Richie Ashburn (Trading Card DB)

June 3, 1956: Richie Ashburn’s only career 5-hit game lifts Phillies over Cardinals

On June 3, 1956, Richie Ashburn rapped two doubles and three…

June 23, 1956: Don Zimmer’s second beaning

The warmth of early summer welcomed the Ladies Day crowd of…

June 26, 1956: Sal Maglie pitches, Rube Walker hits Dodgers past Cubs

Wait ’til Next Year? The cry became a euphemism for a baseball…

July 3, 1956: ‘Best batting-practice pitcher’ Johnny O’Brien saves Bucs

“Desperate times call for desperate measures.” The quote,…

July 19, 1956: Joe Adcock’s forever record of 8 RBIs at County Stadium

In July 1956 no major-league slugger was hotter than County Stadium’s…

July 25, 1956: Dodgers win on Snider walkoff home run in Jersey City

Major-league baseball came to Jersey City, New Jersey, for the…

August 27, 1956: ‘Grate’ throw highlights Millers’ win over Omaha

As the first season of play at Metropolitan Stadium neared…

September 18, 1956: Mickey Mantle belts 50th homer as Yankees clinch AL pennant

When the Yankees took the field at Comiskey Park on Chicago’s…

September 25, 1956: Dodgers’ Sal Maglie no-hits Phillies in dominating performance

“Sal Maglie sat in the Dodger clubhouse and performed the ritual…
Clem Labine (TRADING CARD DB)

September 29, 1956: Dodgers take over NL lead after sweep of Pirates

The Brooklyn Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves were battling down…

September 30, 1956: Brooklyn Dodgers win NL pennant on final day of season

The reigning World Series champion Brooklyn Dodgers finally…

October 3, 1956: Sal Maglie fans 10, bests Whitey Ford in World Series opener

The Dodgers purchased 39-year-old Sal Maglie from the Cleveland…

October 5, 1956: Dodgers win Game 2 with slugging on the diamond and in parking lot

In 1956 the Dodgers won their fourth pennant in five seasons…

October 8, 1956: Don Larsen throws a perfect game in the World Series

It was a perfect day for a perfect game. Under a clear blue…