27	42-46	40-26
10	Philadelphia Phillies	71	83	.461	4.3	4.8	-0.5	0.1	-0.4	70-84	1	40-37	31-46	6-10	17-25	62-73	9-10	32-34	39-49
11	Baltimore Orioles	69	85	.448	3.7	4.6	-0.9	0.1	-0.8	62-92	7	41-36	28-49	6-7	28-23	48-55	21-30	42-68	27-17
12	New York Giants	67	87	.435	3.5	4.2	-0.7	0.1	-0.6	64-90	3	37-40	30-47	6-11	28-25	48-62	19-25	21-45	46-42
13	Pittsburgh Pirates	66	88	.429	3.7	4.2	-0.4	0.1	-0.4	70-84	-4	35-43	31-45	5-8	25-29	46-60	20-28	22-44	44-44
14	Washington Nationals	59	95	.383	4.2	6.0	-1.8	0.2	-1.5	53-101	6	32-45	27-50	6-7	21-19	47-69	12-26	39-71	20-24
15	Chicago Cubs	60	94	.390	3.8	4.5	-0.7	0.1	-0.6	65-89	-5	39-38	21-56	11-7	22-30	46-70	14-24	21-45	39-49
16	Kansas City Athletics	52	102	.338	4.0	5.4	-1.4	0.2	-1.2	57-97	-5	22-55	30-47	6-8	18-23	40-72	12-30	33-77	19-25
	Average	77	77	.500	4.4	4.5				76-77		41-35	35-41	7-7	22-22	57-53	20-23	32-44	44-32

Postseason

Team Standard Batting

Team Standard Batting Table
Tm	#Bat	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	LOB
Baltimore Orioles	48	28.1	3.71	154	5790	5090	571	1242	198	34	91	515	39	42	561	725	.244	.320	.350	.670	85	1781	133	22	84	31	30	1112
Boston Red Sox	34	28.3	5.03	155	6218	5349	780	1473	261	45	139	752	28	19	727	689	.275	.362	.419	.781	97	2241	153	25	68	46	41	1269
Brooklyn Dodgers	35	31.0	4.68	154	5885	5098	720	1315	212	36	179	680	65	37	649	738	.258	.342	.419	.761	97	2136	146	17	86	34	91	1100
Chicago Cubs	37	28.4	3.80	157	5855	5260	597	1281	202	50	142	563	55	38	446	776	.244	.302	.382	.684	84	2009	99	13	87	46	60	1027
Chicago White Sox	41	30.3	5.04	154	6122	5286	776	1412	218	43	128	726	70	33	619	658	.267	.349	.397	.746	97	2100	130	75	86	56	30	1200
Cincinnati Redlegs	39	27.7	5.00	155	6009	5291	775	1406	201	32	221	734	45	22	528	760	.266	.336	.441	.777	103	2334	112	51	90	43	69	1098
Cleveland Indians	35	30.0	4.59	155	5990	5148	712	1256	199	23	153	677	40	32	681	764	.244	.335	.381	.715	88	1960	110	40	81	38	35	1150
Detroit Tigers	39	27.1	5.09	155	6144	5364	789	1494	209	50	150	745	43	26	643	618	.279	.356	.420	.776	104	2253	133	28	58	50	30	1233
Kansas City Athletics	44	28.6	4.02	154	5861	5256	619	1325	204	41	112	584	40	30	479	725	.252	.315	.370	.685	81	1947	127	20	67	37	31	1063
Milwaukee Braves	33	27.5	4.57	155	5900	5207	709	1350	212	54	177	667	29	20	486	714	.259	.323	.423	.745	104	2201	99	20	142	42	76	1057
New York Giants	40	27.5	3.51	154	5712	5190	540	1268	192	45	145	497	67	34	402	659	.244	.299	.382	.682	83	1985	114	21	59	37	50	1007
New York Yankees	38	28.1	5.56	154	6080	5312	857	1433	193	55	190	788	51	37	615	755	.270	.347	.434	.781	108	2306	102	30	82	36	40	1128
Philadelphia Phillies	37	29.4	4.34	154	5913	5204	668	1313	207	49	121	616	45	23	585	673	.252	.329	.381	.709	92	1981	132	27	52	42	62	1098
Pittsburgh Pirates	42	25.2	3.75	157	5759	5221	588	1340	199	57	110	546	24	33	383	752	.257	.307	.380	.687	86	1983	124	18	95	40	43	1008
St. Louis Cardinals	46	28.7	4.35	156	5986	5378	678	1443	234	49	124	628	41	35	503	622	.268	.333	.399	.732	97	2147	128	33	41	31	53	1142
Washington Nationals	33	26.8	4.21	155	6044	5202	652	1302	198	62	112	612	37	34	690	877	.250	.341	.377	.717	93	1960	142	41	75	35	42	1232
League Average	34	28.3	4.45	155	5954	5241	689	1353	209	45	143	646	45	31	562	719	.258	.331	.397	.729	94	2083	124	30	78	40	49	1120
	552	28.3	4.45	2478	95268	83856	11031	21653	3339	725	2294	10330	719	495	8997	11505	.258	.331	.397	.729	94	33324	1984	481	1253	644	783	17924

Team Standard Pitching

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