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New York Yankees 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 · 1956-10-03 to 1956-10-10 · 7 games · attendance 345,903 · season overview
Champion · 17th title
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Decided in game 7
Games
| # | Date | Away at Home | Series | Park | Attendance | Win | Loss | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1956-10-03 |  New York Yankees 3 at  Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | 0–1 | Ebbets Field | 34,479 | Sal Maglie | Whitey Ford | |
| 2 | 1956-10-05 | New York Yankees 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 13 | 0–2 | Ebbets Field | 36,217 | Don Bessent | Tom Morgan | |
| 3 | 1956-10-06 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at New York Yankees 5 | 1–2 | Yankee Stadium I | 73,977 | Whitey Ford | Roger Craig | |
| 4 | 1956-10-07 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at New York Yankees 6 | 2–2 | Yankee Stadium I | 69,705 | Tom Sturdivant | Carl Erskine | |
| 5 | 1956-10-08 | Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at New York Yankees 2 | 3–2 | Yankee Stadium I | 64,519 | Don Larsen | Sal Maglie | |
| 6 | 1956-10-09 | New York Yankees 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | 3–3 | Ebbets Field | 33,224 | Clem Labine | Bob Turley | |
| 7 | 1956-10-10 | New York Yankees 9 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 | 4–3 | Ebbets Field | 33,782 | Johnny Kucks | Don Newcombe |
The players
New York Yankees
| Batting | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | 7 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .281 |
| Billy Martin | 7 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .296 |
| Yogi Berra | 7 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .360 |
| Mickey Mantle | 7 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .250 |
| Joe Collins | 6 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .238 |
| Gil McDougald | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| Enos Slaughter | 6 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| Andy Carey | 6 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .158 |
| Bill Skowron | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .100 |
| Elston Howard | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Whitey Ford | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob Turley | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Don Larsen | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Tom Sturdivant | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Johnny Kucks | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Jerry Coleman | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob Cerv | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mickey McDermott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tom Morgan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tommy Byrne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Norm Siebern | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| George Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Pitching | G | GS | W–L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Ford | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 0 | 12.0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Bob Turley | 3 | 1 | 0–1 | 0 | 11.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0.82 |
| Johnny Kucks | 2 | 1 | 1–0 | 0 | 11.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.82 |
| Don Larsen | 2 | 2 | 1–0 | 0 | 10.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tom Sturdivant | 2 | 1 | 1–0 | 0 | 9.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2.79 |
| Tom Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0–1 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Mickey McDermott | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Tommy Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
| Batting | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | 7 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .222 |
| Carl Furillo | 7 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .240 |
| Jackie Robinson | 7 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Jim Gilliam | 7 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .083 |
| Gil Hodges | 7 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .304 |
| Duke Snider | 7 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .304 |
| Roy Campanella | 7 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .182 |
| Sandy Amoros | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .053 |
| Sal Maglie | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Clem Labine | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Dale Mitchell | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Charlie Neal | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Randy Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Don Bessent | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Roger Craig | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Rube Walker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carl Erskine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Don Newcombe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Pitching | G | GS | W–L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sal Maglie | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 0 | 17.0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2.65 |
| Clem Labine | 2 | 1 | 1–0 | 0 | 12.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Don Bessent | 2 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | 10.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Roger Craig | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Carl Erskine | 2 | 1 | 0–1 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Don Newcombe | 2 | 2 | 0–1 | 0 | 4.2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21.21 |
| Ed Roebuck | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2.08 |
| Don Drysdale | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |