1956 Cleveland Indians season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1956 Cleveland Indians season was the 56th season for the franchise, the 42nd as the Indians and the 25th season at Cleveland Stadium . The team failed to upon their 93–61 campaign from the previous season , and missed the playoffs, thus posted an 88–66 record, good for second place and 9 games behind the first place New York Yankees .
Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
BAL
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
KCA
NYY
WSH
Baltimore
—
6–16
9–13
5–17
13–9
15–7
9–13
12–10
Boston
16–6
—
14–8
13–9–1
12–10
12–10
8–14
9–13
Chicago
13–9
8–14
—
15–7
13–9
14–8
9–13
13–9
Cleveland
17–5
9–13–1
7–15
—
11–11
17–5
10–12
17–5
Detroit
9–13
10–12
9–13
11–11
—
16–6
12–10
15–7–1
Kansas City
7–15
10–12
8–14
5–17
6–16
—
4–18
12–10
New York
13–9
14–8
13–9
12–10
10–12
18–4
—
17–5
Washington
10–12
13–9
9–13
5–17
7–15–1
10–12
5–17
—
Roster
1956 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Game log
1956 Game Log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Attendance
Record
12
May 1
@ Senators
3–2
Wynn (3–0)
Ramos (1–1)
9,639
7–5
13
May 3
@ Orioles
7–1
Garcia (1–1)
Wight (0–4)
12,378
8–5
14
May 4
@ Orioles
4–3
Wilson (3–0)
Score (1–3)
8,130
8–6
15
May 5
@ Orioles
2–1
Lemon (3–1)
Ferrarese (0–1)
9,270
9–6
16
May 7
@ Red Sox
5–1
Brewer (3–1)
Garcia (1–2)
4,396
9–7
17
May 8
@ Yankees
4–3
Kucks (3–1)
Wynn (3–1)
8,794
9–8
18
May 9
@ Yankees
6–5
Score (2–3)
Morgan (0–3)
12,225
10–8
19
May 10
@ Yankees
7–2
Lemon (4–1)
McDermott (1–2)
10,382
11–8
20
May 11
Athletics
4 – 1 (5)
Garcia (2–2)
Kretlow (1–3)
8,622
12–8
21
May 12
Athletics
5–3
Wynn (4–1)
Herriage (0–1)
4,728
13–8
22
May 13
Athletics
5–2
Ditmar (3–2)
Feller (0–1)
13–9
23
May 13
Athletics
9–4
Score (3–3)
Lasorda (0–1)
11,308
14–9
24
May 14
Yankees
3–2
Lemon (5–1)
Kucks (3–2)
18,950
15–9
25
May 16
Yankees
4–1
Morgan (1–3)
Garcia (2–3)
6,263
15–10
26
May 18
Senators
5 – 4 (11)
Stewart (2–0)
Narleski (0–2)
7,747
15–11
27
May 19
Senators
5–1
Score (4–3)
Pascual (2–5)
4,666
16–11
28
May 20
Orioles
6–1
Lemon (6–1)
Wilson (4–2)
17–11
29
May 20
Orioles
5–1
Garcia (3–3)
Palica (2–5)
12,318
18–11
30
May 22
Red Sox
5–3
Brewer (5–1)
Wynn (4–2)
15,286
18–12
31
May 23
Red Sox
6–3
Score (5–3)
Sullivan (3–1)
3,700
19–12
32
May 25
@ White Sox
2–1
Pierce (5–1)
Garcia (3–4)
31,840
19–13
33
May 27
@ White Sox
5 – 4 (15)
Wilson (1–0)
McLish (0–1)
23,857
19–14
34
May 27
@ White Sox
4–2
Wynn (5–2)
Harshman (2–3)
25,856
20–14
35
May 28
Tigers
3–1
Gromek (3–3)
Score (5–4)
9,546
20–15
36
May 30
White Sox
6–3
Pierce (6–3)
Houtteman (0–1)
20–16
37
May 30
White Sox
9–8
Staley (1–0)
Garcia (3–5)
26,788
20–17
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Attendance
Record
38
June 1
@ Senators
5–3
Wiesler (1–2)
Lemon (6–2)
4,738
20–18
39
June 2
@ Senators
15–0
Score (6–4)
Stone (2–1)
2,317
21–18
40
June 3
@ Senators
8 – 4 (12)
McLish (1–1)
Chakales (3–3)
22–18
41
June 3
@ Senators
7–1
Griggs (1–2)
Mossi (1–1)
11,817
22–19
42
June 4
@ Senators
7–0
Garcia (4–5)
Ramos (3–3)
5,021
23–19
43
June 5
@ Orioles
8–3
Lemon (7–2)
Moore (4–4)
25,041
24–19
44
June 6
@ Orioles
5–1
Houtteman (1–1)
Johnson (1–2)
12,363
25–19
45
June 7
@ Orioles
5–2
Wight (3–5)
McLish (1–2)
3,927
25–20
46
June 8
@ Yankees
9–0
Wynn (6–2)
Ford (7–3)
50,812
26–20
47
June 9
@ Yankees
15–8
Daley (1–0)
Morgan (2–5)
31,419
27–20
48
June 10
@ Yankees
6–0
Kucks (7–3)
Lemon (7–3)
47,465
27–21
49
June 11
@ Red Sox
4–1
McLish (2–2)
Porterfield (2–5)
6,330
28–21
50
June 11
@ Red Sox
5–1
Brewer (9–1)
Garcia (4–6)
24,193
28–22
51
June 12
@ Red Sox
9–7
Sullivan (5–3)
Wynn (6–3)
29,190
28–23
52
June 13
@ Red Sox
8–8
8,258
28–23
53
June 14
@ Red Sox
10–9
Delock (2–4)
Lemon (7–4)
7,136
28–24
54
June 15
Yankees
6–2
Kucks (8–3)
Garcia (4–7)
34,025
28–25
55
June 16
Yankees
3–1
Sturdivant (4–1)
Score (6–5)
40,964
28–26
56
June 17
Yankees
9–4
Coleman (2–1)
Wynn (6–4)
41,765
28–27
57
June 19
Red Sox
9–7
Lemon (8–4)
Delock (2–5)
14,684
29–27
58
June 20
Red Sox
5 – 4 (10)
Mossi (2–1)
Hurd (1–3)
14,271
30–27
59
June 21
Red Sox
5–0
Wynn (7–4)
Brewer (9–2)
6,498
31–27
60
June 22
Senators
4–0
Garcia (5–7)
Stobbs (5–5)
9,946
32–27
61
June 23
Senators
9–8
Narleski (1–2)
Ramos (4–6)
4,691
33–27
62
June 24
Senators
7 – 2 (6)
Lemon (9–4)
Wiesler (2–4)
13,072
34–27
63
June 26
Orioles
4–3
Wynn (8–4)
Zuverink (4–3)
8,250
35–27
64
June 27
Orioles
12 – 11 (11)
Mossi (3–1)
Brown (4–1)
4,514
36–27
65
June 29
White Sox
5–2
Score (7–5)
Wilson (10–4)
37–27
66
June 29
White Sox
13–2
Pierce (12–2)
Lemon (9–5)
34,371
37–28
67
June 30
White Sox
8–3
Staley (3–0)
Mossi (3–2)
10,801
37–29
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Attendance
Record
68
July 1
White Sox
7–6
Narleski (2–2)
Consuegra (1–2)
38–29
69
July 1
White Sox
6–1
Lemon (10–5)
Donovan (4–3)
31,857
39–29
70
July 3
Athletics
9–3
Narleski (3–2)
Ditmar (6–9)
6,221
40–29
71
July 4
@ Tigers
6–4
Score (8–5)
Foytack (5–6)
41–29
72
July 4
@ Tigers
3–1
Wynn (9–4)
Maas (0–5)
33,151
42–29
73
July 5
@ Tigers
13–7
Lary (5–10)
Lemon (10–6)
5,270
42–30
74
July 6
@ Athletics
4–2
Garcia (6–7)
Herriage (1–8)
16,171
43–30
75
July 7
@ Athletics
5–2
Ditmar (7–9)
Score (8–6)
16,342
43–31
76
July 8
@ Athletics
17–3
Wynn (10–4)
McMahan (0–3)
15,958
44–31
77
July 12
@ Yankees
9–5
Kucks (12–4)
Lemon (10–7)
24,329
44–32
78
July 13
@ Yankees
10–0
Sturdivant (8–2)
Wynn (10–5)
40,664
44–33
79
July 14
@ Yankees
5 – 4 (10)
Byrne (4–1)
Mossi (3–3)
27,358
44–34
80
July 15
@ Red Sox
10–7
Houtteman (2–1)
Nixon (3–3)
45–34
81
July 15
@ Red Sox
3–1
Sisler (4–3)
Garcia (6–8)
32,290
45–35
82
July 16
@ Red Sox
7–3
Lemon (11–7)
Sullivan (8–4)
14,262
46–35
83
July 18
@ Senators
7–5
Ramos (6–7)
Feller (0–2)
46–36
84
July 18
@ Senators
11–1
Aguirre (1–0)
Pascual (4–11)
8,022
47–36
85
July 19
@ Senators
5–4
Stewart (4–2)
McLish (2–3)
3,178
47–37
86
July 21
@ Orioles
4–3
Lemon (12–7)
Ferrarese (4–7)
48–37
87
July 21
@ Orioles
4 – 3 (10)
Mossi (4–3)
Loes (1–3)
22,986
49–37
88
July 22
@ Orioles
8–0
Wynn (11–5)
Wight (5–8)
10,019
50–37
89
July 24
Senators
11–0
Garcia (7–8)
Stewart (4–3)
9,582
51–37
90
July 25
Senators
11–3
Score (9–6)
Pascual (4–12)
5,099
52–37
91
July 26
Senators
1 – 0 (7)
Lemon (13–7)
Stobbs (7–8)
6,804
53–37
92
July 27
Orioles
3–2
Wynn (12–5)
Schmitz (0–2)
10,063
54–37
93
July 28
Orioles
8–6
Johnson (4–5)
Garcia (7–9)
5,172
54–38
94
July 29
Orioles
3–0
Score (10–6)
Palica (3–9)
55–38
95
July 29
Orioles
4–0
Aguirre (2–0)
Ferrarese (4–8)
13,005
56–38
96
July 30
Yankees
13–6
Ford (14–4)
Lemon (13–8)
22,659
56–39
97
July 31
Yankees
5–0
Wynn (13–5)
Kucks (14–6)
29,619
57–39
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Attendance
Record
98
August 1
Yankees
5–1
Lemon (14–8)
Byrne (6–2)
32,915
58–39
99
August 2
Yankees
4–0
Score (11–6)
Sturdivant (9–5)
25,266
59–39
100
August 3
Red Sox
7–1
Parnell (5–2)
Garcia (7–10)
1,858
59–40
101
August 4
Red Sox
6 – 5 (10)
Delock (9–6)
Garcia (7–11)
13,683
59–41
102
August 5
Red Sox
2 – 1 (7)
Sisler (5–5)
Lemon (14–9)
28,924
59–42
103
August 6
@ Tigers
9–0
Foytack (9–8)
Score (11–7)
29,813
59–43
104
August 7
@ Tigers
5–2
Garcia (8–11)
Lary (10–12)
11,963
60–43
105
August 8
@ White Sox
7 – 6 (14)
Staley (4–1)
McLish (2–4)
26,606
60–44
106
August 9
@ White Sox
9–2
Harshman (9–7)
Wynn (13–6)
9,050
60–45
107
August 10
@ Athletics
11–0
Lemon (15–9)
Burnette (2–4)
13,463
61–45
108
August 11
@ Athletics
8–5
Mossi (5–3)
Crimian (1–6)
13,594
62–45
109
August 12
@ Athletics
6–3
Score (12–7)
Kretlow (4–6)
16,702
63–45
110
August 14
Tigers
6 – 4 (15)
Bunning (3–1)
Mossi (5–4)
14,148
63–46
111
August 15
Tigers
1–0
Lary (12–12)
Lemon (15–10)
11,858
63–47
112
August 16
Tigers
5–4
Score (13–7)
Hoeft (14–10)
7,217
64–47
113
August 17
Athletics
9–3
Crimian (2–6)
Aguirre (2–1)
7,406
64–48
114
August 18
Athletics
8–1
Wynn (14–6)
Kretlow (4–7)
4,355
65–48
115
August 19
Athletics
5–2
Lemon (16–10)
Burnette (2–6)
66–48
116
August 19
Athletics
2–1
Garcia (9–11)
Ditmar (9–16)
10,319
67–48
117
August 21
@ Yankees
3–0
Score (14–7)
Larsen (7–5)
39,187
68–48
118
August 22
@ Yankees
3–2
Sturdivant (12–6)
Wynn (14–7)
23,584
68–49
119
August 23
@ Red Sox
2–1
Parnell (7–3)
Lemon (16–11)
26,439
68–50
120
August 24
@ Red Sox
5–3
Garcia (10–11)
Brewer (16–7)
6,047
69–50
121
August 25
@ Red Sox
9–6
Sisler (6–6)
Score (14–8)
19,830
69–51
122
August 26
@ Senators
4–1
Wynn (15–7)
Stone (4–5)
6,880
70–51
123
August 27
@ Senators
5–2
Lemon (17–11)
Griggs (1–6)
4,879
71–51
124
August 28
@ Orioles
1–0
Moore (11–6)
Aguirre (2–2)
13,673
71–52
125
August 29
@ Orioles
3–2
Mossi (6–4)
Fornieles (3–7)
8,882
72–52
126
August 31
@ White Sox
3–2
Score (15–8)
Pierce (18–7)
73–52
127
August 31
@ White Sox
1 – 0 (10)
Donovan (9–7)
Wynn (15–8)
31,445
73–53
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Attendance
Record
128
September 1
@ White Sox
5–1
Lemon (18–11)
Staley (5–2)
17,749
74–53
129
September 2
@ White Sox
4–3
Harshman (12–9)
Aguirre (2–3)
14,704
74–54
130
September 3
@ Athletics
5–2
Gorman (8–8)
Garcia (10–12)
13,459
74–55
131
September 3
@ Athletics
2–1
Wynn (16–8)
Burnette (3–7)
11,837
75–55
132
September 4
@ Athletics
5–2
Crimian (3–7)
Score (15–9)
7,332
75–56
133
September 7
White Sox
2–1
Harshman (13–9)
Lemon (18–12)
11,202
75–57
134
September 8
White Sox
4–2
Pierce (19–7)
Wynn (16–9)
5,583
75–58
135
September 9
White Sox
4–1
Score (16–9)
Donovan (10–8)
76–58
136
September 9
White Sox
6–2
Staley (6–2)
Aguirre (2–4)
28,457
76–59
137
September 11
Orioles
3–1
Lemon (19–12)
Moore (11–7)
5,427
77–59
138
September 12
Orioles
2–1
Wynn (17–9)
Brown (9–5)
4,738
78–59
139
September 13
Orioles
4–1
Johnson (8–10)
Aguirre (2–5)
1,663
78–60
140
September 14
Red Sox
10–2
Score (17–9)
Parnell (7–5)
79–60
141
September 14
Red Sox
4–3
Sisler (7–7)
Mossi (6–5)
10,000
79–61
142
September 15
Red Sox
5–3
Delock (13–6)
Feller (0–3)
5,242
79–62
143
September 16
Yankees
10–3
Sturdivant (15–8)
Lemon (19–13)
79–63
144
September 16
Yankees
4–3
Wynn (18–9)
Kucks (18–8)
39,651
80–63
145
September 18
Senators
1–0
Score (18–9)
Wiesler (3–12)
81–63
146
September 18
Senators
6–0
Garcia (11–12)
Stobbs (15–13)
4,305
82–63
147
September 19
Senators
6 – 0 (7)
Lemon (20–13)
Abernathy (1–1)
365
83–63
148
September 21
@ Tigers
5–1
Wynn (19–9)
Hoeft (18–13)
19,199
84–63
149
September 22
@ Tigers
5–1
Score (19–9)
Foytack (14–13)
7,738
85–63
150
September 23
@ Tigers
11–1
Lary (20–13)
Lemon (20–14)
13,300
85–64
151
September 25
Athletics
4 – 1 (10)
Wynn (20–9)
Crimian (4–8)
3,604
86–64
152
September 26
Athletics
8–4
Score (20–9)
Ditmar (12–22)
3,630
87–64
153
September 28
Tigers
2–1
Aguirre (3–5)
Hoeft (19–14)
4,528
88–64
154
September 29
Tigers
9–1
Lary (21–13)
Houtteman (2–2)
2,946
88–65
155
September 30
Tigers
8–4
Hoeft (20–14)
Feller (0–4)
5,910
88–66
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; AVG = Batting average; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; AVG = Batting average; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Award winners
All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis, Fayetteville [ 3]
In 1956, the Indianapolis Indians were 92–62. On May 18, they defeated the Louisville Colonels by a score of 24–0. Roger Maris had seven runs batted in for the game.[ 4] The Indians went on to win the 1956 Junior World Series by defeating the Rochester Red Wings . In Game 2 of the Junior World Series , Maris would set a record by getting seven runs batted in.[ 5]
Notes
^ Ralph Kiner at Baseball Reference
^ Chico Carrasquel at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition . Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
^ Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero , p. 77, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4165-8928-0
^ Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero , p. 80
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