1956 Major League Baseball season
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The 1956 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 17 to October 10, 1956, featuring eight teams in the National League and eight teams in the American League. The 1956 World Series was a rematch of the previous year's series between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The series is notable for Yankees pitcher Don Larsen's perfect game in Game 5.
This article is about the 1956 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1956 in baseball.
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1956 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 17 – October 10, 1956 |
Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 |
TV partner(s) | NBC, CBS |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | AL: Mickey Mantle (NYY) NL: Don Newcombe (BKN) |
AL champions | New York Yankees |
AL runners-up | Cleveland Indians |
NL champions | Brooklyn Dodgers |
NL runners-up | Milwaukee Braves |
World Series | |
Champions | New York Yankees |
Runners-up | Brooklyn Dodgers |
World Series MVP | Don Larsen (NYY) |
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