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| | | | | | | | | | 1956 American | | Statistics & Leaders | | AL | NL: Stats & Leaders - Batting Register - Pitching Register - Fielding Register - Positional Leaderboards | | Rookies - Drafted Players - Transactions Log - Injury Log | | | Post-Season Results | | World Series | Brooklyn over New York, 4-0 |
| | League Batting Stats | | Team | R/G | R | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | New York Yankees | 5.6 | 857 | 154 | 5312 | 1433 | 193 | 55 | 190 | 615 | 755 | 51 | .270 | .346 | .434 | .780 | | Detroit Tigers | 5.1 | 789 | 155 | 5364 | 1494 | 209 | 50 | 150 | 644 | 618 | 43 | .279 | .356 | .420 | .776 | | Boston Red Sox | 5.0 | 780 | 155 | 5349 | 1473 | 261 | 45 | 139 | 727 | 687 | 28 | .275 | .362 | .419 | .781 | | Chicago White Sox | 5.0 | 776 | 154 | 5286 | 1412 | 218 | 43 | 128 | 619 | 660 | 70 | .267 | .344 | .397 | .741 | | Cleveland Indians | 4.6 | 712 | 155 | 5148 | 1256 | 199 | 23 | 153 | 681 | 764 | 40 | .244 | .332 | .381 | .713 | | Washington Senators | 4.2 | 652 | 155 | 5202 | 1302 | 198 | 62 | 112 | 690 | 877 | 37 | .250 | .338 | .377 | .715 | | Kansas City Athletics | 4.0 | 619 | 154 | 5256 | 1325 | 204 | 41 | 112 | 480 | 727 | 40 | .252 | .315 | .370 | .685 | | Baltimore Orioles | 3.7 | 571 | 154 | 5090 | 1242 | 198 | 34 | 91 | 563 | 725 | 39 | .244 | .319 | .350 | .669 | | Totals | 4.7 | 5756 | 1236 | 42007 | 10937 | 1680 | 353 | 1075 | 5019 | 5813 | 348 | .260 | .339 | .394 | .733 | | Average | | 720 | 155 | 5251 | 1367 | 210 | 44 | 134 | 627 | 727 | 44 | | | | |
| | League Pitching Stats | | Team | R/G | R | G | CG | SHO | SV | ERA | IP | HA | HRA | BB | K | WHIP | OAVG | BABIP | | Cleveland Indians | 3.7 | 581 | 155 | 67 | 17 | 24 | 3.32 | 1384.0 | 1233 | 116 | 564 | 845 | 1.30 | .229 | .252 | | New York Yankees | 4.1 | 631 | 154 | 50 | 10 | 35 | 3.63 | 1382.0 | 1285 | 114 | 652 | 732 | 1.40 | .237 | .255 | | Chicago White Sox | 4.1 | 634 | 154 | 65 | 11 | 13 | 3.73 | 1389.0 | 1351 | 118 | 524 | 722 | 1.35 | .245 | .264 | | Detroit Tigers | 4.5 | 699 | 155 | 62 | 10 | 15 | 4.06 | 1379.0 | 1389 | 140 | 655 | 788 | 1.48 | .251 | .272 | | Baltimore Orioles | 4.6 | 705 | 154 | 38 | 10 | 24 | 4.20 | 1360.0 | 1362 | 99 | 547 | 715 | 1.40 | .250 | .273 | | Boston Red Sox | 4.8 | 751 | 155 | 50 | 8 | 20 | 4.17 | 1398.0 | 1354 | 130 | 668 | 712 | 1.45 | .244 | .260 | | Kansas City Athletics | 5.4 | 831 | 154 | 30 | 3 | 18 | 4.86 | 1370.0 | 1424 | 187 | 679 | 636 | 1.54 | .257 | .263 | | Washington Senators | 6.0 | 924 | 155 | 36 | 1 | 18 | 5.33 | 1368.0 | 1539 | 171 | 730 | 663 | 1.66 | .273 | .284 | | Totals | 4.7 | 5756 | 1236 | 398 | 70 | 167 | 4.16 | 11030.0 | 10937 | 1075 | 5019 | 5813 | 1.45 | .248 | .266 | | Average | | 720 | 155 | 50 | 9 | 21 | | 1379 | 1367 | 134 | 627 | 727 | | | |
| | League Miscellaneous Stats | | Team | ExpW | ExpL | Diff | AS | aAS | BAW | PAW | RAW | FAW | Attendance | Payroll | Balance | | New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | -1 | 7 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,491,784 | $0 | $0 | | Chicago White Sox | 91 | 63 | -6 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,000,090 | $0 | $0 | | Detroit Tigers | 86 | 69 | -4 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,051,182 | $0 | $0 | | Baltimore Orioles | 62 | 92 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 901,201 | $0 | $0 | | Boston Red Sox | 80 | 75 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,137,158 | $0 | $0 | | Kansas City Athletics | 57 | 97 | -5 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,015,154 | $0 | $0 | | Washington Senators | 54 | 101 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 431,647 | $0 | $0 | | Cleveland Indians | 92 | 63 | -4 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 865,467 | $0 | $0 |
| | League Award Winners | | George Herman "Babe" Ruth Award | Mickey Mantle | NYA | .353/.464/.705, 52 HR, 130 RBI, .0 VORP | | | Walter Johnson Award | Don Newcombe | | 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.0 IP, 0 K, .0 VORP | | | Jackie Robinson Award | Luis Aparicio | CHA | .266/.311/.341, 3 HR, 56 RBI, .0 VORP | |
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