Ernie Banks (Trading Card DB)

April 20, 1956: Banks, Irvin, Jones lead Cubs to home opener win

Two and a half years after Ernie Banks integrated the Chicago…

April 22, 1956: Orioles’ Fred Besana settles down to beat Senators

On the first Sunday of the 1956 season, the American League’s…
Don Drysdale

April 23, 1956: Don Drysdale beats Phillies in first major-league start

The shivering crowd got the message from the public address announcer…
Carl Erskine (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 12, 1956: Carl Erskine’s second no-hitter is first to be broadcast on national TV

“Not bad for a junk pitcher, and for nine old men,” shouted…
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…
Ted Williams (Trading Card Database)

July 26, 1956: Red Sox beat Athletics, Shantz on Ted Williams’s homer in 10th

The Boston Red Sox had won one and lost one at Kansas City’s…

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

As the first season of play at Metropolitan Stadium neared…