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Wednesday, October 10, 1956

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1956 World Series

New York wins series 4 - 3

New York Yankees 9
Brooklyn Dodgers 0
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yogi Berra 2
1 Elston Howard 2
1 Billy Martin 2
1 Duke Snider 2
5 5 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 2
2 Elston Howard 1
2 Bill Skowron 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 4
1 Bill Skowron 4
3 Elston Howard 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Newcombe 0.67
2 Johnny Kucks 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Kucks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 4
2 Ed Roebuck 3
3 Don Bessent 1
3 Johnny Kucks 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Yogi Berra .360
2 Enos Slaughter .350
3 Gil Hodges .304
3 Duke Snider .304
5 Billy Martin .296

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
3 Billy Martin 2
4 Hank Bauer 1
4 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 10
2 Gil Hodges 8
3 Mickey Mantle 4
3 Bill Skowron 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clem Labine 0.00
1 Don Larsen 0.00
3 Johnny Kucks 0.82
3 Bob Turley 0.82
5 Don Bessent 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Bessent 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Johnny Kucks 1
1 Clem Labine 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 15
2 Bob Turley 14
3 Tom Sturdivant 9
4 Whitey Ford 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Yogi Berra .407
2 Enos Slaughter .350
3 Gil Hodges .304
4 Billy Martin .286
5 Hank Bauer .281

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Yogi Berra 3
3 Billy Martin 2
4 Hank Bauer 1
4 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 10
2 Gil Hodges 8
3 Mickey Mantle 5
4 Bill Skowron 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Johnny Temple 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clem Labine 0.00
1 Don Larsen 0.00
3 Johnny Kucks 0.82
3 Bob Turley 0.82
5 Don Bessent 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Bessent 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Johnny Kucks 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 15
2 Bob Turley 14
3 Whitey Ford 10
4 Tom Sturdivant 9
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Antonelli 1

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 57 .630 --
Indians 88 66 .571 9.0
White Sox 85 69 .552 12.0
Red Sox 84 70 .545 13.0
Tigers 82 72 .532 15.0
Orioles 69 85 .448 28.0
Senators 59 95 .383 38.0
Athletics 52 102 .338 45.0

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 93 61 .604 --
Braves 92 62 .597 1.0
Redlegs 91 63 .591 2.0
Cardinals 76 78 .494 17.0
Phillies 71 83 .461 22.0
Giants 67 87 .435 26.0
Pirates 66 88 .429 27.0
Cubs 60 94 .390 33.0